Arts Agenda 

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Center of the Earth Gallery New Paintings. by Linda Brown and Elizabeth Marin. Both artists utilize color and abstraction to push boundaries of the imagination. February openings will be on February 1 and February 15 during the Gallery Crawl. Mon.-Sun. Continues through Feb. 23. 3204 N Davidson St. 704-375-5756.

Charlotte Museum of History/Hezekiah Alexander Homesite & American Freedom Bell Raising The Roof: Barns of Our State. A photographic collaboration between the museum and Our State: North Carolina Magazine exploring a vanishing icon of the rural and agricultural South - the old wooden barn. Mon.-Sun. 3500 Shamrock Dr., Between Eastway and Sharon Amity. 704-568-1774.

Christa Faut Gallery Group Exhibition. paintings, drawings and lithographs by Gallery artists: Waddy Armstrong, Romare Bearden, John Borden Evans, Laura Grosch, Jim Henry, Douglas Houchens, Herb Jackson, Ken Freed, Denise Lisiecki, Elsie Dinsmore Popkin, Russ Warren and Joana Wardell. Also clay sculptures by Clara Couch. Mon.-Sat. Continues through Feb. 5. 19818 N. Cove Rd., Cornelius. 704-892-5312.

CPCC Art Gallery Son of Kibbutz: Chanan Getraide Photography. Works range from Industrial photo-documentaries to nature studies. Exhibit will focus on nature studies. This is his first exhibit in the U.S. Mon.-Fri., Sun. Continues through Feb. 22. P.O. Box 35009. 704-342-6633.

Elder Art Gallery A Celebration of Black History. The first of several theme shows for the year, the exhibit will celebrate the artistic talents that lie within the African-American community in the Southeastern United States. Featured artists include: Tyrone Geter, Charlotte Riley-Webb, Claire Miller Hopkins, Damond Howard, Jimmie Lee Suddeth, Annie Renee Smith, and Jeremy Davis. Mon.-Sun. Continues through Jan. 31. 1427 S. Blvd. 704-370-6337.

* Gallery L Wrapped in Living Tradition. Charlotte Quilters Guild exhibit at Main Library. Works showcase a wide range of design techniques and embody themes that range from nostalgia to regional pride and nature. 310 N. Tryon St. 704-336-2020.

Hart-Witzen Gallery Solo Exhibition. first solo exhibit ever at the gallery. Will feature Clayton Venhuizen with an impressive survey of work spanning 18 months, punctuating the climax of this body of work with a mammoth 270 square foot abstract piece. Mon.-Sun. 611 W. 5th St. 704-334-1177.

Hidell Brooks Gallery Artistic Destinations. a collection of works by Arless Day. Mon.-Sat. Continues through Feb. 23. 1910 S. Blvd. Suite 130. 704-334-7302.

Hodges Taylor Gallery Two Solo Exhibitions. Freaturing recent work by Mark Flowers and New Paintings by Edward Rice. Mon.-Sun. Continues through Feb. 23. 401 N. Tryon St. 704-334-3799.

Jerald Melberg Gallery The Landscape of Dreams. featuring the paintings, sculpture and works on paper of Raul Diaz. Mon.-Sun. Continues through March 9. 3900 Colony Rd. 704-365-3000.

Jewish Community Center Jewish Community Center Art Exhibit & Sale. The JCC is seeking local artists to display & sell their artwork at the "Starving Artist Exhibit & Sale," which will be held in Feb. Cost for a booth is $30 (a portion of the proceeds will benefit the JCC). 5007 Providence Road. 704-944-6739.

Joie Lassiter Gallery Group Show. At 318 East 9th St. - including Eric Anderson, Marc Lambrechts, Lluis Lleo, Jimmy O'Neal and Peggy Rivers. At 525 N. Tryon St. - Dennis Drummond, Linda Fantuzzo, and Maja Godlewska. Friday Feb. 1 - opening reception of "The Love Show" - a surprising and artful delight. Mon.-Sun. 318 E 9th. 704-373-1464.

The Light Factory The Multiplication of Eggs: Experiments and Contraptions: An Installation by Nancy Fewkes. Interested in constructing a female perspective of biology, anatomy, history and experimental learning, Fewkes creates richly layered environments of sculptural forms and gold-toned albumen prints. Mon.-Sun. Continues through March 28. Members Portfolio Gallery: An Installation by Ginny Atkins. Atkins small boxes reveal the mysteries of collected lives. Mon.-Sun. Continues through March 28. 809 W. Hill St. 704-333-9755.

Microcosm Gallery Watercolors. by Dariusz Orszulik, Poland. 20 paintings. Mon.-Sun. Continues through Jan. 31. 300 N. College St. #101.

* Mint Museum of Craft & Design Myth, Object and the Animal. the glass works of William Morris. Findings: The Jewelry of Ramona Solberg. Innovative jewelry pieces from an amazing artist. Mon.-Sun. Continues through March 31. 220 N. Tryon St. 704-337-2009.

NC Museum of Art Toulouse-Lautrec: Master of the Moulin Rouge. Features nearly 50 of his famous images of Parisian nightlife during the 1890's, as well as a complementary selection of 30 posters and prints by his contemporaries. Mon.-Sun. Continues through Feb. 17. 2110 Blue Ridge Rd., Raleigh. 919-839-6262.

Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art Nikki Blair: After The Instrument. From the complexities of the bio-tech industry to cosmetic surgery and prosthetics, according to the artists, we as a society have engaged in analyzing and re-structuring our bodies to the extent that scientific innovation will allow. Blair's work follows this banal practice to its extreme end and suggests the bizarre consequences of a world where our bodies are fragmented and possibly no longer able to be reassembled. Mon.-Sun. Continues through April 13. Picture Show. the works of James Casebere - a three part exhibition based on the relationship of photography and cinematography. Mon.-Sun. Continues through April 14. Photo + Video + Drawing = William Wegman. Features close to thirty years of Wegman's work in other media such as video, drawing, and altering his own and found photographs and postcards. In conjunction with the exhibit SECCA will present a selection of Wegman's videos including the U.S. premiere of his two most resent works, Reels 8 & 9. Mon.-Sun. Continues through April 12. 750 Marguerite Dr., Winston-Salem. 336-725-1904.