1212 Gallery
Continuing through November 6: National Juried Photography Exhibition 2007. 12 E. 12th St. 233.9957.
http://www.1212galleryrichmond.com

1708 Gallery
Opening Friday, October 5: “Simple Dumb Objects,” a collaborative work between Martin Brief, Steve Kessmann and Moily Springfield that explores the meanings and connotations of written language and the printed word. “Bomber Girl and Megamen,” paintings and drawings on paper by Young Min Moon. Moon’s work smacks of pop culture robots and a dark sort of violent cartoon sexuality. Opening reception from 7-10pm. On display through October 27. 319 W. Broad St. 643.1708.
http://www.1708gallery.org

ADA Gallery
Opening mid-October: New work by Charles Yuen, Langdon Graves and Nathan Tersteeg. 228 W. Broad St. 644.0100.
http://www.adagallery.com

Anderson Gallery
Continuing through December 9: “Ixchel’s Thread: Maya Weavings from the Bowdler Collection.” In case you were wondering, Ixchel is the Mayan goddess of weaving, healing and childbirth. This exhibition features selections from former U.S. Ambassador to Guatamela, William Bowlder’s collection of Guatamalen weavings. 907 ½ W. Franklin St. 828.1522.)
http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/artweb/gallery/

Art6 Gallery
Opening Friday, October 5: “Hispanic Roots,” features work by Hispanic artists including Jorge Benitez, Federico Chiriboga, Nora Pozzi, Diego Sanchez, and Javier Tapia, as well as the posthumous work of Max Soler, the father of Nora Pozzi. Opening reception 6pm. 6 E. Broad St. 343.1406.
http://www.art6.org

Artspace
Continuing through October 28: “Raubeauxian Rendevous: From one end to the other,” new sculpture by Benjamin A. Jones and “Let’s Pretend We’re Bunny Rabbits,” by Michael Pierce. 0 E. Fourth St. 232.6464.
http://www.artspacegallery.org

Art Works
Continuing through October 21: “Thoroughly Impressionist,” recent paintings by Dan Helgemo; the September All Media Show; recent paintings by Marti Fann; “Music and Mosaics,” by Lorraine Hoff and recent paintings by Chris Semtner. 320 Hull St. 291.1400.
http://www.artworksrichmond.com

Chop Suey Books
Opening Friday, October 12: Polaroids show by Jesse Jane. Point, shoot and shake, shake, shake it like a… you know what. 1317 W. Cary St. 497.4705.
http://www.chopsueybooks.com

Cornerstone Gallery
Opening Friday, October 5: “ABSENCE/PRESENCE,” work by Aimee Koch and Richard Trevillian. Koch’s “Undressed” series examines what happens when you leave the clothes on, but remove the people. According to the artist, “Clothing signals a human wearer. Encounters with dress divorced from the body are strangely alienating.” Trevillian’s acryclics mix ancient structures and designs with modern science and organic compositions. Opening reception 7-10pm. 23 W. Broad St. 344.1508

Corporate Museum and Frame
Opening Friday, October 5: Recent photographs by Joseph Johnson. Opening reception 7-10pm. 301 W. Broad St. 643.6858.
http://www.corporatemuseumframe.com

Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen
Continuing through November 3: “The Dixie Restaurant: Glance at the Recent Past,” documentary collaboration by photographer Angela Orrell and audio documentarian Rebecca Moon. “Each decade left its impression on the restaurant and its generations of customers. The memories of this gathering place remain as strong and deep as the layers of paint on the pressed tin ceiling.” In the Gumenick Family Gallery. 2880 Mountain Road. 261.2787.
http://www.artsglenallen.com

Eric Schindler Gallery
Opening Friday, October 12: New works on paper from Katherine McGinn. Opening reception 7-9pm. On display through November 6. 2305 E. Broad St. 644.5005.
http://www.ericschindlergallery.com

The Etching Tin
Opening Friday, October 5: “Garage,” rowdy rock photos by Chris Crisis. Opening reception 7-10pm. Featuring music from HO-AX, The Ten Commandments. 320 Brook Road.
http://www.etchingtin.com 

Flippo Gallery
Continuing through November 16: “Everything But the Kitchen Sink,” work by 21 women artists. Pace-Armistead Hall at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland. 752.3018.

