ART OPENINGS AND EXHIBITS THIS WEEK

OPENINGS Stonington Artists Show

Opening reception 5-7 Friday La Grua Center, 32 Water St., Stonington The annual exhibition featuring works by artists in Stonington, Mystic and Pawcatuck. Runs through Aug. 31. Hours vary, call ahead; $5 suggested donation; (860) 535-2300.

Noank Artists Show

Opening reception 5-7 p.m. Friday Latham Chester Store, 108 Main St., Noank Works by local artists, sponsored by the Noank Historical Society. Runs through Sept. 2. Hours 1-4 p.m. Wed.Sun.; (860) 536-4559.

Abstracts

Opening reception 5-8 Saturday The Red House Cultural Arts Center, 22 Darling Road, Salem Abstract pieces by Connecticut artists, including new-to-the-public works by Hiram Bingham IV. Runs through Oct. 13. Hours 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Thurs.-Sun.; (860) 608-6526.

MUSEUMS

Fragile Earth: The Naturalist Impulse

in Contemporary Art — Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme St., Old Lyme; through Sept. 8; hours 10 a.m.5 p.m. Tues.-Fri.; (860) 434-5542.

Discovering New Beauty — Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 625 State St., New London; through Aug. 3; also “Robert Rauschenberg: Ruminations” through Aug. 11; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun.; (860) 443-2545.

Streamlined: From Hull to Home — Collins Gallery, Mystic Seaport Museum, 75 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic; through Aug. 25; also “Plein Air Painters” in the Maritime Gallery through Sept. 22; hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; (860) 572-5331.

GALLERIES

The Watercolors of Mary Jane and

Jon Peterson — Acton Public Library, 60 Old Boston Post Road, Old Saybrook; through July 31; hours 10 a.m.8 p.m. Mon.-Thurs., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fri.Sat.; (860) 395-3184.

Passing Through — Artists’ Cooperative Gallery, 14 Railroad Ave., Westerly; till July 28; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wed.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun.; (401) 596-2221.

Out my Window — Essex Art Association, 10 North Main St.; through July 20; hours 1-5 p.m. Wed.-Mon.; (860) 767-8996. Connecticut Artists Group Exhibition

— Hygienic Art, 79 Bank St., New London; through Aug. 3; also “The Eyes Have It” through Aug. 3; hours noon7 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat., noon-4 p.m. Sun; (860) 443-8001.

Waterworks: A Marine Art Show — Lyme Art Association, 90 Lyme St., Old Lyme; also the Hudson Valley Art Association 86th Annual Juried Exhibition; both through Aug. 2; hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun.; 434-7802.

Acrylics by David Corbett — Mystic and Noank Library, 40 Library St., Mystic; through July 31; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon.-Wed., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thurs.-Fri.; 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sat.; 536-7721.

Being Without Being — Alexey Von Schlippe Gallery, University of Connecticut at Avery Point, 1084 Shennecossett Road, Groton; through Aug. 11; hours noon-4 p.m. Thurs.-Sat.