k = Exhibits for children.

 

OPENING

Ridgefield Guild of Artists ,34 Halpin Lane, off Prospect Ridge; Wed.-Sun., 12-4; info., rgoa.org or203-438-8863: 1st Annual Cameraworks Show , June 8-Aug. 2; opening June 8, 3-5 p.m.

  Rowayton Arts Center , 145 Rowayton Ave., Rowayton; openTues.-Sat., 12-5, Sun., 1-4; 203-866-2744: Drawings, Prints, Pastels, MixedMedia, Computer Art ,June 8-July 6, recept. June 8, 4-6 p.m.

Loft Artist Association , 845Canal St., Stamford; Fri.-Sun., 12-5 or by appt.; loftartists.com: PivotalMoments: The View from Either Side ,featuring the art of the men of the LAA, June 6-July 27, 20% of sales benefitthe Shelter for the Homeless at 597 Pacific St., Stamford.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown: 38th Annual Spring Juried Art Show , oils, pastels, watercolors, acrylics, mixed media,graphics and sculpture, June 7-15; Cyrenius H. Booth Library, 25 Main St. (Rte.25), Newtown; recept. and awards ceremony June 8, 2-4; info., 203-798-0560 ore-mail dmfav@aol.com.

Mamaroneck Artists’ Guild, 126 Larchmont Ave., Larchmont, N.Y., 914-834-1117 ormamaroneckartistsguild.org: Open Juried Small Works Show , May 9-31; We 3 Three , paintings, etchings and silkscreens, by CaulfieldRussell, Richard Levine, and Shirley Klein, June 3-21, recept. June 7, 6-7 p.m.

Ridgefield Library , 472 MainSt., 203-438-2282 or ridgefieldlibrary.org: A Thousand Words — Photographsby Cindy O’Connor and Marc Isolda ,June 7 opening, 3-5 p.m., through June 29.

k New Canaan Historical Society , 13 Oenoke Ridge (Rte. 124), in the Town HouseGallery; Tues.-Sun., 9:30-4:30 (closed on Sat., 12:30-2); 203-966-1776 ornchistory.org: The Eye of Don Beatty: Selective Images of a Photographer , June 2-Aug. 9; recept. June 9 from 6:30 to 8.

The Spirit Within ,invitational exhibit and sale, benefit for a parish in D’Iberville, Miss., June7 and 8; champagne recept. June 6 (tickets sold at the door); free adm. onSaturday and Sunday; Sacred Heart Church, Church St., Georgetown; info.,203-544-8345 or 203-544-8826.

Garden of Ideas Gallery , atthe organic garden andarboretum, North Salem Road (Rte. 116), Ridgefield, openweekends, 10-4; info., GardenofIdeas.com: Life Stages , oil paiintings by Ann Chapin Fischer, June 7-29.

Ironwood Gallery , 103Danbury Rd./Rte. 35, Ridgefield; Wed.-Sat., 12-5 and by appt.; 203-431-3388 orironwoodgallery.com: June Jewelry Invitational , June 4-28, featuring works by Angela Gerhard, SuzanneLinquist and Geoffrey Giles; recept. Fri., June 6, 5:30-8:30.

Chi Artcentre , 44 Main St.,3rd flr., above Banana Republic, Westport; 203-226-4300 or visitchidancecentre.com: Transparencies ,flower images by photographer Maryellen Hendricks, opening June 7, 5-7 p.m.,then through July 31.

J. Russell Jinishian Gallery ,1657 Post Rd., Fairfield; 203-259-8753 or visit jrusselljinishiangallery.com: MarineMasterworks by Donald Demers, June7-22, opening recept. June 7, 5-7 p.m.; Tues.-Sat., 10-5 or by appt.

Silo Gallery at Hunt Hill Farm ,New Milford; 860-355-0300 or hunthillfarmtrust.org: A Sunday Afternoon inthe Park , impressionist paintings byTerence Coyle, June 7 opening, 3-5 p.m., through July 13; Wed.-Mon., 10-5.

