New Exhibits

Absolute Gallery "Autism: Communication Through Art" — Featuring the artwork of autistic students throughout the Mid-Michigan area. Reception: 1-5 p.m. Feb. 7. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. T-F, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. S & Su. 307 E. Grand River Ave., Lansing. (517) 482-8845. www.absolutegallery.net.

East Lansing Public Art Gallery "Festive Images: The 2009 Great Lakes Folk Festival Exhibition" — A photography exhibit. Reception: 1-2 p.m. Feb. 7. Hours: 6 a.m.-8 p.m. M-F, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. S and noon-8 p.m. Su. Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 241-9230.

North Foyer Gallery at East Lansing Public Library "Shapes and Shadows" — A paper sculpture exhibit by Jane Cloutier. Reception: 1:30-4 p.m. Feb. 14. Hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. M-Th, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. F, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. S and 1-5 p.m. Su. 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. (517) 571-2420.

Grove Gallery Functional pottery by Jon Whitney and mixed-media paintings by his wife, Barb. Reception: Noon-4 p.m. Feb. 7. Hours: 12-6 p.m. T-F, 12-4 p.m. S-Su. 325 Grove St., Ste. A,. East Lansing. (517) 333-7180. www.grovegallerycoop.com

Haze Art Gallery Featuring jewelry using glass beads, cultured pearls and semi-precious stones, from practical to whimsical by Lucy Hunley; "hand-painted art,you can use" by Amber Klasey; and natural soy wax candles, air fresheners and reed diffusers by Michelle Sidel. Reception: 1-5 p.m. Feb. 7. Hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. T-S, 1-4 p.m. Su. 306 E. Grand River Ave., Lansing. (517) 372-4293. www.hazeartgallery.com

Honora Bird´s Studio Gallery New work by gallery artists, as well as mono-types by Honora Bird. Reception: 1-4 p.m. Feb. 7. Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. F-S, 1-4 p.m. Su. 1207 Turner St., Lansing. (517) 285- 9462.

Ledge Craft Lane Featuring Lansing Area Patch Quilters. Reception: 2-4 p.m. Feb. 20. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. W-S. 120 S. Bridge St., Grand Ledge. (517) 627-9843. www.ledgecraftlane.com.

Art Gallery at Preuss Pets Marine-life photography exhibit by Jacob "Rowan" Prusakiewicz. Reception: 1-3 p.m. Feb. 7. Hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. M-S, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Su. 1127 N. Cedar St., Lansing. (517) 339-1762.

Agog Arts "Art of Mind" — Drawings by Lisa Longlois. Reception: Noon-3 p.m. Feb. 7. Hours: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. M-Th, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. F & S and noon-5 p.m. Su. 307 E. Grand River Ave., Lansing. (517) 482-8845. www.absolutegallery.net.

By the Riverside Gallery Photography from Europe by Todd Yaney. Reception: 1-4 p.m. Feb. 7. Hours: 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. T, Th & F, 1-6 p.m. W, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. S, Noon-3 p.m. Su. 1209 Turner St., Lansing. (517) 484-6534. www.bytheriverside-mi.com

Creole Gallery "In My Mind´s Eye — An Endless Canvas" — Photography by M. Petra Daher. Reception: 1-5 p.m. Feb. 7. Hours: 1-5 p.m. S & Su. 1218 Turner Street, Lansing. (517) 371-2736.

TIC Gallery "Food for Thought" — Featuring the art of Juanita Baldwin, Nell Floeter, Emily Sanchez Fenneuff, Stephen Downes, Jane Rosemont, Peggy Lovejoy and 12 other local artists. Hours: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. M-F Technology Innovation Center, above Barnes & Noble in East Lansing; enter at 325 E. Grand River. (517) 319-6861

Ongoing Exhibits

Kresge Art Museum "American Modernism, 1920s-1940s"— Paintings, prints and three-dimensional objects. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. M-T & F, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Th, and noon-5 p.m. S & Su. Intersection of Physics & Auditorium roads, East Lansing. (517) 355- 7631. www.artmuseum. msu.edu.

Wild Birds Unlimited "Walking With Thoreau" — Photography by local artist Brian Vance. Okemos location hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. M-S, noon-5 p.m. Su. 1745 W. Grand River Ave., Okemos. (517) 337-9920. www.wbu.com. East Lansing location hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. M-S. 2200 Coolidge Road, Suite 17, East Lansing.

Walking Horse Gallery & Gifts Graphite drawings by Sue McCarty. Reception: Noon-5 p.m. Feb.7. Hours: 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. T-F, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. S & Noon-5 p.m. 1st Su. 1212 Turner St., Lansing. (517) 484-3545. www.walkinghorsegallery.com.

Saper Galleries "The Saper Galleries Michigan Collection: Artists from the Great Lakes State" — A collection of several dozen paintings, pastels, limited-edition prints and sculpture by past and present Michigan artists. Reception: 1-4 p.m. Feb. 7. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. M -W, F & S, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Th and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. 1st Su. Saper Galleries, 433 Albert Ave., East Lansing. (517) 351-0815. www.sapergalleries. com.

MSU Museum "Dear Mr. Mandela, Dear Rosa Parks: Children´s Letters, Global Lessons" — A collection of letters from children to the two heroes of the human-rights movement. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. M-F, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. S, 1-5 p.m. Su. West Circle Drive, MSU Campus, East Lansing. (517) 355- 2370. www. museum.msu.edu.