THE ARTS

COURTESY ARTWORK
The GIRL FeST Hawaii Art Gallery, opening Friday at The ARTS at Marks Garage, includes "Loveful Contagion," an acrylic by isle artist Jennifer Thorbjornsen.

Hit the streets

Enlightenment awaits at the First Friday artwalk

» Seeing the body as journey

By Gary C.W. Chun
gchun@starbulletin.com

Strolling the Downtown streets during First Friday, visitors can expect to share the sidewalk with the ornately costumed IONA Goddesses from 7 to 8 p.m. If you're lucky, they just may bestow you with enlightenment.

First Friday

Monthly gallery walk

Place: Downtown Honolulu

Time: 5 to 9 p.m.

Admission: Free

Call: 521-2903

The Ong King Arts Center, 184 N. King St., will offer everything under the moon: art by Erin McCullough; Gong-Fu Theatre, a collection of Chinese philosophy, fable and martial arts; and performances that include burlesque, butoh, Cuban drumming, The King's Dance Band, world beats with DJ Robbie and slam poetry.

Other venues participating include:

» The ARTS at Marks Garage, 1159 Nuuanu Ave., 521-2903
» The Art Board, 1170 Nuuanu Ave., #104, 536-0121.
» The Cathedral Gallery, 1184 Bishop St., 536-7036
» The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Bank, 999 Bishop St., 526-1322
» Daspace, 1192 Smith St., second floor, 351-4960
» The Exhibit Space, 1132 Bishop St., 599-5009
» Hawaii State Art Museum, 250 S. Hotel St., 586-0900
» Louis Pohl Gallery, 1111 Nuuuanu Ave., 521-1812
» Ramsay Museum, 1128 Smith St., 537-2787
» Bethel Street Gallery, 1140 Bethel St., 536-7036
» Details Gallery, 1142 Bethel St., 546-8000
» Jeff Chang Pottery, 808 Fort Street Mall, 599-2502
» Pacific Traditions Gallery, 19 N. Pauahi St., 531-5122

COURTESY ARTWORK
"Dress Code," a collage by Kate Lopez. The exhibit continues through Sept. 30.

» Pegge Hopper Gallery, 1164 Nuuanu Ave., 524-1160
» Studio of Roy Venters, 1160 and 1160-A Nuuanu Ave., 381-3445
» Toshiko Takaezu Ceramics Studio at YWCA, 1040 Richards St., 538-7061, ext. 236
» Che Pasta Café, 1001 Bishop St., 524-0004
» Hanks Cafe Honolulu, 1038 Nuuanu Ave., 526-1410
» One Night Stand in the Chinatown Courtyard, 1126 Smith St., 262-5930
» rRed Elephant, 1144 Bethel St., call 545-2468
» Tea at 1024, 1024 Nuuanu Ave., 521-9596
» Duc's Bistro, 1188 Maunakea St., 531-6325
» HASR Wine Company, 31 N. Pauahi St., 535-9463
» INTO, 40 N. Hotel St., 536-2211
» New Life Gallery, 1190 Nuuanu Ave., 531-0303
» Keiki Photography, 1123 Bethel St., 531-5859
» Mercury, 1154 Fort Street Mall, 521-2519
» Pipedreams, 181 N. King St., 587-7776
» Sourcing Asia, 1133 Bethel St., 585-8505
» Urban Nomad, 1023 Smith St., 391-9328
» thirtyninehotel, 39 Hotel St., 599-2552

COURTESY ARTWORK
Keina Davis Elswick's "Spirit of a Phenomenal Woman."