On Exhibit

Museums, arts centers, libraries, nature centers, galleries, etc.

❋ = Exhibits for children.

OPENING

❋ = Exhibits for children.

OPENING

Carriage Barn Arts Center in Waveny Park, 681 South Ave., New Canaan; Tues.-Fri., 12-4 and Sat.-Sun., 1-5; info., 203-972-1895 or carriagebarn.org: A—Z, Katonah Museum Artists’ Association Members 2010 Juried Exhibition, juried by Grace Knowlton, March 21-April 17; recept., Sun., March 21, 4-6 p.m.

Kent Art Association, 21 South Main St. (Rte. 7), Kent; open Fri.-Sun.,1-5; info., kentart.org or 860-927-3989: Member Show, March 14-April 11; Fri.-Sun., 1-5 p.m.; recept. Sat., March 20, 2-4 p.m.

❋ Brookfield Museum and Historical Society, intersection Rtes. 25 & 133; 203-740-8140 or brookfieldcthistory.org: Toys, incl. Civil War and Victorian dolls, lead soldiers, vintage Disney toys, Erector sets, etc.; open Sat., noon to 4, through March 2010; 20th Annual Super Train Exhibition, March 20-21 and 27-28, 10 to 5, adm. $4/adult, $3/srs., $1/ages 7-14.

Sonya Berlovitz — Costume Designs & Paintings: 1993-2010, opening Tues., March 23, 4:30-6:30, with artist talk at 5; Lukacs Gallery, Loyola Hall, Fairfield University, 1073 North Benson Rd., Fairfield; info., 203-254-4010.

Troy Art, 301 Commerce Dr., Fairfield; troyfineart.com or 203-367-5511: Trialogue: Three Artists in Visual Conversation with printmaker Deborah Weiss, ceramicist Ann Mallory and glass artist Adam Waimon, March 24-April 21; recept., Fri., March 26, 6-8 p.m.

MUSEUMS

The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, open Tues.-Sun., 12-5; historic $7/adults and $5/srs.; free adm. for full-time teachers and students in grades K-12; 258 Main St., Ridgefield, 203-438-4519: Jeanne Finley and John Muse: Sleeping Under the Stars, Living Under the Satellites, site-specific video installation, Jan. 31-June 6; Jo Yarrington: Ocular Visions, in the Leir Atrium, Jan. 31-June 6; Paying a Visit to Mary: 2008 Hall Curatorial Fellowship Exhibition, curated by Maxine Kopsa, Jan. 31-June 6; Tom Molloy, sculptures, drawings and photographs and a new work for the museum’s Camera Obscura, Jan. 31-June 6; Chad Kleitsch: White Box—Photographs of the Unseen Museum, Jan. 31-June 6.

❋ Neuberger Museum of Art, at Purchase College, State Univ. of N.Y., 735 Anderson Hill Rd., 914-251-6100; Tues.-Sun., 12-5; adm. $5, $3/srs. and students, free/12 and under: Contemporary Latin American Art from the Luis Calzadilla Collection, Jan. 10-April 11; Tania Bruguera: On the Political Imaginary, Jan. 28-April 11, installation and performance works.

❋ Stamford Museum & Nature Center, 39 Scofieldtown Rd., Mon.-Sat., holidays, 9-5 (closed Mondays Jan. 3-March 28), Sun., 11-5; non-res. adults $8, srs., $6, children 4-17, $4, age 3 and younger, free; 203-322-1646 or www.stamfordmuseum.org: Gerberich’s Gadgetry, retrospective by Steve Gerberich of past 25 years, “Analog Work for the Digital Age,” Jan. 30-May 23.