Gregory James Gallery , 13Main St., New Milford; Mon.-Sat., 10-5; info., 860-354-3436 orgregoryjamesgallery.com: One-Main Show by Alain Picard , figurative, portrait and landscape, June 7-July 19;recept., Sat., June 14, 5-7 p.m.

 

MUSEUMS

The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art , open Tues.-Sun., 12-5; adm. $7/adults and $5/srs.;free adm. for full-time teachers and students in grades K-12; 258 Main St.,Ridgefield, 203-438-4519: Charlotte Schulz: An Insufficiency in Our Screens , Sept. 16-June 8; James Prosek; Life & Death –A Visual Taxonomy , Sept. 16-June 8; Paintingthe Glass House: Artists Revisit Modern Architecture , March 9-July 27; Halsey Burgund:ROUND , March 9-Aug. 31; Gary Panter: Daydream Trap , March 9-Aug. 31; Ester Partegàs: The Invisible , March 9-Aug. 10; Serge Spitzer: Still Life , April 29-July 13, in the Cornish Family SculptureGarden. Elizabeth Peyton: Portrait of an Artist , winner of the 2006 Larry Aldrich Award, showing firstcomprehensive exhibit of her photographic work, June 22-Nov. 16, recept. June22, 3-5 p.m.

k The Bruce Museum , Tues.-Sat., 10 to 5, Sun., 2 to 5; $7/adults, $6/students and seniors,free/under 5, free adm. for all on Tuesdays; One Museum Drive, Greenwich,203-869-0376: Phenomenal Weather ,March 8-Nov. 30, family-friendly interactive exploration of weather; 20thCentury American Prints from the Bruce Museum Collection , March 29-July 6; Junior Curators: New Perspectiveson Photographs from the Bruce Museum Collection , April 26-June 15; Reclaimed: Paintings from theCollection of Jacques Goudstikker , May10-Sept. 7; Climate Change: From Snowball Earth to Global Warming , June 28-Nov. 9.

k Stamford Museum & Nature Center , 39 Scofieldtown Rd., Mon.-Sat., holidays, 9-5 (closedMondays Jan. 3-March 28), Sun., 11-5; non-res. adults $8, srs., $6, children5-14, $4, age 3 and younger, free; 203-322-1646 or www.stamfordmuseum.org: Architectureof the Imagination: The Lure of the LEGO Brick , featuring “Nathan Sawaya: The Art of the Brick,”March 2-Aug. 17.

k Stepping Stones Museum for Children , 303 West Ave., Norwalk; Tues., 1-5 p.m., Wed.-Sun.,10-5. $8/person (under 1, free); www.steppingstonesmuseum.org or 203-899-0606: Bubbles, play with different bubble shapes and sizes, Healthyville, learn about your body and how to keep it healthy, Waterscape, discover water, weather and the water cycle, RainforestAdventure, explore tropicalrainforests and conservation, In the Works learn about motion, gravity, velocity and electricity, ToddlerTerrain: cozy haven for children 3 and under.

Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum , 295 West Ave./Mathews Park, Norwalk; 203-838-9799 orwww.lockwoodmathewsmansion.com: Gilded Age   mansion/summer house built by LeGrand Lockwood in the SecondEmpire style in 1868; open Wed.-Sun., with tours offered at noon, 1, 2, and 3:art exhibits in the Billiards Room (currently, Carlos Rios).

Norwalk Museum , 41 NorthMain St.; open Wed.-Sun., 1-5 p.m.; info., 203-866-0202.

Caramoor House Museum atCaramoor Center for Music and the Arts, 149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah, N.Y.;914-232-5035: A Journey in Maiolica: Italian Renaissance to AmericanContemporary , May 18-Dec. 19; guidedtours Wed.-Sun., 1-4 (last tour begins at 3); hours extended duirng theInternational Music Festival; tickets $10, children under 16 admitted free.

k Danbury Railway Museum , 120 White St., Danbury; 203-778-8337;danbury.org/drm: adm. $4/adults, $2/children (5-15); winter hours: Wed.-Sat.,10-4, Sun., 12-4; (summer hours: Tues.-Sat., 10-5, Sun., 12-5): The Legacy ofArtist John Fleming Gould (1903-1996),May 10-Dec. 31.

