Gallery Iolani, Windward Community College, 45-720 Kea'ahala Road, 235-7346. Student art exhibit opens with a reception 4 to 7 p.m. Friday. Show of drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, photography and other art continues through March 21.
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, 2454 S. Beretania St., 945-7633. "Japanese American Contemporary Artists '97" opens Saturday. Ceramics, sculpture, paintings, photography, prints and textiles by Reiko Brandon, Douglas Doi, James Koga, Kay Mura, Mamoru Sato, Nora Yamanoha and others. On view through June.
Kirsch Gallery, Punahou School, 1601 Punahou St. "A'o Aku, A'o Mai: Teaching and Learning" opens with a reception 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday. Sculpture by Chuck Kawai'olu Souza and prints by Herman Pi'ikea Clark, on view through March 5.
Sam Choy's Diamond Head Restaurant, 449 Kapahulu Ave., 732-8645. "The Choy of Painting," by Ed Furuike and students, opens with a reception noon to 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Show continues through March 14.
Honolulu Academy of Arts, 900 S. Beretania St., 532-8700. "Hiroshige's Tokaido" shows prints of places along a pilgrimage route between Edo and Kyoto, in the 200th anniversary of artist Ando Hiroshige's birth. This exhibit features the second set of six stations - the route over the Hakone mountains from Sagami Bay to Suruga Bay, perhaps the harshest part of the trip. On view Tuesday through March 23.
Academy Art Center, 1111 Victoria St., 532-8700. Honolulu Printmakers Annual Juried Exhibition, on view in February. Pam Longobardi, professor of printmaking at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, made her selections from prints and works by electronic and digital media. Call 536-5507.Works by Frank Sheriff and David B. Smith, on view in February. Sheriff, a lecturer in sculpture at the University of Hawaii-Manoa, creates fantastic vehicles of bronze and steel; Smith creates large-scale color lithographs.
Art a la Carte, Ward Centre. "Beaded Embellishments: Color and Texture," jewelry by Barbara Edelstein, on view in February. Demonstrations 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays.
Arts of Paradise, International Marketplace, 924-2787. "Expressions: The Varied Interpretation of the Human Figure," by various artists, on view in February.
Boom Gallery, 81 S. Hotel St., Suite 318, 524-8324. "Blank/White: Erasures," collaborative installation by Karen Kosasa and Stan Tomita, on view in February. Part of a larger project on the "invisibility" of settler colonialism in Hawaii.
Cafe Che Pasta restaurant, 1001 Bishop St., 524-0004. "Thru the Reeds Out to Sea," paintings by George Loyo, through March 14.
Canon Gallery, Ward Plaza, 210 Ward Ave., Suite 200, 522-5930. Photography by Cannon staff, on view in February. Visitors can vote for their favorites and participate in a drawing for an ELPH, an Advanced Photo System camera.
Contemporary Museum, 2411 Makiki Heights Drive, 526-0232. "Photography and Beyond in Japan: Space, Time and Memory," organized by the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo, on view through April 13. Exhibit explores photography's role in contemporary Japanese art, with more than 90 works by 12 artists over the last 15 years. Free admission on third Thursdays. Gallery tours at 1:30 p.m., garden tours by appointment. Call 526-1322.
The Contemporary Cafe features "Heavenly Bodies," paintings by Elsa Flores, through March 23.
Contemporary Museum's Honolulu Advertiser Gallery, 605 Kapiolani Blvd., 526-1322. "Five Artists/Five Works," featuring Shereen Kanehisa, Violet Murakami, Tammy Ohtake, Erin Shie Palmer and Kaori Ukaji, on view through March 12.
Diamond Head Theatre, 734-0274. Watercolor, pastel and charcoal florals by Garry Palm, through Sunday.
East-West Center Gallery, John A. Burns Hall, 1777 East-West Road, 944-7111. "Japanese Kites and Tops," featuring popular crafts with ancient histories in China and Japan, on view through April 4.
Foyer Gallery, Leeward Community College, 96-045 Ala Ike St., Pearl City. Recent paintings by Donald Yacoe, inspired by travels in Vanuatu, the Solomons and Papua New Guinea, on view in February. A collector of Melanesian tribal art and a South Pacific videographer, Yacoe tries to project the energy and vitality of human spirituality on large canvases.
Gallery on the Pali, Unitarian Church, 2500 Pali Highway, 526-1191. "MultiPlatform," art by the Hawaii Computer Art Society, on view in February. For information, call David Friedman at 943-1541 or Bobby Crockett at 488-2842 or online at www.pixi.com/~rayo.
Gordon Biersch restaurant, Aloha Tower Marketplace, 599-4877. Paintings and drawings by M. Goodwill, on view in February. Goodwill depicts palm trees, flowers and North Shore landscapes; her mural adorns the outside wall of the Wave Waikiki.
Hawaii Pacific University Art Gallery, 45-045 Kamehameha Highway, Kaneohe, 233-3167. "Addition, Subtraction," large-scale works on canvas and paper by Jason Teraoka, on view through March 7.
HonBLUE, 501 Sumner St., 531-4611. Works by Don Robinson, on view through March 30.
Honolulu Academy of Arts, 900 S. Beretania St., 532-8700. "Shadows and Reflections," pieces of Japanese lacquer art from a private collection, some with inlaid and carved designs, and some dating from the 16th century, on view through June 29. Free admission on the first Wednesday of each month.
"Modern Design, 1920-1960" reflects the century's major changes, through April 20. Silver, glass and ceramics highlight changes in the arts of the United States, Russia and Europe.