❋ Barnum Museum, 820 Main St. Bridgeport, 203-331-1104; 10-4:30, Tues.-Sat., noon-4:30, Sun.; adm. $7/adults, $5/srs., college students, $4/ages 4-17, $2/everyone on Tuesdays through March 30; life and times of P.T. Barnum, permanent exhibits incl. Miniature Circus and the Product Carousel, “Baby Bridgeport,” mounted pachyderm born in Bridgeport in 1882; mummy Pa-Ib; “Come One Come All: The Barnum Festival.” Awareness: Ending Homelessness, special exhibit of phtographs by Ronnie E. Maher, through May 23.

❋ The Bruce Museum, Tues.-Sat., 10 to 5, Sun., 2 to 5; $7/adults, $6/students and seniors, free/under 5, free adm. for all on Tuesdays; One Museum Drive, Greenwich, 203-869-0376: Eat or Be Eaten: Animal Survival Strategies, Nov. 21, 2009-Nov. 28, 2010; Exotic Encounters: Art, Travel and Modernity in the Collection of the Bruce Museum, Jan. 23-April 25; Writing the Earth: 2,000 Years of Geography and Mapping, Jan. 30-May 2, world maps printed between 1511 and 1800, from a private collection, plus a small group of maps from 1570 featuring the Americas (in the Bantle Lecture Gallery, which is occasionally in use for programs; call ahead); Lincoln, Life-Size, Feb. 13-June 6.

❋ The Discovery Museum, 4450 Park Ave., Bridgeport; 203-372-3521; Tues.-Sat., 10-5, Sun., 12-5 (open Columbus Day, Mon., Oct. 13); museum and planetarium, $8.50 adults, $7 children, seniors, students, free under 5: daily planetarium shows (The Little Star That Could, for ages 8 and younger; Dawn of the Space Age, for ages 8 and older), Challenger Learning Center, call for schedule; many interactive exhibits; Amusement Park Science: The Physics Behind the Fun, through April 18.

❋ Stepping Stones Museum for Children, 303 West Ave., Norwalk; July 1-Labor Day, open daily 10-5; (rest of year: Tues., 1-5 p.m., Wed.-Sun., 10-5); $8/person (under 1, free); www.steppingstonesmuseum.org or 203-899-0606:  Healthyville, learn about your body and how to keep it healthy, Waterscape, discover water, weather and the water cycle, Rainforest Adventure, explore tropical rainforests and conservation, In the Works learn about motion, gravity, velocity and electricity, ToddlerTerrain: cozy haven for children 3 and under; Build It!, learning about architectural design and construction.

❋ Danbury Railway Museum, 120 White St., Danbury; 203-778-8337; danbury.org/drm: adm. $4/adults, $2/children (5-15); winter hours: Wed.-Sat., 10-4, Sun., 12-4; (summer hours: Tues.-Sat., 10-5, Sun., 12-5).

❋ Military Museum of Southern New England, 125 Park Ave., Danbury; 203-790-9277; www.usmilitarymuseum.org: more than 30 armored vehicles; massive collection of military artifacts; Story of the 10th Mountain Division; Life-size dioramas with major military vehicles; The World in Flames, story of World War II 1939-1945; The War in the Pacific, expanded exhibit; large gift shop; summer hours, Tues.-Sat., 10-5; Sun., 12-5; winter hours (Dec. 1-March 31), Fri.-Sun. only; adults $6, active duty military, children and srs. $4; under 5, free.

❋ Katonah Museum of Art, open Tues.-Sat., 10-5, Sun. 12-5; adm. free 10 a.m. to noon; guided tours Tues.-Sun. at 2:30; adm. $5; srs. (60+) and students, $3 (under 12/free), Rte. 22/134 Jay St., Katonah, N.Y., 914-232-9555, www.katonahmuseum.org: The Art of Contemporary Puppet Theater, Feb. 28-June 13; Steve Tobin: Katonah Steelroots, on the South Lawn, Oct. 18-Sept. 19, 2010.

