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Art Museums & Institutions African American Heritage Museum 661 Jackson Rd., Newtonville; 609-704-5495. www.aahmsnj.org. Tue.-Fri. 10 am-3 pm.

Art Museums & Institutions

African American Heritage Museum 661 Jackson Rd., Newtonville; 609-704-5495. www.aahmsnj.org. Tue.-Fri. 10 am-3 pm.

The Barnes Foundation - Philadelphia 2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; 215-278-7000. www.barnesfoundation.org. $18; $15 seniors 65 and over; $10 students and children 17 and under. Sat.-Mon., Wed.-Thu. 9:30 am-6 pm; Fri. 9:30 am-10 pm.

Brandywine River Museum Rte. 1 & Rte. 100, Chadds Ford; 610-388-2700. www.brandywinemuseum.org. Andrew Wyeth's Ides of March: The Making of a Masterpiece. $12; $8 seniors; $6 students & children 6-12; free for children under 6 & for all Sun. until noon. Daily 9:30 am-4:30 pm.

Chemical Heritage Foundation 315 Chestnut St.; 215-925-2178. www.chemheritage.org. The Whole of Nature & the Mirror of Art. Free. X-Ray Vision: Fish Inside Out. Free. Mon.-Fri. 10 am-4 pm.

Delaware Art Museum 2301 Kentmere Pkwy., Wilmington; 302-571-9590. www.delart.org. Howard Pyle & His Students. John Sloan. American Art, 19th Century to the Present. The Copeland Sculpture Park. The Storyteller's Art: Reimagining America Through Illustration. Closes 4/28. State of the Art: Illustration 100 Years After Howard Pyle. Gertrude Kasebier's Photographs of the Eight: Portraits for Promotion. Imagined Places: The Art of Alexi Natchev. Creative Powers: Selections from Art Ability. Highlights Tour. Exhibition Tour. $12; $10 seniors; $6 children 7-18; free for children 6 & under, everyone on Sun.; $25 family of 4. Wed.-Sat. 10 am-4 pm, Sun. noon-4 pm.

Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts 200 S. Madison St., Wilmington; 302-656-6466. www.thedcca.org/. imPERFECT CITY: A User-Generated Community. Free. Kerry Adams: This Space is Intentionally Left Blank. Free. Closes 4/21. Implied Narrative: Contemporary Figurative Drawing. Free. DRIFT: A Series of Citywide Engagements. Free. Philemona Williamson: New Work. Free. Taxonomy of Trash. Free. What Are You Working On?. $40; $30 members. 4/20. 1:30-4:30 pm. Family Program: Make Some Noise!. Free. 4/21. 12-3 pm. Tue., Thu.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm, Wed. & Sun. noon-5 pm.

The Fabric Workshop & Museum 1214 Arch St.; 215-568-8888. www.fabricworkshopandmuseum.org. Changing Scenes: Points of View in Contemporary Media Art. $3; free for children under 12. Mon.-Fri. 10 am-6 pm; Sat.-Sun. noon-5 pm.

Institute of Contemporary Art 118 S. 36th St.; 215-898-7108. www.icaphila.org. White Petals Surround Your Yellow Heart. Free. Wed.-Fri. noon-8 pm, Sat.-Sun. 11 am-5 pm.

James A. Michener Art Museum 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215-340-9800. www.michenerartmuseum.org. The Lenfest Exhibition of Pennsylvania Impressionism. Visual Heritage of Bucks County. The Mind's Eye: 50 Years of Photography by Jerry Uelsmann. Closes 4/28. The Brush is Mightier Than the Sword. Transformations II: Works in Steel by Karl Stirner. Infinite Mirror: Images of American Identity. $10; $9 seniors; $7.50 students;$5 youth 6-18; free for children under 6. Tue.-Fri.10 am-4:30 pm, Sat. 10 am-5 pm, Sun. noon-5 pm.

La Salle University - Art Museum 1900 W. Olney Ave.; 215-951-1221. www.lasalle.edu/museum. Charles Searles: The Mask of Abstraction. Free. Free; donations accepted. Mon.-Fri. 10 am-4 pm.

Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts 1048 Washington St., Cape May; 609-884-5404. www.capemaymac.org/. .

The Noyes Gallery at Hammonton 5 S. Second St., Hammonton; 609-561-8006. www.noyesmuseum.org/hammonton.html. Tue.-Wed. 11 am-6 pm; Thu. 1 pm-9 pm; Fri.-Sat. 11 am-7 pm.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts - Historic Landmark Building 118 N. Broad St.; 215-972-7600. www.pafa.org. George Tooker's Highway. American Art Starts Here: PAFA Refreshed, Reloaded. A New Look: Samuel F.B. Morse's Gallery of the Louvre. Modern Women at PAFA: From Cassatt to O'Keeffe. COMPANION (PASSING THROUGH). Closes 5/14. $10; $8 seniors & students; $6 children 13-18; free for children under 12. Tue.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm; Sun. 11 am-5 pm.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts - Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building 118-128 N. Broad St.; 215-972-7600. www.pafa.org. Gallery 128. Free. Robert Ryman: Philadelphia Prototype. $10; $8 seniors & students; $6 youth 5-18; free for members & children under 5. Tue.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm; Sun. 11 am-5 pm.

Philadelphia Museum of Art 26th St. & Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; 215-763-8100. www.philamuseum.org. Chinese Snuff Bottles. New York Dada. Notations: Sean Scully. Great & Mighty Things: Outsider Art From the Jill & Sheldon Bonovitz Collection. The Art of Golf. Drawing Together. Closes 4/28. $20; $18 seniors 65 and over; $14 students and children 13-18; free for children 12 and under. Tue. & Thu., Sat.-Sun. 10 am-5 pm; Wed. & Fri. 10 am-8:45 pm.

Philadelphia Museum of Art - Perelman Building Fairmount Ave.; 215-763-8100. www.philamuseum.org. Cy Twombly: Sculptures. Closes 4/28. Journeys to New Worlds. All Dressed Up: Fashions for Children & Their Families. $20; $18 seniors 65 and over; $14 students and children 12-18; free for children under 12. Tue.-Sun. 10 am-5 pm.

Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art 615 N. Broad St.; 215-627-6747. www.rodephshalom.org. Permanent Collection. Free. Free. Mon.-Thu. 10 am-4 pm; Fri. 10 am-2 pm.

Rodin Museum Franklin Parkway at 22nd St.; 215-763-8100. www.rodinmuseum.org. Rediscovering Rodin. $8; $7 seniors 65 and over; $6 students and children 13-18; free for children 12 & under. Wed.-Mon. 10 am-5 pm.

Rosenbach Museum & Library 2008-2010 Delancey Pl.; 215-732-1600. www.rosenbach.org. Maurice Sendak: A Legacy. Hands-on Tours. $10; $8 seniors; $5 students & youth 5-18; free for children under 5. Tue., Fri. noon-5 pm; Wed.-Thu. noon-8 pm; Sat.-Sun. noon-6 pm; closed Mon. and holidays.

The Temple Judea Museum 8339 Old York Rd., Elkins Park; 215-887-2027. www.kenesethisrael.org/mus.htm. Mon.-Fri. 9 am-5 pm.

Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion 319 East State St., Trenton; 609-989-3632. www.ellarslie.org. Decorative Arts Collection. Free. Fine Arts Collection. Free. Historical Artifacts Collection. Free. More Than a Rug - Tapestries, Paintings & Sculpture. Free. Closes 4/19. Mary Michaels, Lauren Curtis & Rupal Patel: Small Scale Works. Free. Donation suggested: $5; $3 seniors & students. Tue.-Sat. 11 am-3 pm; Sun. 1-4 pm.

Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College Main St., Collegeville; 610-409-3500. www.ursinus.edu/berman. Annual Student Exhibition. Free. Closes 5/10. Free. Tue.-Fri. 10 am-4 pm; Sat.-Sun. noon-4:30 pm. Closed Mon. & college holidays.