"Touch of Gold," gold-woven and embroidered ceremonial garments from Japan, China, India, Indonesia, the Middle East and Europe, on view through March 23.
"Santos," religious artwork representing the Filipino perspective on European Catholicism, on view through March 23.
Ukiyo-e, color wood prints by American and European artists in Japan during the 19th and 20th centuries, through Sunday.
Continuing exhibitions include "Taisho Chic," Japanese art and everyday items showing a growing influence from Western culture, and "The Ceramic Tradition of Asia," with pieces from different regions and cultures, on view through Oct. 27.
Honolulu Hale, 530 S. King St., 527-5666. "Eleven," paintings by Dexter Doi and friends, on view in the courtyard in February. The Lane Gallery displays art from Hawaii's black community, organized by the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Coalition, in February.
Honolulu Zoo Fence, Monsarrat Avenue. Paintings by local artists on view 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, 2841 Baldwin Avenue, Makawao, Maui, 808-572-6560. "Members Show," juried by Alan M. Leitner, on view through March 8.
Koa Gallery, Kapiolani Community College, 4303 Diamond Head Road, 734-9375. "Mingei Style," ceramics by Kauka de Silva and Randall Ho, on view through Feb. 27.
Ko'olau Gallery, Windward Mall, 247-0709. "Me Ke Aloha," iris prints and other works by Rosalie R. Prussing, on view in February.
McHale Videofilm, 1116 Auahi St., 539-8080. "Sense of Place," mixed media works by Jeffrey Morgan-Hermes, through March 30.
Pacific Cafe's Beach House, 5022 Lawai Road, Koloa, Kauai 742-1424. Works by Kauai artists A. Kimberlin Blackburn, Sally French and John Davison, on view through March 16. Stylized Hawaiian landscapes, mixed media glass, prints, landscape paintings and watercolors.
Pauahi Tower, Mezzanine Lobby, 1001 Bishop Square. Members' Show by the Hawaii Watercolor Society, on view in February.
Queen Emma Gallery, Queen's Medical Center, 1301 Punchbowl St., 547-4397. "Gassho," ceramics by Hideo Okino, on view through noon March 16. Gassho is translated as grateful recognition, reverence. Okino, who studied at the Takashi Nakazato studio in Japan last year, uses glazes of his own invention.
Ramsay Galleries, 1128 Smith St., 537-2787. "Portrait of a Sensitive Artist," photography by Ronen Zilberman, on view in February.
University of Hawaii Art Gallery, Art Building, 956-6888. "A Journey Through Chinese Hell: Hell Scrolls from Taiwan" depicts the severe chastisements in hell, giving insight into Chinese culture and ethics, through Friday.
University of Hawaii School of Architecture Gallery, 2410 Campus Road, 956-8311. "Toward a Hawaiian Style," photographs and drawings chronicling the work of Hart Wood, on view in February. Wood created some of Hawaii's most distinctive buildings, incorporating lava rock and motifs from Asian cultures. Examples include the Christian Scientist church in Manoa and the Alexander & Baldwin building in downtown Honolulu. Slide show of significant projects.
Volcano Art Center, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Big Island, 808-967-8222. Wood sculptures by Lonny Tomono, through Sunday. Call 967-7511 for details.
Waikiki Gallery, Aston Park Shore Hotel, 595-2399. "The Essence of Nature," by Min Chong Kim, through Friday. Works by Robert Kelsey, on view through March 15.
"African Cultural Safari": See life-size papier mache zoo animals created by Iolani elementary students at a family event, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Honolulu Academy of Arts. Dancing, drumming, storytelling and other activities. Call 532-8700.
Art reproduction: The Association of Hawaii Artists has a seminar for members on digital and printing processes, 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Academy Arts Center. Annual dues are $30; $15 students. For details, write: Association of Hawaii Artists, P.O. Box 10202, Honolulu 96816.
Lecture: Eugene N. Borza presents his case for attributing items found in a tomb in northern Greece to Alexander the Great, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. Borza, professor emeritus of ancient history at Pennsylvania State University, is one of the world's leading historians on Alexander and Macedon; his books include "In the Shadow of Olympus: The Emergency of Macedon." The program is sponsored by the Hawaii chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America.
Photography workshop: David Ulrich, director of the Pacific Imaging Center, invites participants to manipulate the medium for personal expression, Feb. 28 through March 2. In conjunction with the Contemporary Museum exhibit. Costs $150. Call 526-1322.
"How You Figure": Al Furtado, retired art director of the Hawaii Newspaper Agency, leads an action-figure drawing workshop 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 5 at Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden. He shares his streamlined methods and helps landscape and seascape artists with introducing figures to compositions. Tuition $40 plus model fee. Call Warren Stenberg at 262-8306.
Celebrate Na Pali: Works by artists and photographers depicting the Na Pali Coast are wanted for an April/May show at the Princeville Hotel. Call Mel at 826-4581, Kauai.
Small Scale: The Lake City Arts Council is accepting slide submissions of paintings 144 square inches or smaller (including the frame) through April 4. Jurors are Alicia Bailey and Sheila O'Houlihan. Artists must be U.S. residents. Entry fees are $5 for each piece, with a maximum of five entries. Send a No. 10 self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Small Scale, Lake City Arts Council, P.O. Box 876, Lake City CO 81235.
Honolulu International Art Festival: Expressions in Art is planning a show June 21 through 23 at the Amfac building on Fort Street. Call 597-8108.