Skitch Henderson Museum at Hunt Hill Farm; a slice of Skitch’s life – radio with Frank Sinatra, the first Tonight Show program with Steve Allen,  Henderson American Music Archive and items from Skitch’s collections – aviation, banks, musical instruments; Hunt Hill Farm, 44 Upland Rd.,  New Milford; open 10 to 5, Wed.-Sat., 12-5, Sun.; 860-355-0300; hunthillfarmtrust.org: Winter Exhibition, paintings, sculpture, Feb. 20-March 28.

ARTS CENTERS

Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Halpin Lane off Prospect Ridge; gallery hours Wed.-Sun., 12-4; info., 203-438-8863 or rgoa.org: Radius Exhibition, through March 27; Upstairs Gallery: Secrets: New Works, abstract paintings by Sholeh Janati, Feb. 15-March 14.

Ridgefield Music and Arts Center, at the Ridgefield Rec. Ctr., 195 Danbury Rd (Rte. 35); info., RMACCT.org or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it : Art and Photography Exhibit by students in 6th grade and up, Feb. 1-March 31.

❋ Silvermine Guild of Artists, gallery hours 12-5, Wed.-Sat., 1-5, Sun., 1037 Silvermine Rd., New Canaan, 203-966-9700, ext. 20: Director’s Choice: Natural Overlaps, Susan Newbold & Alex Rheault; Inside/Out, guild group show juried by Melissa Stafford, director of Carrie Haddad Photographs; Softening the Edge: 1964-2009, paintings and prints by Alberta Cifolelli; The Doodle Series, prints by Natasha Karpinskaia, through April 9.

Greenwich Art Society-sponsored exhibits; info., 203-629-1533: Solo Show of Oils on Canvas by Janet Baldi, Feb. 1-May 31, at the Greenwich Hospital Garden Café.

Greenwich Art Society Gallery, 299 Greenwich Ave., 2nd floor; open Mon.-Fri., 10-5, Sat., 12-5, Sun., 12-4; info., 203-629-1533 or visit greenwichartsociety.org: Miggs Burroughs and his Lenticular Imagery, March 4-26; Backyard Flowers and Wetlands, oil paintings and works on paper by Kathie Milligan, March 30-April 23; recept. Thur., April 8, 6-8 p.m.

Greenwich Arts Council, Bendheim Gallery, 299 Greenwich Ave., 203-862-6750 or greenwicharts.org: Circling Back Around: Mary Newcomb and Philip Heilman, paintings, March 4-28; Ms. Newcomb will also show her Spring 2010 of Art Wear/Jewelry Fri., March 26, 5-7 p.m. and Sat.,March 27, 12-4.

Westport Arts Center, 51 Riverside Ave.; westportartscenter.org or 203-222-7070: Found, collaborative, multi-media art installations by families, on view March 8-21; Divine Comedy, cartoons by Roz Chast and R. Crumb, April 1-May 30; recept. April 1, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Center for Contemporary Printmaking, 299 West Ave./Mathews Park, Norwalk; 203-899-7999 or www.contemprints.org; gallery hours, 9-5 Mon.-Sat. and 12-5 Sun.: Emily Mason and Wolf Kahn: Monoprints & Monotypes, Thur., March 18, 4-7 p.m. opening; thorugh May 9.

❋ Stamford Art Association, open Thur.-Fri., 11-3 and Sat.-Sun., 12-5; 39 Franklin St., off Broad St.; info., 203-325-1139 or stamfordartassociation.org: 37th Annual Student Art Show, through March 24; Nature and Beyond: Studies in Abstract Expressionism and Geometrics by Michael Horseman, March 28-April 29; recept., Sun., April 11, 4-6 p.m.

Rowayton Arts Center, 145 Rowayton Ave., 203-866-2744:  gallery hours Tues.-Sat., 12-5, Sun., 1-4: Expressions 2010, all media juried show, juried by Joseph Fucigna, Feb. 28-March 21.

Loft Artists Association, 845 Canal St., Stamford; loftartists.com or 203-329-9362: Print What?!, Feb. 19-March 21.