Woodmere Art Museum 9201 Germantown Ave.; 215-247-0476. www.woodmereartmuseum.org. Selections From the Charles Knox Smith Collection. Free. Objects of Desire: Philip Jamison Collection. Free. Closes 5/5. Philip Jamison Watercolor: The Spirit of Chester County. Free. Closes 5/5. Charles Searles: A Focus on the Figure. The Promise of Peace: Violet Oakley's United Nations Portraits. Ethel V. Ashton: Private Artist/Public Life. Special exhibits: $10; $7 seniors; free for children and students. Select galleries: free. Tue.-Thu. 10 am-5 pm; Fri. 10 am-8:45 pm; Sat. 10 am-6 pm; Sun. 10 am-5 pm.

Galleries

Philadelphia

3rd Street Gallery 58 N. Second St.; 215-625-0993. www.3rdstreetgallery.com. Opus Novum. Free. Closes 4/28.

Allens Lane Art Center 601 W. Allens Ln.; 215-248-0546. www.allenslane.org. Hee Sook Kim & Glynnis Reed. Free. Closes 4/19.

Artists' House Gallery 57 N. 2nd St.; 215-923-8440. www.artistshouse.com. Year of the Woman. Free. Closes 4/28.

The Arts Garage 1533 Ridge Ave.; 215-765-2702. theartsgarage.com. Latin Fusion Tuesdays. Free.

Asian Arts Initiative 1219-1223 Vine St.; 215-557-0455. www.asianartsinitiative.org. That Person Who Is Your Creation: Iranian Women Exploring the Feminine Self. Free. Closes 4/26.

B Square Gallery 614 S. 9th St.; 215-625-0692. www.bsquaregallery.com. One Day Only: Help the Earth, Ditch the Plastic. $20. 4/20. 12-8 pm.

Bridgette Mayer Gallery 709 Walnut St.; 215-413-8893. www.bridgettemayergallery.com. Radcliffe Bailey: Notes. Free. Closes 4/27.

Center for Architecture 1218 Arch St.; 215-569-3186. www.philadelphiacfa.org. Walking Tour: Emergence of a Modern Metropolis. $15; $5 children under 12. Building Philadelphia Lecture Series. $10-$20. 4/23. 6-8 pm.

The Center for Emerging Visual Artists 1521 Locust St.; 215-546-7775. www.cfeva.org/. Berlin: Landscape of Memory. Free. Closes 4/26.

Cerulean Arts 1355 Ridge Ave.; 267-514-8647. www.ceruleanarts.com. Sampler: Small Works by 30 Artists. Free. Closes 5/11.

The Clay Studio 139 N. Second St.; 215-925-3453. www.theclaystudio.org/. Science As Muse. Free. Closes 4/28. Jennie Shanker: The Marcellus Clay Experiment. Free. Closes 4/28.

Drexel University - Picture/Rincliffe Gallery 32nd & Chestnut St., 3rd Floor; 215-895-0480. www.drexel.edu/drexelcollection. Japanese Art Exhibition. Free. Closes 5/17.

F.A.N. Gallery 221 Arch St.; 215-922-5155. www.thefangallery.com. Gregory Prestegord: Structures. Free. Closes 4/27.

Fleisher/Ollman Gallery 1616 Walnut St., Ste. 100; 215-545-7562. www.fleisherollman.com. Outsiderism. Free.

Free Library of Philadelphia 1901 Vine St.; 215-686-5322. www.library.phila.gov. Life, Legend and Landscape in Japanese Prints. Free. Closes 4/28.

The Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design 20th St. & The Parkway; 215-965-4045. www.thegalleriesatmoore.org. Emerging Artists & Designers 2013 Senior Show. Free. Closes 5/18.

Gallery51 51 N. 2nd St.; 215-413-3191. www.gallery51.net. Gallery 51 Collection. Free.

Gallery Joe 302 Arch St.; 215-592-7752. www.galleryjoe.com/. Christine Hiebert: Space For the Mark. Free. Closes 4/27.

