Galleries open doors to all art lovers tonight

Galleries open doors to all art lovers tonight

Many art galleries all over town stay open later on the first Friday of the month. Here's a rundown of First Friday exhibits and other arts events this month:

222 Gallery. 222 Vine St., 215-873-0750. Works on paper and wooden sculptural work by Todd St. John. Until Dec. 5. Reception 6-9 tonight.

Artists' House Gallery. 57 N. 2nd St., 215-923-8440. Oil paintings by gallery artists. Until Nov. 30. Reception 5-8:30 tonight.

Bambi Gallery. 1817 Frankford Ave., 215-423-2668. "Pretty Pretty," exhibition by various artists. Until Nov. 16. Reception 5:30-9:30 tonight.

Bridgette Mayer Gallery. 709 Walnut St., 215-413-8893. "Divide and Consider" works by Dana Hargrove. Until Nov. 29. Reception 6-8:30 tonight.

B SQUARE Gallery. 614 S. 9th St., 215-625-0692. Oil painting, block print and glass by Bryan Willette. Tomorrow through Dec. 20. Reception 6-9 p.m. tomorrow.

Cerulean Arts. 1355 Ridge Ave., 267-514-8647. "Heaven's Gate," works by Yuri Makoveychuk. Through Nov. 28.

Clay Studio. 139 N. 2nd St., 215-925-3453. "Gifted," the Clay Studio's Annual Holiday Exhibition, until Dec. 28. "Herculean: On Artistic Labor," solo exhibition by Ryan Kelly; new work by Kevin Snipes. Until Nov. 30. Receptions 5-9 tonight.

F.A.N. Gallery. 221 Arch St., 215-922-5155. Recent paintings by Kate Kern Mundie. Until Nov. 29. Reception 5-9 tonight.

Fleisher Art Memorial. 719 Catharine St., 215- 922-3456. Faculty Fellowship Exhibition. Through Nov. 15. "Wind Challenge Exhibition," until Nov. 22.

Gross McCleaf Gallery. 127 S. 16th St., 215-665-8138. Solo exhibitions by Naomi Chung and Shane Stratton. Until Nov. 26.

Highwire Art Gallery. 2040 Frankford Ave., 215-426-2685. "New, Newish and Renewed," George Shinn. "Branches," Ken B. Miller. Until Nov. 30. Reception 5-9 tonight.

Indigo Arts Gallery. Crane Arts Building, 1400 N. American St., No. 104, 215-765-1041. "Drapo Vodou," Haitian voodou flags, Haitian sequin art. Until Nov. 29.

James Oliver Gallery. 723 Chestnut St., 4th floor, 215-923-1242. "Scents and Form," painter Ron Johnson and sculptor Emil Alzamora. Opens Nov. 22-Jan 17. Reception 6-11 p.m. Nov. 22.

Khmer Art Gallery. 319 N. 11th St., 215-922-5600. Abstract paintings by Stephen Putz. Through November. Reception 5:30-9 tonight.

Locks Gallery. 600 Washington Square South, 215-629-1000. "Private Collections," by Ellen Harvey, until Dec. 13. "Dog Heaven," paintings, gouaches and works on paper by Sarah McEneaney, until Dec 30. Reception 5:30-7:30 tonight.

Manayunk Art Center. 419 Green Lane, 215- 482-3363. New work by members of the Manayunk Artists' Co-Op and gallery members; "The Streets of Philadelphia," paintings by Pauline Braun. Until Nov. 30. Reception noon-3 p.m. Sunday.

Mew Gallery. 906 Christian St., 215-625-2424. Works by Alyssa Grenning and Jonathan Hafer. Until Dec. 14.

Muse Gallery. 60 N. 2nd St., 215-627-5310. Work by Barbara Spadaro. Through November. Reception 5-9 tonight.

Newman Galleries. 1625 Walnut St., 215-563-1779. Pennsylvania Impressionists. Until Nov. 15.

NEXUS/Foundation for Today's Art. 137 N. 2nd St., 215-629-1103. New work by gallery members Jennie Thwing and Sherif Habashi, Thursday through Dec. 13.

Painted Bride Art Center. 230 Vine St., 215-925-9914. "American Fight Clubs," photographic exhibition 10 years in the making by Jim Lommasson. "Urban Reef," mixed-media drawings by Arden Bendler Browning. Until Dec. 20. Reception 5-7 tonight.

Pentimenti Gallery. 145 N. 2nd St., 215-625-9990. "they paved paradise," works on paper by Kim Beck. "Urban Compression" and "Ruse of Transparency," paintings and installation by Steven Baris. Until Dec. 19.

Philadelphia Art Alliance. 251 S. 18th St., 215-545-4302. "Transformation 6," works in glass by 28 artists. Opening Thursday through Jan. 5.

Print Center. 1614 Latimer St., 215-735-6090. "Nakazora: space between sky and earth," by Masao Yamamoto. "Foreclosed," group photography exhibition. Until Nov. 26.

Proximity Gallery. 2434 E. Dauphin St., 267-825-2949. "Admit One," paintings and fabric collages by Janel Frey and Nicole Hoffman. Through November. Reception 6-9 tonight.

Rebekah Templeton Contemporary Art Gallery. 173 W. Girard Ave., 267-519-3884. "Nothing in Stone," works by Bruce Campbell. Until Dec. 20. Reception 6-9 p.m. Thursday.

Rodger LaPelle Galleries. 122 N. 3rd St., 215-592-0232. "Works From Agua Fria," featuring Romi Sloboda. Until Nov. 30. Reception 5-10 tonight.

Richard C. von Hess Illustration Gallery. University of the Arts, 333 Broad St., 215-717-6240. "Art as a Manuscript," illustrations by Jerry Pinkney, Until Jan. 31. Reception 2:30-4 p.m. Thursday.

Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery. University of the Arts, 320 S. Broad St., 215-717-6480. "Assemblages 1948-1978," by Salvatore Meo. Until Nov. 26. Reception 5-8 p.m. Nov. 17.

Snyderman-Works Galleries. 303 Cherry St., 215-238-9576. "Both Sides Now," by Joyce J. Scott. Until Nov. 15. Reception 5:30-8:30 tonight.

Third Street Gallery. 58 N. 2nd St., 215-625-0993. "Storytelling Imagery from Provincetown," watercolors and collages by Marcie Feldman, inspired by residencies at the artists' colony. Until Nov. 30. Reception 5-9 tonight.

Vox Populi. 319 N. 11th St., 4th floor, 215-568-5513. Featuring works by various Vox Populi artists. Until Nov. 30. Reception 6-11 tonight.

Wood Turning Center. 501 Vine St., 215-923-8000. "Challenge VII: dysFUNctional," by various artists. Through Jan. 17.

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