Art openings and exhibitions
Opens Saturday, 9 a.m. to museum members, 10 a.m. to the public Mystic Seaport, Greenmanville Avenue The Collins Gallery of Mystic Seaport’s just-opened Thompson Exhibition Building will showcase its very first exhibition. It’s “SeaChange,” which uses maritime artifacts to explore the idea of transformation. Those artifacts are culled from the seaport’s collections, and some of them have never been displayed before. Runs through the fall of 2017. Hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs.-Sun.; (860) 572-0711.
MUSEUMS
The Magic of Christmas — Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme St., Old Lyme; annual holiday exhibit through Jan. 8; also , “In Place: Contemporary Photographers Envision a Museum” through Jan. 29; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. and 1-5 p.m. Sun.; (860) 434-5542. A Colorful Dream: Photography by
Adrien Broom — Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 625 Williams St., New London; the exhibit features large-scale photographs detailing a girl’s journey as she rediscovers the colors of the rainbow; through Jan. 8; also , “The New London Project 10th Anniversary Portraits” by photographer Joe Standart through Jan. 22; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun.; 443-2545.
Holiday Gift Show — Mystic Museum of Art, 9 Water St., Mystic; original works for sale by local and regional artists; through Sat.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; (860) 536-7601. Journey of Transformation — Mystic Seaport, 75 Greenmanville Ave.; works from Dalvero Academy artists focusing on the 38th voyage of the Charles W. Morgan as it relates to whaling, in the C.D. Mallory Building through Dec. 31; also, “Over Life’s Waters: The Coastal Art Collection of Charles and Irene Hamm” in R.J. Schaefer Building through Jan. 16; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; (860) 572-0711.
GALLERIES
Share the Joy — Artists’ Cooperative Gallery of Westerly, 7 Canal St., Westerly; small, affordable works of art; through Dec. 31; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wed.-Sat. and 1-5 p.m. Sun.; (401) 596-2221. All Paintings Great and Small —
Cooley Gallery, 25 Lyme St., Old Lyme; paintings are 12 inches or smaller; through Jan. 7; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.Sat. and noon-4 p.m. Sun.; (860) 434-8807. Art for your Heart and Home — Courtyard Gallery, 12 Water St., Mystic; new work by 45 artists in all mediums; through Jan. 11; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon, Thurs, Fri. and Sat., noon-6 p.m. Sun. and by appointment; (860) 536-5059. Connecticut College Faculty Exhibition — Cummings Arts Center, Connecticut College, New London; also, “A Process of Emphasis: Prints of Robert Motherwell”; both through Fri.; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 1-4 p.m. Sat. and Sun.; (860) 439-2787.
Art=Gift — Hygienic Art Galleries, 79 Bank St., New London; 30 regional artists and craftsmen created pieces with gift-giving in mind; also “Contained Line,” work by artist Suzaanne Kirscher; both run through Dec. 23; 2-7 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat., and noon-4 p.m. Sun.; (860) 443-8001. The Magical History Tour — Sunset Ballroom, Foxwoods Resort Casino; Beatles memorabilia exhibition; through Feb. 7; $15.95 adults, $13.95 ages 60 and up, $10.95 ages 6-18,
$13.95 card; adults 1-800-200-2882.with a Foxwoods Rewards The Creations World — AroundLa Grua Us Center,in Artistic32 Water ConnecticutSt., Stonington;Art Guild exhibitNorth Eastern features works Around withUs in the Artistic theme Creations”;“The World throughhours: (860)the end 535-2300.of December; call for Metamorphosis: Lyme Alumni with a Masters in Fine Arts Degree — Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, 84 Lyme St., Old Lyme; through Jan. 21; work by Lyme Academy College BFA students in the Sill Gallery through Sat.; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; (860) 434-5232.
Deck the Walls — Lyme Art Association, 90 Lyme St., Old Lyme; annual juried holiday show and sale; through Jan. 6; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun. and by appointment; (860) 434-7802. International Marine Art Exhibition
— Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport, 47 Greenmanville Ave.; through Dec. 31; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; (860) 572-5388. Stonington Plein Aire Painters — Mystic & Noank Library, 40 Library St., Mystic; work by a group of local artists; through Dec. 30; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon.-Wed. and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thurs.-Sat.; (860) 536-7721. Holiday Gallery Show: Embellishment and Ornamentation — Spectrum Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook; through Jan. 8; noon-6 p.m. Wed.-Sat. and noon-5 p.m. Sun.; (860) 767-0742.
Harbor Holidays — Studio 33 Art & Frame Gallery, 140 Bank St., New London; art and artisanal gifts, created by local artists, that can be bought for gifts; through Jan. 20; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. (till 7 p.m. Thurs), 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat., and by appointment; (860) 442-6355.