VISUAL ARTS

ALICE OPENS THE DOOR Take a stroll ‘down the rabbit hole’ and check out this exhibit featuring highlights from the Osborne Collection of Early Children’s Books. Complimented by guided tours led by Special Collections staff, film programming, a panel discussion on Alice in art and film, a mad hatter tea party and more. Toronto Reference Library (789 Yonge St., 416-395-5577). Until Jan. 27.

ANTHROPOCENE illustrates the human impact left on the planet, by photographer Edward Burtynsky and filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier. Art Gallery of Ontario (317 Dundas St. W., 416979-6648). Until Sunday.

BELIEVE is a group exhibition with 16 artists providing perspectives on how we believe and perceive, touching upon some of the fundamental issues of our times, while laying out the beliefs and systems that inform our values and behaviours. Museum of Contemporary Art (158 Sterling Rd., 416-5302500). Until Sunday. DAVID R. HARPER: ZODIAC is an original work inspired by the 12 signs of the zodiac by this Torontoborn artist. Gardiner Museum (111 Queen’s Park, 416-586-8080). Until Friday. ECOLOGIES OF LANDSCAPE is a group exhibition by nine artists from Canada and abroad, who have stepped back to look at the various cultural and geographical perspectives of our species’ relationship with the Earth. BEC Project Space (315 King St. W., 647-878-4444). Until Jan. 26.

THE FAIRER VOTE Celebrate the 100th anniversary of women in Canada being entitled to vote in federal elections. Learn about the key people in the Canadian Women’s Suffrage movement that made it all happen and see what the lives of women in 1918 were like. Gibson House (5172 Yonge St., North York, 416-395-7432). Until Feb. 10. HARD TWIST 13: THREAD is a textile-based art exhibition, with work based on the theme of ‘thread’. Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen St. W., 416-792-1268). Until Sunday. JIM BOURKE: PUBLIC/PRIVATE is an exhibit of paintings that capture brief measures of time such as a flash of a match, the shake of a dog, the sifting of sand and juice squeezed from fruit. Red Head Gallery (401 Richmond St. W., Suite #115, 416-504-5654). Until Jan. 26. METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTRE HOLIDAY

WINDOWS This new unconventional holiday window display celebrates diversity and community, with each piece created by local artists from various cultural, ethnic and denominational backgrounds. Each piece will be auctioned off and all proceeds will be donated to Toronto’s Daily Bread Food Bank. Join the conversation #MTCCArt4TO. Metro Toronto Convention Centre (North Building, 255 Front St. W., 416-585-8000). Until Jan. 14.

NOIR/CHROMA is a group photography show that explores colour and black/white through a variety of subject matters. Don’t miss the Opening Reception on Jan. 17! Connections Gallery (1840 Danforth Ave., Alternativephotoservices.com). Until Feb. 28. SHANNON MCMANUS: MIGRATION TRAILS is an exhibit of abstract paintings, consisting of three closely related series of works entitled Stone And Bone, Germination and Migration. Don’t miss the Opening Reception on Jan. 12, from 2-4 p.m. Montgomery’s Inn (4709 Dundas St. W., Etobicoke, 416-3948113). Until March 29.