The ACE Gallery, ACE Building, 17 Woodbourne Avenue, Hamilton

ACE Employee Art Exhibition – Vacations and Staycations is on until December 31. Vacations and Staycations features 36 works of art all created by ACE employees and their families. The works in the exhibition include painting, crayon, and pastel, rip art, collage, pencil drawing and photography and provide a colourful and exciting depiction of the summer holidays.

ACE Building Lobby: Alfred Birdsey

An Exhibition of Paintings by Alfred Birdsey from the Collection of E. Michael Jones is on until December 31. As one of Bermuda's most celebrated artists, Alfred Birdsey stood alone for most of the second half of the 20th century as the only modernist painter working in Bermuda. Entirely self-taught, it is believed he started painting in 1927 at the age of 16. This exhibition of paintings is selected from the extensive collection of E. Michael Jones, one of Birdsey's major collectors. The paintings, all from the 1970s and 80s, span a period when Birdsey created his most accomplished works.

The Gallery is open to Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. ¿ 2 p.m. except by appointment. Groups should call for an appointment 295-5200.

Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard Until October 30: 'Neighbourhoods' paintings by professional artist Sharon Wilson and her adult students. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, including Sundays. Admission free. Further information: 234-2809. October 4-30: Pastels IX. November 1-December 4: Lines. December 6-January 2010: Small Works. Further information: 234-2809, see website www.artbermuda.bm or e-mail artcentre[at] ibl.bm

Bermuda National Gallery Bermuda National Gallery Autumn show entitled '4 Centuries: Evolving Art' until December 23. Further information: 295-9428 or see website www.bng.bm Gallery hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., closed Sundays. Free admission.

Bermuda Maritime Museum, Dockyard: (1) Commissioner's House: The Exploring Voyage of HMS Challenger in Bermuda 1873. A selection of original and reproduction photographs depicting Bermuda, which were used as evidence in the scientific reports of the Challenger voyage, 1872-76. (2) From the Fay and Geoffrey Elliott Collection: 'U-505 Captured', an exhibit telling the remarkable story of the capture off western Africa and the hiding in Bermuda of the submarine U-505. (3) Steinhoff Magazine, High Cave: 'Prisoners in Paradise': Artefacts in Bermuda cedar/stone/other materials created by Dockyard convict establishment, and prisoners of the Boer and World Wars. Open daily 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last admissions at 4 p.m.) Entry: $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 children, free for members and children under five. Further information: 234-1333, e-mail marmuse@logic.bm or see website www.bmm.bm

Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute Titanic exhibit until November 30. A unique collection of Titanic artefacts, photographs and memorabilia, throughout the exhibits. This exhibit will not be seen anywhere else in the world as these collections have been compiled by BUEI from various sources to give visitors a wide overview of how the greatest marine tragedy captivated the public. The collections vary from artefacts used on the film 'Titanic', scientific research done by renowned scientists and photographs of the ship by National Geographic photographer, Emory Kristof.

Bermuda Society of the Arts: Bermuda Society of Arts, upper level, City Hall, Church Street. Until October 14: Onions Gallery: 'Bermuda Seascapes, Aerial, Flora & Fauna' ¿ signature photographs by Gavin Howarth. Edinburgh Gallery: 'At Home and Abroad' ¿ photographs by Jolene Bean and Barbara O'Shaughnessy. Studios A & B: 'What a Wonderful World' ¿ paintings and photographs by Robert Powell. Admission free. For gallery hours/further information tel. 292-3824. Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Top floor of City Hall 292-3824.

Also at BSoA: ADULT LIFE DRAWING SESSIONS Tuesdays from 5.30 — 7.30 pm. Open drawing session with no tuition — bring your own materials Eight Sessions $180 Members, $200 Non Members. Drop in $30 per session

ADULT LIFE DRAWING CLASSES WITH EMMA INGHAM -DOUNOUK Thursdays from 5.30 p.m. — 7.30 p.m. 10 sessions $280 Members $300 Non Members. Drop in $32 per session.

