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Art Museums & Institutions African American Heritage Museum 661 Jackson Rd., Newtonville; 609-704-5495. www.aahmsnj.org. Tue.-Fri. 10 am-3 pm.

Art Museums & Institutions

African American Heritage Museum 661 Jackson Rd., Newtonville; 609-704-5495. www.aahmsnj.org. Tue.-Fri. 10 am-3 pm.

The Barnes Foundation-Philadelphia 2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; 215-278-7000. www.barnesfoundation.org. Ellsworth Kelly: Sculpture on the Wall. $18; $15 seniors 65 and over; $10 students and children 17 and under. Sat.-Mon., Wed.-Thu. 9:30 am-6 pm; Fri. 9:30 am-10 pm.

Brandywine River Museum Rte. 1 & Rte. 100, Chadds Ford; 610-388-2700. www.brandywinemuseum.org. Andrew Wyeth's Ides of March: The Making of a Masterpiece. Closes 5/27. $12; $8 seniors; $6 students & children 6-12; free for children under 6 & for all Sun. until noon. Daily 9:30 am-4:30 pm.

Chemical Heritage Foundation 315 Chestnut St.; 215-925-2178. www.chemheritage.org. The Whole of Nature & the Mirror of Art. Free. X-Ray Vision: Fish Inside Out. Free. Closes 6/7. Mon.-Fri. 10 am-4 pm.

Delaware Art Museum 2301 Kentmere Pkwy., Wilmington; 302-571-9590. www.delart.org. Howard Pyle & His Students. John Sloan. American Art, 19th Century to the Present. The Copeland Sculpture Park. State of the Art: Illustration 100 Years After Howard Pyle. Closes 6/1. Gertrude Kasebier's Photographs of the Eight: Portraits for Promotion. Imagined Places: The Art of Alexi Natchev. Creative Powers: Selections from Art Ability. Closes 5/26. Highlights Tour. Closes 5/26. Exhibition Tour. Closes 5/26. $12; $10 seniors; $6 children 7-18; free for children 6 & under, everyone on Sun.; $25 family of 4. Wed.-Sat. 10 am-4 pm, Sun. noon-4 pm.

Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts 200 S. Madison St., Wilmington; 302-656-6466. www.thedcca.org. imPERFECT CITY: A User-Generated Community. Free. Implied Narrative: Contemporary Figurative Drawing. Free. DRIFT: A Series of Citywide Engagements. Free. Philemona Williamson: New Work. Free. Taxonomy of Trash. Free. Tue., Thu.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm, Wed. & Sun. noon-5 pm.

The Fabric Workshop & Museum 1214 Arch St.; 215-568-8888. www.fabricworkshopandmuseum.org. Changing Scenes: Points of View in Contemporary Media Art. $3; free for children under 12. Mon.-Fri. 10 am-6 pm; Sat.-Sun. noon-5 pm.

Institute of Contemporary Art 118 S. 36th St.; 215-898-7108. www.icaphila.org. White Petals Surround Your Yellow Heart. Free. Excursus IV: Primary Information. Free. Karla Black. Free. Each One As She May: Ligon, Reich & De Keersmaeker. Free. Wed.-Fri. noon-8 pm, Sat.-Sun. 11 am-5 pm.

James A. Michener Art Museum 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215-340-9800. www.michenerartmuseum.org. The Lenfest Exhibition of Pennsylvania Impressionism. Visual Heritage of Bucks County. The Brush is Mightier Than the Sword. Closes 5/26. Transformations II: Works in Steel by Karl Stirner. Infinite Mirror: Images of American Identity. $10; $9 seniors; $7.50 students; $5 youth 6-18; free for children under 6. Tue.-Fri.10 am-4:30 pm, Sat. 10 am-5 pm, Sun. noon-5 pm.

La Salle University-Art Museum 1900 W. Olney Ave.; 215-951-1221. www.lasalle.edu/museum. Charles Searles: The Mask of Abstraction. Free. Closes 5/31. Free; donations accepted. Mon.-Fri. 10 am-4 pm.

Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts 1048 Washington St., Cape May; 609-884-5404. www.capemaymac.org/. .

The Noyes Gallery at Hammonton 5 S. Second St., Hammonton; 609-561-8006. www.noyesmuseum.org/hammonton.html. Tue.-Wed. 11 am-6 pm; Thu. 1 pm-9 pm; Fri.-Sat. 11 am-7 pm.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts - Historic Landmark Building 118 N. Broad St.; 215-972-7600. www.pafa.org. George Tooker's Highway. American Art Starts Here: PAFA Refreshed, Reloaded. A New Look: Samuel F.B. Morse's Gallery of the Louvre. Modern Women at PAFA: From Cassatt to O'Keeffe. COMPANION (PASSING THROUGH). Closes 5/14. Bodu Yang. Free. Closes 6/9. $10; $8 seniors & students; $6 children 13-18; free for children under 12. Tue.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm; Sun. 11 am-5 pm.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts - Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building 128 N. Broad St.; 215-972-7600. www.pafa.org. Gallery 128. Free. Robert Ryman: Philadelphia Prototype. Annual Student Exhibition. Closes 6/2. $15; $12 seniors over 60 and students; $10 children 13-18; free for children 12 and under (includes admission to Historic Landmark Building). Tue.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm; Sun. 11 am-5 pm.

Philadelphia Museum of Art 26th St. & Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; 215-763-8100. www.philamuseum.org. Chinese Snuff Bottles. Notations: Sean Scully. Great & Mighty Things: Outsider Art From the Jill & Sheldon Bonovitz Collection. Closes 6/9. The Art of Golf. Drawing Together. $20; $18 seniors 65 and over; $14 students and children 13-18; free for children 12 and under. Tue. & Thu., Sat.-Sun. 10 am-5 pm; Wed. & Fri. 10 am-8:45 pm.

Philadelphia Museum of Art - Perelman Building Fairmount Ave.; 215-763-8100. www.philamuseum.org. Journeys to New Worlds. Closes 5/19. All Dressed Up: Fashions for Children & Their Families. $20; $18 seniors 65 and over; $14 students and children 12-18; free for children under 12. Tue.-Sun. 10 am-5 pm.

Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art 615 N. Broad St.; 215-627-6747. www.rodephshalom.org. Permanent Collection. Free. Free. Mon.-Thu. 10 am-4 pm; Fri. 10 am-2 pm.

Rodin Museum Franklin Parkway at 22nd St.; 215-763-8100. www.rodinmuseum.org. Rediscovering Rodin. $8; $7 seniors 65 and over; $6 students and children 13-18; free for children 12 & under. Wed.-Mon. 10 am-5 pm.

Rosenbach Museum & Library 2008-2010 Delancey Pl.; 215-732-1600. www.rosenbach.org. Maurice Sendak: A Legacy. Closes 5/26. Hands-on Tours. $10; $8 seniors; $5 students & youth 5-18; free for children under 5. Tue., Fri. noon-5 pm; Wed.-Thu. noon-8 pm; Sat.-Sun. noon-6 pm; closed Mon. and holidays.

The Temple Judea Museum 8339 Old York Rd., Elkins Park; 215-887-2027. www.kenesethisrael.org/mus.htm. Mon.-Fri. 9 am-5 pm.

Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion 319 East State St., Trenton; 609-989-3632. www.ellarslie.org. Decorative Arts Collection. Free. Fine Arts Collection. Free. Historical Artifacts Collection. Free. Mary Michaels, Lauren Curtis & Rupal Patel: Small Scale Works. Free. Ellarslie Open 30. Free. Closes 6/9. Donation suggested: $5; $3 seniors & students. Tue.-Sat. 11 am-3 pm; Sun. 1-4 pm.

Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College Main St., Collegeville; 610-409-3500. www.ursinus.edu/berman. Annual Student Exhibition. Free. Closes 5/10. Free. Tue.-Fri. 10 am-4 pm; Sat.-Sun. noon-4:30 pm. Closed Mon. & college holidays.

