ART OPENINGS AND EXHIBITS THIS WEEK

OPENINGS

Youth Art Show Opening reception 4-7 p.m. Thursday Sill House Gallery, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, 84 Lyme St., Old Lyme The 34th annual show hosted by the Lymes’ Youth Services Bureau, featuring works by Region 18 students in grades K-12. Runs through March 23. Hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Four Acts Opening reception 2-4 p.m. Sunday Lyme Art Association, 90 Lyme St., Old Lyme The association’s annual show with four themes: Hip to be Square, Out of Town, Animal Kingdom and Explorations. Runs through April 19. Hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun.; (860) 434-7802.

MUSEUMS

Ascend into Harbors of Refuge: Beauty in the Natural World — Connecticut River Museum, 67 Main St., Essex; through April 21; hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; (860) 767-8269. The Great Americans: Portraits by Jac Lahav — Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme St., Old Lyme; through May 12; hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun.; (860) 434-5542.

Quiet Harmonies — Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 625 Williams St., New London; through March 24; also “James B Murphy Abstracts” through March 24; hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun.; (860) 4432545. When This You See, Remember Me — R.J. Schaefer Building, Mystic Seaport Museum, 75 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic; through April 28; hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thurs.-Sun.; (860) 215-2283. Connecticut Artists Juried Exhibition — Slater Memorial Museum, 108 Crescent St., Norwich; through Saturday; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 1-4 p.m. Sat.-Sun.

GALLERIES

Watercolors by Paul Duenkel — Acton Public Library, 60 Old Boston Post Road, Old Saybrook; through March 31; hours 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon.Thurs., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun.; (860) 395-3184.

Capturing Color — Cindy Stevens Fine Art, 30 East Main St., Clinton; through April 30; hours noon-6 p.m. Tues., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wed., noon-6 p.m. Thurs., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun.; (860) 304-1666. Community Faces: Humanizing the Immigrant Label — Groton-New London Airport, 155 Tower Ave., Groton; through April 30; hours 7 a.m.-6 p.m. daily; culturesect.org.

My Journey Solo — Hygienic Art Galleries, 79 Bank St., New London; through Saturday; also “A year in Prato” through Saturday; hours noon-7 p.m., Tues.-Fri., 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat., noon-4 p.m. Sun.; (860) 443-8001. Inspiration for Change — Mystic Aquarium, 55 Coogan Blvd., Mystic; through fall 2019; hours 9 a.m.-4:50 p.m. daily. By Chance — Norwich Arts Center, 60 Broadway; through March 30; hours noon-4 p.m. Thurs.-Sat.; (860) 887-2789. We Fight For Roses, Too — Otis Library, 261 Main St., Norwich; through March 30; ours 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mon. and Wed., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues. and Thurs.-Fri., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat.; (860) 889-2365.

Crosscurrents — Alexey von Schlippe Gallery, University of Connecticut at Avery Point, 1084 Shennecossett Road, Groton; through Sunday; hours noon-4 p.m. Thurs.Sun.