“Creating Together,” an exhibit of artwork by mothers and their children, including this piece by Mia Radysh and her 4-year-old daughter Lela, will be on display at the Salmon Falls Gallery through April 28.
“Creating Together,” an exhibit of artwork by mothers and their children, including this piece by Mia Radysh and her 4-year-old daughter Lela, will be on display at the Salmon Falls Gallery through April 28. Credit: Contributed image

Amherst

“Coming Out of Darkness”: Twenty-two paintings by Tasha Robbins form the oversize pages of an unbound book, in which the letters of the Hebrew alphabet are depicted in gold. Through March 3. Free. Hampden Gallery, 131 Southwest Circle, Amherst.

Lorna Ritz: Small abstract expressionist-impressionist oil paintings inspired by landscape, grabbing the light that emanates from seasonal color combinations. Opening reception March 7, 5 to 8 p.m. Free. Amherst Visitors Information Center, 35 South Pleasant St., Amherst. 413-345-2945. ann@amherstdowntown.com.

Collage/Assemblage by Bernice Massé Rosenthal: Rosenthal’s work is made up of wood assemblages, some painted, others natural. Both free-standing and wall sculptures. Through March 3. Free. Hampden Gallery, 131 Southwest Circle, Amherst.

“Real Life Imaginary Friends”: Small watercolors featuring charming and lovable animals from the imagination of picture book author and illustrator David Hyde Costello. Opens March 7, with 5 to 8 p.m. reception. Meet the artist March 16, 1 to 3:30 p.m., when he’ll be sketching in the gallery. Through March 30. Free. Hope & Feathers Framing and Gallery, 319 Main St., Amherst. 413-835-0197. bronwen@hopeandfeathersframing.com.

“Photography & Mixed Media: In Tune with Our Imagination”: Showing work by Diane Steingart and Gloria Kegeles. Opening reception March 7, 5 to 8 p.m. Free. Gallery A3, 28 Amity St., Amherst. 413-256-4250. a3.gallerya3@gmail.com.

“Counterclockwise”: Greenfield artist Xylor Jane’s hypnotic paintings are rooted in mathematical concepts, numerology and love. Through April 28. Free. University Museum of Contemporary Art, 151 Presidents Drive, Amherst. 413-545-3672. bhwolfson@acad.umass.edu.

“Who Knew?”: Large-scale pastels by Amherst artist Robert Dow. Through March 2. Hope & Feathers Framing and Gallery, 319 Main St., Amherst. 413-835-0197. bronwen@
hopeandfeathersframing.com.

“Facts and Fictions”: Terry Winters is well-known for his materially-conscious drawings, prints and paintings. This exhibition presents an overview of Winters’ drawings. Through April 28. Free. University Museum of Contemporary Art, 151 Presidents Drive, Amherst. 413-545-3672. bhwolfson@acad.umass.edu.

“There and Back Again: Collages 1998-2019 by Marianne Connolly”: Through March 2. Free. Gallery A3, 28 Amity St., Amherst. 413-256-4250. a3.gallerya3@gmail.com.

“A/E: Body in Flux”: Works by Kate Brehm, Benjamin Heller, Kathryn Fanelli, Vick Quezada, Tony Reamer, Jessica Scott and Chaehee Yoon. Mediums include photography, video, kinetic sculpture, costume, painting and installation. Through March 24. Free. Herter Art Gallery, 161 Presidents Drive, Amherst. 413-545-0976.

“Speak to Me of Rivers”: An exploration of race, identity and lived experience in contemporary African American art. Through March 3. Free. University Museum of Contemporary Art, 151 Presidents Drive, Amherst.

Brattleboro, Vt.

“Wall Collage: Body is a Guest”: Works by Denise Beaudet. Through May 1. Gallery in the Woods, 145 Main St., Brattleboro, Vt.

Ron Rosenstock: Photos of Iceland and Greenland. Artist talk March 31, 4 to 5 p.m. Through March 31. Vermont Center for Photography, 49 Flat St., Brattleboro, Vt. 802-251-6051. vcphoto.org.

