Fragile Beauty Artspace in Scottsdale has teamed up with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for a grand-opening celebration Oct. 3. The event begins at 4 p.m. as guests have an opportunity to watch gallery artists create a one-of-a-kind painting to be auctioned off later that evening. Silent and live auctions are included, as well as wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres from local restaurants and live music. Among the works to be auctioned is “Daisy’s Day,” a photograph by Davin Lavikka measuring 24" high x 18" wide. The image is part of the artist’s “Pretty Dead Things” collection, which focuses on the beauty of life frozen in time. For more information, visit artspaceonsixth.com, or call (480) 423-0888.

Museo Alameda—101 S. Santa Rosa St., San Antonio, theala-meda.org, (210) 299-4300. “Chuck Ramirez: New Works,” through Nov. 28; and “Frida Kahlo: Through the Lens of Nickolas Muray,” through Dec. 6.

Museum of Indian Arts and Culture—710 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, indianartsandculture.org, (505) 476-1269. “Native American Picture Books of Change,” through Jan. 2; “Native Couture: A History of Santa Fe Style,” through Feb. 21 and “A River Apart: The Pottery of Cochiti and Santo Domingo Pueblos,” through June 6.

Museum of International Folk Art—706 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, internationalfolkart.org, (505) 476-1200. “A Century of Masters: The NEA National Heritage Fellows of New Mexico,” through Jan. 1; and “Dancing Shadows, Epic Tales: Wayang Kulit of Indonesia,” through March 14.

Museum of Photographic Arts—1649 El Prado, San Diego, mopa.org, (619) 238-7559. “Ansel Adams: A Life’s Work,” through Oct. 4; “Picturing the Process: The Photograph as Witness,” through Feb. 6; and “Through the Lens,” Oct. 3-Jan. 24.

New Mexico Museum of Art—107 W. Palace Ave., Santa Fe, mfa-santafe.org, (505) 476-5072. “The Surreal Life: Gerry Snyder and Ken Price,” through Jan. 31; and “How the West Is One: The Art of New Mexico,” through April 20.

Palace of the Governors—105 W. Palace Ave., Santa Fe, palace-ofthegovernors.org, (505) 476-5100. “Through the Lens: Creating Santa Fe,” through Oct. 25, offers a photographic history of the city.

Palm Springs Art Museum—101 Museum Dr., Palm Springs, Calif., psmuseum.org, (760) 322-4800. “Modern Moments: Recent Gifts in American Photography,” through Nov. 8; “Selections From the Permanent Collection,” through Nov. 29; and “Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass,” through Dec. 27.

Philabaum Gallery—711 S. Sixth Ave., Tucson, philabaumgallery.com, (520) 884-7404. More than a dozen artists showcase their talents in “Sonoran Glass Art Academy Invitational for Faculty & Staff,” Oct. 3-Nov. 21. Artwork ranges from flame-worked pieces to fused and hand-blown glass of all shapes and sizes.

The Phippen Museum—4701 Highway 90 North, Prescott, phippenartmuseum.org, (928) 778-1385. “Greatest Show on Show,” Oct. 3-Feb. 21, features the finest work from Contemporary and Traditional landscape artists, including Maynard Dixon and James Swinnerton.

Ancient Art Sculpture, paintings and writings by Bill Worrell are on display Oct. 2-3 at Exposures International Gallery of Fine Art in Sedona, with a reception for the artist from 3 to 8 p.m. Oct. 2, and 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 3. Inspired by the art of bygone peoples of the Lower Pecos River and the Middle Rio Grande—on the border of what is now Texas and Mexico—Worrell says his creations are his own interpretations of ancient pictographs, not historic documentations. Pictured is “The Ordination,” a limited-edition bronze that measures 32" high x 12" wide x 9" deep. For more information, visit exposuresfineart.com, or call (928) 282-1125.

Phoenix Art Museum—1625 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, phxart.org, (602) 257-1222. “Tony Foster, Searching for a Bigger Subject: Watercolor Diaries From Everest and the Grand Canyon,” through Oct. 18; “Face to Face: 150 Years of Photographic Portraiture,” through Jan. 10; and “A Natural Perspective: An International Juried Exhibition of the American Society of Botanical Accents,” Oct. 3-Jan. 3.

