Museum and gallery events

African American Museum

701 Arch St.; 215-574-0380.

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. Africa & African Diaspora Film Festival. 6/10 2 pm. Bling Bling Into Oblivion: Hip-Hop & the State of Black Culture - Lecture w/featured speaker Ewaure Osayande. 6/14 7-9 pm. $8; $6 children & seniors. Tue.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm, Sun. noon-5 pm.

Barnes Foundation 300 North Latch's La., Merion; 610-667-0290. www.barnesfoundation.org. Docent-led Tours - Work by Matisse, Van Gogh, other impressionists & post-impressionists. Ongoing. $10 (reservations required). Fri.-Sun. 9:30 am-5 pm.

Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts 200 S. Madison St., Wilmington; 302-656-6466. www.thedcca.org. Michele Kong: Sculptural Installation - Closes 6/17. Tue., Thu.-Fri. 10 am-6 pm, Wed. 10 am-8 pm, Sat. 10 am-5 pm, Sun. 1-5 pm.

*FREE* La Salle University - Art Museum 1900 W. Olney Ave.; 215-951-1221. www.lasalle.edu/museum. Frank Hyder: Lost World - Contemporary mixed media exhibit. Closes 6/15. Mon.-Fri. 10 am-4 pm; Sun. 2 pm-4 pm.

Philadelphia Museum of Art 26th St. & Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; 215-763-8100. www.philamuseum.org. Art After 5 - Fri. 5-8:45 pm. Live music at the museum by artists in a variety of genres. Notations: Out of Words - Artworks from the last 50 years that highlight the importance of text in art. Closes 6/24. Fantastic & Functional Animals in Indian Art - Small paintings from India depicting a variety of animals. Closes 6/30. Celebrate Korea: A Decade of Collecting - Approximately 50 Korean items collected since 1997. Closes 6/30. $12; $9 seniors; $8 students & youth 13-18; free for children 12 & under. Tue.-Thu., Sat.-Sun. 10 am-5 pm; Fri. 10 am-8:45 pm.

*FREE* Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art 615 N. Broad St.; 215-627-6747. www.rodephshalom.org. Joshua Meyer - Paintings. Closes 8/31. Mon.-Thu. 10 am-4 pm; Fri. 10 am-2 pm; Sun. 10 am-noon.

Trenton City Museum 319 East State St., Trenton; 609-989-3632. www.ellarslie.org. Ellarslie Open XXV Featuring The Salon def Refusés - Annual juried exhibition. Closes 6/24. Ongoing: Decorative Arts Collection - Pottery, ceramics & other objects, most of which were made in the Trenton area; Fine Arts Collection - Contemporary & historic pieces created by Trenton-area artists; Historical Artifacts Collection - Range of objects from postcards to furniture. Tue.-Sat. 11 am-3 pm; Sun. 1 pm-4 pm.

Ursinus College - Berman Museum of Art Main St., Collegeville; 610-409-3500. www.ursinus.edu/berman. A Sense of Place - Photography by Bob Reichley. Closes 6/15. Andrea Baldeck: Presence Passing - Photographs of abandoned places & objects. Closes 8/19. Tue.-Fri. 10 am-4 pm; Sat.-Sun. Noon-4:30 pm

*FREE* Woodmere Art Museum 9201 Germantown Ave.; 215-247-0476. www.woodmereartmuseum.org. Sensational - Drawings by Edna Andrade. Closes 6/24. Helen Millard's Children's Gallery: New Horizon Montessori School - Life size sculptures & an array of beautiful drawings & paintings. Closes 6/24. Ongoing: Woodmere's Permanent Art Collection - Paintings, sculptures, prints & drawings, with a focus on works by artists from the Philadelphia area. Tue.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm; Sun. 1 pm-5 pm.

3rd Street Gallery

58 N. Second St.; 215-625-0993.

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. Kristine Flannery: New Works - Artist's current portfolio of 'Cityscapes' & other recent works. Closes 7/1.

Artists' House 57 N. Second St.; 215-923-8440. www.artistshouse.com. Time & Place - Work in a variety of media by many different artists. Closes 6/24.

AxD Gallery (AlwaysbyDesign) 265 S. 10th St.; 215-627-6250. www.a-x-d.com. Emma Dodge Hanson & Christine Stoughton: Natural Selections - Nature-inspired prints & photography. Closes 9/4.

