Thanksgiving week is relatively sleepy for the visual arts, with a couple of exceptions.
AVA Gallery and Art Center kicks off its annual holiday exhibition and sale on Friday with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. The gallery will offer additional hours on Mondays, Dec. 5, 12 and 19 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 24 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Stay tuned: There will be a celebration and open house on Friday, Dec. 2 to honor retiring AVA Gallery and Art Center executive director Bente Torjusen. The party will run from 2 to 7 p.m.
Recently opened at the Norwich Public Library is an exhibition of photographs of the former Soviet Union taken in 1988 by Norwich resident Seth Harper Goodwin. The show is up through Jan. 13.
Arabella, Windsor. The gallery exhibits works by local artists and artisans in a variety of media, including jewelry, oils, acrylics, photography, watercolors, pastels and textiles.
BigTown Gallery, Rochester, Vt. The textile art of Randolph artist Bhakti Ziek is on view as part of the gallery’s ongoing Projects series. The show ends Saturday.
Center for the Arts, New London. The Center is sponsoring the 2016 Regional juried art show on exhibit at the New London Inn at 353 Main Street. The show runs through Jan. 17.
Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph. The annual Artisans Holiday Market runs through Dec. 21.
Converse Free Library, Lyme. “Paul Klee: The World Through My Lens,” work by the Lyme-based photographer, continues through Dec. 23.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon. The photography of Nicolas Doak; acrylics and pastels by Norman Rhodes; work by members of the Upper Valley Ship Modeler’s Guild; fiber art by Dianne Shullenberger; digital art by Gloria King Merritt and oils and acrylics by Prabhjot Kaur are on view throughout the hospital through Dec. 31. For information call the Dartmouth-Hitchcock arts program at 603-650-6187.
Hall Art Foundation, Reading, Vt. “Landscapes After Ruskin: Redefining the Sublime,” curated by photographer Joel Sternfeld, ends Sunday. The foundation then closes for the season, and reopens next spring.
Hanover League Fine Craft Gallery. The autumn exhibition features work by ceramicists Robin Ascher and David Ernster, textile artists Rachel Kahn and Kathleen Litchfield, and photographer Rosamond Orford.
Hood Downtown, Hanover. The photographs of Laetitia Soulier are on view in the exhibition “The Fractal Architectures” through Dec. 11.
Howe Library, Hanover. An exhibition of colorful abstract work by Amy Fortier, “Mandalascopes and Faux-zaics,” ends Tuesday.
Kilton Public Library, West Lebanon. An exhibition of work by Enfield painter Penny Koburger continues through January.
Library Arts Center, Newport, N.H. LAC’s annual holiday Gallery of Gifts is open through Dec. 23.
Long River Galleries and Gifts, Lyme. “Of Transcendent Joy,” an exhibition of landscape paintings by the late Deborah Frankel Reese is on view through Jan. 8.
Main Street Museum, White River Junction. “Now, What Was I Doing?” a show of 365 drawings by Sarah Smith (one for each day of the year), ends Monday.
Osher at Dartmouth, Hanover. Photographer Thomas Urgo shows his work in “World Views” at the Osher offices at 7 Lebanon St., through Dec. 20. Also showing photography are Anne Baird, Janice Fischel, Nora Gould, John Lehet and Lilian Shen. Hours are Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Fridays, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Royalton Memorial Library, South Royalton. A show of work by 20th century commercial artist Louis Chap is on view through Feb. 18.
Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, Cornish. The Saint-Gaudens NHS has closed its picture gallery for the season. The grounds are still open to visitors.
SculptureFest, Woodstock. The annual celebration of three-dimensional art continues. While some works have been removed, 80 percent of the show is still on view, with new works coming in. “Grounding,” a show of site-specific work curated by sculptors Jay Mead and Edythe Wright, is on view at the King Farm. For more information, go to sculpturefest.org.
Tunbridge Public Library. Anne and Mitch Beck, of Royalton, exhibit their mixed-media collages through Jan. 13.
Two Rivers Printmaking Studio, White River Junction. Sue Schiller and Nancy Wightman exhibit their prints through next Wednesday. Two Rivers member-artists are also exhibiting work related to Northern Stage’s productions of Macbeth and A Christmas Carol in the lobby of the Barrette Center for the Arts, through December.
White River Gallery at BALE, South Royalton. “Touching at a Distance,” works by Brenda Garand, continues through Dec. 11. Hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Or by appointment: contact gallery director and curator, Dian Parker at dianparker9@gmail.com.
Nicola Smith can be reached at nsmith@vnews.com.