---

Museums

Attleboro Arts Museum, 86 Park St., Attleboro. Tues. through Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 508-222-2644 or www.attleboroartsmuseum.org. 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, awards reception May 28; 6:30 p.m.; COLOR AND FORM: A Ceramics Invitational Exhibition from Massachusetts College of Art and Design, April 17 through May 16, opening reception April 17, 7 to 9 p.m. with talk by gallery curator at 6 p.m.

Fuller Craft Museum, 455 Oak St., Brockton. 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. FACE TO FACE: PORTRAITS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION, 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. JOURNEYS EAST: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia, through May 31. 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. AND SO TO BED: INDIAN BED CURTAINS FROM A STATELY ENGLISH HOME, through June 21; PHOTOGRAPHIC FIGURES, through May 10; VIVA MEXICO!, Edward Weston and his Contemporaries, May 30 through Nov. 2; VIDA Y DRAMA, Modern Mexican Prints, May 30 through Nov. 2; REOPENING OF HUNTINGTON AVE. ENTRANCE, April 23, 10 to 11 a.m., with refreshments and children activities, tree planting.

New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. whalingmuseum.org. CLASSIC WHALING PRINTS, through 2009, includes two prints mentioned in Herman Melville's "Moby Dick."

New England Quilt Museum, 18 Shattuck St., Lowell. Tues. through Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sun. noon to 4 p.m. $5 adults, $4 students, seniors, members are free. nequiltmuseum.org or 978-452-4207. FABRIC CONNECTION: Seven Swiss Contemporary Quilts Artists, through April 18; URSULA KERN LECTURE, April 18, "Colon in design: between playing and hard work,"; RADKA DONNELL: The Work of Touch, opening April 24 with reception on May 2, through July 12.

Peabody Essex Museum, 161 Essex St., Salem. Open Tues. through Sun., Mon. holidays from 10 s.m. to 5 p.m. $15 adults, $13 seniors, $11 students, free residents of Salem and youth under 16. 866-745-1876 or pem.org. MAHJONG, through May 17, contemporary Chinese art; FISH, SILK, TEA, BAMBOO: Cultivating an Image of China, through 2011; AVENUE PATRICE LUMUMBA: Photographs by Guy Tillim, opening April 29 through Sept. 8, opening exhibition and reception April 29 5 p.m., free.

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 free admission to the Museum and activities. 401-454-6500 or www.risdmuseum.org. SARTORIAL SANCTUARY: Clothing and Tradition in the Eastern Islamic World, through April 26; PULLED UP: Carl Ostendarp, through Aug. 23; YOUSUF KARSH: Portraits of Artists, through Aug. 23; SITINGS 2009, through May 31; MARCEL BREUER: Design and Architecture, April 17 through July 19, opening celebration April 15, 6 to 8 p.m.

Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, 415 South St., Waltham. 781-736-3434 or www.brandeis.edu/rose. HANS HOFMANN: Circa 1950, through April 5.

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

Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St., Worcester. 508-799-4406 or worcesterart.org. Wed.-Fri., Sun. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $10 adults, $8 seniors and students with college ID, free for kids under 17, members, free Sat. mornings 10 a.m. to noon. HEAVENLY AND EARTHLY DELIGHTS: Alive in colorful display, through June 9; BEYOND: Visions of Planetary Landscapes, through May 24; ARTVENTURES, April 21 through 24, two hour workshops for kids between 2 and 17, $20 and $26.

Special exhibit

Traditions and Treasures, April 25, 10 a.m .to 5 p.m., April 26, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Blue Hills Regional Technical High School, 800 Randolph St., Canton. Local talent includes Dora Dorval, Dawn Low, and Mary Ann Zonenshine of Mansfield, Diana Short of North Attleboro, and Deborah McManus and Deb Woodhams of Wrentham. More than 175 items on display and more than 75 members showing their quilts. There will also be a quilt auction of small quilts, guild boutique, and vendors. $5, children under 12 free. www.RNQG.org. Newport Review, May 3, 2 to 5 p.m., Second Stage Studio, 1 Angell Rd., Cumberland, RI. Celebrating spring with an afternoon of writing and art. Featuring photographers and authors performing their works live. Matted prints will be on sale. Refreshments available. Eugenia Hepworth Petty, Christopher Woods, and Melanie Faith will be featured.

Arts and Craft Fair

Craft and Vendor Fair, May 3, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., South Attleboro Council, 304 Highland Ave., South Attleboro. South Attleboro Knights of Columbus Council. Benefits Knights of Columbus charities. $30 per table. For more information or to sign up as a craftor/vendor, call Marge Caouette 508-761-5646 or email acaouette@comcast.net

Galleries

Beard & Weil Galleries, Watson Fine Arts, Wheaton College, Norton. Gallery hours Mon. through Sat. 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. www.wheatoncollege.edu/arts. DOROTHEA ROCKBURNE: Astronomy Drawings, through April 16; MAKING IT MODERN: Wheaton College and the International Style, through April 16; SENIOR STUDIO ART MAJORS EXHIBITION, April 22 to May 8, opening reception April 22, 7 p.m.

Adams Gallery, Sargent Hall, Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston. Hours: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Free. suffolk.edu/adamsgallery.com.

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.

Blackstone River Theatre Art Gallery, 549 Broad St., Cumberland, RI. Opened two hours before and during scheduled events. 401-725-9272. PAPER, PAINT, PIXELS AND PAINT, through May 24.

Cantor Art Gallery, O'Kane Hall, College of the Holy Cross, 1 College St., Worcester. Mon. to Fri. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sat. 2 to 5 p.m. Free. 508-793-3356 or visit holycross.edu/cantorartgallery.

Culinary Arts Museum at Johnson & Wales University, 315 Harborside Blvd., Providence. 401-598-2805. DRIPPING WITH COLOR: The Art of the Fruit Crate Label, through May.

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. FAUNA, through April 27.

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/.

Gallery at Second Stage Studio, 1 Angell Rd., Cumberland, RI. Open every Sun., 1 to 4 p.m. and by appointment. 401-334-4800. HOPE: A Celebration of Breast Cancer Survivors, through April.

Grimshaw-Gudewicz Gallery, Jackson Arts Center, Bristol Community College, 777 Elsbree St., Fall River. Hours are Mon., Wed., and Sat., from 1 to 4 p.m., Tues., Thurs., and Fri., 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. bristolcc.edu/gallery or 508-678-2811 x 2631.

Hope Gallery, 435 Hope St., Bristol, RI. Open Thurs. through Sat. noon to 5 p.m., Mon. through Wed. by appointment. 401-396-9117 or hopegalleryfineartfinecraft.com. SPIRIT OF LOVE, through April 24.

Jane's Frames, 11 East Central St., Franklin. Open Tues. to Fri., 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except Thurs., 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Closed Sunday except by appointment. 508-528-3256.

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.

Moose Hill Gallery, Nature Center, 293 Moose Hill St., Sharon. Open daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also 25 miles of hiking trails on 2,000 acres of diverse habitat. 781-784-5691.

Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River. Wed. through Sat., noon to 5 p.m. and by appointment. ncfta.org.

Next Door Gallery, 250 North Main St., Mansfield. 508-339-1234.

The Preservation Framer, 16 North Washington St., North Attleboro. 508-809-3224.

Rhode Island Audubon Environmental Education Center, 1401 Hope St., Bristol, RI. Oct.-April, Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sun., noon to 5 p.m. $6 adults, $4 children 4-12, $5 seniors 65+, free children under 4. 401-245-7500.

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. ANNUAL ARTIST MEMBER SHOW, April 19 through May 7, exhibit and sale.

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.

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