Pinnacle Gallery—23417 N. Pima Rd., Scottsdale, pinnaclegallery.com, (480) 563-9800. After a summer of searching for new pieces, the gallery hosts “New Season Preview,” Oct. 1-31. The show features the latest finds by new artists and new creations by established artists, including works in glass, ceramics, metal, wood and jewelry.

Prescott Fine Arts Association Gallery—208 N. Marina St., Prescott, pfaa.net, (928) 445-3286. “Celebrating Arizona Artists,” through Oct. 30.

Pueblo Grande Museum—4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix, pueblo-grande.com, (602) 495-0900. “Pieces of the Puzzle: New Perspectives on the Hohokam,” through Oct. 4.

Rosson House Museum—113 N. Sixth St., Phoenix, rossonhousemuseum.org, (602) 261-8063. “Water and the Roosevelt Dam,” through April 1, examines the importance of water and the effects of the Roosevelt Dam on the inhabitants of the Salt River Valley.

San Diego Museum of Art—1450 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, sdmart.org, (619) 232-7931. “Toulouse-Lautrec at SDMA: The Baldwin M. Baldwin Collection,” through Oct. 18; “Oceanic Art,” through Jan. 3; and “New Light on the Old Masters,” through Jan. 3.

San Diego Natural History Museum—1788 El Prado, San Diego, sdnhm.org, (619) 255-0189. “Gunther von Hagens’ Body Worlds 2 & the Brain—Our Three-Pound Gem,” through Oct. 4.

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art—7374 E. Second St., Scottsdale, scottsdalearts.org, (480) 994-ARTS. “Collecting/Exhibitions: Ten Years of Acquiring Art Through Exhibitions,” through Oct. 1; “Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth,” through Nov. 29; “Visions: Juxtapositions,” through Jan. 23; “Unexpected Wegman,” through Jan. 24; and “Looking Through the Other End of a Telescope,” through Jan. 24.

Sharlot Hall Museum—415 W. Gurley St., Prescott, sharlot.org, (928) 445-3122. “Paint! Breaking the Buckskin Ceiling,” through Nov. 15, 2010, showcases American Indian artwork by Jesse T. Hummingbird (Cherokee), Judith Durr (Choctaw), Baje Whitehorse Sr. (Navajo) and Michael Kabotie (Hopi). Individually and collectively, these Arizona artists challenge and expand the meaning of “Indian art.”

Shemer Art Center—5005 E. Camelback Rd., Phoenix, (602) 262-4727. “Process and Surface,” a juried exhibit of works by Arizona artists, contemplates the relationship between physical surface and process, with creations in metal, fiber, printmaking, clay, photography, painting and computer graphics. The show continues on display through Oct. 13.

Trailside Galleries—7330 Scottsdale Mall, Scottsdale, trailsidegalleries.com, (480) 945-7751. The gallery hosts its annual “Fall Open House,” Oct. 12-24, with a reception from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 17. The exhibition and sale features new works by some of the country’s most distinguished Western artists, including members of Cowboy Artists of America, as well as a special showcase for artists Z.S. Liang, Bill Anton and Patricia Dobson.

Tucson Museum of Art—140 N. Main Ave., Tucson, tucsonmuseumofart.org, (520) 624-2333. “DeGrazia: A Modernist Perspective,” through Oct. 25; “Han and Beyond—The Renaissance of China: Antiquities From the James Conley Collection,” through Dec. 31, 2010; and “Ansel Adams: A Legacy,” Oct. 10-Feb. 14.

Turquoise Tortoise Gallery—431 S.R. 179, Sedona, turqtortsedona.com, (928) 282-2262. The gallery hosts its “Annual Navajo Show,” featuring a wealth of artwork from the area’s most gifted Dinéh artists. Several of the artists will be attendance for an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 2, with the show continuing through Oct. 11.

Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian—704 Camino Lejo, Museum Hill, Santa Fe, wheelwright.org, (505) 982-4636. “Through Their Eyes: Paintings From the Charlotte Mittler Collection,” through April 18. “Native Chic: Partners in Design,” a series of trunk shows with Native American fashion designers and jewelers, continues Oct. 25, with Pilar Agoyo and Cody Sanderson.

Wilde Meyer Gallery—4142 N. Marshall Way, Scottsdale, wildemeyer.com, (480) 945-2323. “Happy Trails,” Oct. 1-Nov. 4, features works by Linda Carter Holman, Amy Novelli, Robert Ransom, Jim Nelson and Thom Ross.


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