Woodmere Art Museum 9201 Germantown Ave.; 215-247-0476. www.woodmereartmuseum.org. Selections From the Charles Knox Smith Collection. Free. Charles Searles: A Focus on the Figure. The Promise of Peace: Violet Oakley's United Nations Portraits. Ethel V. Ashton: Private Artist/Public Life. Meet the Designers. 5/11. 11 am-4 pm. Special exhibits: $10; $7 seniors; free for children and students. Select galleries: free. Tue.-Thu. 10 am-5 pm; Fri. 10 am-8:45 pm; Sat. 10 am-6 pm; Sun. 10 am-5 pm.

Galleries

Philadelphia

3rd Street Gallery 58 N. Second St.; 215-625-0993. www.3rdstreetgallery.com. Offering. Free. Closes 6/2. Densities. Free. Closes 6/2.

Allens Lane Art Center 601 W. Allens Ln.; 215-248-0546. www.allenslane.org. When the Rain Stops Falling. $18 advance; $20 day of show. Closes 5/18.

Artists' House Gallery 57 N. 2nd St.; 215-923-8440. www.artistshouse.com. Rita Klinger. Free. Closes 6/2. Joseph Lozano. Free. Closes 6/2. Patrick Crofton. Free. Closes 6/2. Robert Sampson. Free. Closes 6/2. Sydney McGinley. Free. Closes 6/2.

The Arts Garage 1533 Ridge Ave.; 215-765-2702. theartsgarage.com. Latin Fusion Tuesdays. Free.

Bridgette Mayer Gallery 709 Walnut St.; 215-413-8893. www.bridgettemayergallery.com. Sharon Harper: Above and Below. Free. Closes 6/1.

Center for Architecture 1218 Arch St.; 215-569-3186. www.philadelphiacfa.org. Walking Tour: Emergence of a Modern Metropolis. $15; $5 children under 12. Closes 5/30.

Cerulean Arts 1355 Ridge Ave.; 267-514-8647. www.ceruleanarts.com. Sampler: Small Works by 30 Artists. Free. Closes 5/11.

The Clay Studio 139 N. Second St.; 215-925-3453. www.theclaystudio.org/. Plates & Platters: Salon Style. Free. Closes 6/2.

Drexel University-Picture/Rincliffe Gallery 32nd & Chestnut St., 3rd Floor; 215-895-0480. www.drexel.edu/drexelcollection. Japanese Art Exhibition. Free. Closes 5/17.

Esther Klein Art Gallery (EKG) 3600 Market St.; 215-966-6188. www.kleinartgallery.org. Cellular/Molecular. Free. Closes 6/7.

F.A.N. Gallery 221 Arch St.; 215-922-5155. www.thefangallery.com. Serge Zhukov: Recent Paintings. Free. Closes 6/1.

Fleisher/Ollman Gallery 1616 Walnut St., Ste. 100; 215-545-7562. www.fleisherollman.com. Outsiderism. Free. Closes 6/7.

The Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design 20th St. & The Parkway; 215-965-4045. www.thegalleriesatmoore.org. Emerging Artists & Designers 2013 Senior Show. Free. Closes 5/18.

Gallery 339 339 South 21st St.; 215-731-1530. www.gallery339.com/. Pant. Free.

Gallery51 51 N. 2nd St.; 215-413-3191. www.gallery51.net. Gallery 51 Collection. Free.

Gallery Joe 302 Arch St.; 215-592-7752. www.galleryjoe.com/. All Black. Free.

Gross McCleaf Gallery 127 S. 16th St.; 215-665-8138. www.grossmccleaf.com. Trudy Kraft: Flight Patterns. Free. Closes 5/31. Amanda Bush, Joan Turner, & Leigh Werrell. Free. Closes 5/31.

Highwire Gallery 2040 Frankford Ave.; 215-426-2685. highwiregallery.com. Loose Leaves. Free. Closes 5/26.

International House of Philadelphia 3701 Chestnut St.; 215-387-5125. www.ihousephilly.org/. May Day: An International Poster Exhibit. Free.

