Jewelry maker and Scavenger Gallery owner Stacy Hopkins has a busy weekend planned.
On Friday evening, she’s holding a closing reception for “Skywriting,” a show of recent work by Norwich artist Luciana Frigerio. The reception, part of the monthly First Friday in White River Junction, runs from 5:30 to 7:30 and features a tasting of wines from Artisanal Cellars.
The reception is also your last chance to visit the gallery this month, as Hopkins is closing up shop and taking her show on the road, then to her studio.
She’s planning to attend “South Woodstock Day,” from 3 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, a celebration of the small village on the banks of Kedron Brook.
And the next day, from 4 to 7:30 p.m., Hopkins plans to open her studio, which is across the road from Skunk Hollow Tavern in Hartland Four-Corners, to visitors.
Scavenger will be closed for August, but Hopkins plans to hold some special events, so stay tuned.
Also on First Friday, Two Rivers Printmaking Studio holds a reception for “Land on Paper,” a group show of landscape prints from 5 to 7 p.m. Through Aug. 31.
Library Arts Center, Newport. The “Selections Exhibit,” which features work by eight winners of the LAC’s 2018 Juried Regional Exhibit, opens with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday. Exhibiting artists, chosen by juror Laura Jean Whitcomb, include Debbie Campbell, Rod Keller, Susan Lirakis, Gillian Martlew, Meg McLean, Susan Parmenter, Adele Sanborn and Ann Saunderson. Through Sept. 19.
Ledyard Gallery, Howe Library, Hanover. Recent work by members of the Cardigan Mountain Art Association goes on view on Saturday. A reception is planned for 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 11. Through Oct. 2.
Center for the Arts, New London. Tatewell Micro Gallery opens an exhibition of oil paintings by Charlotte Thibault and photographs by Garrett Evens with a reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday. Also opening Friday in the Lake Sunapee region is the second annual “Naturally New England” juried art show and sale, at The Livery in Sunapee. The juried show is open from 2 to 8 p.m., daily, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturdays, from Friday through Aug. 11.
Center for Art + Design, Colby-Sawyer College, New London. “Coming Home: The Ceramics of Vivika and Otto Heino,” opens with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday. Through Oct. 15.
Norwich Public Library holds a reception for “Catching the Eye,” photographs by Rosamond Orford from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday. Through August.
Aidron Duckworth Art Museum, Meriden. “Exhibition XXXIV,” the museum’s final exhibition of Aidron Duckworth paintings and drawings; “Lush Surface,” new paintings and works on paper by Boston area artist Anne Johnstone; “Sharp Focus,” new sculptures by New York City artist Dan Waller; “Tactics/Being Close” a site-specific, interactive sculptural collaboration by Lucy Pullen and Tom Butter; “Tree and Vessel,” an exploration of traditional Bonsai by Norwich native Kyle Morrison; and “Bugs About/Diagonal Science,” recent sculptures in a variety of media by Langdon Graves. Through Sept. 8.
AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon. Summer Juried Exhibition. Through Aug. 21.
Betty Grant Gallery, Converse Free Library, Lyme. “How’s it gonna end?” drawing and paintings by Lyme artist Carl Mehrbach. Through Sept. 28.
BigTown Gallery, Rochester, Vt. “The Vermont Paintings,” by part-time Strafford artist Celia Reisman, and “The Geometric Exercises of Helen Matteson,” works by the late Thetford artist, through Aug. 11. Works on paper by Tunbridge artist Lisa Kippen.
Chelsea Public Library. “Sadie’s Fancy Work,” embroidery by Sadie Kennedy, of Chelsea. Through August.
Cider Hill Gardens and Gallery, Windsor. Outdoor sculpture by William Ballantyne and paintings in egg tempera and gold leaf by gallery co-owner Gary Milek.
Collective — the Art of Craft, Woodstock. Ceramics by Andrea Trzaskos, as well as works by jeweler T. Breeze Verdant, glass sculptor Alissa Faber. and fiber artist Jennifer Johnson. Through September.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon. The shows feature Elliot Burg, Jane Masters and Mark Washburn, photographs; Bruce Conklin, oil paintings; Sherry Saint-Germaine, botanical drawings; Sara Goodman, textiles; Hartford High School Art Students and the Cardigan Mountain Arts Association.
Hall Art Foundation, in Reading, Vt. Shows include “Made in Vermont,” works by Vermont artists; exhibitions by Richard Artschwager and the super-realist artist Malcolm Morley. On the grounds: “English Sculptors in New England.” Admission is $10, except on the first Friday of the month, when it’s free.
Kilton Public Library, West Lebanon. Lebanon native Sam Wiebkin is the current artist-in-residence at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. An exhibition of her work is on view through September.
Long River Gallery, White River Junction. “Landscape Meditations: Pattern, Texture, and Line,” ceramics by Sheilagh Flynn, through Sept. 2, as well as paintings by Kathy Detzer.
Matt Brown Fine Art, Lyme. “Sculpture and Pottery by Amanda Ann Palmer.” Through Aug. 10.
North Common Arts, Chelsea. Abstract encaustic collages by Barre, Vt., resident and mixed-media artist Athena Petra Tasiopoulos.
The Roth Center for Jewish Life at Dartmouth College, Hanover. “Antigua Revisited,” photographs by Mort Wise. Through Sept. 6.
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park, Cornish. Works by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. In the Picture Gallery: “Augusta Homer Saint-Gaudens: Stepping Out of the Shadows,” a show of paintings and personal artifacts that illuminate the life of the woman who created the Saint-Gaudens Memorial, the forerunner of the national park. Through Sept. 2. Admission to the park is $10 per person age 16 and above.
Sculpture Fest, Woodstock. Outdoor sculpture at the Prosper Road home of Charlet and Peter Davenport. Stefania Urist and Roger Goldenberg are the featured artists. This show is open dusk to dawn. “Vermont Carvers & Sculptors Exhibition,” work by 15 Vermont sculptors, at the Woodstock History Center.
Steven Thomas Inc. Fine Arts & Antiques, White River Junction. Work by Upper Valley “vintage” artists, such as Alice Standish Buell, John Semple, Horace Brown, Neil Drevitson and Robert Caulfield.
Tunbridge Public Library. “The Tunbrige Fair,” paintings by Bridgewater Corners artist Rae Newell. Through Sept. 5.
White River Gallery, South Royalton. “Scattered Geometry,” ceramics by Jenny Swanson and Holly Walker. Through Sept. 6.