Conway

“Winter Light — The Art of Virginia S. Precourt”: Precourt, who died in 2008, produced a body of work that was both representational and abstract. Several of the pieces from her family’s collection have never been displayed. Through March 3. Jan & John Maggs Antiques and Art, 2 Old Cricket Hill Road, Conway.

Easthampton

“A Tale of Two Shacks”: Acrylic paintings by Russell Steven Powell made at Arcadia’s Art House last summer and in a dune shack last fall at Cape Cod National Seashore. Free. Mass Audubon Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary, 127 Combs Road, Easthampton. 413-584-3009. arcadia@massaudubon.org.

“Boudoir Silhouettes”: Trisha Moody-Bourbeau’s “line drawings in metal” contrast yet complement Arnold Skolnick’s drawings in white chalk on black paper. Free. The Elusie Gallery, 43 Main St., Easthampton. 413-529-9265. info@bigredframe.com.

Florence

Viewpoint, Monoprints and Polymergravure Prints: Prints that are inspired by the natural world and the perspective it offers. Free. Sanford Gallery at Zea Mays Printmaking, 320 Riverside Drive, Florence. 413-584-1783. marjoriemorgannet@gmail.com.

Greenfield

“The Long View”: New landscape paintings by Marjorie Morgan. Both feature snacks and live music. On display through March 15. The Greenfield Gallery, 231 Main St., Greenfield.

“Signs of Other Times”: The historical society shares local business history. On display during normal banking hours. Free. Greenfield Savings Bank, 400 Main St., Greenfield. 413-210-2459. margolotte@gmail.com.

Hadley

Nature Exhibit by Dave Gloman: Free. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Northeast Regional Office, 300 Westgate Center Drive, Hadley. 413-835-5541. jennifer_lapis@fws.gov.

Holyoke

“17 Years Boy: Epilogue”: By visual artist Dr. Imo Nse Imeh. Through March 15. Free. Readywipe Gallery, 532 Main St., Holyoke. info@readywipegallery.com.

Montague

“The Glance of Mercy”: Paintings of animals by Shali Sanders of Orange. Opens March 4. Reception March 9, 1 to 4 p.m. Through March 31. Sawmill River Arts Gallery, 440 Greenfield Road, Montague. 413-367-2885. sawmillriverarts.com.

Northfield

“From Fields to Table”: A themed exhibit of farm-related art including barns, fields, farm animals, machinery and produce. Special features include food products from local farms on a rotating basis and a celebration of National Farm Workers Day on March 31, 1 to 3 p.m. Deerfield Valley Art Association’s Center for the Arts, 105 Main St., Northfield. deerfieldvalleyart.org.

Northampton

“Roma Antica”: Paintings by Diane Harr. Opening March 7. Reception March 8, 5 to 8 p.m. Through March 31. Free. Oxbow Gallery, 275 Pleasant St., Northampton. 413-585-6300. diane.harr@gmail.com.

“Making a Mural in Burundi”: Opening March 7. Reception March 8, 5 to 8 p.m. Artist’s talk March 14, 7 p.m. Through March 31. Free. The Oxbow Gallery, 263 Pleasant St., Northampton. 413-537-5574. frankidder@icloud.com.

“The Time Being”: Selected work from Emily Orzech’s series “Family History.” The works focus on liminal spaces we inhabit in the process of illness and caregiving. Through March 14. Free. Hillyer’s Oresman Gallery, 20 Elm St., Northampton. 413-548-4128. mhobbes@smith.edu.

“Plastic Entanglements”: Sixty works by 30 contemporary artists explore the environmental, aesthetic and technological entanglements of our ongoing love affair with this paradoxical, infinitely malleable substance. Meticulous drawings, photographs and video installations as well as 3D-printed objects and sculptures fabricated from found plastic. Artist talk by Aurora Robson on April 16, 5 p.m., in Wright Hall’s Weinstein Auditorium. Through July 28. Free. Smith College Museum of Art, 20 Elm St., Northampton. 413-585-2190. mhobbes@smith.edu.