B Square Gallery 614 S. 9th St.; 215-625-0692. www.bsquaregallery.com. Couplings - Works by ten artists/five creative couples on display. Closes 7/28.

Backspace & Back Home Cafe Galleries 1515 Fairmount Ave.; 215-232-7272. www.projecthome.net. Open Art Studio - Mon. 3 pm. Create art with others in a friendly environment.

Borowsky Gallery Broad St.; 215-446-3027. www.gershmany.org. Cross/Walks: Weaving Fabric Row - Multi-thread art project. Closes 8/14.

The Center for Emerging Visual Artists (formerly Creative Artists Network) 237 S. 18th St., Ste. 3A; 215-546-7775. www.cfeva.org. Ava Blitz: Archaic Smile - New works in relief & sculpture by 1994 CFEVA graduate. Closes 6/28.

Cerulean Arts 1355 Ridge Ave.; 267-514-8647. www.ceruleanarts.com. Alexander Cheves: Careful Skies, the Sun & Some - Works inspired by the landscape & architecture of artist's hometown in California's Central Valley. Closes 6/15.

Chestnut Hill Gallery 8117 Germantown Ave.; 215-248-2549. www.chestnuthillgallery.com. Group Show: Urban & Landscape Artistry - Works by Betz Green, James McFarlane, Robert Arnosky & Kathy Busillo. Closes 6/16.

The Clay Studio 139 N. Second St.; 215-925-3453. www.theclaystudio.org. Following exhibits close 7/1: Katherine Hackl: New Work - Functional stoneware & ceramics decorated via hand-carving technique; Meredith Brickell: Colors of Shade - Handbuilt earthenware vessels; Rob Raphael: Uomo - Mixed media installation.

Drexel University - Leonard Pearlstein Gallery 33rd St.; 215-895-2548. www.drexel.edu/westphal/gallery. Bonnie Cashin: Inside the Designer's Studio - Examines the studio & career of fashion design icon Bonnie Cashin. Closes 6/8.

F.A.N. Gallery 221 Arch St.; 215-922-5155. www.fanartgallery.com. Carlo Russo - New paintings. Closes 6/30.

F.U.E.L. Collection 249 Arch St.; 215-592-8400. www.fuelcollection.com. Call for Artists: Red Bull Art of Can - Call for Red Bull can-inspired original artwork. Deadline is 6/13. Drexel University: Senior Photography - Closes 6/30.

Fleisher Art Memorial 719 Catherine St.; 215-922-3456. www.fleisher.org. Fleisher Faculty - Work in a variety of media by the Fleisher's teaching staff. Closes 7/13.

Gallery 339 339 South 21st St.; 215-731-1530. www.gallery339.com. Edward McHugh: Arrangements - Recent photographs. Closes 7/21.

Gallery 51 51 N. Second St.; 215-413-3191. www.gallery51.net. True Blue - Indigo-dyed & traditional textiles from Africa & Asia. Closes 6/30.

Gallery Joe 302 Arch St.; 215-592-7752. www.galleryjoe.com. Laurie Reid: Works on Paper - Works in gouache, colored pencil & watercolor. Closes 6/16.

Gallery Siano 309 Arch St.; 215-629-2940. www.gallerysiano.com. Jon Manteau: History of the Mark - Abstract paintings, sculptures & drawings. Closes 6/16.

Gross McCleaf Gallery 127 S. 16th St.; 215-665-8138. www.grossmccleaf.com. James Williams - Urban landscape paintings. Closes 6/29. Sandra Corpora: New Paintings - Landscapes & still-lifes. Closes 6/29.

JMS Gallery 8236 Germantown Ave.; 215-248-4649. www.jmsgallery.com. David Foss, Claire Giblin, Joe Mooney & Kimberly Stemler - Abstract works in various media. Closes 6/16.

Journey Home Gallery 948 North 8th St.; 215-636-9101. www.journeyhomecommunitycenter.org. Eyes on Education: A Youth Photography Show - Youth document the realities they faced each day in North Philadelphia public high schools. Reception 6/13. Closes 7/6.

Manayunk Art Center 419 Green La.; 215-482-3363. www.manayunkartcenter.org. Debra Valenti-Epstein: Transitions - Oils & mixed media by the Art Center president. Closes 6/24.

