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Art listings, Nov. 28

Museums

Attleboro Arts Museum, 86 Park St., Attleboro. Tues. through Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Dec. 25 through Jan. 1. Gift Shop Special Holiday Sale Days Dec. 4, 5, 6. 508-222-2644 or www.attleboroartsmuseum.org. STEVEN COLLINS, through Dec. 18 with opening reception Dec. 6, 3 to 5 p.m.; MEMBERS' JURIED EXHIBITION, Dec. 6 through Jan. 22, opening reception Dec. 6, 3 p.m.; 4TH ANNUAL POETRY SLAM, Jan. 17, 2 p.m.; (SMARTS) NETWORK MIDDLE SCHOOL VISUAL ART EXHIBITION, Jan. 31 through Feb. 10, opening reception Jan. 31, 1 p.m.; HISTORIC AMERICAN POSTERS: 1939 - 1945, from the private collection of Toby and David London, Feb. 20 - March 19, opening reception Feb 20; 6:30 p.m.; FLOWER SHOW: "FLOWER POWER," April 2 - 5; MASS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN SPOTLIGHT EXHIBITION, April 17 through May 15; THE RENAISSANCE - INSTALLATION ART featuring innovative recycled objects, May 27 through June 11, 2009, awards reception May 28; 6:30 p.m.

Fuller Craft Museum, 455 Oak St., Brockton. GARRY KNOX BENNETT: CALL ME CHAIRMAKER, through Feb. 8. Hours: Mon., Tue., Thu.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Wed. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. $8 adults, $5 seniors and students. Free for members and children under 12. Free admission every Wed. 5-9 p.m. 508-588-6000, www.fullermuseum.org.

Decordova Art Museum, 51 Sandy Point Rd., Lincoln. Tues.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $9/adults, $6/seniors, students, children 6-12. 781-259-8355 or www.decordova.org. DRAWN TO DETAIL, through Jan. 4; LAYLAH ALI: NOTES/DRAWINGS/UNTITLED AFFLICTIONS, through Jan. 4, 2009; ZEA MAYS PRINTMAKING: THE NATURE OF THINGS, through Jan. 4, 2009; STACY STEERS: PHANTOM CANYON, through Jan. 4; FACE TO FACE: PORTRAITS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION, Oct. 4 through Sept. 9, 2009

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 280 The Fenway, Boston. Tues.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Admission: $12/adults, $10/seniors, $5/students. 617-278-5156 or www.gardnermuseum.org. ARTFUL HOLIDAYS AT THE GARDNER MUSEUM, Dec. 13, 7:30 to 9 p.m., first year open to the public, holiday buffet in museum's cloisters, Gardner Chamber Orchestra, Scottish piping, caroling, $200 per person or $375 for two, price includes one full year of membership, 617-391-3949 or events@isgm.org. TRIUMPH OF MARRIAGE: PAINTED CASSONI OF THE RENAISSANCE, through Jan. 18.

Museum of Fine Arts, Huntington Ave., Boston. Sat. - Tues. 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Wed. to Fri. 10 a.m. to 9:45 p.m. $15/adults, $13/seniors, students, free/members. Call 617-369-3447 or visit www.mfa.org. ART AND EMPIRE: TREASURES FROM ASSYRIA IN THE BRITISH MUSUEM, through Jan. 4; AND SO TO BED: INDIAN BED CURTAINS FROM A STATELY ENGLISH HOME, through June 21, 2009. PHOTOGRAPHIC FIGURES, through May 10, 2009.

RISD Museum, 224 Benefit St., Providence. Tues. through Sun., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $8/adults, $5/seniors, $2/ages 5-18, $3/college students with valid ID, Free/Museum members, Brown and RISD students, children under 5. Free-For-All Saturdays: last Saturday of every month except Dec. is free admission to the Museum and activities. 401-454-6500 or www.risdmuseum.org. HOLIDAY CELEBRATION, Dec. 7, 1-4:30 p.m., KUNISADA'S "TWELVE MONTHS": Genre in Japanese Prints through March 1; HARRY CALLAHAN: ELEANOR, through Feb. 15; SARTORIAL SANCTUARY: Clothing and Tradition in the Eastern Islamic World, Dec. 19 through April 26.

Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, 415 South St., Waltham. 781-736-3434 or www.brandeis.edu/rose. INVISIBLE RAYS: The Surrealism Legacy, Project for a New American Century and Drawing on Film, through Dec. 14; PROJECT FOR A NEW AMERICAN CENTURY, through Dec. 14; Drawing on Film, through Dec. 14; ON EQUAL TERMS: A mixed-media Installation by Susan Eisenberg, through Jan. 9. HANS HOFMANN: circa 1950, Jan. 14 through April 12, opening reception Jan. 13, 6 to 8 p.m.

Rotch-Jones-Duff Garden Museum, 396 County St., NewBedford. 508-997-1401 or www.rjdmuseum.org.

