Art exhibitions

NEW SHOWS

Artists on Central, 2256 Central Ave: "Mid South by Southwest." Watercolors by Bill Branch, through Aug. 30. Opening reception 5-8 p.m. today. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Call 276-1251.

Askew, Hargraves, Harcourt, & Associates, 3009 Davies Plantation Road, Lakeland, Tenn.: Memphis/Germantown Art League (MGAL) Star Artist Exhibition runs through Aug. 20. Opening reception, 6-8 tonight with music by Grace Askew. Works by League artists who have won previous awards in national, international and regional exhibits. Juried works selected by Veda Reed. Call 578-3921.

Artist Lela Kay's "Autumn Haze" is a part of an exhibit called "Driven to Abstraction" that runs through Aug. 31 at Joysmith/Sunsum Gallery, 46 Huling.

Artist Lela Kay's "Autumn Haze" is a part of an exhibit called "Driven to Abstraction" that runs through Aug. 31 at Joysmith/Sunsum Gallery, 46 Huling.

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    Chucalissa Archaeological Museum, 1987 Indian Village Dr.: "Neighborhood Communication: L.I.F.E. as Process," through Sept. 3. Opening reception 6-8 tonight. C.H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa displays photographs by students participating in the Leaders Implementing Foresight Everyday program at the Charles Powell Community Center. Call 785-3160.

    Fountain Art Gallery, 3092 Poplar, Suite 1 (Chickasaw Oaks Villages): "Cool Works for a Hot Summer," through Sept. 30. Reception, 6-8 tonight. Featured artists: Marie Babb, Priscilla Cunningham, Teresa Robison, and Gerald Stephan. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Call 458-7100. Online: thefountainartgallery.com

    David Lusk Gallery, 4540 Poplar in Laurelwood: "Price is Right," through Aug. 30. Opening 6-8 tonight. Original works by 38 artists. Every piece is priced under $1,000. Call 767-3800. Online: davidluskgallery.com

    Memphis Botanic Garden, 750 Cherry Road (Audubon Park): "Artscapades," through Aug. 31. Reception, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday. Art works by Phyllis Boger on display and available for purchase in the Visitors Center. A portion of proceeds benefit MBG's education/horticulture programs. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Call 636-4100.

    Perry Nicole Fine Art, 3086 Poplar (Chickasaw Oaks Plaza): Opening reception for Mississippi photographer Maude Schuyler Clay -- "Delta Dogs'' -- tonight, 6-8 p.m. A Gallery Talk by Clay, 11 a.m. Saturday. Exhibition runs through Aug. 30. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; and by appointment. Call 405-6000. Online: perrynicole.com

    L Ross Gallery, 5040 Sanderlin, Suite 104: "PULP," group exhibition featuring works on paper, opens with an artists' reception 6-8 tonight. Exhibition runs through Aug. 31. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. 767-2200. LRossGallery.com

    Wings Gallery, 100 N. Humphreys Blvd.: Karen Sudduth is the 2008 Wings Artist of the Year. Her work will be featured in a solo exhibition with an artist reception. 5-8 p.m. today. Call 322-2984.

    GALLERIES

    Christian Brothers University Gallery (Beverly & Sam Ross Gallery), 650 East Parkway S. "A.L. Aydelott: Now and Then," ends Thursday. Paintings/travel recollections by world-renowned architect. Hours: 7:45 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 7:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday; noon-4 p.m. Saturday; 2-11 p.m. Sunday. Online: cbu.edu/library/gallery. Call 321-3432.

    D'Edge Art & UniqueTreasures, 550 S. Main: Terry D. Gower & Amy Gower: paintings, sculptures, and wallhangings, showing through the end of August. Gallery artists: George Hunt, Rosa Jordan, Allison Furr-Lawyer, Mike Moffitt, Debra Edge. 521-0054. d-edgeart.com

    The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, 4339 Park Ave.: Call 761-5250. Go online: dixon.org "Passport to Paris: Nineteenth Century French Prints from the Georgia Museum of Art," through Aug. 17. "Steinunn Thórarinsdóttir: Horizons," through Aug. 31. The Icelandic artist's sculptural installation features 12 life-sized androgynous figures of cast iron and glass.

    Joysmith/Sunsum Gallery, 46 Huling: "Driven to Abstraction," works by Antonio Carreno, Reyna Castano, Adger Cowans, Bill Dallas, Brenda Joysmith, Lela Kay and Tafa, through Aug. 31. Hours: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday-Monday; 1-7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Call 543-0505. joysmith.com

    Lulalyn Gallery, 1859 Madison Ave.: "Connections." New paintings by Michael Ethridge, through Aug. 30. 278-0111. Online: lulalyn.com

    Memphis Brooks Museum of Art: Overton Park. "Around Tennessee, 1820-1920," objects (fine furniture, textiles and evocative paintings, antebellum silver made in Memphis) celebrating the region's cultural history; runs through Sept. 7. "The Prints of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again," though Sept. 7. "Psychedelia: Rock 'n' Roll Posters, 1965-70" through Aug. 28. Museum hours: Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Mondays and holidays. $7 adults, $6 seniors, $3 students. Members and children under 6, free. 544-6200. memphisbrooks.org.

    Memphis College of Art on the street gallery, 338 S. Main: "Oh Lord, Won't You Send Me a Sign!" Show by 2008 Printmakers of the University of Mississippi, including work by Len Clark, Micah Craven, Melissa Lee, Tyler Morgan, Dabbs Anderson and Vitus Shell. Through Aug. 9. Gallery hours are 4-9 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays. 272-5100. Online: mca.edu.

    National Ornamental Metal Museum, 374 Metal Museum Drive: "Tributaries III: Exterior/Ulterior" featuring the work of Jeffrey Clancy and David Clemons; and "Edge of the Sublime: Enamels by Jamie Bennett." Both exhibits run through Aug. 24. Plus, "The Art Cooker III: Meat Meet Metal," sponsored by Southern Steel, runs through Nov. 2. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Call 774-6380. metalmuseum.org

    Power House Memphis, 45 G.E. Patterson: Rob Pruitt: "iPhone Photos," through Aug. 9. Hours: noon-6 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 1-6 p.m. Sunday. 578-5545. E-mail: george@deltaaxis.org

    Southside Gallery, 150 Courthouse Square, Oxford, Miss.: Philip Jackson, David Jewell, Jerry Siegel, Mary Sexton, ends Saturday. Call (662) 234-9090. Go online: southsideartgallery.com