Gallery 5
Opening Friday, October 5: “The Carnival of Five Fires,” is a three-day art carnival and performance extravaganza. Featuring artwork from Rose Csorba, Edward Gross, Adam Juresko, Mickael Broth, Donnie Green, Machinedance Photography (Kathryn Parker), Stuntkid, Amanda Blackmon, Lana Olivia Gentry, Zoe Webster, Ken Howard, Allen Chester, James Robertson, Shanna Merola, Katie Davis, Fred Pinckard, Mike Moses and Jimmy Cumberland. Live music by American Dumpster, OK Bird, Punk Sinatra, Special Ed and the Shortbus and more. Special performances by Sugar Shack Burlesque, Slash Coleman, PyroKitty, Danse Oriental, Marionette Puppet Shows by Rose Csorba, DJ Reinhold, fire performers, tarot readers, ExtraTerrestrial Circus Experiment (Members of O’Circus), LIVE Side Show Freaks by Billy D. and various street performers, live acts and artistic debauchery. Friday at 7pm, $5. Saturday at 7pm, $10. Sunday at 6pm, $10. 200 W. Marshall St. 644.0005
http://www.gallery5arts.org

Glave Kocen Gallery
Opening Friday, October 12: “Big Top,” work by Susan Finsen and Maria Simonsson. Opening reception 6-9pm (featuring popcorn and a set by juggler Jonathan Austin). 1620 W. Main St. 358.1990.
http://www.glavekocengallery.com

Gutenberg Gallery
Opening Friday, October 5: New gallery featuring work by Cafe employees. Opening reception 7-9pm. 1700 E. Main St. 497.5000.
http://www.cafegutenberg.com

Jennifer Young Studio & Gallery
Opening Friday, October 5: “Luminosity,” new work by Jennifer Young. Opening reception 6-8:30pm. 16 E. Main St. 1-877-DIAL-ART.
http://www.jenniferyoung.com

Main Art Gallery
Opening Friday, October 5: “Brawny: The Softer Side,” new work by Carole Garmon. An artistic dissection of the mustache-having, flannel shirt-wearing icon of absorbency. “A constant in my work is a desire to blur boundaries; I am interested in a ‘morphing’ of my work, in its ability to slip in meaning. Using the Brawny towel as a vehicle, I telescope the word ‘brawn’ and navigate the problematic world of identity and gender.” Opening 7-9pm. 1537 W. Main St. 355.6151.
http://www.mainartsupply.com

Metro Space Gallery
Opening Friday, October 5: WRIR presents “A Community Art Show to Benefit Community Radio,” featuring work by local artists and live music from Marionette, Dark Little Rooms and Timothy Bailey. Opening 6-11pm.  119 W. Broad St.
http://www.wrir.org

Nonesuch Gallery
Opening Friday, October 5: New work by Mike Ball. Opening 7-10pm. Special guest Lynn Hassel represents ‘The Furries’ and brings along three new costumes. 918 W. Grace St. 649.4069.
http://www.nonesuchrva.com

Page Bond Gallery
Opening Friday, October 5: Recent work by Peri Schwartz and Sami Ben-Larbi. Opening reception 7-9pm. On display until November 1. 1625 W. Main St. 353.0094.
http://www.pagebondgallery.com

Propaganda Gallery
Opening Friday, October 5: “The Art of Larry Poncho Brown,” work by Larry Poncho Brown. The Baltimore artist has become a one-man powerhouse in the world of contemporary African-American art. Fans of his art include Bill Cosby, Dick Gregory and Anita Baker. Opening reception 6pm. 101 East Leigh Street. 253.4053

Project Space at Plant Zero
Continuing through December 23: “Walk the Walk,” new paintings drawings and bookwork by Amie Oliver. Performance/reading on Friday, October 26 at 7:30. Video work premiere on Friday, November 2. 0 East 4th St.
http://www.plantzero.com