Moderne Gallery 111 N. Third St.; 215-923-8536. www.modernegallery.com. David Roth: The Interference Color Paintings - Paintings created with a reflective paint that seems to change colors. Closes 7/14.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1701 Market St.; 215-963-5000. www.morganlewis.com. Small Wonders - Artwork by Career Development Fellows, presented by the Center for Emerging Visual Artists. Opening reception 6/15. Closes 7/12.

Nexus Gallery 137 N. Second St.; 215-629-1103. www.nexusphiladelphia.org. NEXUSselects - Work by graduating seniors from colleges in Philadelphia & vicinity. Closes 7/1.

Pageant Soloveev Gallery 607 Bainbridge St.; 215-925-1535. www.pageantsoloveev.com. Belted Bronze - Recital in Eight Dimensions - Solo exhibit from Terry Adkins, inspired by the life of singer Bessie Smith. Closes 6/18.

Philadelphia Art Alliance 251 S. 18th St.; 215-545-4302. www.philartalliance.org. Following exhibits close 8/23: Emily Royer: Construction Sites - Simply drawn forms with sporadic applications of gouache; Jessica Doyle: Intimate Environments - Drawings, paintings, photography & video; Kiff Slemmons: Re:Pair & Imperfection - New pieces of art created from fragments of other artists' works they consider imperfect; Kip Deeds: Towards a 49th State - Prints, collage, graphite, paint & watercolor.

Philadelphia Art Alliance Satellite Gallery 210 W. Rittenhouse Sq., 3rd Fl.; 215-545-4302. www.philartalliance.org. Carol McHarg: Design Against Nature - Draws on the subjects of geology, cartography & landscape history for inspiration. Closes 8/23.

Projects Gallery 629 N. 2nd St.; 267-303-9652. www.projectsgallery.com. Jim Brossy: Unentitled - Mixed-media assemblage paintings. Closes 7/29.

Sande Webster Gallery 2006 Walnut St.; 215-636-9003. www.sandewebstergallery.com. Storytellers - Various aspects of the human spirit, condition & experience are captured in photographs. Closes 6/26. Alonzo Davis: Passageways & Power Poles - Works draw on design patterns of the Dogon people of Mali. Reception 6/8. Closes 6/28.

Schmidt/Dean Gallery 1710 Sampson St., 2nd Fl.; 215-569-9433. www.schmidtdean.com. Susan Fenton: Japan Series - Paintings. Closes. 6/30. Wei Jia: Made in China - Paper collage on canvases. Closes 6/30.

Seraphin Gallery 1108 Pine St.; 215-923-7000. www.seraphingallery.com. Natalie Alper: New Work - Drawings. Closes 6/13.

Sherman Mills Arts 3502 Scotts Lane; 215-991-7601. shermanmillsarts.org. Juried Group Show & Affordable Art Sale - Works by over 80 artists & affordable artwork on display. Closes 7/1.

Show of Hands Gallery 1006 Pine St.; 215-592-4010. Daniel Loren Ostrov - Exhibit & sale of wood-cast glass, multi-piece sculptures. Closes 7/8.

Space 1026 1026 Arch St., 2nd Fl.; 215-574-7630. www.space1026.com. Glad to See You - Installation features full size truck camper, constructed from cardboard & wood scraps. Closes 6/30. Call for hours.

Temple University - Temple Gallery 259 N. Third St.; 215-925-7379. www.temple.edu. Manybody - A Group Exhibition - Features politically motivated art forms that engage people in thinking & acting collectively. Closes 7/21.

Tower Gallery 969 N 2nd St.; 215-253-9874. www.thetowergallery.com. Flicker - Multi-artist exhibition exploring memory & loss. Artist reception 6/14. Closes 6/21.

Twenty Two Gallery 236 S. 22nd St.; 215-772-1911. Michael Smith: The Shape of Things - Paintings & prints. Opening reception 6/8. Closes 7/12.

University of Pennsylvania - Burrison Gallery 3611 Walnut St.; 215-898-4618. Larry Shprintz - Origami monoprints. Closes 6/8.

