ART OPENINGS AND EXHIBITS

MUSEUMS

Abandon in Place: The Worlds of Anna Audette — Florence Griswold Museum, 90 Lyme St., Old Lyme; Anna Held Audette, who lived from 1938 to 2013, was a Connecticut artist who discerned loveliness in decay, creating large oil paintings of the disused factories, machines, and scrapyards that are America's ruins; runs through Jan. 28; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun.; (860) 434-5542.

Recent work by Elizabeth Enders — Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 625 Williams St., New London; in vibrant paintings and watercolors, Enders depicts abstracted landscapes; runs through Jan. 14; also, “Tiffany in New London” is a permanent exhibit; hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun.; (860) 443-2545.

Alexis Rockman: Oceanus — Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic; the show features 10 large-scale watercolors and an 8-by-24-foot panoramic painting, all commissioned by the Museum to become part of the permanent collection; also, “Spineless: A Glass Menagerie of Blaschka Marine Invertebrates,” a major exhibition featuring selections from the 19th-century Blaschka Glass Invertebrates collection at The Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard and from other institutions, runs through Sept. 2024; “Sea as Muse and Fish & Forrest: Through the Lens of a Commercial Fishermom” features silver objects and wood carvings inspired by the sea; runs through spring 2024; (860) 572-0711; mysticseaport.org. Joseph Gualtieri:

The Artistry of Friendship — Slater Memorial Museum, 108 Crescent St., Norwich; the exhibition explores not only the art of Gualtieri, but also the deep friendship he shared with NFA alum Warren Canova through pieces acquired by Canova from Gualtieri himself; runs through Fri.; museum hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon., Wed.-Sat. (closed Sun. and Tues.); (860) 425-5563, slatermuseum.org.