Amherst Chamber of Commerce Art Gallery: Portrait and landscape drawings by Gregory Chilenski. A painter for two decades, Chilenski has also been a therapist for three. Here, he concentrates on portraiture, showing peoples’ inner selves. Free. 28 Amity St., Amherst. (413) 253-0700, kim@amherstarea.com.
Amherst Town Hall: Color and Line. Exhibit of photographs by composer Ted Trobaugh, which explore man-made and natural environments. Free. 4 Boltwood Ave., Amherst. (413) 345-5114, info@dolcemusic.com.
Anchor House of Artists: Bruce Ackerson — Compressed Charcoal Drawings. Twelve large works that resonate with the playfully enigmatic oil paintings Ackerson is known for. Through Oct. 29. Free; donations encouraged. 518 Pleasant St., Northampton. (413) 588-4337, anchorhouseartists.org.
A.P.E. Gallery: Unity of Opposites. A riff on the childhood game Telephone, and a collaboration between two printmaking studios: Zea Mays Printmaking in Florence and Peregrine Press in Portland, Maine. It begins with one artist from each studio responding to a secret verbal prompt, then extends to 75 printmakers. Free. 126 Main St., Northampton. (413) 586-5553, apearts.org.
Augusta Savage Gallery: The Lotus in the Mud. Printmaker Erika Radich responds to the 2015 earthquake in Nepal, witnessing the wounds while also celebrating Earth in its constant formation. Opens Oct. 24; through Nov. 10. 103 New Africa House, 180 Infirmary Way, UMass Amherst. (413) 545-5177, umass.edu/fac.
Bennington Center for the Arts: American Women Artist Exhibition. A variety of pieces from the National Juried Exhibition as well as that of AWA Master and Signature Members. Paintings and three-dimensional sculptures in a wide and unique range of media, such as charcoal, ceramic, watercolor, and bronze. Through Nov. 13. 44 Gypsy Lane, Bennington. (802) 442-7158, thebennington.org.
Brattleboro Museum and Art Center: Chaos and Light. With dense fields of swooping brushstrokes and glancing lines, Jamie Young articulates abundant, tumultuous, encroaching vegetation. Through Oct. 23. Union Station — Gateway to the World. Images and stories of Brattleboro’s Union Station, home of BMAC, on the 100th anniversary of its opening. Through Oct. 23. Up in Arms — Taking Stock of Guns. Delving into our relationship with guns and exploring the influence they have on visual artists. Through Oct. 23. House/Home, A Work in Progress. John Willis’ photographs of houses and homes in Native American communities shine a harsh light on income equality in our country. Through Oct. 23. $4-$8. 10 Vernon St., Brattleboro. (802) 257-0124, brattleboromuseum.org.
Burnett Gallery, Jones Library: Amherst Art Group of 8 shows paintings. Through Oct. 30. Free. 43 Amity St., Amherst. (413) 835-0004, joneslibrary.org/burnett.
CX Silver Gallery: Cai Xi Retrospective 1980-2015. Artist was in the first generation of art students after universities in China reopened following The Cultural Revolution. Includes her portraits and landscapes of the 1980s, Edge series of the 1990s, and recent monumental portraits. Through Nov. 6. Currier Center, Putney School, 418 Houghton Brook Road, Putney, VT. (802) 257-7898, cxsilvergallery.com.
Cynthia-Reeves: Recasting Nature. Beth Galston, a conceptual artist based in Boston, collects, preserves, and transforms twigs, thorns, acorns, and seed pods into installations for her current sculptural series. Through Nov. 13. Free. 1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams. (413) 346-4004, cynthia-reeves.com.
Daylily Art Gallery: Exhibit of work by Bernard Ethier, who focuses on the studies of energy lines in a series of colorful abstract paintings. Free. 8A Sugarloaf St., South Deerfield. (413) 665-2913.
The Eric Carle Museum: Louis Darling — Drawing the Words of Beverly Cleary. Through Nov. 27. 125 W. Bay Road, Amherst. (413) 559-6300, carlemuseum.org.
Ferrin Contemporary: Know Justice. Justin and Brook Rothshank. Two-person show focusing on American politics, the Supreme Court, and presidential history. Brook’s miniature watercolor portraits are complemented by Justin’s decal-printed tableware. Through Nov. 13. Free. 1315 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams. (413) 446-0614, ferrincontemporary.com.