University of the Arts - Gallery 1401 211 S. Broad St., 14th Fl.; 215-717-6300. www.uarts.edu. Jeff Murphy - The F Word: Faith in Bits & Pieces - Highly-detailed photocollages touching on themes of religion, science & technology. Closes 8/10.

University of the Arts - Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery 333 S. Broad St.; 215-717-6480. www.uarts.edu/events/rwg/index.cfm. Hisako Inoue: A Sensory Installation - Closes 7/30.

University of the Arts - Sol Mednick Gallery 211 S. Broad St., 15th Fl.; 215-717-6300. www.uarts.edu. Rebecca Sexton Larson: Visual Diaries - Pinhole photographs & collages. Closes 8/10.

Vox Populi 319 A N. 11th St., 3rd Fl.; 215-238-1236. www.voxpopuligallery.org. This Is Not the Future - Features works by 23 artists that explore the vague & shifting concept of "the future." Closes 6/29.

Wood Turning Center 501 Vine Street; 021-592-3800. www.woodturningcenter.org. Roll Call: Wood Art From Current Teachers & Students - Wood turning art from college wood art programs. Closes 7/15.

Works Gallery 303 Cherry St.; 215-922-7775. www.snyderman-works.com. Reiko Ishiyama - Sculptures. Closes 6/15.

The Arts Scene

530 E. Union St., West Chester; 610-644-6555.

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. A Breath of Fresh Air - Young, local artists who are pushing the boundaries of contemporary art. Closes 7/6.

BOI's of New Hope Art Gallery 9 West Mechanic St., New Hope; 215-862-8292. www.BOIsofnewhope.com. Second Saturday With Ron Lambert - Painting demonstration & discussion with Maryland Tonalist Ron Lambert. 6/9.

Chester County Art Association 100 N. Bradford Ave., West Chester; 610-696-5600. www.chescoart.org. Holly Silverthorne - Scultpture works by CCAA faculty member. Closes 6/15.

Elaina Fine Art Gallery 314 W. Main St., Trappe-Collegeville; 610-454-0785. www.elainasgallery.com. Susan Hohman: Eden & Beyond - Traditional florals to contemporary abstract collage works using handmade papers. Closes 6/15.

The Gallery at Cedar Hollow 2447 Yellow Springs Rd., Malvern; 610-640-2787. Summer Show: It's All About Animals - Fine art & fine craft in all media. Closes 8/31.

Gallery One 992 Baltimore Pike, Concordville; 610-459-5252. Barn Art Show - Barn-themed art show to benefit Concord Township Historical Society. Closes 6/10.

Howard Gallery of Fine Art 77 W. Bridge St., New Hope; 215-862-5272. www.howard-gallery.com. Berc Ketchian: From His Mind's Eye - Oil paintings by New Jersey artist. Opening reception 6/9. Closes 6/30.

Langman Gallery Willow Grove Park, Willow Grove; 215-657-8333. www.langmangallery.com. Peter Quinn: Ornate Teapots - Large-scale raku-fired ceramic teapots. Closes 6/30.

Midlantic Gallery Arts Consortium 19 N. 7th St., Perkasie; 215-453-1208. mgarts.org. Photography: The Other Fine Art - Juried photography exhibition. Closes 6/30.

New Hope Arts Center - Sidetracks Art Gallery 2A Stockton Ave., New Hope; 215-862-4586. www.nhsidetracks.com. Jane Henry, Norma Holt & Selina Trieff: New Works - Exhibit features paintings & sculptures. Closed 7/13.

Orchard Artworks 520 Tomlinson Rd., Bryn Athyn; 215-947-9882. www.orchardartworks.org. Inspirational Images: Photographs & Cards - Group exhibition. Closes 6/23.

Pennswood Village Art Gallery 1382 Newtown-Langhorne Rd., Newtown; 215-968-9110. Alice Sims-Gunzenhauser - Specializes in drawing with soft graphite. Closes 6/17.

Phillips' Mill Community Association 2619 River Rd., New Hope; 215-862-0582. www.phillipsmill.org. Annual Photographic Exhibition - Unique works from a wide range of talented sources. Closes 6/10.

SPP Galleries Rte. 23, West Conshohocken; 610-292-6048. www.mcgopa.org. Art for Everyone - Presented by the Montgomery Coundy Guild of Professional Artists. Closes 6/27.