Workshops for Children: OUT OF THE X-BOX — CREATIVE WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN aged six — 12 — Saturday Morning Classes. Designed to get children out from behind their computer screens, this creative art workshops with Ami Zanders will have a new and exciting project every week including wall hangings, accordion books and baskets. Whilst making these creations, students will learn a range of skills from printmaking, weaving, wool painting, tie-dye and batik. All materials are supplied. Saturday Mornings 10.30 a.m. — 12.30 p.m. Eight sessions $150 Members/$160 Non members. Drop ins welcome $20 per session. Email bsoa@ibl.bm or call 292 3824 for a registration form and to confirm availability.

Common Ground Café/Gallery Select Palette Art: Until November 18: 'Faces of Bermuda' ¿ Nick Minugh offers abstract, surreal perspective of Bermuda using hand-rendered digital technology and canvas. Viewing hours: 7.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Further information: Sue Pearson on 505-4290 or e-mail SPArt@logic.bm 11 Chancery Lane, Hamilton. Open 7.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, Saturdays 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Corporation of Hamilton offices. 'Down through the Years' Selection of cartoons (1988-2008) by Royal Gazette cartoonist Peter Woolcock, City Hall, Church Street. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday.

Crisson & Hind Fine Art Gallery: Hand-carved African sculptures by master Shona artists of Zimbabwe, including stone heads, animals, abstracts. Second floor, Crisson Building, 71 Front Street. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday. 295-1117, fax 295-1125.

Department of Airport Operations/Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art Department of Airport Operations/The Masterworks Foundation: 'Bermuda Onion Series': Paintings by Elizabeth Mulderig in honour of Bermuda's 400th anniversary, Charles Lloyd Tucker Lounge. Show runs until December. Further information: e-mail mworks@logic.bm.

The Desmond Fountain Gallery has added many new works to the collection. Viewing at the new location is exclusively by appointment only. For more information visit or contact: www.desmondfountain.com, sculpture@ibl.bm call 441-747-3955 to arrange an appointment.

Elliot Gallery 1 in 8: Busint Out opens on October 15 and runs until October 31. The new exhibition will featured bras decorated and designed by both amateur and professional artists, as a way of highlighting the fact that one in eight women will suffer from breast cancer during their lifetime. 27 Jubilee Road, Devonshire (corner of Jubilee Road and Parsons Lane), Devonshire. Gallery hours: Tuesday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or by appointment. Further information: 542-9000 or e-mail kaleidoscopeartsfoundation@logic.bm

Kafu Gallery: Works by Glenn Wilks. Further information: 295-5238, e-mail info@kafu.bm

Masterworks at Colonial Insurance Foyer Gallery: Gifts and Acquisitions, plus Dr. Pestana's lead soldiers exhibit, 35 Reid Street. Open Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Admission Free.

Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art: The Butterfield Family Gallery, Botanical Gardens, Paget. 'We Are Sailing' is a featured event of Bermuda's 400th Anniversary: Bermuda and part of the year-long celebration sponsored by the Bermuda 400th Committee. Open everyday except Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For further information: 236-2950. Admission $5, members and children under 12 free.

Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art Camden 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays. Free admission.

Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, Rick Faries Gallery: Botanical Gardens, Paget. Normal museum hours: Open everyday except Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For further information: 236-2950. Admission $5, members and children under 12 free.

Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, Rose Garden Gallery: During shows open Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: members/children under 12 free, others $5. Call 236-2950.

TQ Atrium/ Select Palette Art: Antoine A.R. Hunt Exhibition 'Bermuda Blue'. Cyanotype Prints. It is on the upper level Walker Arcade, 12 Reid Street from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Contact: Select Palette Art, Susan A. Pearson on either SPArt@logic.bm or 441-505-4290.