OPENING THIS WEEK

AVERY GALLERY Photography by Gerardo Perez. Artist reception 12/14, 7-8:30pm. Seaside City Hall, 440 Harcourt St., Seaside. 899-6811 or 794-2334.

concepts gallery Trunk show of jewelry by Maggie Ferrari, 12/13, 4-7pm. Ocean Avenue between Mission and San Carlos, Carmel. 624-0661.

Grand avenue artworks! Ceramic triptychs by Arthur Rogers. Opening reception 12/14, 6-9pm. 178 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove. 373-1798.

Le Beau Soleil Gallery Small Wonders: miniature paintings by Robert Lewis. Opening reception, during PG Artwalk, 12/14, 6-9pm. 210 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove. 333-9046.

phillips gallery Paintings, sketches and sculpture by Hessam Abrishami. Birthday celebration 12/15, noon-3pm. SW corner of Mission and Ocean, Carmel. 626-1617 or phillipsgalleries.com.

Sea Harvest Fish Market & Restaurant & Gallery The Beauty of Nature: photography by Tom Deyerle, opening exhibit 12/14, 5-6pm. 100 A Crossroads Blvd. (next to Long’s), Carmel. 626-3626 or tomdeverylephotography.com.

CONTINUING exhibits

alvarado gallery Shades of Monterey and Discovered Objects. Monterey Conference Center, 1 Portola Plaza, Monterey. 646-5648.

american art Gallery Oil paintings by contemporary masters. Dolores between Ocean and Seventh, Carmel. 625-4030 or Americanartgalleries.com.

american galleries New gallery features nationally known artists including Calvin Stewart. 660 Cannery Row, Ste. 105, Monterey. 648-8200.

ANTON GALLERY Water: clay sculpture and ceramics by Mark Tanous. 1095 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove. 373-4429 or antongallery.com.

ART @ 204 House Warming: New works by Janet Roberts and Rodney Hunter. 204 Crossroads Blvd., Crossroads Shopping Village, Carmel. 626-7777 or luluparr@comcast.net.

ATRIUM GALLERY Sculpture by Richard Mayer and photos by Steve Zmak. UC MBEST Center, 3180 Imjin Rd., Marina. 582-1020.

AVALON GALLERY Michael Parkes, Daniel Merriam, Mikio Watanabe, Willie Kissmer, Juan Kelly. Lincoln between Ocean and Seventh, Carmel. 622-0830 or avalongallery.com.

AVERY GALLERY 57th Juried Show. Seaside City Hall, 440 Harcourt St., Seaside. 899-6811.

Bay photo gallery American Relics: photographs by Toni Chiapelli. 202 Monterey St., Oldtown Salinas. 424-0532.

belLacosa studio Jewelry by Patti Reilly, Carol Holaday, Judy Crawford and Juli Hofmann. 231 17th St., Pacific Grove. 601-9255.

Big Sur Gallery Branham Rendlen: landscape paintings. Carmel Rancho Shopping Center, Carmel. 624-1172 or bigsurgallery.com.

blackstone gallery Mountain Heart-Valley Heart, Paintings of Salinas and Beyond: landscapes by Rick Deragon. 850 South Alta St., Gonzales. 755-6792.

Blagojce Stojanovski Fine Art Gallery Once We Were Children Too. 16B Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel Valley. 277-0056 or blagoart.com.

BUTTERFLY AND LANTERN New works by Ami Magill. 845 Wave St., Monterey. 655-0303.

carl cherry center Homage Series: geometric paintings and sculpture by Peter Hiller and Sex, Death and Abstraction: abstract works by Anne-Marie Levine. Fourth and Guadalupe, Carmel. Carlcherrycenter.org.

Carmel Art association Annual Miniature Show: featuring small paintings and miniatures in various media and styles. Dolores between Fifth and Sixth, Carmel. 624-6176 or carmelart.org.

CARMEL FOUNDATION The Plein-Air Watercolor Group. Outcalt Activities Building, Eighth and Lincoln, Carmel. 624-1588 x18.

carmel mission Carmel Mission in Art, Phase II: Painting: art retrospective in three parts. Paintings of the Carmel Mission from 1786 to today. $5/adults; $4/seniors; $1/kids 17 and under. 3080 Rio Rd., Carmel. 624-3600 or carmelmission.org.

Center for Photographic Art 20/20 Vision: 40 years of photography at Sunset Center. Sunset Cultural Center, Suite 1, San Carlos and Ninth, Carmel. 625-5181 or info@photography.org.

Chapman Gallery Summer Scenes: recent works by various artists. Seventh Avenue between San Carlos and Mission, Carmel. 626-1766 or chapmangallery.com.

Christopher Bell Gallery Paintings by Louise Frechette; jewelry by Dierdre Designs. 200 Alvarado Plaza, Monterey. 649-0214.

CSUMB Balfour/Brutzman Gallery Works by the digital public art class. Works by Jessica Street, on HIV/AIDS. Bldg. 71, 100 Campus Center, Seaside. 582-3005 or csumb.edu.

dawson cole fine arT Contemporary works by masters Richard MacDonald, Robert Heindel, Henry Moore and Jian Wang. San Carlos between Fifth and Sixth, Carmel. 624-8200.