Gravers Lane Gallery 8405 Germantown Ave.; 215-247-1603. www.graverslanegallery.net. Ken Bova: Notes and Observations. Free. Closes 4/27. Window Installations: Leslie Pontz. Free. Closes 4/27.

Gross McCleaf Gallery 127 S. 16th St.; 215-665-8138. www.grossmccleaf.com. Celia Reisman: A Certain Slant. Free. Closes 4/27. Victoria Barnes: Half Way Up. Free. Closes 4/27.

Highwire Gallery 2040 Frankford Ave.; 215-426-2685. highwiregallery.com. Alban Bailey. $6-$8. 4/19. 8 pm. Dganit Zauberman: Body of Work. Free. Closes 4/28.

Indigo Arts 1400 N. American St. #104; 215-765-1041. www.indigoarts.com/. Gond and Beyond: Tribal Artists from India. Free.

Larry Becker Contemporary Art 43 N. 2nd St.; 215-925-5389. www.artnet.com/lbecker.html. Tim Schwartz & Ian White Williams: Fjord Club Wagon. Free. Closes 4/27.

LGTripp Gallery 47-49 N. 2nd St.; 215-923-3110. www.lgtrippgallery.com. Michelle Marcuse & Yvonne Love. Free. Closes 4/27.

Locks Gallery 600 S. Washington Sq.; 215-629-1000. www.locksgallery.com. Jane Irish Song Hu'o'ng: Withdrawing Room. Free. Closes 5/11.

Manayunk-Roxborough Art Center (MRAC) 419 Green La.; 215-482-3363. www.mrartcenter.org. Rewind and Review. Free. Closes 4/28.

Muse Gallery 52 N. Second St.; 215-627-5310. www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com. Etta Winigrad: Ceramic Sculpture. Free. Closes 4/28.

Old City Jewish Art Center (OCJAC) 119 N. 3rd St.; 215-923-1222. www.jewishartcenter.com/. Beginnings. Free. Closes 4/25.

Philadelphia Art Alliance 251 S. 18th St.; 215-545-4302. www.philartalliance.org. The Tool at Hand. Closes 4/28.

Philadelphia Folklore Project 735 S. 50th St.; 215-726-1106. www.folkloreproject.org/. Honoring Ancestors Exhibition Opening Party. Free. 4/19. 6-8 pm. Honoring Ancestors of Rhythm, Movement and Place. Free.

Philadelphia Foundation - Community Art Gallery 1234 Market St., Ste. 1800; 215-563-6417. www.philafound.org. Fresh Eyes / Fresh Artists. Free. Closes 4/19.

Philadelphia International Institute (PII Gallery) 242 Race St.; 215-592-1022. www.piigallery.com. Robert Moss-Vreeland. Free. Closes 4/27.

Philadelphia Sketch Club 235 S. Camac St.; 215-545-9298. www.sketchclub.org. Faad Ghoraishi: A to Z. Free. Closes 4/28. 150th Annual Exhibition of Small Oil Paintings. Free. Closes 4/27.

The Print Center 1614 Latimer St.; 215-735-6090. www.printcenter.org/. Fiat Lux. Free. Forth Estate: Recent Editions. Free.

Projects Gallery 629 N. 2nd St.; 267-303-9652. www.projectsgallery.com/. The Frontier. Free.

Rosenfeld Gallery 113 Arch St.; 215-922-1376. www.therosenfeldgallery.com. Val Rossman. Free. Closes 4/28. Diane Pieri. Free. Closes 4/28.

Schmidt/Dean Gallery 1710 Sansom St., 2nd Fl.; 215-569-9433. www.schmidtdean.com. Robert Straight: Shadows & Reflections. Free. Closes 5/11.

Seraphin Gallery 1108 Pine St.; 215-923-7000. www.seraphingallery.com. Barbara Bullock: Chasing After Spirits. Free. Closes 4/21.

Slought Foundation 4017 Walnut St.; 215-701-4627. slought.org. John Cage: How to Get Started. Donations accepted. Camille Henrot: How to Live Together?. Donations accepted. Closes 5/4. Zoe Beloff: The Days of the Commune. Donations accepted.

