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Resplendent Fiber, bead, and mixed media art exhibit featuring Aisha Lumumba, Elaine Parker, Janice Hunter. Live music, poetry, refreshments. Artist reception, Nov. 20, 6:30 p.m. Through Dec. 31. Free, 404-792-1155, www.obaquilts.com. Fiber, bead, and mixed media art exhibit featuring Aisha Lumumba, Elaine Parker, Janice Hunter. Live music, poetry, refreshments. Artist reception, Nov. 20, 6:30 p.m. Through Dec. 31. Free, 404-792-1155, www.obaquilts.com. Atrium on Sweet Auburn, 236 Auburn Ave., 404-524-7921.
Selected Works by John Ferry The exhibition will feature the renowned painter's professional work as well as his personal sketchbooks. Presented by the Kennesaw State University Department of Visual Arts. Mondays-Thursdays. Continues through Dec. 3. Free, www.kennesaw.edu/arts. Joe Mack Wilson Student Center Theater, 1100 S. Marietta Parkway, Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, 770-424-6153, www.spsu.edu.
Surface Strength Street artist Hense presents new works on paper, canvas and wood in his first independently produced solo exhibition. Opening reception Nov. 13, 7 p.m., also includes the premiere of a short independent documentary, "The Seventh Day Project," filmed and produced by local designers, writers and photographers. In conjunction with Sandler Hudson Gallery. Contact the Known Gallery for more information on Hense's artwork. Through Nov. 30. Free. The Rail Yard, 448 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd., Atlanta (West End/Atlanta University).
Through the Lens of MundoHispanico Explore the growth, diversity, and success of Georgia's Hispanic community through more than 80 photographs and stories from the archives of MundoHispanico newspaper. Through Jan. 3, 2010. $10-$15. Atlanta History Center, 130 W. Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta (Buckhead/Brookhaven), 404-814-4000, www.atlantahistorycenter.org, Mondays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sundays, noon-5:30 p.m.
Todd Murphy 20 pieces of Todd Murphy's work have been unveiled. Murphy created the artwork for the residential art collection in the public portion of the luxury high-rise. Ongoing. Free, 770-383-3360, www.sovereignbuckhead.com. Sovereign Buckhead, 3344 Peachtree Road, Atlanta (Buckhead/Brookhaven).
Vestiges of New Orleans: Ritual and Relic Traveling artworks by several New Orleans natives presented by Opal Gallery. Mondays-Saturdays. Continues through Dec. 3. Free. Atlanta-Fulton Public Library, Buckhead Branch, 269 Buckhead Ave., Atlanta (Buckhead/Brookhaven), 404-814-3500.
Reflection: Impressions in Watermedia Artist Judy Greenberg's exhibit opens Nov. 4. Mondays-Thursdays, 6 a.m.-10 p.m. and Fridays, 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Continues through Dec. 28. 678-812-4000. Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody, 770-396-3250, www.atlantajcc.org.
Perspicacity Features the paintings of artist Terresa Ford, the latest in a series of portraits of everyday people in everyday situations. Saturdays, Sundays, 7:30-12 a.m. and Mondays-Fridays, 6:30-12 a.m. Continues through Nov. 30. Free, www.terresaford.com. Java Monkey, 425 Church St., Decatur, 404-378-5002, www.javamonkeydecatur.com.
Origin To commemorate Charles Darwin's 150 year-old masterpiece, The Origin of Species, and the 200 years since Darwin's birth, the exhibit explores the evolution of ideas. Through Jan. 29, 2010, 7:30-12 a.m. Free, www.creativity.emory.edu. Woodruff Library, Emory University, 540 Asbury Circle, Atlanta (Druid Hills/Emory), 404-727-6823, web.library.emory.edu.
Dialog in the Dark A unique exhibition in which visitors are escorted through galleries in total darkness, and sighted visitors are led through interactive environments by blind or visually impaired guides. Ongoing, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. $16-$24, 866-866-8265, www.dialogue-in-the-dark.com. Atlantic Station Exhibition Center, 265 18th St., Suite 4200, Atlanta.
Juried Student Exhibit Art Institute of Atlanta presents its Student Awards Exhibition, featuring exceptional student work from the following concentration areas: media arts and animation; interior design; digital design; graphic design; advertising; fashion and retail management; game art and design; and Web design and interactive media. Opening reception and awards presentation Nov. 6, 6 p.m. Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sundays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and Mondays-Thursdays, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Continues through Jan. 18. Free. The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur Gallery, 1 W. Court Square, Suite 110, Decatur (Decatur/Oakhurst), 404-942-1800, www.artinstitutes.edu/decatur, Mon.-Thurs., 9a.m.-7p.m.; Fri., 9a.m.-5p.m.; Sat., 9a.m.-3p.m.
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