ART OPENINGS AND EXHIBITS AROUND THE REGION THIS WEEK

OPENINGS

Senior Art Major Thesis Exhibition Opening reception 5-7 p.m. Friday Cummings Art Gallery, Connecticut College, New London Runs through May 22; (860) 4392740.

MUSEUMS

Ten/Forty: Collecting American Art — Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme St., Old Lyme; exhibit commemorates the 40th anniversary of Jeffrey Andersen’s tenure as director of the museum and the 10th anniversary of Amy Kurtz Lansing’s time as curator; through May 29; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. and 1-5 p.m. Sun.; (860) 434-5542. Fifty Years Making the Past Present — The Indian and Colonial Research Center, Route 27, 39 Main St., Old Mystic; “Commonalities,” a photo exhibit selected from the museum’s collection of historical images; no closing date; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues. and Thurs.; (860) 536-9771.

Herman Leonard: Jazz Memories — Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 625 Williams St., New London; photographs of jazz icons; through May 29; also, “Dark Water, Deep Treasures,” with 21 paintings from the private collection of Robert D. Ballard, who discovered the wreck of the Titanic; also on view is “Beyond Three Hundred Fathoms: Life at the Extremes,” with 25 high-def photographs taken by the Ocean Exploration Trust’s robotic underwater vehicles; those two exhibits run through May 15; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun.; (860) 443-2545.

GALLERIES

Spring Exhibition — Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art. Branford House Mansion, UConn’s Avery Point campus, Groton; work by Pamela Zagarenski, Lynn Frink, Edeltraud Huller and Diane Englander; through June 4; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Tues.-Thurs., 12:30-4 p.m. Fri.-Sun.; (860) 4059052. Stonington Plein Air Artists Show — Bartleby’s Café, 46 W. Main St., Mystic; through June 6; 7 a.m.-7 p.m. daily; (860) 245-0017.

Journey of Transformation — C.D. Mallory Building, Mystic Seaport, 75 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic; works from Dalvero Academy artists focusing on the 38th voyage of the Charles W. Morgan as it relates to whaling; through Dec. 31; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily; mysticseaport.org.

Friends in the Fields — Cooley Gallery, 25 Lyme St., Old Lyme; paintings by Old Lyme Art Colony artists Allen Butler Talcott, Frank A. Bicknell, William S. Robinson and Wilson H. Irvine; also, “Painting with Paper,” new mixed media works by Joan Brownstein; both through May 28; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; (860) 434-8807.

Spring Fling — Courtyard Gallery, 12 Water St., Mystic; new work from more than 30 artists; meet the artists from 3 to 6 p.m. Sundays; through Mon.; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thurs.Sat. and noon-6 p.m. Sun.; (860) 536-5059.

There’s Only One Remember — Expressiones, 84 Bank St., New London; solo exhibit by Rafael Melendez, Expressiones’ artist in residence, from Mexico; through May 28; 4-7 p.m. Fri., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. and by appointments; (860) 5019278.

Colony Collapse — Hygienic Art Galleries, 79 Bank St., New London; explores the disappearance of honey bees; through May 21; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tues.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Fri. and Sat., noon-3 p.m. Sun.; (860) 443-8001.

Senior Student Exhibition — Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, 84 Lyme St., Old Lyme; through May 14; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; (860) 434-5232.

Spring Exhibit — Maple and Main Gallery, 1 Maple St., Chester; through June 19; noon-6 p.m. Wed. and Thurs., noon-7 p.m. Fri. and Sat. and noon-5 p.m. Sun.; (860) 526-6065.

New Horizons in Modern Maritime Art — The Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport, 47 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic; features original works by leading maritime artists; through July 17; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; (860) 572-5388.

Work by Ibrahim Miranda and Aliosky Garcia Sosa — MS17 Art Project, 165 State St., New London; both artists live and work in Havana; through July 17; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed.-Fri. and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. and by appointment: (860) 694-8321.

Members and Elected Artists Exhibition — Mystic Museum of Art, Water St., Mystic; through June 4; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; (860) 536-7601.

Text Messages — Spectrum Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook; regional and national artists integrate text, foreign languages or calligraphy into their paintings, photographs, art books and mixed media collages; through May 15; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Wed.Fri., 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat., and 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun. (860) 767-0742.

Model of Coast Guard Cutter Courier — U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 15 Mohegan Ave., New London; display of a model of the Cold War-era Coast Guard cutter Courier, which served as a radio-relay station for the federal government’s “Voice of America” broadcast program; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. the first and third Saturday of each month.