Snyderman-Works Gallery 303 Cherry St.; 215-238-9576. www.snyderman-works.com/. Storylines: Sculptures & Drawings by Norma Minkowitz. Free. Closes 4/27.

Temple University - Tyler School of Art 2001 N. 13th St.; 215-777-9144. www.temple.edu/tyler/exhibitions. Charles Searles: In Motion. Free.

Twenty-Two Gallery 236 S. 22nd St.; 215-772-1911. twenty-twogallery.com/. Dale Levy: Exploring. Free. Closes 5/5.

University of the Arts - Sol Mednick Gallery 211 S. Broad St., 15th Fl.; 215-717-6300. www.uarts.edu. Alida Fish: Tissue. Free. Closes 4/26.

University of the Arts - von Hess Illustration Gallery 333 S. Broad St.; 215-717-6240. www.uarts.edu/. The Art of Jessica Hische. Free. Closes 5/17.

Wexler Gallery 201 N. 3rd St.; 215-923-7030. www.wexlergallery.com/. New Visions. Free. Closes 4/27.

The Center for Art in Wood 141 N. 3rd St.; 215-923-8000. centerforartinwood.org. Challenge VIII: Bartram's Boxes Remix. Free. Mark Gardner: Call-and-Response. Free. Hans and Jakob Weissflog: Bordering on the Impossible. Free.

Pennsylvania suburbs

Chadds Ford Gallery 1609 Baltimore Pike, Chadds Ford; 610-459-5510. www.awyethgallery.com. Rendezvous. Free. Closes 5/5.

Community Arts Center 414 Plush Mill Rd., Wallingford; 610-566-1713. www.communityartscenter.org. Paper Space. Free. Closes 4/26. Geoff Gallante Quartet. $20 general admission; $10 for first time attendees; free high school and college students and children with paying adult. 4/21. 2 pm.

Haverford College - Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery 370 Lancaster Ave., Haverford; 610-896-1287. www.haverford.edu/exhibits. White Boys. Free. Closes 5/3.

Langman Gallery 2500 Moreland Rd., Willow Grove; 215-657-8333. www.langmangallery.com. Diane Hark: Philadelphia - Places of Prominence. Free. Closes 4/30.

Main Line Unitarian Church 816 S. Valley Forge Rd., Devon; 610-688-8332. www.mluc.org. Amie Potsic: Made In China. Free. Closes 4/28. Earth Night: Do the Math. 4/21. 7 pm.

Mennonite Heritage Center 565 Yoder Rd., Harleysville; 215-256-3020. www.mhep.org. Traditional Oil Painting Workshop. $240. Closes 4/30. Hook-In & Workshop for Beginners. $45. 4/20. 9 am-3:30 pm.

Wayne Art Center 413 Maplewood Ave., Wayne; 610-688-3553. www.wayneart.org. Reigning Cats & Dogs. Free. Closes 5/4. The Tori Collection. Free. Closes 5/4. Alla Prima Figure Workshop. $345. Closes 4/21. Two for Art: Try It. $15 per parent/child pair; $7 additional children. Closes 4/20.

New Jersey

Gallery 50 50 E. Commerce St., Bridgeton; 856-575-0090. www.gallery50.org. Dennis Tawes: Turn Off the Lights. Free. Closes 4/26.

Great Bay Gallery 829 Bay Ave., Somers Point; 609-653-4991. www.greatbayartgallery.com. Rachel Smith: Figure and Form. Free. Closes 5/18.

Ocean Galleries 9618 Third Ave., Stone Harbor; 609-368-7777. www.oceangalleries.com. Poetic Visions: Dali & Miro. Free.

Rowan University - Art Gallery 201 Mullica Hill Rd., Glassboro; 856-256-4521. www.rowan.edu/fpa/artgallery. Cosmobilities. Free. Closes 5/11.

Delaware

Somerville Manning Gallery Breck's Mill, 2nd Floor, Greenville; 302-652-0271. www.somervillemanning.com/. American Masters. Free.