Winter 2019 Exhibition: Work from 19 gallery artists, spanning many mediums, from oil painting to photography and carved books. Free. William Baczek Fine Arts, 36 Main St., Northampton. 413-587-9880. info@wbfinearts.com.

“Toward Abstraction”: Esther Pullman’s exhibit of photos builds on an earlier show of “Greenhouse Panoramas,” describing a continuum towards abstraction. Through April 12. Free. Alumnae House Gallery, 33 Elm St., Northampton. 413-585-2190. mhobbes@smith.edu.

“Paint Overs”: John Landino paints over masterworks gleaned from thrift shops and auctions, both desecrating and freeing art history from its historical shackles with action. Free. Anchor House of Artists, 518 Pleasant St., Northampton. 413-588-4337. artists@anchorhouseartists.org.

“undercover”: New paintings by Donnabelle Casis, who explores the relationship of personal identity and ritual to visual systems of signification. Free. Brown Fine Arts Center’s Oresman Gallery, Smith College, 20 Elm St., Northampton. donnabelle@donnabellecasis.com.

Mixed Media: Featuring work by Goshen resident Emily Tareila, abstract embroidery by Bonnie Sennott and collages by Lou Peugh. Starts March 2, with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Through March 30. Free. Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library, 20 West St., Northampton.

Shelburne Falls

“Creating Together”: Collaborations between mothers and children. Opens March 1. Reception March 9, 3 to 5 p.m. Through April 28. Free. Salmon Falls Gallery,1 Ashfield St., Shelburne Falls. 413-625-9833. SalmonFallsGallery.com.

South Hadley

“Major Themes: Celebrating Ten Years of Teaching With Art”: An innovative display that brings object-based dialogues from the museum’s teaching classroom into its public galleries. Through June 21, 2020. Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, 50 College St., South Hadley. artmuseum@mtholyoke.edu. 413-538-2245.

“Life/Like: Photographs by Martine Gutierrez”: Drawing from two photographic series by the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based artist. Artist talk March 28, 5:30 p.m. Through June 16. Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, 50 College St., South Hadley. artmuseum@mtholyoke.edu. 413-538-2245.

Springfield

“Elemental: Contemporary Encaustic”: Debra Claffey, Patricia Gerkin, Donna Hamil Talman and Charyl Weissbach present their paintings as an environmental call to action, offering four viewpoints on the ongoing discussion of environmental destruction and the human role in reclaiming environmental health. On display through July. Community Gallery of the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts, 21 Edwards St., Springfield.

“Breathing In”: Doris Madsen draws inspiration from the world around her: places, plants and things she sees. The monotypes she creates are one-of-a-kind prints. Reception March 3, 2 to 3 p.m. Free. Springfield Central Library, 220 State St., Springfield. 413-263-6828. mjaquith@springfieldlibrary.org.

Photography by Northampton Resident Sandra Matthews: Opens March 5. Reception April 2, 9:45 to 11:15 a.m. Through April 6. Free. Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery, 1 Armory St., Building 28, Springfield.

Turners Falls

“In the Vicinity”: Artist and gallery owner Nina Rossi presents several decades of work featuring Turners Falls and surrounding area, including new textiles with local scenes. Through March 9. Free. Nina’s Nook, 125A Avenue A, Turners Falls. 413-834-8800. nalerossi@gmail.com.

“The Time of My Life”: Enlarged postcard scenes take visitors on an imaginary road trip, with stops at Mount Tom, Mount Holyoke Summit House, Sugarloaf, Turners Falls, Greenfield, Shelburne Falls and the Mohawk Trail. Through April 21. Free. Great Falls Discovery Center, 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls. 413-863-3221.

Westfield

Linda Stacey: Watercolor paintings. Through March. Free. Westhampton Library’s Community Room, 1 North Road, Westhampton. willows2@comcast.net.