Sales

Village Artisans, holiday showcase, Thursday-Sunday, through Dec. 24, 58 Orne St., North Attleboro. Breakfast with the Artists, 10 a.m. to noon, Nov. 28. Meet local artisans and browse works for sale.

Annual Holiday Art Sale, Dec. 4-6, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., UMass Dartmouth Star Store, 715 Purchase St., New Bedford. Free. Undergrad and graduate work for sale, including pottery, sculpture, paintings, prints, textiles, jewelry, and baked goods. All proceeds got o UMass Dartmouth Clay Club. Cash and checks accepted, credit cards are not for all purchases.

RISD Art Sale, Dec. 13, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Rhode Island Convention Center, 1 Sabin St., downtown Providence. About 100 local artists and over 100 who travel from the rest of New England. Handbags, bowls, cups, toys, books, ornaments, glass pieces, paintings, and sculptures. $7, supports career programs for RISD students and alumni. Children 14 and under, and RISD students, free.

Galleries

Beard & Weil Galleries, Watson Fine Arts, Wheaton College, Norton. HIGH TOWNLEY: THE WIZARD WITH WOOD, through Dec. 1. www.wheatoncollege.edu/arts

Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River. Wed. through Sat., noon to 5 p.m. and by appointment. ncfta.org. MULTIPLICITIES: PAINTINGS BY MICHELE ADRIENNE L'HEUREUX, through Dec. 21,

Bannister Gallery, Rhode Island College, 600 Mt. Pleasant St., Providence. Hours: Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri., 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thurs., noon to 9 p.m., Saturday by appointment. 401-456-9765 or www.ric.edu/bannister. DUANE SLICK AND CRITICAL DISTANCE, Dec. 11 through Jan. 8, reception and artist lecture Dec. 11, 5 to 8 p.m.

Culinary Arts Museum at Johnson & Wales University, 315 Harborside Blvd., Providence. 401-598-2805. FROM THE GARDEN, paintings and oil sketches of fruit and vegetables by artist Dorian Vincent Scotti, through Jan. 9; DRIPPING WITH COLOR: The Art of the Fruit Crate Label, through May 2009.

Mass Audubon Visual Arts Center, 963 Washington St., Canton. Hours: Fri.-Sun., 1-5 p.m.; Sun., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $4/non-member adults, $3/non-member children and seniors. 781-821-8853 or massaudubon.org/visualarts. A. ELMER CROWELL: MASTER OF DECOYS AND MORE, through Jan. 25.

Jaec's Community Art Gallery, monthly rotating display from various artists. Most art for sale. Jaec's Coffee House, 68 Union St., Attleboro, 508-223-JAEC (5232)

CVPA Campus Gallery, 285 Old Westport Rd., North Dartmouth. Mon. through Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. or by appointment. Use parking lot 7A. 508-999-8010.

Dauphinee Gallery, Hunakai Studio School of Fine Arts, 106A Mechanic St., Foxboro. 508-543-5665. THE ART OF THE EDUCATOR BIENNIAL EXHIBITION, through Nov. 29. Art teachers from Foxboro, Franklin, King Philip, Mansfield, Medfield, Walpole and West Bridgewater participating.

Gallery at Second Stage Studio, 1 Angell Rd., Cumberland, RI. Open every Sun., 1 to 4 p.m. and by appointment. 401-334-4800.

Next Door Gallery, 250 North Main St., Mansfield. 508-339-1234. Meet the artists, Dec. 6, 7 to 9 p.m., with light refreshments and live jazz performed by 5:00 Flat.

Rhode Island Watercolor Society, J. C. Potter Casino (Boat House), Slater Memorial Park, Armistice Boulevard, Pawtucket. Tues. through Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sun. 1 to 5 p.m. www.riws.org or 401-726-1876. HOLIDAY LITTLE PICTURE SHOW, through Dec. 23

University Art Gallery at UMass Dartmouth, Star Store Campus, 715 Purchase St., downtown New Bedford. Park in the nearby Zeiterion Garage. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 508-999-8555. THEATRUM RDO: The Late Work of Richard Winther, through Jan. 15

Wallace L. Anderson Gallery, Art Center, 40 School St., Bridgewater. Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 508-531-1359 or www.bridgew.edu/art/gallery. INTERSECTIONS, through Dec. 18.

David Winton Bell Gallery, List Arts Center, Brown University, 64 Cottage St., Providence. Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat., Sun. 1-4 p.m. 401-863-2932 or www.brown.edu/Facilities/David_Winton_Bell_Gallery/. ELIZABETH KING: THE SIZES OF THINGS IN THE MIND'S EYE, through Dec. 21.

Lectures

Tuesday Talks Lecture Series: Glass, through Dec. 9, 1 p.m., Michael P. Metcalf Auditorium, Chace Center, RISD, Providence. $15 per lecture, free to members. 401-454-6530. TOOTS ZYNSKY, Dec. 9