Carrboro
Paintings by Peg Bachenheimer and Catherine Carter – Through December at Provence Restaurant, 203 W Weaver St, Carrboro. www.pegbachenheimer.com
Chinese Red Glazed Pottery by Ben Owen III – Through Dec 31. NC Crafts Gallery, 212 W Main St, Carrboro, 942-4048, www.nccraftsgallery.com, Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 1-4pm.
Works on Paper by John Ensslin – Through Jan 12 at Acme Food & Beverage Co, 110 E Main St, Carrboro. 929-ACME, www.acmecarrboro.com
Water: Our Most Precious Resource – Numerous works on display by a variety of artists, all with the theme of the beauty of water. Through Jan 15 at the Carrboro Branch Library, 900 Old Fayetteville Rd, Chapel Hill (McDougle Schools Media Center). Mon-Thu 3:30-8pm, Sat 10am-2pm, Sun 1-5pm.
Works by Sondra Dorn – Through Jan 30. Nested, 118-B E Main St, Carrboro, 338-8023, www.nestedhome.com, Tue & Wed 10am-6pm, Thu-Sat 10am-8pm, Sun noon-6pm.
The Conversation – New paintings by Steven Silverleaf. Through Feb 4, at Panzanella. Public reception: Mon, Jan 21, 5:30-7:30pm. Corner of Greensboro & Weaver Streets, Carrboro. 929-6626, www.panzanella.coop
Chapel Hill
The Art of Looking – Selections from the collection of Charles Millard. Through Dec 30. Ackland Art Museum, 101 S Columbia St, UNC Campus, Chapel Hill, Office 966-5736, recorded info 843-1611, www.ackland.org, Wed-Sat 10am-5pm (2nd Fridays 9pm), Sun 1-5pm. Free.
Paintings by Judy Bauman – Through Dec 31. Market Street Books, Southern Village, 610 Market St, Chapel Hill, 933-5111, www.marketstreetbooks.com, Mon-Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 1-7pm.
Shrines – Works by Charron Andrews. Through Dec 31. Women’s Health Information Center, NC Women’s Hospital, 101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, 843-1759, www.nchealthywoman.org, Mon-Fri 9am-5pm & by appt.
Landscapes of the Mind – Paintings by Lynne Clarke. Through Dec 31. Jennings & Company, 104-A N Elliot Rd, Chapel Hill.
Holiday Animation Art: Cels & Drawings from Classic Holiday Animation Features – Through Dec 31. Animation and Fine Art Galleries, University Mall, 201 S Estes Dr, Chapel Hill, 968-8008, www.animationandfineart.com, Tue-Sat 10am-6pm. Reception: Fri, Dec 14, 6-9pm.
A Closer Look – Portraits of nature’s details by Maryann Roper and Jean LeCluyse. On display through Dec in the Totten Center, NC Botanical Garden. http://ncbg.unc.edu, 962-0522
Holiday Exhibition – 100s of works by the Gallery’s artists, including handmade ornaments, plus gold & precious stone jewelry by Barbara Heinrich. Through Jan 5, 2008. Somerhill Gallery, 1800 E Franklin St, 3 Eastgate, Chapel Hill, 968-8868, www.somerhill.com, Mon-Sat 10am-5:30pm, evenings by appt.
Works by Jaquelin Perry, Sam Shelby & Lizzie Newton – Ongoing. Bloom Where You Are Planted, 708 Market St, Southern Village, Chapel Hill. 942-9880, www.BloomNC.com
Hillsborough
The Festive Season – New work in a variety of media by the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts’ member artists. On display through Jan 20. 121-D N Churton St, Hillsborough. 732-5001, www.hillsboroughgallery.com
Cooperative gallery created & owned by local artists – Featuring original painting, photography, clay, sculpture, fabric, wood, glass, jewelry & other traditional & contemporary fine arts & crafts. Ongoing. Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, 121-D N Churton St, Hillsborough. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. 732-5001, www.HillsboroughGallery.com
Oil Paintings & Jewelry by David Sovero – Simplistic geometric forms with layers of rich color. Handmade jewelry. Ongoing. Sovero Art Gallery & Studio, 121 N Churton St, Hillsborough. Mon-Sat 10am-6pm. 732-3056, www.soveroart.com
Pittsboro
Calligraphy: The Art of Writing – Through Dec 31. Pittsboro Memorial Library, 158 West St, Pittsboro, 542-3524, www.pittsborolibraryfriends.org, Mon-Fri 10am-6pm (Tue 8pm), Sat 9am-5pm.
Winter Wonderland – Works by various artists including Leslie Fesperman. Through Dec 31. Fusions Art & Fine Craft Gallery, 53 Hillsboro St, Pittsboro, 260-9725, www.pittsboroshops.com/fusions.htm, Wed-Fri 10:30am-5:30pm, Sat 10am-4pm, 1st Sundays 1-4pm.
Cake – A photographic retrospective of 10 years of wedding cakes. Through Dec 31. Missy McLamb Gallery, 2000 Fearrington Village Center, Pittsboro, 755-1117, Mon- Sat 10am-5pm.
Nature Reflected in the Artist’s Eye – Six visions of our local environment by Chatham Artists members. At Carolina Brewery in Pittsboro on 15/501 through Jan 31.