k Military Museum of Southern New England , 125 Park Ave., Danbury; 203-790-9277; www.usmilitarymuseum.org : more than 30 armored vehicles; massive collection ofmilitary artifacts; Story of the 10th Mountain Division; Life-size dioramaswith major military vehicles; The World in Flames , story of World War II 1939-1945; The War in thePacific , expanded exhibit; large giftshop; summer hours, Tues.-Sat., 10-5; Sun., 12-5; winter hours (Dec. 1-March31), Fri.-Sun. only; adults $6, active duty military, children and srs. $4;under 5, free.

k Barnum Museum ,820 Main St. Bridgeport, 203-331-1104; 10-4, Tues.-Sat., noon-4:30, Sun.; adm.$5/adults, $4/srs., college students, $3/ages 4-17; life and times of P.T.Barnum, permanent exhibits incl. Miniature Circus and the Product Carousel,“Baby Bridgeport,” mounted pachyderm born in Bridgeport in 1882; mummy Pa-Ib;“Come One Come All: The Barnum Festival.”

k The Discovery Museum , 4450 Park Ave., Bridgeport; 203-372-3521; Tues.-Sat.,10-5, Sun., 12-5; museum and planetarium, $8.50 adults, $7 children, seniors,students, free under 5: GPS Adventures , traveling exhibit that features Global Positioning System technology,May 31-end of August; daily live science demonstrations and two planetariumshows, Challenger Learning Center ,call for schedule; daily shows at the Henry B. duPont III Planetarium.

k Katonah Museum of Art , open Tues.-Sat., 10-5, Sun. 12-5; adm. free 10 a.m.to noon; guided tours Tues.-Sun. at 2:30; adm. $5; srs. (60+) and students, $3(under 12/free), Rte. 22/134 Jay St., Katonah, N.Y., 914-232-9555:www.katonahmuseum.org: Here’s the Thing: The Single Object Still Life , March 30-June 29, 60 paintings, sculptures, drawingsand prints, created between the 19th C. and present; Jenny Lynn: The ObjectIs Art , March 30-June 29, ProjectGallery; Rebecca Emberley: My Things, Mis Cosas , Learning Center; Titan , large-scale, wind-driven sculpture by Drew Klotz,South Lawn, through June 29.

Hammond Museum, 28 DeveauRd., North Salem N.Y., 914-669-5033 or visit hammondmuseum.org: Stephen Dydoand Susan Haire , April 12-June 7,installation in response to texts on the power of water from the Chinesetreatise The Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting (1887) .

Neuberger Museum of Art , atPurchase College, State Univ. of N.Y., 735 Anderson Hill Rd., 914-251-6100;Tues.-Sun., 12-5; adm. $5, $3/srs. and students, free/12 and under: ReframingAmerican Art: Selections from the Roy R. Neuberger Collection , through Dec. 31, 2009; Future Tense: Reshaping theLandscape , May 11-July 20; Multiplicity:The Art of the Furniture Prototype ,June 15-Sept. 14, competitive exhibition spon. w/ The Furniture Society.

 

ARTS CENTERS

k Silvermine Guild of Artists , gallery hours 11-5, Tues.-Sat., 1-5, Sun., 1037Silvermine Rd., New Canaan, 203-966-9700, ext. 20: 59th Annual Art of theNortheast Juried Competition and Exhibition , May 6-June 6; Cognitive Pathways , one-person show by Edith Borax-Morrison, pen and ink drawings; UrbanMindscapes , one-person show by LindaBucholtz Ross, urban landscape photographic images; Elusive Perceptions , Director’s Choice show featuring Charles Birnbaum’sabstract porcelain sculptures; June 13-July 16, opening recept. June 13, 7-9p.m.

Darien Arts Center , 2 RenshawRd.; 203-655-8683: 50th Annual Darien Art Show , May 31-June 7.

Center for Contemporary Printmaking , 299 West Ave./Mathews Park, Norwalk; 203-899-7999 orwww.contemprints.org; gallery hours, 9-5 Mon.-Sat.

