Regeneration at Ciel, among this week’s art openings in the Q.C.

Check out these art exhibits, happening this week in Charlotte and the surrounding area.

• Claudia Soria’s “Minuet for Violin” at the Regeneration exhibit.

Regeneration at Ciel Gallery: A Fine Art Collective Ciel Gallery isn’t going away, it’s just changing. The gallery, which opened its doors in 2008, is taking the emphasis off of mosaics and broadening its focus to include works of all types of mediums as it becomes an art collective. To celebrate the change (which includes a name change – Ciel Gallery & Mosiac Studio becomes Ciel Gallery: A Fine Art Collective), the folks at CG are throwing an opening reception for the suitably titled Regeneration exhibit. Regeneration, taking place during SouthEnd Gallery Crawl, will feature paintings, sculpture, encaustic works, jewelry, photography, mosaics and ceramics. Participating local artists include Tina Alberni, Tim Shaeffer, Teresa Hollmeyer, Amy Hart, Chris Craft, Cindi Spillman, Elyse Frederick, Rebecca Haworth, Laura McRae Hitchcock, Claudia Soria, Pam Goode and more. Reception on April 4, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. April 4-May 1. Free admission. 128 E. Park Ave., Suite C. 980-202-2435. www.cielcharlotte.com.

Free for All at Hart-Witzen Gallery: Hart-Witzen studio artists are teaming up for this special exhibit which will include a variety of interdisciplinary visual and performance-style arts. Featuring works by Sean O’Neill, Ashley Billings, Orr Ambrose, Osiris Rain, Jennifer Fadel, Christina Welsh, Sharon Dowell, Rosalia Torres-Weiner and more. Musical performance by Clayton Venhuizen. Food truck Maryland Crab Co. will also be onsite. April 4, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. 136 E. 36th St.. 704-334-1177. www.hartwitzengallery.com.

• Duy Huynh’s “Quince and Coincidence” at the Interwoven exhibit at Lark & Key.

Interwoven at Lark & Key Gallery and Boutique: We love artist Duy Huynh’s dreamy, whimsical paintings, interwoven with metaphors and meaning. In this new exhibit, viewers will see works from Huynh, as well as paintings by Judy Klich and Vicki Sawyer and pottery by Jennifer Mecca. Opening reception on April 4, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. April 4-May 31. 128 E. Park Ave., Suite B. 704-334-4616. www.larkandkey.com.

The Lowcountry at Jerald Melberg Gallery: Solo exhibit featuring new nature-inspired works by John Alexander. April 5-May 24. 625 S. Sharon Amity Road. 704-365-3000. www.jeraldmelberg.com.

This article appears in Apr 2-8, 2014.