ArtPlace, non-profit cooperative gallery, 11 Unquowa Rd., Fairfield; open Tues.-Sat., 11-5 and by appt.; 203-292-8328 or artplace.org: Abandoned Beauty, “paper quilts” by Lori Glavin and prints by Karen Vogel, both of Darien, March 2-27.

Brookfield Craft Center, Rte. 25, Brookfield; Mon.-Sat., 10-5, Sun., 10-5, 203-775-4526 or brookfieldcraftcenter.org.

Fairfield Arts Council, 70 Sanford St., 203-319-1419 or fairfieldartscouncil.org: Trialogue: Three Artists in Visual Conversation, prints, ceramics and glass, March 24-April 21; recept. Fri., March 26, 6-8 p.m.

Mamaroneck Artists’ Guild, 126 Larchmont Ave., Larchmont, N.Y.; Tues.-Sat., 12-5; 914-834-1117: The Art of Digital Painting, works by Ford Weisberg, March 2-20; Young Artists on the Rise, featuring student works from Westchester high schools, March 23-April 10; recept., Sat., March 27, 3-5 p.m.

Rye Arts Center, 51 Milton Rd., Rye, N.Y., open Tues.-Fri., 11-5, and Sat., 10-4; info., 914-967-0700 x33 or visit ryeartscenter.org: Student Studio: Emerging High School Talent March 11-24.

Washington Art Association, 4 Bryan Memorial Plaza, Washington Depot; open Tues.-Sat., 10-5, Sun., 12-5; info., 860-868-2878 or washingtonartassociation.org: Wy We Fight, recent works on paper and paintings by André Lucien, Feb. 27-March 20.

LIBRARIES

Flinn Gallery at the Greenwich Library, 2nd floor, 101 West Putnam Ave., Greenwich; 203-622-7947 or flinngallery.com: Celebrating 80 Years: 8 Artists, March 25-May 12.

New Canaan Library, H. Pelham Curtis Gallery, 151 Main St., New Canaan; info., 203-594-5003 or visit newcanaanlibrary.org: Transitions: Black and White and color Archival Digital Prints by photographer Barry Guthertz, Feb. 21-March 28.

Purchase College Library, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase, N.Y.; purchase.edu: Down the Rabbit Hole, paintings and culpture by Robert Fuerer, School of Art + Design, through August, 2010.

Ridgefield Library, 472 Main St.; 203-438-2282 or ridgefieldlibrary.org: Photographs by Dr. Jon Gordon, April 3-30, recept. Sat., April 30, 2-4 p.m.

Westport Library, 20 Jesup Rd.; 203-291-4800 or westportlibrary.org: Coastal Views — Marine Photography by Dan Murdoch, Feb. 1-March 31; Books That Fool the Eye: Trompe l’Oeil Paintings by Norm Siegel, Feb. 16-April 30; Riverwalk Display Case.

Wilton Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Rd., wiltonlibrary.org or 203-762-3950: Wall Painting Maquettes by Yenoin Guibbory, Sun., March 7, to March 28; Weir Farm Artist-in-Residence Exhibition/Reception: Megan Francis Sullivan, Tuer., March 23, 6-7:30 p.m.

HISTORICAL

❋ Keeler Tavern Museum, 132 Main St., Ridgefield; 203-438-5485: Keeler Tavern tour hours, Wed., Sat., and Sun., 1-4, last tour at 3:30 (closed Easter Sunday, Independence Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas); adults/$5, srs. and under 12/$3.

❋ Wilton Heritage Museum, 224 Danbury Road (Route 7), 203-762-7257: period rooms in the Betts-Sturges-Blackmar House, gift shop; Currier & Ives and Their Rivals, through June, Mon.-Thur., 10-4:30, Sun., 1-4 p.m., adm. $5.