D.E. Craghead Fine Art Gallery California’s Golden Hills: new paintings by Don Craghead. Sixth and Dolores, Carmel. 624-5054.

Del Campo Gallery Big Sur artists. Hwy 1 at Loma Vista, Spirit Garden, Big Sur. 667-2618.

EDWARD WELTER ART GALLERY The Future: new works by Edward Welter. 309 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove. 625-1416 or edwardwelter.com.

FIGURATIVE ART GALLERY Works by painter Jay Johansen and sculptors Melvin Johanson and Steven Whyte. Dolores between Ocean and Seventh, Carmel. 624-6266.

galerie plein aire Estival: new works by Cyndra Bradford, Jeff Daniel Smith and Allisonn Bennetts. Dolores between Fifth and Sixth, Carmel. 625-5686 or galeriepleinaire.com.

Gallery at 417 Arts Council for Monterey County Calendar Exhibition: Monterey county scenes by local artists. 417 Cannery Row, Monterey. 645-9923.

Gallery at Ventana Mythic Inscapes: Carolyn Mary Kleefeldís latest exhibit. Ventana Inn, Highway 1, Big Sur. 667-2789.

GALLERY NORTH Big Art: large scale works. Dolores between Fifth and Sixth, Carmel. 620-1987 or gallerynorthcarmel@sbcglobal.net.

Hanson Gallery Mackenzie Thorpe: monumental sculpture. Ocean between Dolores and San Carlos, Carmel. 625-6142 or hansongallerycarmel.com.

Hawthorne Gallery The work of the Hawthorne family, and sculpture. Opposite Nepenthe restaurant on Highway 1, Big Sur. 667-3200 or hawthornegallery.com.

highlands inn gallery Bob Kolbrener: Master Photographer. Fireside Gallery, Highlands Inn, 120 Highland Dr., Carmel. 477-3997.

Highlands sculpture gallery Robert Holmes: New figurative bronzes. Dolores between Fifth and Sixth, Carmel. 624-0535 or highlands-gallery.com.

in spirit gallery Sahara: works by S. Biernat. 1 Center St., Carmel Valley. 659-2841.

JAMES J. RIESER FINE ART GALLERY Views of Carmel Mission by Michael Obermeyer. Dolores between Fifth and Sixth, Carmel. 620-0530.

jody royee Jewelry, painting, photography, ceramics and wood. 317 Mid Valley Center, Carmel Valley. 277-4768.

JONES & TERWILLIGER GALLERIES Kent Wallis: Paintings. Sixth Avenue between San Carlos and Dolores, Carmel. 626-9100.

lisa coscino gallery Over 40 artists, all mediums, all $99.95. No previews. 216 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove. 646-1939.

LAURYN TAYLOR FINE ART Holiday Lites: juried annual miniature exhibition. San Carlos between Ocean and Seventh, Carmel. 624-1161 or lauryntaylor.com.

LYSAKOV ART COMPANY Paintings by Russian artist, Victor Lysakov. 305 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove. 375-7100 or lysakovartcompany.com.

Masaoka Design Gallery Winter Glass Exhibition: jewelry, vases, ornaments and other glass works, annual show until Jan. 1. 13766 Center St., suite G-2, Carmel Valley. 659-4953.

Mcgowan house A Sense of Place over Time: photographs of Robin Robinson and Charlotte Rose. 381 High St., Monterey. 238-0902.

Monterey Maritime AND History Museum Looking at the Past: exhibit of historic local photos. 5 Custom House Plaza, Monterey. $3. 372-2608 or montereyhistory.org.

Monterey Museum of Art/La Mirada Recent works by various artists. 720 Via Mirada, Monterey. $5/general; $2.50/students, military. 372-5477 or montereyart.org.

Monterey Museum of Art/Pacific Street Miniatures 2007. 559 Pacific St., Monterey. $5/general; $2.50/students, military. 372-5477 or montereyart.org.

Monterey Peninsula Art Foundation Gallery Member show. 425 Cannery Row, Monterey. 655-1267 or mpaf.org.

MONTEREY PENINSULA COLLEGE ART GALLERY Silent Searches: Photography by Tracie Heller and wax collage by Sarah Grew. 980 Fremont St., Monterey. 646-3060.

nelson ocean art outlet Robert Lyn Nelson: recent marine art. American Tin Cannery, Suite 127, Pacific Grove. 641-0196.

never on sunday If Salt Were a Diamond: Heidi McGurrin’s enhanced digital photography. 251 Pearl St., Monterey. 372-1051 or never-on-Sunday.com.

new masters gallery Works by Gerald Brommer, watercolorist. Dolores and Seventh, Carmel. 625-1511.

ol’ Factory café Metalmorphosis exhibit of Bert J. Ihlenseld’s photography. 1725 Contra Costa, Sand City. 394-7336.