Indigo Arts 1400 N. American St. #104; 215-765-1041. www.indigoarts.com/. Gond & Beyond: Tribal Artists from India. Free.

Locks Gallery 600 S. Washington Sq.; 215-629-1000. www.locksgallery.com. Jane Irish Song Hu'o'ng: Withdrawing Room. Free. Closes 5/11. Lynda Benglis: Everything Flows (1980-2013). Free. Jennifer Bartlett: Chaos Theory. Free.

Manayunk-Roxborough Art Center (MRAC) 419 Green La.; 215-482-3363. www.mrartcenter.org. Collaboration of Hope. Free. Closes 5/26.

Muse Gallery 52 N. Second St.; 215-627-5310. www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com. Collaborative/27. Free. Closes 5/26.

Painted Bride Art Center 230 Vine St.; 215-925-9914. www.paintedbride.org. Spoken Hand Percussion Orchestra. $25 advance; $30 day of show. Closes 5/11. FringeArts: Jumpstart. $18. Closes 5/14.

Pentimenti Gallery 133 N. Second St.; 215-625-9990. www.pentimenti.com/. Derrick Velasquez: Eighty Layer Cake. Free. Closes 6/1.

Philadelphia Art Alliance 251 S. 18th St.; 215-545-4302. www.philartalliance.org. Emily Spivack: Sentimental Value - Clothing Stories From Ebay. Sabrina Gschwandtner: Sunshine & Shadow. L Textile.

Philadelphia Folklore Project 735 S. 50th St.; 215-726-1106. www.folkloreproject.org/. Honoring Ancestors of Rhythm, Movement and Place. Free.

Philadelphia Foundation-Community Art Gallery 1234 Market St., Ste. 1800; 215-563-6417. www.philafound.org. Making Our Mark: Teachers as Students. Free.

The Print Center 1614 Latimer St.; 215-735-6090. www.printcenter.org. Fiat Lux. Free. Closes 5/24. Forth Estate: Recent Editions. Free. Closes 5/24. Conversation: Henry Horenstein and Shannon Thomas Perich. Free. 5/16. 6 pm.

Projects Gallery 629 N. 2nd St.; 267-303-9652. www.projectsgallery.com/. The Frontier. Free.

Rodger LaPelle Galleries 122 N. 3rd St.; 215-592-0232. www.rodgerlapellegalleries.com. Martin Poole. Free. Closes 5/26.

Schmidt/Dean Gallery 1710 Sansom St., 2nd Fl.; 215-569-9433. www.schmidtdean.com. Robert Straight: Shadows & Reflections. Free. Closes 5/11.

Seraphin Gallery 1108 Pine St.; 215-923-7000. www.seraphingallery.com. Group Show. Free.

Slought Foundation 4017 Walnut St.; 215-701-4627. slought.org. John Cage: How to Get Started. Donations accepted. Zoe Beloff: The Days of the Commune. Donations accepted. Closes 5/30.

Snyderman-Works Gallery 303 Cherry St.; 215-238-9576. www.snyderman-works.com/. John Souter. Free. Mary Fischer. Free.

Space 1026 1026 Arch St., 2nd Fl.; 215-574-7630. www.space1026.com/. Glory Be. Free. Closes 5/31.

Temple University-Tyler School of Art 2001 N. 13th St.; 215-777-9144. www.temple.edu/tyler/exhibitions. Charles Searles: In Motion. Free. Temple Contemporary. Free.

Twenty-Two Gallery 236 S. 22nd St.; 215-772-1911. twenty-twogallery.com/. Karen S. Davies: Recent Work. Free. Closes 6/9.

University of Pennsylvania-Arthur Ross Gallery 220 S. 34th St.; 215-898-2083. www.upenn.edu/ARG/. La Tauromaquia: Carnicero, Goya & Picasso. Free.

University of Pennsylvania-VanPelt-Dietrich Library Center, Kamin Gallery 3420 Walnut St.; 215-898-7555. www.library.upenn.edu/vanpelt. Prehistoric Wessex: Towards a Deep Map. Free.

University of the Arts-von Hess Illustration Gallery 333 S. Broad St.; 215-717-6240. www.uarts.edu/. The Art of Jessica Hische. Free. Closes 5/17.

Wexler Gallery 201 N. 3rd St.; 215-923-7030. www.wexlergallery.com/. Mark Bennion: The End is Where We Start From. Free. Daniel Clayman: Shifting Scale. Free.

The Center for Art in Wood 141 N. 3rd St.; 215-923-8000. centerforartinwood.org. Challenge VIII: Bartram's Boxes Remix. Free. Mark Gardner: Call-and-Response. Free. Closes 5/25. Hans and Jakob Weissflog: Bordering on the Impossible. Free. Closes 5/25.

Pennsylvania suburbs

The Art Trust 16 W. Market St., West Chester; 484-467-1664. www.thearttrust.com. Posters. Free. Closes 5/20.

Bucks County Community College - Hicks Art Center Gallery 275 Swamp Rd., Newtown; 215-504-8531. www.bucks.edu/news/culture/hicks. Arts at Bucks. Free. Closes 5/14.

Cedar Maze 252 Cafferty Rd., Pipersville; 610-294-9106. www.stonesculpture.net. 15th Annual Spring Art Show. Free. Closes 5/20.

Community Arts Center 414 Plush Mill Rd., Wallingford; 610-566-1713. www.communityartscenter.org. In The Clouds. Free.

Main Line Art Center 746 Panmure Rd., Haverford; 610-525-0272. www.mainlineart.org. Ceramics Seconds & Supply Sale. Free. Closes 5/16.

Mennonite Heritage Center 565 Yoder Rd., Harleysville; 215-256-3020. www.mhep.org. Grain Painting Wood Workshop. $55. 5/11. 10 am-12:30 pm.

Pebble Hill Art Gallery 320 Edison-Furlong Rd., Doylestown; 215-348-3428. pebblehillchurch.org. Wire Mesh Sculptures. Free. Closes 5/26.

Wayne Art Center 413 Maplewood Ave., Wayne; 610-688-3553. www.wayneart.org. Plein Air Festival. Closes 5/10. Plein Air Exhibition. Free. Mother's Day Teddy Bear Tea. $50 per adult/child pair; $25 additional children. 5/11. 2-4 pm.

New Jersey

Artists' Gallery 18 Bridge St., Lambertville; 609-397-4588. www.lambertvillearts.com. EAT. Free. Closes 6/9.

Gallery 50 50 E. Commerce St., Bridgeton; 856-575-0090. www.gallery50.org. Amanda McCutcheon: Recent Paintings. Free. Closes 5/24.

Great Bay Gallery 829 Bay Ave., Somers Point; 609-653-4991. www.greatbayartgallery.com. Rachel Smith: Figure and Form. Free. Closes 5/18.

Ocean Galleries 9618 Third Ave., Stone Harbor; 609-368-7777. www.oceangalleries.com. Poetic Visions: Dali & Miro. Free. Closes 5/19.

Rago Arts & Auction Center 333 N. Main St., Lambertville; 609-397-9374. www.ragoarts.com. The Rewards and Pitfalls of Collecting Prints. Free. 5/16. 5 pm.

Rowan University-Art Gallery 201 Mullica Hill Rd., Glassboro; 856-256-4521. www.rowan.edu/fpa/artgallery. Cosmobilities. Free. Closes 5/11.

SOMA NewArt Gallery 31 Perry St., Cape May; 609-898-7488. www.somagallery.net. Marie Natale: Indoor Spaces / Outdoor Spaces. Free. Closes 6/9. Leslie Martel: The Plentiful Palette. Free. Closes 6/9. Carol King Hood: Kumbayah. Free. Closes 6/9.

Delaware

Somerville Manning Gallery Breck's Mill, 2nd Floor, Greenville; 302-652-0271. www.somervillemanning.com/. American Masters. Free. Closes 6/8.