Galleries

ALBUQUERQUE OPENINGS

Friday

Framing Concepts Gallery, 5809 Juan Tabo NE, reception for Emmett Johns from 5-7:30 p.m. The show features paintings representing the former Dixon Apple Orchard and other New Mexico themes. Call 294-3246.

The Gallery ABQ, 8219 Menaul NE, reception for “Chroma Unleashed” with works by Anita Caress, Rebecca Nolda and Patricia Klamborowski Williams from 5-8 p.m. The gallery also features mixed-media paintings by Sue Ann Mika. Call 292-9333. Palette Contemporary Art and Craft, 7400 Montgomery, Suite 22, Mossman Center, opening for “A Journey in Progress” by Stefan Geissbuhler from 5-8 p.m. His works utilize layer of color to create abstract compositions. Call 855-7777.

SE-OC Right Brain Gallery, 3100 Menaul NE, open house for “New Artists” from 5-8 p.m. Call 816-0214.

PEÑASCO OPENING

Saturday

Gaucho Blue Gallery, 14148 State Road 75, High Road to Taos, reception for “Honoring Our Ancestors” with Harriette Tsosie, Belinda Edwards, Betsie Miller-Kusz and Donna Caulton from 3-7 p.m. The multimedia show runs through May 26. Call 575-779-7941.

PLACITAS OPENING

Saturday

Anasazi Fields Winery, 26 Camino de los Pueblitos, six miles east of I-25 exit 242 on N.M. 165, opening reception for “The Foothill Artists” with works by 13 area artists from 5-7 p.m. The event is preceded by a concert by the Red Light Ramblers from 3-5 p.m. The winery opens at noon with a “Fruits of the Earth 2014” wine tasting. The celebration continues April 20. The art exhibit runs through April 30. Call 867-3062.

SANTA FE OPENINGS

Wednesday

Jean Cocteau Cinema Gallery, 418 Montezuma, opens “Wings: Silversmith and Photographer” from 1-9 p.m. The jewelry and photography exhibition by the Taos Pueblo artist named Wings runs from 1-9 p.m. daily through May 11. Call 505-466-5528. Friday Andrew Smith Gallery - Masterpieces of Photography, 122 Grant Ave., reception for “Love and Other Reasons” by Joel Peter Witkin from 4-6 p.m. The exhibition runs through June 21. Call 505-984-1234.

TAOS OPENING

Wednesday

Millicent Rogers Museum, 1504 Millicent Rogers Road, opens “Of Ugliness and Beauty: An Exploration Through Drawing” from 5-6:30 p.m. The exhibit resulted from collaboration between the Taos Art Club/Teen Art Studio and the Taos High School. The group show runs through May 11. Call 575-7548-2462.