First Friday art exhibits in Philadelphia

MANY PHILADELPHIA art galleries stay open later on the first Friday of the month. Some schedule special events on other days. Here's what's happening Friday night and through the month.

Abington Art Center. 515 Meetinghouse Road, Jenkintown, 215-887-4882, abingtonartcenter.org. Athena Petra Tasiopoulos, through Jan. 28.

Art in City Hall. Broad and Market streets, Room 116, phila.gov/arts. "West Collects Philadelphia," various artists. Through Feb. 22.

Artists' House Gallery. 57 N. 2nd St., 215-923-8440, artistshouse.com. Annual small works exhibit. Receptions 5-8:30 p.m. Friday, 1-4 p.m. Sunday.

Borowsky Gallery at The Gershman Y. 401 S. Broad St., 215-545-4400 or gershmany.org. "Zero Mostel: Artist." Through Feb. 3.

Bridgette Mayer Gallery. 709 Walnut St., 215-413-8893, bridgettemayer

gallery.com. Arden Bendler Browning, Dec. 11-Jan. 19.

Chestnut Hill Gallery. 8117 Germantown Ave., 215-248-2549, chestnut

hillgallery.com. "Manufactured in Philadelphia," paintings by Chuck Connelly. Through Dec. 22.

Clay Studio. 137-139 N. 2nd St., 215-925-3453, theclaystudio.org. "Gifted," through Dec. 30. "The Guerilla Mug Assault," through Jan. 1.

Community Art Gallery of the Philadelphia Foundation. 1234 Market St., Suite 1800, 215-563-6417, philafound.

org. "Teen Machines: An Exhibit Featuring Works by Youth in Southeast Philadelphia." Through Jan. 18.

Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design. 20th Street and Ben Franklin Parkway, 215-965-4065, moore.edu. Emma Salamon, "Vanitas." Shizu Saldamando, "All Tomorrow's Parties." Deb Sokolow, "All Your Vulnerabilities Will Be Assessed." Through Saturday.

Indigo Gallery. Crane Arts Building, 1400 N. American St., 215-765-1041, indigoarts.com. "Haitian Art: Old Masters New Visions." Through Feb. 9. Reception 6-9 p.m. Dec. 13.

LGTripp Gallery. 47-49 N. 2nd St., 215-923-3110, lgtrippgallery.com. "FOCUS 2012: 5th Annual Abstract Photography Exhibition," through Jan. 12.

Locks Gallery. 600 Washington Square South, 215-629-1000, locksgallery.com. "Sarah McCoubrey: Fate and Transport." Works on paper by various artists. Both through Jan. 11. Reception 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday.

Manayunk-Roxborough Artists' Co-Op. 419 Green Lane, 215-482-3363, mrartcenter.org. Nicholas Longenecker, "Polished Frost." Alex Savitski and Natalie Flor Negron, and co-op members.

MUSE Gallery. 52 N. 2nd St., 215-627-5310, musegallery

philadelphia.com. Thirty-fifth anniversary celebration, "Part One," various artists. Through Dec. 30. Reception 5-8 p.m. Friday.

Philadelphia Art Alliance. 251 S. 18th St., 215-545-4302, philartalliance.org. "Presence in the Past: New Work by Joanna Manousis." Dec. 17-Jan. 27. Reception 6-8 p.m. Dec. 17.

Rodger LaPelle Galleries. 122 N. 3rd St., 215-592-0232, rodgerlapellegalleries.com. "Tiny Small Diminutive & DELECTABLE," various artists. Through Dec. 26.

3rd Street Gallery. 58 N. 3rd St., 215-625- 0993, 3rdstreetgallery.com. Solo show, Kathleen Shaver. "Paper Moon," Rex Sexton. Through Dec. 30.

Twenty-Two Gallery. 236 S. 22nd St., 215-772-1911, twenty-twogallery.com. Harold Kalmus, Recent sculpture, Dec. 14-Jan. 6. Reception 6-9 p.m. Dec. 14.

Vox Populi. 319 N. 11th St., 3rd floor, 215-238-1236, voxpopuligallery.org. Guest artist series: Taylor Baldwin, "Disinterred"; Caroline Wells Chandler, "Myth Maker"; Derek Larson, "Leveling the Genres." Through Dec. 30. Reception 6-11 p.m. Friday.