Showing at local galleries

OPENING THIS WEEK

Tuesday

Gallery 303 (Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU, 801-422-2881) -- "When I consider thy heavens . . . " featuring art by Robert M. Gardner through Jan. 17. Artist reception Wednesday evening from 6-8.

Holladay Library (2150 E. 4730 South, 943-4636, ext. 334) -- Watercolors by Judy Spillman through February.

Sprague Branch Library (2131 S. 1100 East, 524-8280) -- "Paintings and Charcoals by Kathem Alhamdan" through Feb. 27. Public reception Thursday, Jan. 12, 7-8:30 p.m.

Friday

Eccles Community Art Center (2580 Jefferson Ave., Ogden, 392- 6935) -- Main galleries: Porcelain vessels by Homer Rich and photography by Barry Parsons through Jan. 28. Opening reception tonight from 7-9 during First Friday Street Stroll.

UVSC Woodbury Gallery (University Mall, Orem, 801-426-6199) -- "Pop Art," featuring work by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichenstein, Robert Indiana, Alex Katz, Robert Rauschenburg and others, through Feb. 4.

Saturday

Day-Riverside Branch Library (1575 W. 1000 North, 594-8632) -- "The Art of Kodalith Photography by Barbara D. Richards" through March 3. Public reception Saturday, Feb. 4, 3:30-5:30 p.m.

CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS

16th Street Gallery (1299 E. 4500 South, 263-1460) -- Artwork by gallery regulars: Robert Call, G. Russell Case, Wallace Lee, Elva Malin, Robert McFarland, Ian Ramsey, Linda Curley, Jerry Hancock and more.

Abravanel Hall (123 W. South Temple) -- Dale Chihuly's "Olympic Tower" and art from the Salt Lake County Art Collection.

Anderson-Foothill Branch Library (1135 S. 2100 East) -- "Chris Kapsa: A Moon for All Seasons" through Jan. 4.

Anthony's Antiques & Fine Art (402 E. 200 South, 328-2231) -- Six paintings by Belgian artist Evariste Carpentier (1845-1921), are on display along with other fine art.

Art of Giving Gallery (170 S. Rio Grande St., The Gateway, 456- 2787) -- New giclee prints of work by Christian R. Lassen. Also artwork by Pino, Chagal, Royo, Bill Mack, Natasha Barnes and many others. Sales contribute to the Desilynn Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.

Artworks Inc. (2005 E. 2700 South, 363-1717) -- Landscapes by Jeff Surrett, Elya DeChino, Ivan Reyes and Arno Arrak. New abstracts by Craig Alan, J.R. Griffin, Loretta Banderas and Trey. New figuratives by Alessandro Nocentini, Willi Kissmer and Jurgen Gorg.

Bingham Gallery (1074 E. 2100 South, 832-9220) -- Specializes in artwork by American artists of the past 100 years, with special emphasis on Maynard Dixon. Also shown are Claude Buck, Stuart Davis, Severin Roesen and Robert Henri.

Burnt Purple Gallery (4835 Highland, Suite 1185, 277-2420) -- Featuring art by local artists.

Cherry Street Gallery (4790 S. Cherry St., 281-0075) -- Photographs by Mark Walker Smith. Also, artwork by Ken Baxter, Dan Baxter, Ed Begay, Beso, Larry Christensen, Don Coy, Mike Fletcher, Steve Harvey, Jo Gilkey, Julie Jacobsen, Scott Ruston and Lee Anne Walker.

Children's Gallery at the City Library (Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, 524-8200) -- "Children As Illustrators: The Power of Expression," featuring art books by art students, age 6-12, of Fahimeh Amiri, through Feb. 10.

City Library (210 E. 400 South, 524-8200) -- "Rigor Vitae: Life Unyielding by Carel Pieter Brest Van Kempen," featuring paintings by the artist, and "Carried Aloft: The Nature of Flight," features selections from the Utah Museum of Natural History's permanent collection. Both exhibits run through Jan. 21. Also "Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend," features images reproduced from rare books, manuscripts, maps, letters, paintings and artifacts from the Newberry Library collections, through Feb. 16.

Contemporary Art & Design Gallery (30 E. 300 South, 364-0440) -- Featuring original art, custom-made furniture and original decorative objects.

Cynthia Oliver Glass Art Studio (1600 E. Stratford Ave.) -- Glass artwork by Cathy Cartwright, Lea Erickson, Shari Higbee, Cynthia Oliver and Steve Walton.

Distinctive African-American Art Gallery (161 E. 300 South, 363- 0745) -- Colored-pencil drawings and African-American-designed tribal masks by Erica Houston. Also, work by Synthia Saint James, Charles Bibbs and Rosalind McGary.

F. Weixler Gallery* (132 E St., 534-1014) -- Paintings by Valoy Eaton, Harrison Groutage, Frank Huff, Earl Jones, Dennis Smith, Karl Thomas, Lance Turner and Kimball Warren. Exhibit ongoing.

Gallery at Library Square (Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, 524- 8200) -- "Rigor Vitae: Life Unyielding by Carel Pieter Brest Van Kempen" and "Carried Aloft: The Nature of Flight" through Jan. 21.

Groutage Gallery (1058 E. 2100 South, 518-3581) -- "Fifty Years of Harrison Groutage," featuring a retrospective of the artist's work.

Hill Gallery & Sculpture Park (9045 S. 1300 East, Sandy, 562- 9242) -- Sculpture, paintings, giclee prints and crafts by local artists.

HORNE Fine Art* (142 E. 800 South, 533-4200) -- Holiday show with small paintings and etchings by Ted Wassmer, Wilson J. Ong, Karen Horne, Mathew Stuver, John Berry, Doug Braithwaite, Laura Boardman, Phyllis F. Horne, Jennifer Suflita, Will South and others, through Jan. 8.