Oliver Elliott and sebastian fine art Rare works by Durer, Rembrandt, Toulouse-Lautrec, Alphonse Mucha, Louis Legrand, James Tissot and others. Ocean Avenue at San Carlos, Carmel. 626-0178 or oesfineart.com.

Pacific Grove Art Center Works by Lud Oliviera, Donna Orme, Lao-pi Hsu, and Connie Pearlstein. 568 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove. 375-2208 or pgartcenter.org.

pacific grove museum of natural history Hot!: Watercolors by Marie Brumund. 165 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove. 601-0632.

Phillips gallery A Notch Above: new works by Michael Flohr. SW corner of Mission and Ocean, Carmel. 626-1617.

Phoenix Shop at Nepenthe The Abstracted Landscape: paintings by Erin Lee Gafill. Nepenthe, Highway 1, Big Sur. 667-2347.

PHOTOgraphy WEST GALLERY Don Worth. Ocean Avenue and Dolores, Carmel. 625-1587.

PK Fine Artifacts Vessels: Ceramic and mixed media glass by Sarah Long. 425 Elder Ave., Sand City. 583-0800 or pkfineartifacts.com.

Portnoy Galleries Will Bullas watercolors. Dolores and San Carlos, Carmel. 624-1155.

POSSIBILITIES ART STUDIO AND GALLERY Paintings by SL Greek. 311A Forest Ave., Pacific Grove. 643-9392.

Red Mill Studio and Gallery Antique Shorebird Decoys: folk art. 170-B Grand Ave., Pacific Grove. 375-1146.

rip squeak & friends gallery Illustrations. 685 Cannery Row, Ste. 113, Monterey. 643-9999.

ROBERT KNIGHT GALLERY Large format color nature photographs. Dolores between Ocean and Seventh, Carmel. 626-1230 or robertknightgallery.com.

sandy by the sea gallery Works by various artists. Dolores between Fifth and Sixth, Carmel. 624-0260.

Savage Stephens Contemporary Art Works Mixed-media and paintings; interactive bronze sculpture. Dolores between Fifth and Sixth, Carmel. 626-0800.

simic galleries Poet of the Sea: recent works by Mario B. Simic. San Carlos between Fifth and Sixth, Carmel. 624-7522.

sofanya’s gallery Colleen Sundquist; new land and seascapes. In the Redwood Grill, Fernwood Resort, off Hwy 1 in Big Sur. 667-2130.

Steinbeck center Places and Faces: Salinas, group exhibit of Artistas Unidos artists. Museum admission. 1 Main St., Salinas. 775-4721 or steinbeck.org.

Steven Whyte Sculpture Studio and Gallery Jerisha Skidmore: photographs. Also bronze sculpture. Su Vecino Court, Dolores between Fifth and Sixth, Carmel. 620-1917.

stevenson house Works from the Monterey State Historic Parks collection. 530 Houston St., Monterey. 649-2900 or parks.ca.gov/mshp.

studio due Secrets of the Sea: by Johnny Apodaca. 301 American Tin Cannery, 3rd Floor, 125 Ocean View Blvd., Pacific Grove. 601-6357.

studio lolo Illustration Friday and Wallflowers: works by Laurel Gaylord. 583 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove.

SWEET ELENA’S BAKERY A Chef’s Palette: oil paintings by Douglas Campbell. 465 D Olympia Ave., Sand City. 393-2063.

the corner gallery Sand City artists. 1717 Contra Costa, Sand City. 394-6409.

the loft gallery Works by Audrey Fontaine. 208 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove. 655-9887.

Trajan Gallery Thomas Pradzynski: recent paintings. Corner of Ocean and San Carlos, Carmel. 625-4388.

valley art gallery Paintings by Yosemite Art Workshop co-founder and AWS Signature member Jane Burnham. 218 Main St., Salinas. 422-4162.

Valley girls Mireille Barmann, Jason Reisig, Yana Shevchenko and Linda Wilde. 13766 Center St., Carmel Valley Village, in Center Street Plaza. 659-2441.

venture gallery Paintings and sculpture. Portola Plaza Hotel, 260 Alvarado Mall, Monterey. 372-6279 or venturegallery.com.

visions of taos A. Kelly Pruitt and other artists of the West. 380 Foam St., Suite B, Monterey. 408-843-7296 or visionsoftaos.com.

WESTON GALLERY In Plain Sight: new works by Jeffrey Becom. Sixth between Dolores and Lincoln, Carmel. 624-4453 or westongallery.com.

white oak gallery of carmel valley village Spirit of the West: paintings. 1 West Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel. 659-4451.

william a. karges fine art Surfboard art of Reynolds Yater and Kevin Ancell. Dolores and Sixth, Carmel. 625-4266 or kargesfineart.com.

WINFIELD GALLERY Carolyn Morris Bach: New Beginnings. Dolores between Ocean and Seventh, Carmel. 624-3369.

winters gallery Larger Than Life: Igor Levashov. San Carlos and Seventh, Carmel. 626-5452.

zantman art galleries Duane Alt: master French impressionist. Sixth and Mission, Carmel. 624-8314 or zantmangalleries.com