Gallery 51, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts: Everything I Never Told You — Secrets Too Beautiful to Keep. Collaborative exhibition by artists Shelley Chamberlin and Michelle Daly. Through Nov. 20. Free. 51 Main St., North Adams. (413) 662-5320, mcla.edu/gallery51.
Gallery A3: Two-person show comprised of Keith Hollingworth’s mixed-media wall installation depicting 54 African-Americans and paintings by Margaret Jean marking the shadows of trees across snow. Through Oct. 29. Free. 28 Amity St., Amherst. (413) 256-4250, gallerya3.com.
Gallery in the Woods: Wishing for the Moon. Greenfield artist Karen Gaudette explores archetypal and mystical imagery with a scratchboard technique, which invites fine-line drawing with the feel of vintage black and white illustration. Through Oct. 31. Free. 145 Main St., Brattleboro. (802) 257-4777, galleryinthewoods.com.
Herrick Art Gallery, Wendell Free Library: Kathy Morris Straw Weaving Exhibit. An ode to the natural world, as well as to the human hands that have helped to shape and protect it. Through Oct. 31. Free. 7 Wendell Depot Road, Wendell. (978) 544-3559, wendellmass.us.
Herter Art Gallery, UMass Amherst: New Weavings — Recent Work by Jen Simms. Woven abstractions, landscapes and portraits are emotional reactions to the absurdity of the human species, world politics, and the changing environment. Through Nov. 16. O Children — Recent Works by Kelly Popoff. Close to 75 works on paper based on the portraits of schoolchildren. Through Nov. 16. Free. 125A Herter Hall, UMass Amherst. (413) 545-1503, art.umass.edu.
Highland Hardware: 2nd Annual Highland Hardware Art Show. Featuring over 25 artists from the Pioneer Valley in a unique display of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and mixed media installations hidden among the nuts, bolts, tools, paint, fertilizer, and bicycles in the store. Through Nov. 19. Free. 917 Hampden St., Holyoke. (413) 533-4883, deannimmer@gmail.com.
Historic Deerfield: Natural Selections — Flora and the Arts. Explores, through more than 20 objects, how nature has inspired, impressed, and enlightened society long before the publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species in 1859. Through Feb. 12, 2017. $7. 84 Old Main St., Deerfield. (413) 774-5581, historic-deerfield.org.
Historic Northampton: Mask. Series by Jenni Sussman questions daguerreotypes, tintypes and painted portraits in the collection. Sussman’s own paintings and drawings in this series are created from objects that signify how we, as individuals, choose to present ourselves to the world. Through Nov. 6. Free. 46 Bridge St., Northampton. (413) 584-6011, historic-northampton.org.
Hope and Feathers Framing and Printing: Earthlings. Paintings by Northampton artist Perry Carter, a self-taught painter with a background in photography and interior design. Through Oct. 29. 319 Main St., Amherst. (413) 835-0197, hopeandfeathersframing.com.
Hosmer Gallery, Forbes Library: Books, Ideas, and Transformations. Works by animation artist Sachio Cook, origami sculptor Marguerite Belkin, mixed media artist and sculptor Judith Abraham, and digital artist Bob LaClair. Through Oct. 29. 20 West St., Northampton. (413) 587-1013, forbeslibrary.org.
Jewish Community of Amherst: Illustrator and printmaker Neil Brigham presents a selection of his linocut block prints. Through Oct. 27. Free. 742 Main St., Amherst. j-c-a.org.
Leverett Crafts and Arts: Texture & Transparency. Abstract paintings by Martha Braun that explore the beauty and meaning of surface quality, color and materials. Free. 13 Montague Road, Leverett. (413) 548-9070, leverettcrafts.org.
Little Big House Gallery: The Ken, Glenn, and Morgan Show. Ken Ridler was a primitive painter who inspired his son Glenn to paint. Glenn put a pencil in his daughter Morgan’s hand when she was two years old. This show is a collection of realistic paintings by all three. Open by appointment through October. Free. 323 Patten Road, Shelburne. (413) 625-6697, littlebighousegallery.com.
Lyman Conservatory: Plant Adaptation Up Close — A Biological and Artistic Interpretation. The Earth’s diverse environments create many challenges for plant survival, and plants have evolved adaptations that allow them to thrive under hostile conditions. Through March 2017. Free. 16 College Lane, Northampton. (413) 585-2190, smith.edu/garden.
