RECEPTIONS
Artist Talk and Demonstration: Saturday, 10 a.m. Jan Ruby-Chrystal will be doing a talk and demo of the many ways that the dunes inspired her work. Free. Her paintings will be on display through the end of the month. Westhampton Public Library, 1 North Road, Westhampton. 413-527-5386. westhampton@cwmars.org.
Mark Meunier: A Celebration: Saturday, 5 to 7 p.m. R. Michelson Galleries is celebrating the life and career of Mark Meunier. Michelson Galleries, 132 Main Street, Northampton. 413-586-3964. events@rmichelson.com.
Ninth Annual Lego Awards Ceremony and Exhibit: Award ceremony at 5 p.m. Friday. Works on display Friday through Sunday.Awards Ceremony: $4/$3/Free, Museum Admission: $8/$6/$4/Free. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, 10 Vernon St, Brattleboro. 802-257-0124, ext. 101. office@brattleboromuseum.org.
ONGOING
2nd Annual Highland Hardware Show: Through Saturday. Over 25 artists. Free. Highland Hardware, 917 Hampden St., Holyoke. 413-533-4883. deannimmer@gmail.com
Anna Bayles Arthur: Landscapes of memory, dream and invention. Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Gallery talk about the paintings of Anna Bayles Arthur at noon on Nov. 30. Greenfield Community College, 1 College Drive, Greenfield.
Barbara Klemm: Selected Works— Light and Dark. Photographs from Germany: Through Dec. 12. Images by one of Germany’s most distinguished photographers. Spanning forty years, Klemm’s works bear witness to Germany’s recent turbulent history, Free. Herter Art Gallery, U.Mass. Amherst, 125a Herter Hall, Amherst. 413 545 1903. tjrich@art.umass.edu.
Bare Trees & Bicycles, Watercolors by Astrid Sheckels: Show of new watercolors by local artist Astrid Sheckels. Through the end of November. Free & Family Friendly. The Greenfield Gallery, 231 Main St., Greenfield. 413-772-9334. thegreenfieldgallery@gmail.com
Bee in Her Bonnet: Works in Progress: Through Nov. 30. Artwork of students and faculty from MCLA and Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Express Gallery, 49 Main St., North Adams.
Cottage Street Art School: Works by Faculty and Students: Through Nov. 29. Over 30 members from Easthampton’s artist cooperative show paintings, drawings, monotypes, calligraphy, and stained glass. Reception Friday, 2 to 4:30 p.m. Free. Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library, 20 West St, Northampton. 413-587-1013. fkaufmann@forbeslibrary.org
Eclectic Perceptions: Fine Art Photography by Bob Solosko. Through Jan. 31. Free. Jewish Community of Amherst, 742 Main Street, Amherst.
Elizabeth Pols: Through Dec. 18. Images of Venice and Palmyra. Free. Alumnae House Gallery, 33 Elm St., Northampton. 413-585-2190. mhobbes@smith.edu
Everything I Never Told You: Secrets Too Beautiful to Keep: Through Nov. 20. A collaborative exhibition by artists Shelley Chamberlin and Michelle Daly. Reception Oct. 27, 5 to 7 p.m. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Gallery 51, 51 Main St., North Adams. 413-662-5320.
Eric Avery: AIDS Work: Through Dec. 11. This exhibit includes works by Dr. Eric Avery, documenting three decades in the life of the major public health crisis of AIDS. $0 – $5. Smith College Museum of Art, Elm St at Bedford Ter, Northampton. 413-585-2760. artmuseum@smith.edu.
Farmers’ Castles by Robert Strong Woodward: Through April 21. An exhibition of western Massachusetts paintings of barns by Woodward (1885-1957) $3 – $6. $3 youth and students 6 – 12; $6 adults. Memorial Hall Museum, 8 Memorial St., Deerfield. 413-774-3768, ext. 80.
Forget What I Said: Through Dec. 3. Work of eight artists: William Brayton, Brenda Garand, Carol Keller, Cathy Osman, Tim Segar, Joe Smith, Deborra Stewart-Pettengill, and Erica Wurtz. Free. A.P.E. Gallery, 126 Main Street, Northampton. 4135865553. lisathompson@apearts.org.
Frankie Dack: Through Nov. 30. Local artist Frankie Dack exhibits her paintings in the Sunderland Public Library. Free. Sunderland Public Library, 20 School Street, Sunderland. 413-665-2642. director@sunderlandpubliclibrary.org
The Hate Project — Steve Cole: Through Dec. 7. Art installation depicts the growing prevalence of intolerance by graphically illustrating about 1,000 hate groups currently active in the U.S. Free. 413-320-3686. Hampden Gallery, UMass Amherst, 131 Southwest Circle, Amherst. 413-545-0680. anneseuthe@gmail.com
Human Animals: The Art of Cobra and Its Legacy: Through Nov. 20. Free. University Museum of Contemporary Art at UMass, Fine Arts Center, 155 Presidents Drive, Amherst. 413-586-2657. wolfson110@gmail.com.
Jack Sikes: Paintings from the Road: Through Jan. 1. An exhibition of six oil paintings on view Free. Wendell Free Library, 7 Wendell Depot Road, Wendell. 978-544-3559.
