Carrboro
- Photography by Joanna Welborn & Mark Pettit. are we friends? — Jan 3-30. Public reception Fri, Jan 11, 6-9pm. Center Gallery, The ArtsCenter. 300-G E Main St, Carrboro. 929-2737, www.artscenterlive.org.
- Earth Drawings and Soft Sculpture by Jyoti Duwadi – Jan 3-30. Public reception Fri, Jan 11, 6-9pm. East End Gallery. The ArtsCenter. 300-G E Main St, Carrboro. 929-2737, www.artscenterlive.org.
- Paintings by Lynne Clarke, featuring portraits and still lifes – Reception Jan 11, 6-9pm. Exhibit through Jan 31.The Beehive Salon. 102 E Weaver St. 932-4483, thebeehive-salon.com.
- Under the Big Blue Sky by self-taught artist Valerie Tan – Century Center. 100 N Greensboro St. 918-7385, townofcarrboro.com/rp/cc.htm.
- Photography by Natasha Johnson – Carrboro Town Hall. 301 W Main St. 942-8451, townofcarrboro.com.
- Acrylics by Douglas Clark, focusing on landscapes and automotive – DeWitt Law. 118 E Main St. 338-8200, dewitt-law.com. Through Jan 31.
- Paintings by Deborah Russell – Fleet Feet Gallery. 406 W E Main St. 942-3102. Through Feb 1.
- “Watercolor Reflections†by Kathleen Gwinnett – NC Crafts Gallery. 212 W Main St. 942-4048. Through Jan 31.
- Works by Sondra Dorn – Nested. 118 B E Main St. 338-8023. Through Jan 30.
- Paintings by David Sovero and mixed media by Duncan Morgan – Open Eye Café. 100-C E Main St. 968-9410. Through Jan 31.
Chapel Hill
- “Sumi-e, Chinese Brush Painting†by Jinxiu Alice Zhao & Charlie Dillingham. Through Feb 28. Artists’ reception Sun, Jan 13, 2-4pm. Totten Center, North Carolina Botanical Gardens. Call 962-0522.
Hillsborough
- “Winter Blues,†a show of work by members of the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts. Opening reception Fri, Jan 25, 6-9pm. Show runs through Feb 3. Hillsborough Gallery of Arts. 121 N Churton St, 1-D, Hillsborough. 10am-5pm Mon-Sat. 732-5001, www.hillsboroughgallery.com.
- “Picturing the World,†Carolina’s celebrated phototournalists – Ackland Art Museum. South Columbia St & Franklin St. Chapel Hill, 966-5736. Jan 11 through April 6.
- “Theme and Variation,†print sequences from ornament to abstraction – Ackland Art Museum. South Columbia St & Franklin St. Chapel Hill, 966-5736. Jan 11 through April 6. Through Feb 24.
- “Shapes, Colors, Dots and Pop†by Roy Lichtenstein – Animation and Fine Art. University Mall, Chapel Hill, 968-8008.
Pittsboro
- Winter Writers Series hosted by Chatham County Arts Council. Technical Writing (workshop) with Victor Manos. Sat, Jan 12, 1-4pm. Poetry Writing (workshop) with Ruth Moose. Sat, Jan 19, 1-4pm. Conference Room 2, Pittsboro Campus of Central Carolina Community College. $20 ChathamArts members, $25 non-members. Call 542-0394 or contact molly.matlock@chathamarts.org for registration.