Madison Gallery: DeBixArt — RELEASED. Deborah Bix has recently turned her full attention to painting, unleashing her long-repressed passion for making highly detailed, provocative, melancholy art. With wood turner Jon Kopera. Free. West Main Street, old Wards building, Millers Falls. (413) 687-8888, deborah.bix@gmail.com.
MAP Gallery, Eastworks: Monster Arts Project II. Exhibit by 18 local artists designed around a love of monsters and imaginary creatures. Featuring work by Sophie Argetsinger, The Bat House, Marguerite Belkin, Maryanne Benns, Bucktoothwhale, Adam Connor, Scout Cuomo, Emma Gluckman, Rose Hall, Sue Huszar, Rob Kimmel, Laurel Lynn Leake, Andy Leon, Adam John Mulcahu, Sloan Tomlinson, Yankee Sipper, and Zooguu. Through Oct. 31. Free. 116 Pleasant Street, Easthampton. (413 529-1425, arts@easthampton.org.
Memorial Hall Museum: Farmers’ Castles. Exhibition of western Massachusetts paintings of barns by Robert Strong Woodward (1885-1957). Through Oct. 30. $3-$6. 8 Memorial St., Deerfield. (413) 774-3768, deerfield-ma.org.
Porter-Phelps-Huntington House Museum: A Life in Letters — Elizabeth Porter Huntington Fisher. Mixed media installation featuring transcribed sections of letters from Fisher to her mother onto long paper scrolls. Also featuring portraits of Elizabeth Porter Huntington Fisher’s descendants. Through Oct. 31. Free. Guided tours Saturday to Wednesday, 1-4:30 p.m. $1-$5. Corn Barn, 130 River Dr., Hadley. (413) 586-4699, pphmuseum.org.
R. Michelson Galleries: Leonard Nimoy — Unseen. Fifty never before exhibited photographs. Through Oct. 25. Contemporary Perceptions — Jewish Papercuts by Yehudit Shadur. Intricately detailed papercuts honor a traditional Jewish folk art, which Shadur innovated and developed throughout her career. Through Oct. 31. Free. 132 Main St., Northampton. (413) 586-3964, rmichelson.com.
Salmon Falls Gallery: Flower Power. Kerry Stone’s exuberant colors and brush strokes bring the garden onto the walls in paintings of all sizes, including large, immersive pieces. Birds and Circles. Paintings by Ashfield artist Q Li Holmes. Both exhibits through Oct. 30. Free. 1 Ashfield Street, Shelburne Falls. (413) 625-9833, salmonfallsgallery.com.
Smith College Museum of Art: AIDS Work. More than 30 prints and books by Eric Avery, representing a cohesive and important body of work that documents three decades in the life of the major public health crisis of AIDS. Through Dec. 11. 20 Elm St., Northampton. (413) 585-2760, smith.edu/artmuseum.
Springfield Museums: Better Angels — The Firefighters of 9/11. Portraits in oil by Dawn Howkinson Siebel of each FDNY firefighter lost at the World Trade Center. Extended through Nov. 6. $9.50-$18. 21 Edwards St., Springfield. (413) 263-6800, springfieldmuseums.org.
Sunderland Public Library: Art show by local artist Frankie Dack, featuring a mix of oil paintings on canvas or linen and water colors. Her work focuses on landscapes with a human component. Free. 20 School St., Sunderland. (413) 665-2642, sunderlandpubliclibrary.org.
University Museum of Contemporary Art: Eileen Claveloux — Diasporan Portraits. In Claveloux’s series, each of her subjects is a descendent of a family with one or more ancestors among the 1.5 million who perished in the Armenian Genocide. Through Nov. 9. Human Animals — The Art of Cobra and its Legacy. Cobra was a unique meeting of young painters and poets who possessed an optimistic determination to start over after World War II. Exhibition includes work by Cobra artists Asger Jorn, Pierre Alechinsky, and Karel Appel; and works by present-day painters Albert Oehlen, Jacqueline de Jong, Nicole Eisenman, and Herbert Gentry. Curated by Karen Kurczynski. Through Nov. 20. Portrayals — Selected Photographs by Chuck Close and Nafis Azad. Each artist was tasked with the challenge of choosing twenty-five portraits from each others’ oeuvre. Through Dec. 6. Steve Cole — The Hate Project. Installation of figurines draws attention to the 1,007 hate groups currently operating in the United States. Through Dec. 7. UMass Fine Arts Center, 155 Presidents Dr., Amherst. fac.umass.edu.