Jeff Gola: Solo Exhibition of egg tempera landscape paintings: A solo exhibition of egg tempera landscape paintings. Through Dec. 17. Free. William Baczek Fine Arts, 36 Main St, Northampton. 413-587-9880. info@wbfinearts.com.
Leonard Ragouzeos: Without Refuge: Through Dec. 31. The faces and emotions of war. Ink in large format, black and white. Free. Gallery in the Woods, 145 Main St., Brattleboro. 802-257-4777. galleryinthewood@yahoo.com
Julian Parker-Burns: Through Dec. 3. A selection of captivating photo-collages Elusie Gallery, 43 Main St., Easthampton. 413-529-9265.
Leverett Crafts and Arts Resident Artists Exhibit: Through Dec. 9. Barnes Gallery at Leverett Crafts & Arts, 13 Montague Road, Leverett. 413-992-5554.
Painting Nature: Botanical Watercolors by Thayer Tomlinson: Through Dec. 31. Artist’s reception is Sunday, Dec. 4, 4 to 6 p.m. Music by Blue Man Trio. Free. Salmon Falls Gallery, 1 Ashfield St., Shelburne Falls. 413-625-9833. salmonfalls@megaplanet.com
On View at Northampton City Hall: Neighbors – Voices & Portraits of Muslims in the Valley: Through Dec. 2 with opening reception this Friday, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Jenny Bender and Amanda Herman have been interviewing and photographing Muslims in the Valley in order to learn about our Muslim neighbors. Free. City Hall Gallery, 212 Main Street, Northampton. 413-587-1269. bfoote@northamptonma.gov.
Photography Exhibit: Signs of the Times: Through Nov. 18, with reception this Friday at 4 p.m. “Signs of the Times” features the work of artist Eric Broudy and centers on the homeless population of the local area. Free. Nolen Art Lounge, Room 105, Campus Center, 100 Elm St., Northampton. 413-585-2190. mhobbes@smith.edu.
Photography and writing by residents of Franklin County Sheriff’s office: Through Dec. 2. Hours are Monday through Friday, noon to 2:30 p.m and 4 to 6 p.m. Or by appointment. Annual exhibit of art and writing by people incarcerated at the Franklin County Jail and House of Correction. Free. Artspace, 15 Mill St., Greenfield. 413-772-6811.
Reimagining Audubon: Through Dec. 16. Artists Lyell Castonguay and Gina Siepel. Deerfield Academy Free. Von Auersperg Gallery, 7 Boyden Lane, Deerfield. 413-896-6812. ehstoneart@gmail.com
Sarah Holbrook: The Liquid Edge: Through Dec. 31. Photographs of ice and sea by Ashfield’s Sarah Holbrook. Reception, Saturday, Nov. 19, 4 to 6 p.m. Music by Loren Feinstein. Free. Salmon Falls Gallery, 1 Ashfield St., Shelburne Falls. 413-625-9833. salmonfalls@megaplanet.com
Scratchboard Trees and Landscapes by Joe Smith: Through Dec. 30. An exhibition featuring stunningly detailed scratchboard drawings of trees and landscapes from across New England. Free. Amherst Town Hall, 4 Boltwood Ave., Amherst. 978-249-2306. woodsman54@verizon.net.
Self-Made: An Exhibition by Gina Siepel: Through Nov. 25. Gina Siepel identifies connections between object-making, self-making and the mythic American “self-made man.” Free. Oresman Gallery, Hillyer, Brown Fine Arts Center, 20 Elm St., Northampton. 413-585-2190. mhobbes@smith.edu.
Sondra Peron: Atrocity Landscapes: Through Dec. 14. From battlefields of US Civil War to trenches of the Somme & forts of Verdun large bw photos reveal collective memory as it inhabits landscape today. Free. Hampden Gallery, 131 Southwest Circle, Amherst. 413-5450-680. anneseuthe@gmail.com.
Simply Simple: Beauty in Black and White: Through Jan. 15. Beautifully discerning black and white photography. Arms Library, Main Street, Shelburne Falls. 413-625-6728.
Through The Photographer’s Eyes The Diana Mara Henry Collection (20th Century Photographer): Through Jan. 13. Lower Level and Floor 25. Free. W.E.B. Du Bois Library, UMass Amherst, 154 Hicks Way, Amherst. 413-545-2784. dkovacs@library.umass.edu.
The Tree – A Photography Exhibit: Through Dec. 30. An exhibit by local photographer Donna Gulow. An exquisite display of nature in every season. Don’t miss it. Free. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center Drive, Hadley. 413-253-8303. jennifer_lapis@fws.gov.
Tree Forms: Through Nov. 21. A group show at the Shelburne Arts Cooperative Free. Shelburne Arts Co-op, 26 Bridge St., Shelburne Falls. 413-625-9324. sac01370@gmail.com.
When in Rome: Prints and Photographs 1550-1900: Through Dec. 30. The works document the changing face of Rome and its architecture, using a variety of techniques and stylistic approaches. Free. Smith College Museum of Art, Elm Street at Bedford Terrace, Northampton. 413-585-2190. mhobbes@smith.edu
Wintry Mix: Through Jan. 23. A holiday group show by member artists Free. Shelburne Arts Co-op, 26 Bridge St., Shelburne Falls. 413-625-9324. sac01370@gmail.com.