❋ Weir Farm National Historic Site, 735 Nod Hill Rd., Wilton, 203-834-1896 or www.nps.gov/wefa: grounds open daily dawn to dusk; Burlingham House Visitor Ctr., Nov.-April, Thur.-Sun., 10-4; May-Oct., Wed.-Sun., 9-5; admin. offices open Mon.-Fri., 9-5; info., incl. current program and tour sched., call or visit Web site..

Bates-Scofield House, restored classic New England saltbox ca. 1736, owned by Darien Historical Society, costume display always on view; house tour hours, Thur. & Sun., 2-4 (phone ahead), adm. charged; 45 Old Kings Highway North, Darien, 203-655-9233.

❋ New Canaan Historical Society, 13 Oenoke Ridge (Rte. 124), in the Town House Gallery; Tues.-Sun., 9:30-4:30 (closed on Sat., 12:30-2); 203-966-1776 or nchistory.org: Works of the Silvermine Group of Artists (1908-1922), new permanent exhibition room: WPA murals depicting Aesop’s Fables by Justin Gruelle.

Philip Johnson Glass House, A Site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation; offices in New Canaan at 199 Elm St.; 2010 Tour Tickets avail. for tours May 1-Nov. 30, philipjohnsonglasshouse.org or 866-811-4111: Standard Tour, $30; Extended Tour, $45; Modern Friends Tour, $100; Twilight Tour, $150; Private Tour, $250 Glass House + Four Seasons Package, $400 (private tour followed by 3-course dinner at Johnson-designed Four Seasons Restaurant in New York City).

Norwalk Museum, 41 North Main St., South Norwalk, 203-866-0202: Collections and exhibits reflecting the lives and culture of local people from settlement to present; ref. library and archives; open Wed.-Sun., 1-5; free adm.

❋ Bush-Holley Historic Site, Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich, 39 Strickland Rd., Cos Cob; open Wed.-Sun., 12-4 (docent-led tours at 1, 2 and 3);  203-869-6899, ext. 10 or www.hstg.org; adm. to gallery, visitor ctr. & house museum, $10/adults, $8/srs. and students, under 6 free; group tours at $7/person avail. on public and non-public days; library and archives open Wed.-Thur., 10-4; adm. offices open Mon.-Fri., 9-5: A Stitch in Time: Quilts from the Collection, March 3-June 13, 25 quilts made by Greenwich women during 1800s; Community Artists Series, exhibits by Greenwich artists in the museum shop, with works for sale: Stitches in Time: Carol Nipomnich Dixon, March 3-April 27, landscapes and abstract motifs featuring embroidery.

Stamford Historical Society, 1508 High Ridge Rd., open Tues.-Sat., 12-4, adm., $5; info., 203-329-1183, stamfordhistory.org.

❋ Westport Historical Society, 25 Avery Place; open Mon.-Fri., 10-4, Sat., 12-4; info., 203-222-1424 or www.westporthistory.org: Westport Modern: When Cool Was Hot!, Jan. 24-May 1, photographs of Westport’s Modern buildings, timeline, mid-20th Century furniture, accessories and paint colors of the period, film excerpts from 1939: I Have Seen the Future, a documentary by Lisa Seidenberg.

Fairfield Museum and History Center, 370 Beach Rd., behind the old Town Hall; open Mon.-Fri., 10-4 (Thur. till 6); Sat.-Sun., 12-4; research library closed Mon.; adults, $5, students w/ ID, $3, children 5 and under, free; info., www.fairfieldhs.org or 203-259-1598: A Bird’s Eye View: Citizen Science and Social Networks, March 5-April 22.

Junior League of Eastern Fairfield County 18th Annual Art Show at the Burr Homestead, March 26-28, 10-5; tickets at the door, $7/adults, $5/srs. and free/under 12; The Burr Homestead, 739 Old Post Rd., Fairfield; info., JLEFC.org or call 203-259-9995.

