Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth

Ongoing: In East Asian art, non-human subjects have long been represented with agency, coexisting alongside their human counterparts. Experience this inclusive and collaborative relationship in Attitude of Coexistence: Non-Humans in East Asian Art. Opening January 18: Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light) presents a thematic examination of Romero’s complex and layered images, which celebrate the multiplicity, beauty, and resilience of Native American and Indigenous experiences. This is Romero’s first major solo exhibition.

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AVA Gallery and Art Center

January 17–March 1: Scaffolding: This unique group exhibition will feature a variety of artwork installed throughout all three levels of AVA’s beautiful historic textile mill building. The exhibition is themed around the term “scaffold” or “scaffolding” implicating lifting or providing support. Unique programming details are to be announced, visit the website for information. Opening reception, Friday, January 24, 5–7 p.m.

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Currier Museum of Art

Ongoing: Jean-Michel Basquiat and Ouattara Watts: A Distant Conversation brings together six artworks by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988), one of the most celebrated and influential artists of his generation, and seven large canvases by New York-based Ivorian painter Ouattara Watts (b. 1958). Ongoing: Dan Dailey: Impressions of the Human Spirit. Ongoing: Olga de Amaral: Everything is Construction and Color.

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3S Artspace

Opening November 22: Two exhibits, Noticing Light and Kinship Compositions, works by Christina Watka and Margaret Jacobs, respectively. Watka creates joyful spaces that reflect the interplay between light, fullness, movement, and stillness. Juxtaposed with Watka’s delicate suspended sculptures, Jacobs uses steel for her sculpture and powder coated brass in her jewelry, developing organic textures and surfaces. Free and open to the public.

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