Carrboro
- “Are we friends?†Photography by Joanna Welborn & Mark Pettit. – Jan 3-30. Center Gallery, The ArtsCenter. 300-G E Main St. 929-2737, www.artscenterlive.org.
- Earth Drawings and Soft Sculpture by Jyoti Duwadi – Jan 3-30. East End Gallery, The ArtsCenter. 300-G E Main St. 929-2737, www.artscenterlive.org.
- Works by Sondra Dorn – Through Jan 30. Nested. 118-B E Main St. 338-8023.
- Paintings by Lynne Clarke, featuring portraits and still lifes – 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.
- Photographs by Natasha Johnson – Carrboro Town Hall. 301 W Main St. 942-8451, townofcarrboro.com.
- Acrylics by Douglas Clark, focusing on landscapes and automotive – Through Jan 31. DeWitt Law. 118 E Main St. 338-8200, dewitt-law.com.
- Paintings by Deborah Russell – Through Feb 1. Fleet Feet Gallery. 406 W Main St. 942-3102.
- “Watercolor Reflections†by Kathleen Gwinnett – Through Jan 31. NC Crafts Gallery. 212 W Main St. 942-4048.
- Paintings by David Sovero and mixed media by Duncan Morgan – Through Jan 31. Open Eye Café. 101 S Greensboro St. 968-9410.
Chapel Hill
- “Sumi-e, Chinese Brush Painting†by Jinxiu Alice Zhao & Charlie Dillingham – Through Feb 28. Totten Center, North Carolina Botanical Gardens. Call 962-0522.
- “Picturing the World,†Carolina’s celebrated photojournalists – Through Apr 6. Ackland Art Museum. S Columbia St at Franklin St. 966-5736.
- “Theme and Variation,†print sequences from ornament to abstraction – Through Feb 24. Ackland Art Museum. S Columbia St at Franklin St. 966-5736.
- “Shapes, Colors, Dots and Pop†by Roy Lichtenstein – Animation and Fine Art, University Mall. 968-8008.
- Impressionist Art Show – Oils on Canvas by Vieni Sue Pawloski. Through Feb. Dead Mule Club. 303 W Franklin St. Open daily from 4pm-2am. 240-4084.
Hillsborough
- “Winter Blues,†a show of work by members of the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts – Opening reception Fri, Jan 25, 6-9pm. Through Feb 3. Hillsborough Gallery of Arts. 121 N Churton St, 1-D. Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm. 732-5001, www.hillsboroughgallery.com.
Pittsboro
- Photography by ChathamArts Gallery member photographers and the Chatham Camera Club – Through Jan 31. Tue-Sat, 11am-5pm. ChathamArts Gallery. 115 Hillsboro St. 542-4144, chathamarts.org.
- “Darkness – Nurtured & Dreamed†– Works by various artists. Through Jan 31. Thu, 2-6pm, Fri & Sat, 10am-6pm. The Joyful Jewel Studio & Gallery. 45 West St. 545-6836.