❋ John Jay Homestead State Historic Site, Rte. 22, Katonah, N.Y.; 914-232-5651 or www.johnjayhomestead.org: guided tours offered Tues.-Sat., 10-4; Sun., 11-4; $7/adults, $5/srs., students, free up to age 12.

New Castle Historical Society, Horace Greeley House, 100 King St., Chappaqua, N.Y.; open Tues.-Thur. and Sat., 1-4 p.m. (closed Sat. during August); info., 914-238-4666 or newcastlehistoricalsociety.org: Reader’s Digest: The Local Magazine That Conquered the World, Feb. 13-January, 2011; vintage photos and artifacts featuring founders DeWitt and Lila Acheson Wallace.

NATURE/SCIENCE

❋ New Canaan Nature Center, 144 Oenoke Ridge (Rte. 124); 203-966-9577 (for New York Botanical Garden program reg., call 1-800-322-6924):  Saturday Videos, family program every Sat. at 2; Saturday Live Animal Demonstrations, every Sat. at 3. Center open Mon.-Sat., 9-4, Sun., 9-1; grounds open dawn to dusk daily.

❋ Darien Nature Center, 120 Brookside Rd.; free adm. Mon.-Fri., 9-4; Sat., 9-1; 203-655-7459: ongoing exhibits; The Good Earth, art from found materials, through March 20.

❋ Audubon Greenwich, 613 Riversville Rd.; adm. $5/adults, $3/children, srs.; greenwich.audubon.org or 203-869-5272: Kiernan Hall Nature Arts Gallery, in the Kimberlin Nature Education Center, open daily, 9-5 (12-5 on Sun.).

❋ The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, 10 North Water St., Norwalk; 203-852-0700 or maritimeaquarium.org; open daily, 10-5 (till 6 in July and August; closed Thanksgiving and Christmas); $11.75 adults, $10.75 seniors, $9.75 children 2-12 (various combination passes avail. incl. IMAX theater): sharks, seals, river otters, sea turtles, jellies and more than 100 other species;  Frogs!, Marine Lab, Ocean Playspace for toddlers; African Underwater Safari special exhibit and Happy Feet, simulator ride-film ($5.50); seal feedings at 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 and 3:45 p.m. daily; African Penguins, small colony in new outdoor exhibit, open through December, 2010; Go Fish — Long Island Sound and Beyond, new permanent exhibit.

Norwalk River Watershed Association, norwalkriver.org or 877-NRWA-INFO: Living Waters 2010 photo exhibition, at the Norwalk Library during March; Weston Library during April; Ridgefield Recreation Center, during May; Wilton Library, during June.

Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens, 151 Brookdale Rd., Stamford; 203-322-6971 or bartlettarboretum.org: Light and Atmosphere, contemp. plein air landscpaes by Andrea Marschalk, April 7-May 10, recept. Thur., April 15, 5-7:30 p.m.

❋ Connecticut Audubon Birdcraft Museum, 314 Unquowa Rd., Fairfield, Tues.-Fri., 10-5, Sat.-Sun., 12-5; adm. $2/adults, $1/under 14; info., 203-259-0416.

The Gallery  in the Park at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Rte. 121 South, near Rte. 35, Cross River, N.Y., 914-864-7317 or westchestergov.com/parks: Van Wolf: Studies in Line and Character by Pound Ridge artist Heather Van Wolf, Jan. 23-April 30, daily 9-5; parking $8.

GALLERIES, ETC.

Paul Gervais Gallery, 49 Ethan Allen Hwy. (Rte. 7 at Rte. 102), 203-544-8166 or thepaulgervaisgallery.com: The March of Time, landscapes by Beverly Ward, March 13-April 3.

Rockwell Art Gallery/Wilton, 379 Danbury Rd. (Rte. 7), 203-752-8311: Landscape From Realism to Representational, Feb. 20-March 31, group show.