Selective Space: An Intimate Look at the Studio Life of RobertMotherwell , May 8-June 8; at TheBendheim Gallery presented by the Greenwich Arts Council, 299 Greenwich Ave.;info., 203-862-6750.

Greenwich Art Society -sponsoredexhibits: Man’s Best Friend ,portraits by Melinda Marshall (MindyMars@mac.com), through June, Garden Café(Mon.-Fri., 8-3:30), Greenwich Hospital, 5 Perryridge Rd; info.,greenwichartsociety.org or 203-629-1533.

New Canaan Society for the Arts at the Carriage Barn Arts Center, Waveny Park, Rte. 124; info.,203-972-1895 or www.carriagebarn.org; gallery hours, Tues.-Fri., 12-4,Sat.-Sun., 1-5: Spectrum , annualjuried show for painting, drawing, prints, sculpture, April 27-June 15.

Westport Arts Center, 51Riverside Ave., Westport; gallery hours, Mon.-Fri., 10-4, Sat.-Sun., 12-4;203-222-7070 or www.westportartscenter.org: Color in 3D , contemp. sculpture exhibit curated by Saul Ostrow,head of painting at the Cleveland Institute of Art, April 18-June 8; SolosShow , June 20-July 20, opening recept.Fri., June 20, 6:30-8:30, six artists’ works.

Fairfield Arts Council Gallery ,70 Sanford St., Fairfield; Mon.-Fri., 10-4, Sat., 1-4; info., 203-319-1419: ColorSquares, monoprints on silk by Phyllis Clamage,May 27-June 28, recept. June 12, 12:30-1:30.

Westchester Arts Council atthe Arts Exchange, 31 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, N.Y., 914-428-4220 x231 orwestarts.com: Local Growing Conditions, group show curated by Kenise Barnes, May 17-July 22.

 

LIBRARIES

C.H. Booth Library , 25 MainSt. (Rte. 25), Newtown: Society of Creative Arts of Newtown 38th SpringJuried Art Show , June 7-15, recept.and awards June 8, 2-4 p.m.; oils, pastels, watercolors, acrylics, mixed mediagraphics and sculpture; Paintings by the late Bahijeh Mehri , retrospective, June 17-28, recept. June 24, 2-4 p.m..

Darien Library , 35 LeroyAve., 203-655-1234: Watercolors by Lynn Stephens Massey of Rowayton, through June 8.

Easton Public Library , 691Morehouse Rd., Easton; eastonlibrary.or or 203-261-0134: The World War IIDiorama Military Art of Richard Dana Kuchta , May 7-June 30; Kinetic Sculpture by Sonny Cardinali, on the library lawn through summer; ConnecticutPost Photographers , through June 30.

Flinn Gallery at the Greenwich Library , 101 W. Putnam Ave., 203-622-7947 orwww.flinngallery.com: Marty Kremer & Cate M. Leach: Architecture andLandscape in the Abstract , May 1-June12.

Westport Public Library , 20Jesup Rd., 203-291-4800 or westportlibrary.org: Eclectic Works: Architecture& Nature , realistic acrylicpaintings by David Barton, June 1-July 31 in the Great Hall; Altered Books:Recycling Magic , June 1-July 24,Riverwalk Display Case.

Wilton Library , 137 OldRidgefield Rd.; 203-762-3950 or wiltonlibrary.org: Behind the Blossoms: SixViews of Botanical Art , June 6, 6-7:30opening; through June 28.

 

HISTORICAL

k Keeler Tavern Museum, 132 Main St., Ridgefield; 203-438-5485: Keeler Taverntour hours, Wed., Sat., and Sun., 1-4, last tour at 3:30 (closed in January,also Easter Sunday, Independence Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas); adults/$5, srs./$3, children/$2.

k Wilton Heritage Museum , 224 Danbury Road (Route 7), 203-762-7257: periodrooms in the Betts-Sturges-Blackmar House, gift shop; Mon.-Thur., 10-4:30;Sun., 1-4: Four Wilton Artists, Remembered , March 30-July 15, sculptors Solon H. Borglum and A Phimister Proctor;painters Henry G. Thomson and Carl Schmitt.

k Weir Farm Art Center at Weir Farm National Historic Site, 735 Nod Hill Rd.,Wilton, 203-761-9945 or www.weirfarmartcenter.org: exhibits presented with theNational Park Service at the Burlingham House Visitors Center: Still LifePaintings and Woodblock Prints by Dorothy Weir Young , on view through Aug. 3.

k Weir Farm National Historic Site , 735 Nod Hill Rd., Wilton, 203-834-1896 orwww.nps.gov/wefa: grounds open daily dawn to dusk; Burlingham House VisitorCtr., Nov.-April, Thur.-Sun., 10-4; May-Oct., Wed.-Sun., 9-5; admin. officesopen Mon.-Fri., 9-5; info., incl. current program and tour sched., call orvisit Web site.

Bates-Scofield House ,restored classic New England saltbox ca. 1736, owned by Darien HistoricalSociety, costume display always on view; house tour hours, Thur. & Sun.,2-4 (phone ahead), adm. charged; 45 Old Kings Highway North, Darien,203-655-9233.

Norwalk Museum , 41 NorthMain St., South Norwalk, 203-866-0202: Collections and exhibits reflecting thelives and culture of local people from settlement to present; ref. library andarchives; open Wed.-Sun., 1-5; free adm.

k Bush-HolleyHistoric Site, Historical Society ofthe Town of Greenwich, 39 Strickland Rd., Cos Cob; open Tues.-Sun., 12-4;   203-869-6899, ext. 10 or www.hstg.org;adm. to gallery, visitor ctr. & house museum, $6/adults, $4/srs. andstudents, under 6 free (free adm. for all on Tues.): From Harbor to Haven:Connecticut Scenes and Artist Printmakers from the Collection of Reba and DaveWilliams , April 1-Aug. 17, more than60 orig. prints; guided tours of Bush-Holley House feature AmericanImpressionist art collection and historic interiors. Connecticut MuseumsOpen House Day , June 14, noon to 4,free adm. Greenwich Museums Focus on American Prints , June 21, noon to 4, one adm. valid for bothBush-Holley and the Bruce Museum.

Stamford Historical Society ,1508 High Ridge Rd., open Tues.-Sat., 12-4, adm., $5; info., 203-329-1183,stamfordhistory.org.

k WestportHistorical Society, 25 Avery Place;open Mon.-Fri., 10-4, Sat., 12-4; info., 203-222-1424 orwww.westporthistory.org.

Fairfield Museum and History Center, 370 Beach Rd., behind the old Town Hall; Landscapeof Change , inaugural exhibit in newmuseum, open Mon.-Fri., 10-4 (Thur. till 6); Sat.-Sun., 12-4; research libraryclosed Mon.; adults, $5, students w/ ID, $3, children 5 and under, free; info.,www.fairfieldhs.org or 203-259-1598.

Brookfield Museum and Historical Society , summer exhibit Brookfield Attic , on view each Saturday and the first Sunday of themonth, noon to 4, through August; intersection Rtes. 25 and 133, Brookfield;info., 203-740-8140.

John Jay Homestead State Historic Site , Rte. 22, Katonah, N.Y.; 914-232-5651 orwww.johnjayhomestead.org: guided tours offered Tues.-Sat., 10-4; Sun., 11-4;$7/adults, $5/srs., students, free up to age 12.

 

NATURE/SCIENCE

k New Canaan Nature Center , 144 Oenoke Ridge (Rte. 124); 203-966-9577 (for NewYork Botanical Garden program reg., call 1-800-322-6924): Saturday Videos , family program every Sat. at 2; Saturday LiveAnimal Demonstrations , every Sat. at3. Center open Mon.-Sat., 9-4, Sun., 9-1; grounds open dawn to dusk daily.

k Darien Nature Center , 120 Brookside Rd.; free adm. Mon.-Fri., 9-4; Sat.,9-1; 203-655-7459: Ongoing exhibits; Painting the Painted Dogs , June 1-28, talk by wildlife artist Alison Nichollsabout her recent trip to Zimbabwe, June 12, 7 p.m.

k Earthplace, Nature Center for Environmental Activities, 10 Woodside La., Westport;203-227-7253.

k The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk , 10 North Water St., Norwalk; 203-852-0700 ormaritimeaquarium.org; open daily, 10-5 (till 6 in July and August; closedThanksgiving and Christmas); $11 adults, $10 seniors, $9 children 2-12. Frogs! , nearly 20 species of frogs, toads, salamanders; GreatWhite Alligator , along with analligator snapping turtle, May 23-Labor Day; SpongeBob SquarePants 4-DAdventure Ride (tickets, $5.50),through June 15.

k Connecticut Audubon Birdcraft Museum , 314 Unquowa Rd., Fairfield, Tues.-Fri., 10-5,Sat.-Sun., 12-5; adm. $2/adults, $1/under 14; info., 203-259-0416.

The WPA Gallery at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation , Rtes. 121 and 35, Cross River, N.Y., 914-864-7317 orvisit westchestergov.com/parks: Ancestral Miniatures , multi-media works by Dyan Rosenberg of North Salem,June 19-July 27; recept. Sun., June 22, 3-5 p.m.

k Audubon Greenwich , 613 Riversville Rd., Greenwich; adm., $3/adults, $1.50/students &seniors; info, 203-869-5272 or visit www.greenwich.center.audubon.org.

Wild Birds Unlimited , 317Federal Rd., Brookfield; 203-775-4888: Nature Photographs by Jacquie Gaess , through June 30; Mon.-Sat., 10-6; Sun., 12-4.

 

GALLERIES, ETC.

Building Blocks Art Supplies & Gallery , 49 Ethan Allen Hwy. (Rte. 7), Ridgefield;buildingblocksartsupplies.com: Photographs by students from Western Conn. State U. School of Visual and PerformingArts, through May.

Enchanted Garden Conservatory of the Arts , 529 Ethan Allen Hwy./Rte. 7, Ridgefield; 203-894-1987or visit enchantedgardenarts.com: The Edge of Meaning , language paintings by Phil Demise Smith, through June7.

Suzanne Benton’s Studio and Art Showcase , open to visitors June 14, 1-5 p.m. and June 15 byappt.; 22 Donnelly Dr., Ridgefield; 203-438-4650.

Rockwell-Norwalk , 235 MainAve., 203-846-2212: Hal Frenck — Landscapes and Figures , through June 9.

22 Haviland Street Gallery ,South Norwalk; 203-852-6727 or e-mail 22haviland@optonline.net: The Art ofAccommodation , May 2-June 15; groupexhibit featuring works by Ann Conrad, Karen Ford, Cecilia Fradet, LeslieGiuliani, Karen Kalkstein, Nancy Moore, Constance Old, Roxanne Faber Savage;gallery hours Fri., 6-9 p.m., Sat./Sun, 1-5 p.m. and by appt. during the week.

Flow of Art gallery, 16River St., Norwalk; 203-838-0500 or flow-of-art.com: Variations on a Themeby Marcel Duchamp and other works byJonathan Talbot, June 6-28, opening recept. June 6, 6-9 p.m.

Artists’ Market , 163 MainSt., Norwalk; 203-846-2550 or artistsmarket.com: Cycle, Spirals and Snakes —Unity, Duality and Infinity in M.C. Escher’s Prints , May 24-Sept. 27.

Gallery Chocopologie , 12South Main St., Norwalk; open Wed., 11-9, thur., 11-10, Fri.-Sat., 11-midnight,sun., 10:30-5: Botanical Portraits by Noelle Carr of Ridgefield, through June; info., noellecarr.com.

Amy Simon Fine Art , 275 PostRd. East, Playhouse Square, Westport; open Tues.-Sat, 11-5:30 or by appt.;203-226-8232: Chinese Traditions Reconfigured , May 10-June 14.

Max’s Art Supplies , 68 EastState St., Westport: store-window exhibit featuring artists 70 or older, insupport of the film project, Years in the Making Project: A Journey intoLate Life Creativity , June 2-15 andJune 16-29; art also on view at yearsinthemaking.org.

Nylen Gallery at Picture This of Westport , 606 Post Rd., East, 203-227-6861: Paintings by Karen Green Recor, Sculptures by James Travers, and Monotypes by Paola Lazzaro, through June 28.

Les Beaux Arts Gallery at Round Hill Community Church , 395 Round Hill Rd., Greenwich; info., 203-869-1091: Embroideredcollages, photographs, computerized paintings and oil paintings by Carol Dixon of Greenwich, May 11-June 16; galleryhours, Mon.-Fri., 9-3 and Sun., 10-noon.

Images Gallery , 202 SoundBeach Ave., Old Greenwich; open Mon.-Sat., 10-5; info., 203-637-4193: Landscapes—Abstracts—Geometrics , watercolors by Marjorie Heine, June 6 opening, 6:30-9p.m., through July 5.

Quester Gallery , 119Rowayton Ave., Rowayton; 203-523-0250 or questergallery.com: Paintings byAmerican Impressionist David Bareford ,May 9-June 9, Mon.-Sat., 10-6.

Greenwich Workshop Gallery, 1657Post Rd., Fairfield; Tues.-Sat., 10-5:30 (Thur. & Sat. till 7:30),203-255-4613 or greenwichworkshopgallery.com: Wildlife artist Guy Combes , June 14, opening 6-8 p.m., through June 28.

Sackler Gallery at the Palace Theatre , 61 Atlantic St., Stamford; info., 203-877-8203: Music& Masks , paintings and sculptureby Cici Artist, May 8-June 30.

Our World Gallery at the Stone Studio , open by appt.; 82 Erskine Rd., Stamford;203-322-7018: Our World: Three Views ,featuring paintings by Robert Callahan, ceramics by Nicholas Lepore andpaintings by Richard Redmond, May 4-June 8.

Richard and Dolly Maass Gallery at the Purchase College School of the Arts, School of Art+Design, 735Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase, N.Y.; open Mon.-Fri., 9-5; info., 914-251-6750: Artists-in-ResidenceFo Wilson and John Rais , May 22-June12; Seats of New York: Benches, stools and chairs from across the state , June 18-July 19, recept., June 18, 7-8 p.m.

Gallery Yellow , 792 Route35/Yellow Monkey Village, Cross River, N.Y.; open Mon.-Sat., 10-5, and Sun.12-5; info., 914-763-0101: A Display of Pop Art Horses by Roy Weinstein , May 1-June 30.

The Sculpture Barn , MilltownRd. off Rte. 39, Danbury/New Fairfield line; sculpturebarn.com or 203-746-6101: Landforms: Real & Imagined ,metal and wood sculptures by David Gerlach and landscape oil paintings by LouHicks and Duker Bower, May 3-June 7; Evolution Constructed , sculpture by Glenn Zweygardt and David Boyajian,paintings and works on paper by Philip Heilman; drawings by David Boyajian;gallery hours Wed.-Sun., 10-6.

Smith Studio Open Studio & Artists’ Reception , June 7, 11-6; Smith Studio & Fine Arts Gallery,165 West Shore Dr., Carmel, N.Y.; contemp. reservoir landscapes andphotographs; info., smithstudiogallery.com or 845-669-3018.

Kent Art Association, 21South Main St., Kent (Rte. 7); open Thur.-Sun., 1-5 (open July 4); info.,860-927-3989: 2008 Summer Members Show with a special exhibit of Founders’ Works, June 1-July 6.

Fenn Gallery , 345 Main St.South, Woodbury; 203-263-3449 or fenngallery.com: Contemporary Landscapes byDido Thayer , Abstract Paintings byPatricia Carrigan, Hanging Wall Sculpture by Carrie McGee , May 15-June 22.

Carole Peck’s Good NewsCafé & Gallery , 694 Main St.South, Woodbury, 203-266-4663 or good-news-cafe.com: PhotoSynthesis , photographs by Ted Witek, May 25-July 28.