Quirk Gallery
Opening Thursday, October 4: Masterquirks group show and sale featuring work by Kristin Caskey, Marie Chamblin, Steven Glass, Joe Grant, Arthur Hash, Victoria Horner, Kiara Pelissier, Debbie Quick, Travis Robertson, Oura Sananikone, Caitie Sellers, Frankie Slaughter and Maggie Smith. Opening Sunday, October 7: Sculpture by Heidi Pfeifer in The Vault. Continuing through October 21: “Tables to Walls,” an exhibit of illustration work from John Foster, Gary Kelley, Anita Kunz, Patricia Martin-Nelson, Joe Morse, Tim O’Brien, Roberto Parada, Tifenn Python, and Greg Swearingen. 311 W. Broad St. 644.5450.
http://www.quirkgallery.com

Red Door Gallery
Opening Friday, October 12: “Painting Vistas and Inner Visions,” paintings by Vera Dickerson and “Toward Essenence,” paintings by Jim Condron. Opening reception 6-10pm. On display through November 18. 1607 W. Main St. 358.0211.
http://www.reddoorgalleryva.com

Reynolds Gallery
Continuing through October 27: Paintings by Sally Bowring, drawings by Theresa Pollak. 1514 W. Main St. 355.6553.
http://www.reynoldsgallery.com

Richmond Public Library
Opening Friday, October 5: Mixed media by the members of the merged Metropolitan Richmond Artists Association; “Contemporary Vistas,” urban scapes show by Richmond artist Paul Steinberg; “Everything Europe:  A Traveler’s Journey” photos by Evelyn Davis; “ABeCedarios:  Photography and Folk Art Carvings from Oaxaca, Mexico,” fine art photography by Richmond artist and author K. B. Basseches. Opening reception 7pm. 101 E. Franklin St.
http://www.richmondpubliclibrary.org

Solvent Space
Opening Friday, October 12: “Stephen Westfall’s Grand Opening: Mural Project.” Abstract twists on the classic grid described by the New York Times as “delicately calibrated destabilizations.” Opening reception 6pm. On display through December 1. Inside Plant Zero, 0 East 4th St. 869.6051.

Transmission
Opening Friday, October 5: Recent work by Amze Emmons. “Every piece was inspired by details taken from small, black and white photos, depicting the smoking shells of bombed buildings, the wreckage left after receding flood waters, tsunami mangled villages, car bombings, and troop movements.” Opening reception 7-9pm. On display through October 30. 321 Brook Rd. 200.9985

University of Richmond 
Opening Friday, October 5: “Castings in Contemporary Cermanics,” and “Ceramic Portraits: The Georganna Yeager Johns Collection of Royal Doulton Character Jugs.” 28 Westhampton Way. 289.8276.
http://museums.richmond.edu

VCU Arts Locker 50b
Opening Thursday, October 4: “Amalgam,” work by Bret Payne, Theresa Marchetta and Sidney Caldwell. Opening reception 5-6pm. 1000 West Broad Street, 3rd Floor.
http://www.vcu.edu/arts/locker50b

Virginia Center for Architecture
Continuing through October 21: “Some Assembly Required: Contemporary Prefabricated Houses.” 2501 Monument Avenue. 644.3041. http://www.virginiaarchitecture.org

Virginia Historical Society
Opening Saturday, October 20: “Lee and Grant,” includes letters, paintings, photographs, prints, and sculpture. On display through March 31, 2008. 428 N. Boulevard.
http://www.vahistorical.org

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Opening Thursday, October 11: “Fine Arts and Flowers,” Continuing through October 28: “China Now,” photographs by Christopher Winton-Stahle. 200 N. Boulevard. 340.1400.
http://www.vmfa.museum

Visual Arts Studio
Opening Friday, October 5: New sculpture by Allen Jessee. Artist talk at 6:30pm, opening reception 7-10pm. 208 W. Broad St. 644.1368.
http://www.visualartstudio.org

White Canvas Gallery
Opening Friday, October 19: “Travels,” Southern landscape and architecture paintings by North Carolina artist Kay Hutchinson. Opening reception 5:30-8pm. On display through November 15. Continuing through October 17: “Iced Tea and Memories,” mixed media paintings from Virginia folk artist William H. Clarke. Opening reception 5:30-8pm. 111 S. 14th St. 782.1776.
http://www.whitecanvasgallery.com