Many art venues take a short winter’s nap between Christmas and New Year’s. If you want to go look at art, place a quick call before you hit the road.
While many galleries are dormant, there are exceptions. The Betty Grant Gallery, in Lyme’s Converse Free Library, opens a new exhibition on Wednesday. Aline Ordman leads a Monday painting class, and the exhibition, “15 Years of Monday Painting: A Journey,” features oil paintings by the class’ students.
While the show goes on view on Wednesday, a reception is planned for Jan. 9, 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Closing
Converse Free Library, Lyme. “Chasing the Muse,” watercolor paintings by Lyme artist Stephanie Reininger, runs through Monday.
North Common Arts, Chelsea. “Vessels,” an exhibition of still-life paintings by Carrie Caouette-De Lallo, is on view through December.
Gallery at the Space on Main, Bradford. “Blue x 2,” cyanotypes by Linda Bryan, is on view through Wednesday.
Ongoing
BigTown Gallery, Rochester, Vt. “Late Works,” an exhibition of recent “construction and collage” by Varujan Boghosian, is accompanied by “A Muse: A visit to the studio of Varujan Boghosian,” a portfolio of photographs by Erick Hufschmid, taken in 2011.
Center for the Arts, New London. Current exhibitions include: The seventh annual Juried Regional show at the New London Inn; artwork by Kearsarge Middle School students, at Whipple Hall; abstract paintings by Roger Wells and photographs by Jay Fitzpatrick, at Blue Moon Bakery; and paintings by Tom Pirozzoli and photographs by Ken Schuster, at Bar Harbor Bank and Trust.
Chew & Co. Design, Hanover. Paintings in egg tempera and precious metals by Windsor artist Gary Milek are on view through February.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon. Fall exhibitions consist mainly of paintings, by artists Nan Darham, a Montana resident studying at Dartmouth; Maureen Harrington, of Killington, Vt.; Youngsheen Ahn Jhe, of Lexington, Mass.; Norman Rhodes, of Lebanon; Alison Vernon, of New London; and Richard Weis, of Castleton, Vt. Also on view is work by the Lone Mountain Artists, from the Monadnock region of New Hampshire, and the Upper Valley Ship Modelers Guild.
The Great Hall, Springfield, Vt. “Healing: The Transformative Imagery of Art” features work by 12 artists, including Margaret Jacobs, of Enfield; Carolyn Enz Hack, of East Thetford; and Robert O’Brien, Robert Carsten and Neomi Lauritsen, of Springfield. Through March 30.
John D. Bennett Gallery, Claremont. Paintings by Vermont artist Jamie Townsend are on view through Jan. 4.
Kilton Public Library, West Lebanon. Recent work by Todd Renninger, through January.
Long River Gallery and Gifts, White River Junction. “The Mind Is a City,” an exhibition of mixed media work by Becky Coburn, kicks off Long River’s series of exhibitions by emerging artists. Coburn, of Amesbury, Mass., is in long-term recovery from substance abuse and draws on her experiences to inform her work.
Main Street Museum, White River Junction. “Jack Rowell, Cultural Documentarian: Portraits of Vermont People and Other Wildlife,” is on view.
Matt Brown Fine Art, Lyme. A holiday show featuring work by artists Susan Arnold and Sara Goodman is on view through Feb. 9.
Norwich Public Library. “Redlining Our Souls,” recent works by Laura Di Piazza about segregation in America, is on view through Jan. 14.
Philip Read Memorial Library, Plainfield. “Surf’s Up,” an exhibition of painting and sculpture by Cornish artist Jim Schubert, is on view through Jan. 7.
Royalton Memorial Library, South Royalton. Paintings by California artist Ciara Cumiskey.
Scavenger Gallery, White River Junction. New work by printmaker Lois Beatty and handmade jewelry by gallery owner Stacy Hopkins.
Steven Thomas, Inc. Fine Arts & Antiques, White River Junction. Work by Upper Valley “vintage” artists, such as Alice Standish Buell, John Semple and Horace Brown is on view.
Tunbridge Public Library. Photographs by South Royalton photographer Marianne Benoir are on view through Jan. 7.
Two Rivers Printmaking Studio, White River Junction. A Holiday Show features work by the studio’s artist-members.
White River Craft Center, Randolph. “Branching Out,” an exhibition of watercolor paintings by Amy Hook-Therrien, a Randolph native who now lives in Windsor, is on view through Feb. 8.
Alex Hanson can be reached at ahanson@vnews.com or 603-727-3207.