The Temple Judea Museum 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park; 215-887-2027. Chutzpha, Schmaltz, Whimsy & Realism - Features the art of award-winning caricaturist & realist painter Deborah Schafer. Closes 6/29.

Toro Gallery 2511 Huntingdon Pike, Huntingdon Valley; 215-947-3894. www.torogallery.com. Robert Richardson: The Delsea Revisited; The Bay & Beyond - Closes 6/30.

Wayne Art Center 413 Maplewood, Wayne; 610-688-3553. www.wayneart.com. Strictly Functional Pottery National - Functional ceramics exhibition. Closes 6/22. National Spring Open Juried Exhibition - Work in assorted media by many artists. Closes 7/12. Mark Van Proyen: 2007 National Spring Open Juried Exhibition - Paintings, sculpture, photography & works on paper. Opening reception 6/8. Closes 7/27.

Artists' Gallery

32 Coryell St., Lambertville; 609-397-4588.

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. Natural Expressions: In Landscapes & Portraiture - Portraits by J. Stacy Rogers & landscapes by Taylor Oughton. Opening reception 6/8. Closes 7/1.

Artworks 19 Everett Alley, Trenton; 609-394-9436. On Location - Working "en plain air." Closes 6/17.

Atlantic City Art Center New Jersey Ave. & the Boardwalk, Atlantic City; 609-347-5837. www.acartcenter.org. Atlantic County Senior Juried Exhibit - Features selected artwork from the 2007 Teen Arts Festival. Closes 6/30.

East End Gallery 7817 Ventnor Ave., Margate; 609-487-9293. www.eastendgallerymargate.com. Waterways - Highlighting Diane Hark's dazzling dynamic work. Closes 8/30.

Frame It Up Six Friends Ave., Medford; 609-332-4434. vwww.frameitup.biz. East Meets West - Sculptures created from plastic & wood, oils, assemblage, photography & more. Closes 8/3.

Full Moon Cafe 23 Bridge St., Lambertville; 609-397-1096. Elinor Soll Cohen: Remembering Japan - Photographs of large & small cities of Japan. 25% of proceeds will go to charity. Closes 6/30.

Gloucester County Historical Society Museum 58 N. Broad St., Woodbury; 856-848-8531. Silhouettes & Olde Lace - Cut-paper silhouettes & antique lace. Closes 6/29.

Historic Smithville Mansion Annex Art Gallery Smithville Rd., Easthampton; 609-265-5068. De L'Inconnue - Works by local artist RJ Haas plus companion exhibit of student art. Closes 6/24.

Jim's of Lambertville 6 Bridge St., Lambertville; 609-397-7700. www.artnet.com/jimsoflambertville.html. The Thrilla in Lambertvilla XVII - Show & sale featuring 175 works & paintings by various artists. Closes 8/31. Anthony Michael Autorino: Easy on the Eyes - Over 60 works portraying Bucks County landscapes. Closes 8/31.

Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences 120 Long Beach Blvd., Beach Haven; 609-494-1241. www.lbifoundation.org. Tabletops: A Ceramics Invitational - 50 ceramic artists show work on the theme "Tablestops." Opening 6/10. Closes 6/25. Craft Gallery - Display of unique juried crafts including clay, wood, metal, paper, fabric, glass & jewelry. Closes 10/31.

Perkins Center for the Arts 395 Kings Hwy., Moorestown; 856-235-6488. www.perkinscenter.org. The Dumpster Divers - Features the work of 25 Philadelphia Dumpster Divers. Closes 6/9.

Photo 612 612 Station Ave., Haddon Heights; 856-429-2304. www.photo612.info. E.C. "Ted" Adams: Dollface - Photographs of & about women. Opening reception 6/9. Closes 7/10.

Riverbank Arts 19 Bridge St., Stockton; 609-397-9330. www.riverbankarts.com. David Graeme Baker: Recent Paintings & Drawings - Rich visual investigations of landscapes, interiors & studies. Closes 6/17.

Hardcastle Gallery

5714 Kennett Pike, Centreville; 302-655-5230.

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. Pamela Patrick White: The Struggle - Historical fine art. Closes June 30.

Somerville Manning Gallery Breck's Mill, 2nd Floor, Greenville; 302-652-0271. www.somervillemanning.com. Christine Lafuente: Celestial Paintings - Closes 6/9.