Artifacts Lanier, 979 Post Rd., Darien, 203-202-7665 or artifactslanier.com: Kissed by Genius, contemp. and Old Master works, Feb. 6-March 21.

Les Beaux Arts Gallery at Round Hill Community Church, 395 Round Hill Rd., Greenwich; open Mon.-Fri., 9-3, Sun., 11-noon; info., 203-869-1091: Shrink to Fit, miniature abstract paintings by Richelle Ivarsson of Greenwich, Feb. 28-April 5.

Rockwell Art Gallery, 9 Burtis Ave., New Canaan; 203-594-7177 or rockwellartgalleries.com: Light Spaces, encaustic and oil on wood panels and oils on canvas by Hans Fischer of Ridgefield, curated by Dara Polenghi-Quinn, Feb. 5-March 31.

Chittim-Howell House at St. Paul’s Church on the Green, 60 East Ave., Norwalk; Mon.-Fri., 9-5, Sat., 9-noon, Sun., 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: Variations on a Gene, paintings by three gnerations of the Morris/Manning family, March 16-April 27.

Chocopologie, 12 South Main St., Norwalk; 203-854-4754: Heidi Lewis Coleman: Giclee Collection, contemp. still lifes, through April 1.

22 Haviland Street Gallery, 22 Haviland St., South Norwalk; 203-852-6727: Mezzanotte, photography by Tom Mezzanotte, through April 9; Durante/Fucigna, April 16-May 30, drawings by Chris Durante and Joe Fucigna, opening, recept. April 16, 6-9 p.m.

Galerie Sono, 135 Washington St., South Norwalk; sonogalerie.com or call 203-831-8332: One-Woman Show by Margaret Gerding, new landscapes; preview March 13-20, opening recept. w/artist Sat., March 20, 6 p.m.; through April 3.

Amy Simon Fine Art, 1869 Post Rd. East, Westport; gallery hours Tues.-Sat., 11-5:30 or by appt.; 203-259-1500 or amysimonfineart.com: Ready, Aim, Inspire: Cecile Chong, Jeesoo Lee and Joanne Mattera, March 13-April 24.

Rockwell Art Gallery/Westport, 15 Myrtle Ave./Sconset square; 203-227-1800 or rockwellartgalleries.com: Material Change, mixed media work by Christopher Curnan of Ridgefield; curated by dara Polenghi-Quinn, through April 30.

Southport Galleries, 330 Pequot Ave., Southport; 203-292-6124 or southportgalleries.com: Water Works, marine painter Michel Brosseau and fresco painter Melissa Barbieri, through March 31; Tues.-Sat., 10-5, Sun., 12-4.

City Lights Gallery, 37 Markle Ct., Bridgeport; citylightsgallery.org: CapaCity Project by photographer and installation artist Jeff Becker of Easton, Feb. 18-March 31.

Art from the Western Conn. State U. Collection, Feb. 24-March 16, Mon.Thur., 12-4, Higgins Hall Gallery, Rm. 101, first floor; Midtown Campus, 181 White St., Danbury; info., 860-671-9309.

Gregory James Gallery, 13 Main St./On the Green, New Milford; Mon.-Sat., 10-5, 860-354-3436 or gregoryjamesgallery.com: Inaugural Pastel Invitational, Feb. 20-March 27.

Winter Symphony, paintings and sculpture by Liz Dexheimer, Lois Gold, Cornelia Thomsen, Brian Walters, Matt Wood; Feb. 5-March 28; Fri., 12-5, Sat., 11-5, Sun., 12-4; Behnke Doherty Gallery, 6 Green Hill rd., Washington Depot; 860-868-1655 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Eckert Fine Art, 27 N. Main St. (Kent Town Center), Kent; open Thur.-Sat. and Mon., 10-5, Sun., 12-5, or by appt.; 860-927-0012 or visit eckertfineart.com: Oils, watercolors and pastels by Tony Bennett, during March; percentage of sales to the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts.