Mudhouse presents “In Black and White,” an exhibition of new oil paintings by local fave Michael Fitts, who has limited his palette to black and white in this body of work.  A First Friday opening is scheduled for February 5, 6-8pm. 213 W. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 984-6833.

The Garage presents photographers Sebastijan Jemec and Megan O’Hearn’s exhibition, “It Was Real to Us,” which features “manufactured realities— figments of the imagination loosely based on real-life experiences and historical evidence.” A First Friday opening is scheduled for February 5, 5-7pm. 250 N. First St. For more information, visit http://thegarage-cville.com.

Java Java presents “Mountains, Ponds, and Valleys: Local landscapes paintings by Meg West.” 421 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 245-0020.

The Gallery @ 5th & Water presents artwork from the Charlottesville-Albemarle Art Association’s “16th Annual Juried Show.” An opening reception and awards ceremony is scheduled for February 5, 4-5:30, followed by a First Friday viewing, 5:30-8pm. Located in the stairwell and upstairs entrance to Hampton & Everett and Stoneking/von Storch, 107 5th St. SE. 979-9825.

The McGuffey Art Center presents four exhibitions: in the Main Gallery, Scott Supraner shows “Ceramic Relief Sculptures”; at one end of the Downstairs Hall Gallery,  Tracy Verkerke’s “Recent Works” features compositions in pastels: at the other end of the Downstairs Hall Gallery, oil painter Davette Leonard displays “Still Life Paintings”; and in the Upstairs Hall Gallery, Artinplace.org shows “C2D 2010,” its annual showcase of Charlottesville-focused work by local artists of all ages. A First Friday reception is scheduled for February 5, 5:30-7:30pm. 201 Second St. NW. 295-7973.

The University of Virginia Art Museum features a small but wonderful sampling of African-American art from the Museum’s permanent collection. Not to be missed. 155 Rugby Road. 924-3592.

The University of Virginia Art Museum presents “Contemporary Prints: Selections from the Collection,” a stellar exhibition of international work from the past two decades arranged according to printmaking technique. 155 Rugby Road. 924-3592.

Sweet Briar College’s Babcock Gallery presents UVA art prof Dean Dass’s “The Lost Colony,” an exhibition of 40 works on paper inspired by speculation about what happened to the English settlers on Roanoke Island. 134 Chapel Road, Sweet Briar. 434-381-6248.

Piedmont Virginia Community College presents two exhibitions: in the South Gallery, “Cut and Paste,” features work by Harriet Arthur, Shelby Fischer, and Lisa Parker Hyatt Ehrlich; and in the North Gallery Matthew Lively displays his installation, “Odebla.” V. Earl Dickinson Building. 961-5362.

C’ville Arts presents  jewelry by artist Jayme Driver in the exhibition, “The Mettle of the Metal Artist.” A First Friday opening is scheduled for February 5, 6-9pm. 118 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 972-9500.

Jean Theory showcases boudoir and figure photography by Vincent (yes, he of the mono moniker). A First Friday opening is scheduled for February 5, 4:30-7:30pm. 110 Fourth St. NE. For more information contact, .

Nest Realty Group features Nalani Williams’ drawings and photography in the exhibition, “Fragments of Free Will.” A First Friday opening is scheduled for February 5, 5:30-7:30pm. 466-8670.

BozART Gallery features “Oil, Water, Silver, and Gold,” an exhibition of work in several different media by Madeleine Watkins. Bonus: Watkins’ father, who lives in North Wales, also shows jewelry as part of the show. A First Friday opening is scheduled for February 5, 5-9pm. 211 W. Main St. 296-3919.

The C&O Gallery presents “Red Hill,” an exhibition of Walter Lundwall’s beautifully detailed ink-on-paper drawings. 515 E. Water St. 971-7044.

The University of Virginia’s Ruffin Gallery presents visiting artist Aaron Henderson’s photographic and video installation, “Midway.” Ruffin Hall, 179 Culbreth Road. 924 6123.

Café Cubano presents “Local Luau,” an exhibition of Chi Lam Herrin’s watercolors of the Charlottesville Tahitian Dancers of Mou’a Vahine. A First Friday opening is scheduled for February 5, 6-7pm. 112 W. Main St. 971-8743.

Art Upstairs presents an exhibit of oil and acrylic paintings as well as ceramics by Argentinian Liliana Italiano, who briefly lived in Charlottesville but has returned to Buenos Aires. A First Friday opening is scheduled for February 5, 5-9pm. 112 W. Main St. (in York Place) on the Downtown Mall. 923-3900.

Nudges, requests, even pushy demands for coverage— those I get all the time. But it’s rare an artist asks me not to review his or her show. Nevertheless, painter J.M. Henry, whose “Works on Paper” currently hangs in the McGuffey Art Center’s main gallery, recently sent an email that essentially said, “Keep walking. Nothing new to see here.” He’s wrong. Gone are the landscapes and horizons that characterized Henry’s 2009 Angelo show in favor of a return to pure abstraction. Henry continues to mine his technique of building and sanding back layers, enabling  color and a few asymmetrical marks to ignite events on the page, but he quietly refines his methods and subtly reaches into new areas. Henry says printmaking techniques served as influences while preparing the current body of work. As is his familiar custom, he imposes a central square on the page, and builds his painting within that implied frame. Evidence of the numerous layers involved in each composition is visible at the edges, similar to the colorful residue left at the perimeter of a print after several passes of ink. Like a printmaker, he achieves particular color effects by overlaying pigments rather than mixing them on a palette. In addition, Henry occasionally introduces scratch-like marks reminiscent of intaglio techniques. But don’t be fooled by the “1/1″ Henry wryly writes on many of the pieces, which suggests they are perhaps monoprints. These are paintings doing things only paintings can do. Whereas a print can only suggest texture, Henry often builds interest with dimensional strokes and granular paints. He creates spatters. He rubs through layers. In the compelling #5  (all 16 works are untitled), several tiny explosions erupt near the upper right corner of the predominantly turquoise square, with another small blast occurring at the bottom of the imposed frame. Brief strokes and minuscule dots of eggplant and orange, along with dabs of red and blue energize these near-circular areas. But what subtly moves the painting forward is a tiny, almost unnoticeable brushstroke of pure orange on the left side of the square. The exhibition also includes three pieces that are a clear departure. Each watery horizontal rectangle has a frenetic, de Kooning-like energy fueled by marks that are more conspicuous than in the artist’s studied squares. Although his techniques may be familiar, Henry’s skillfully executed abstracts always reveal something new and well worth seeing. J.M. Henry’s exhibition, “Works on Paper,” is on view through January 31 at the McGuffey Art Center. 201 Second St. NW. 295-7973.

The University of Virginia Art Museum presents “Expressions of Buddhist Faith,” an exhibition of art and objects related to the religious expression of Buddhist faith. 155 Rugby Road. 924-3592.

Spring Street presents photographers Sean Routon and Ed Kiplinger’s show, “Virginia Fashion Week Photographs.” A First Friday opening is scheduled for February 5, 6-8pm. 107 W. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 975-1200.

Eloise shows paintings by Kiki Slaughter. A First Friday opening is scheduled for February 5, 5-8pm. 219 W. Water St. 295-3905.

The Staunton Augusta Art Center presents a three-artist exhibition featuring paintings by Sylvia Gibbs, Jane Ritchey, and Diane Velasco. R.R. Smith Center for History and Art, 20 S. New St., Staunton. 540-885-2028.

Skylight Studios presents a series of paintings by local artist John Trippel. A First Friday reception, with music by the Rocky Road Ramblers, is scheduled for February 5, 5-9pm. 108 Second St. NW. 293-3908.

The Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society presents “Advertisements of Ourselves,” an exhibition of items associated with local businesses, places, people, schools, and events from the late 19th century and early 20th century. 200 Second St. NE 296-1492.

Second Street Gallery hosts a “potluck” opening for its week-long Members’ Show. 5:30pm-7:30pm. 115 Second St. SE 977-7284.

Second Street Gallery presents a week-long exhibition of work by member artists. 115 Second St. SE 977-7284.

Second Street Gallery presents a group show, “Conflict/Interest,” which “speaks to both the recent fascination with current conflicts as source material for art making, but also recognizes the ways in which, for artists working today, the imagery of war has been present and pervasive throughout their entire lives. ” Artists featured include Eyal Danieli, Naomi Falk, Mona Hatoum, Tim Hetherington, Richard Kraft, Eric Parnes, Steven Rubin, Mary Schepisi, and Suara Welitoff.  A First Friday opening is scheduled for February 5, 5:30-7:30pm, with a curator’s talk at 6:30pm. 115 Second St. SE. 977-7284.

The University of Virginia Art Museum displays 22 recently acquired prints, including five that have been added in the past year. Among them are contemporary Finnish artist Annu Vertanen’s “Sarjasta,” Harlem Renaissance artist Augusta Savage’s “Gamin,” and two prints by Russian artist Vassily Kandinsky. 155 Rugby Road. 924-3592.

The University of Virginia Art Museum presents “Treasures Rediscovered: Chinese Stone Sculpture from the Sackler Collections at Columbia University,” featuring monumental sculptures, steles, full figures, and heads of divinities, as well as funerary objects, dating from the Han through the Tang dynasties. 155 Rugby Road. 924-3592.

Mary Porter shows her high-altitude photographs in the exhibition, “Mountain High,” at the Northside Library. Albermarle Square, Route 29. 973-7893.

Waynesboro’s Stone Soup Books & Cafe presents “Off the Walls,” an exhibition of photographs by Gary Wilson. 908 W. Main St. 540-943-0084.

C’ville Arts presents a post-holiday group exhibition, “The Calm After the Storm Sale,” featuring work by gallery members. A First Friday opening is scheduled for January 8, 6-9pm. 118 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 972-9500.

The VSA arts of Charlottesville/Albemarle presents the 10th annual “VSA Visual Arts Show,” featuring 150 works by over 100 artists with disabilities. A First Friday opening reception is scheduled for January 8, 6:30-8pm. Viewings during performances and by appointment. Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing Arts Center, 1400 Melbourne Road. 979-9532.

The McGuffey Art Center presents its annual New Members’ Show, featuring work by Sonja Weber-Gilkey, Etta Harmon Levin, Susan Northington, Peter Krebs, Thierry Marquis, Bethany Pierce, Dan Hildt, and Darrell Rose. A First Friday opening reception is scheduled for January 8, 5:30-7:30pm. 201 Second St. NW. 295-7973.

BozART Gallery showcases John Lynch’s surrealistic paintings in the exhibition, “Reality’s Dream.” A First Friday opening is scheduled for January 8, 5-9pm. 211 W. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 296-3919.

Art Upstairs Gallery features “It’s Snowing Bargains, Winter White Sale,” a group show of work in all media. A First Friday opening is scheduled for January 8, 5-9pm.112 W. Main St. in York Place on the Downtown Mall. 923-3900.

Woodberry Forest School’s Baker Gallery, located in the Walker Fine Arts Center, presents “Impressions: Europe and the Caribbean,” an exhibition of pastel paintings by Carol Eglesias. A First Friday opening is scheduled for January 8, 5:30-7:30pm, with an artist’s talk at 6:30pm. Route 15, approximately four miles north of Orange. 540-672-3900.

The Bridge presents “The American Festivals Project,” an exhibition of photographs shot by Ross McDermott and Andrew Owen, who crisscrossed the U.S. attending a wide array of festivals, ranging from the Water Tasting Championships in West Virginia to the Middle of Nowhere Festival in Nebraska. A First Friday opening is scheduled for January 8, 5:30-11pm. 209 Monticello Road (across from Spudnuts). 985-5669.

The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church features an exhibition of paintings based on the meditations of Zoe Patricia Katz. 717 Rugby Road. 293-8179.

The Westminster Canterbury Gallery Walk presents paintings of France by Blake Hurt. 250 Pantops Mountain Road. 972-3248.

Just as the City mulls a master plan to redevelop its public housing stock, which could cost an estimated $115.5 million over ten years and increase available units from 373 to 558, digital history students at UVA have created a dynamic visual archive of another redevelopment project— the demolition of the Vinegar Hill neighborhood, which eliminated 29 businesses, 154 dwellings, one church, and ran a four-lane road through the middle of the predominantly African-American neighborhood.

Once the center of African-American business and social life in Charlottesville, the neighborhood was razed under the federally funded Urban Renewal program of the 1950s and ’60s by a largely white, poll-tax-paying voting class that narrowly approved destroying the “blighted” neighborhood and relocating its residents, many to the public housing developments, such as Westhaven (which the city now wants to redevelop.)

Using deeds, maps, photos, oral histories, and other archives, students have painted (more)

Mudhouse shows Michelle Nevarr’s “Seasons of Colors,” featuring paintings inspired by nature. An opening is scheduled for January 8, 6-8pm. 213 W. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 984-6833.

Angelo features Christine Tucker’s exhibition, “At Home,” featuring “small views of common objects.” An opening is scheduled for January 8, 5:30-7:30. 220 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 971-9256.

New Dominion Bookshop features painter Blake Hurt’s exhibition, “The French Riviera,” on its mezzanine level. 404 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 295-2552.

The Kluge-Ruhe Collection presents “Etched in the Sun: Prints by Indigenous Australian Artists,” an exhibition organized by Basil Hall that represents ten years of collaboration between artists and fine art printers. Artists represented include Judy Watson, Banduk Marika, Jean Baptiste Apuatimi, Maringka Baker, and others. 400 Worrell Dr., Peter Jefferson Place. 244-0234.

Orange’s Virginia National Bank, a satellite gallery of the Arts Center in Orange, presents watercolors by Lee Alter. 102 E. Main St. 540-672-7311.

Feast presents “Feast on Art: Work From Morgan Peyton Fine Arts,” a multi-artist exhibition featuring work by Mark Evans, Paolo Coppini, Henry Wingate, Brian Becken, Nancy Wallace, Peter Jones, David Chamberlain, Betsy Johnson, and Morgan Peyton. 416 W. Main St. 244-2482.

Lee Alter shows graphite drawings at 12th Street Tap House. 1202 W. Main St. 202-0764.

The Niche in the Fine Arts Library screens Michael Underwood’s single-channel video, Escapement. The 28-minute piece examines the interconnectedness of everyone who uses the Snake River in Washington, where in 2002 environmentalists proposed to remove four dams. Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library, Bayly Dr. (across from the Architecture School). For more information, visit http://thelibraryniche.blogspot.com.

III Esthetics & Haircare displays paintings by Maryvonne LaParlière. A First Friday opening is scheduled for December 4, 5-8pm. 313 Second St. SE, Suite 110 (in the back of the Glass Building). 923-0333.

Mudhouse showcases the art prints and show posters of local fave Matt Pamer. A First Friday opening is scheduled for December 4, 6-8pm. 213 W. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 984-6833

Art Upstairs presents its annual holiday “All Members Show.” A First Friday opening is scheduled for December 4, 5-8pm. 112 W. Main St. in York Place on the Downtown Mall. 923-3900.

The University of Virginia’s Harrison Institute and Small Special Collections Library presents the exhibition, “Declaring Independence: Creating and Re-creating America’s Document.” McCormick Road. 243-2184.

The University of Virginia’s Harrison Institute and Small Special Collections Library presents the exhibition, “Flowerdew Hundred: Unearthing Virginia’s History.” McCormick Road. 243-2184.

The University of Virginia’s Harrison Institute and Small Special Collections Library displays the exhibition, “The Origin of Species at 150: The Evolution of an Idea.” McCormick Road. 243-2184.

Poetry & Prose Gallery presents its annual holiday group show, featuring new work by Chris Wharam, Ted Woodward, and members of the High Street Clubhouse. A First Friday opening is scheduled for December 4, 5-7pm. 406 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 220-3490.

The Jefferson Madison Regional Northside Library displays the Piedmont Pastelists Group Art Exhibit. 300 Albemarle Square. For more information, contact Dick Carpenter, 974-6010.

BozArt Gallery presents its annual “All Members Christmas Show.” A First Friday opening is scheduled for December 4, 5-9pm. 211 W. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 296-3919.

Spring Street features glass artist Vee Osvalds‘ exhibit, “Stained Glass: Traditional/Non-traditional.” A First Friday opening is scheduled for December 4, 6-8pm. 107 W. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 975-1200.

Skylight Studios features the organic wood-turned creations of South Carolina-based Van Matthews. A First Friday opening is scheduled for December 4, 5-9pm. 108 Second St. NW. 293-3908.

The Garage features “This One Will Be Our Peace,” an installation by Maureen Lovett that considers the purpose of proclamation and coverings. A First Friday opening is scheduled for December 4, 5-7pm. 250 N. First St. For more information, visit http://thegarage-cville.com.

C’ville Coffee displays “With the Maasai in Kenya,” an exhibition of Logan Coleman’s photography, which the Charlottesville High School student shot while living with a Maasai family last July. 1301 Harris St. 825-2109.

When visiting dignitaries tour The Lawn at UVA, says Richard Guy Wilson, Chair of the University’s Architectural History Department, they are often struck by how “wrong” everything looks. Indeed, as Wilson points out, the Lawn’s Pavilions are a clash of architectural styles that are perhaps more noticeable to those unfamiliar with Thomas Jefferson’s brand of genius.

“Sorry, I have to say. This is the way it is,” says Wilson. “Jefferson knew the rules of architecture, but he broke the rules.”

And he broke them, Wilson explains, to create an architectural experience for students that would teach them as much as their professors did.

“The experience of the buildings around them was as important as what was being said in the classes,” Wilson says. “It is a matter of how the space it used. It is a public communal space.”

Recently, Wilson and University Architect David Neuman discussed the (more)

C’ville Arts presents a gallery artists’ show, “Just the Perfect Thing for…,” showcasing artwork suitable for holiday giving. A First Friday opening reception is scheduled for December 4, 6-9pm. 118 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 972-9500.

The Gallery @ 5th & Water presents painter Randy Sights Baskerville’s exhibition, “Our Virginia Home.” A First Friday opening is scheduled for December 4, 5-8pm. Located in the upstairs foyer of Hampton & Everett and Stoneking/vonStorch. 107 5th St., SE. 979-9825.

Piedmont Virginia Community College presents the third annual “Let There Be Light,” an outdoor exhibition of light-centered works and a dance performance in celebration of the Winter Solstice. Participating artists include John Grant, Stacey Evans, Shelby Fischer, Rob Tarbell, Lydia Moyer, Will May, and many more. The grounds surrounding the V. Earl Dickinson Building. 501 College Drive.

The University of Virginia School of Architecture’s Dean’s Gallery, a new venue located on the second floor of the Cambell Hall, features Sanda Iliescu’s exhibition, “Lines.” 982-2921.

The McGuffey Art Center presents its annual Holiday Art Show featuring cash-and-carry art by McGuffey members. Works on display include paintings, sculpture, ceramics, blown glass, stained glass, and mixed-media pieces. A First Friday opening is scheduled for December 4, 5:30-7:30pm. 201 Second St. NW. 295-7973.

Café Milano displays Beth Herman’s paintings of golfing bears. A First Friday opening is scheduled for December 4, 6-8pm. 100 South St. in the pink warehouse. 409-3759.

Fellini’s #9 features photographer Theresa White’s exhibit, “The Simple Things.” A First Friday opening is scheduled for December 4, 5:30-7pm. 200 Market St. 979-4279.

La Galeria, in association with Virginia Artists in Action, presents an exhibition of paintings by Lee. J. Nixon. In addition, the gallery displays an “All Members Show.” A First Friday opening is scheduled for December 4, 5-8pm. 218 W. Market St. 293-7003.

The Local presents Aaron Eichorst’s “Hybrids,” a series of portraits that combine photography, computer manipulation, and traditional painting techniques. 824 Hinton Ave. 984-9749.

Woodberry Forest School presents “The Portals of Perception,” an exhibition of symbolist paintings by Alfred A. Dolezal, in the Baker Gallery of the Walker Fine Arts Center. Rte. 15, four miles north of Orange. 540-672-3900.

The Jason McLeod Jewelry Studio Gallery presents a group show featuring work—not all of it jewelry—by Elaine Butcher, Frankie Denton, Brian Gibney, Malcolm McGregor, Jason McLeod, and Andres Zapata. 1713-2E Allied Lane in McIntire Plaza (behind C’ville Coffee). 293-9548.

The University of Virginia’s Newcomb Hall Gallery presents a group show by the Virginia Stone Carver’s Guild. For more information, contact Kristin Miller-Jaster at .

The Batesville Store presents the exhibition, “Images of Virginia & The Blue Ridge Mountains: Landscape Photographs of Ben Greenberg.” 6624 Plank Road. 202-5402.

One thing I look forward to during the Virginia Film Festival is the chance to view edgy, experimental pieces that usually only screen in urban centers like Chicago or New York. But this year the arty offerings are few and far between. Two exceptions are Kevin Everson’s new feature, Erie, and a group exhibition by Everson’s art students at the former C-Ville office on the Downtown Mall.

Erie contains elements familiar to Everson fans: a focus on middle-class African-American labor and leisure, an ambient soundtrack, and indications of the filmmaking process, such as scratched ends. Nevertheless, it’s a departure from the UVA art prof’s previous features. Shot in northern Ohio and Buffalo, NY, the 81-minute black and white film is a series of single takes, lasting between 10 and 11 minutes— the amount of time a film spool moves through a camera’s magazine- that are unrelated narratively.

Everson says he’s been thinking about one-take filmmaking for some time, but when he was in Europe last year he began to conceive of a piece that would string together disparate scenes, connected only by their subjects’ focus on a task at hand. Alternating between static shots and ones involving action, interiors, and exteriors, Erie is a meditative visual poem.

Opening on workers putting up a Volkswagen billboard intended to appeal to African Americans, the film cuts briefly to Niagara Falls, and then settles into a prolonged shot of a young girl in a white shirt staring at a flickering white candle. The composition is beautiful, but as the minutes tick by, with next to nothing happening, the small things— the twitch of the girl’s mouth, a drip of wax, the sound of a dog barking— become enormous.

And so it goes for the rest of the film, slow and ponderous. Which is not to say there aren’t breathtaking moments. In one memorable shot, Everson’s camera pulls back from a vocalist and pianist practicing a sentimental song on a tinny upright to follow a dancer krumping to music blasting from a CD player in another part of the warehouse-like room.

Erie screens on Thursday night, but 18 of Everson’s University of Virginia students carry the filmic art torch through the weekend with a series of video installations at 106 E. Main Street. According to fourth-year student Vashti Harrison, the eighteen pieces “are made for people to walk in and of,” and several are site-specific.

Erie, screens at 10pm on Thursday, November 5, at Regal 3 on the Downtown Mall.  For more information, call 1-800-UVA-Fest. Everson’s UVA art students’ video installations are on view Friday and Saturday, 9am-10pm, at 106 E. Main St. (former office of C-Ville). 434-242-4211.

Piedmont Virginia Community College presents its annual Art Faculty Exhibit, featuring work by PVCC’s fulltime and adjunct faculty, including George Andrews, Fenella Belle, Tom Clarkson, Mark Edwards, Stacey Evans, Nancy Ross, Beryl Solla. Rob Tarbell, Jeremy Seth Taylor, and Rebekah Wostrel. V. Earl Dickinson Building, College Dr. 961-5202.

To marks its fifth anniversary, The Bridge’s walls feature a collaborative wall painting celebrating those who have given their support and service to the community by volunteering for The Bridge’s various programs. A First Friday kick-off celebration is scheduled for November 6, 6-8pm, and will showcase favorite alumni, including fave films, bands, theater, and “good old-fashioned ‘noise.’” 209 Monticello Road (across from Spudnuts). 242-0905.

The Garage presents “Staycation,” an exhibit of mixed-media work by UVA and Cranbook Academy alum, Dana Giacofci. A First Friday opening is scheduled for November 6, 5-7pm. 250 N. First St. For more information, visit http://thegarage-cville.com.

Speak! Language Center shows watercolors and prints by Charles Matheson, including images of Italy, hunting sketches, and depictions of Robert Redd. A First Friday reception is scheduled for December 4, 5:30-7:30pm. 313 Second St. SE, Suite 109 (back side of the Glass Building). 245-8255.

Women Build of Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Charlottesville Area display over 40 toolboxes transformed by local artists into works of art. Proceeds from sales of the boxes benefits the Women Build Program of Habitat for Humanity. 1221 Harris St. 293-6331.

The Nichols Gallery Annex in Barboursville presents, “Just Landscapes?,” an exhibition of paintings and prints by over 15 Southern artists, including Frederick Nichols, Philip Koch, Tom Tartaglino, and Priscilla Whitlock. Near the intersection of Routes 20 and 33. 540-832-3565.

The Willow Brook Fitness Center in Earlysville hosts “Wine, Cheese, Art & Friends,” a one-day art exhibit featuring the work  of Biff McIntyre, Tamara Murray, Cheryl Shaver, Chris Wharam, and Murray Whitehill. 235 Willow Brook Road. 978-7170.

The Westminster Canterbury Gallery Walk features paintings by Chica Tenny. 250 Pantops Mt. Road. 972-3248.

The Niche in the Fine Arts Libary screens Shane Mecklenburger’s “Halcyon Atmosphere.” Mecklenburger used 3D models of guns designed for digital shooter games to create this nine-minute piece, which is part of a series called “pwn3d” that investigates how masculinity is constructed in first-person shooter games. Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library, Bayly Dr. (across from the Architecture School). For more information, visit http://thelibraryniche.blogspot.com.

The new Skylight Studios features photographer Karen Kupelian’s exhibition, “A Traveler’s View.” A First Friday opening, featuring bluegrass duo, Liza Bance and Gabe Robey, is scheduled for November 6, 5-9pm. 108 2nd St. NW. 293-3908.

The Paramount Theater displays the “syncclecronic clocks” of Yale S.Y. Landsberg in the painted clock cases of John Sylvester Lynch, along with metaphysical paintings by Lynch. A First Friday opening is scheduled for November 6, 5-6:45pm. 215 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. For more information, call 326-5796.

The University of Virginia Art Students’ Society presents its “Fall Art Show,” featuring student work, in the Ruffstuff Gallery on the ground floor of Ruffin Hall. 179 Culbreth Road. For more information email: .

Spring Street features “joie des couleurs,” a show of “fun photographs” by Melissa Knabe. A First Friday opening is scheduled for November 6, 6-8pm. 107 W. Main St on the Downtown Mall. 975-1200.