•Sharon Stevens is creating a new piece of art every day for a year in memory of her mother, who died of breast cancer in 2007. Her odyssey of art began on Dec. 19, 2007, and will end on Dec. 18 of this year. All proceeds from the sale of the art will go to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure's N.C. Triangle Affiliate, the Chapel Hill Service League, The Appalachian Trail Conservancy, The ArtsCenter and CARE. The art and more is at www.ArtforMyMom.com.

•Womancraft Fine Handcrafted Gifts at The Shops at Eastgate in Chapel Hill will hold its annual storewide sale Nov. 7 and 8.

•The students and instructors at The ArtsCenter's ceramics studio hold sales of their work during the monthly 2nd Friday ArtWalk, which this month is on Nov. 14, 6-9 p.m. Some of the proceeds are used to purchase supplies for the studio.

•The Fourteenth Annual Open Studio Tour opened last weekend and continues this weekend. Details are at www.orangecountyartistsguild.com. See samples of the artists' work at The ArtsCenter, 300-G E. Main St., Carrboro, and at the Burwell School, 319 N. Churton St. in Hillsborough.

•Mixed media artist Charron Andrews is exhibiting her work in a show, "Reclaiming the Divine: Art from Recycled Materials," at the Community Church of Chapel Hill, 106 Purefoy Road. The space is open noon-2:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and on Sundays before or after services. shrinemaker@mail.com.

•"Black Dreams and Silver Screens: Black Film Posters, 1921-2004 from the Alden and Mary Kimbrough Collection," is in the Robert and Sallie Brown Gallery and Museum at The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History. The original posters highlight the work of the first black matinee idols. The show ends Dec. 5. www.unc.edu/depts/stonecenter.

•French artist Zaven Pare is a new media artist who combines robotics and multimedia interface technologies to create works he calls Electronic Marionettes. Pare will give a talk about his work on Nov. 18 at 5:30 p.m. in the Hanes Art Center Auditorium, 115 S. Columbia Street. 962-2015.

•Orange County Arts Commission fall grant applications must be received by Nov. 24 by 5. p.m. Visit www.artsorange.org to download an application. Hard copies are available at Orange County Public Libraries, the Chapel Hill Public Library, and the OCAC office. arts@co.orange.nc.us. 245-2335.

•Brushes with Life artists will be exhibiting artwork through Nov. 12 at the FedEx Global Education Center, 301 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill. Also at the FedEx center, a photo and artifact exhibit of Eng and Chang, the famous Siamese Twins who lived in North Carolina, will be on display Nov. 8-13. On Nov. 15, an exhibition of Human Rights posters by the printmaking classes of the UNC Art Department will be on display. The Center for Global Initiatives Annual Photography Exhibition opens on Nov. 17 with a reception at 4 p.m. The exhibit ends Feb, 1, 2009. 962-0318.

•The town of Chapel Hill's new pottery studio, 200 Plant Road, is open, and classes are in progress for students of all ages. Call 968-2784 or go to www.chapelhillparks.org for class schedules and to register online.

•Wootini, in Carr Mill Mall in Carrboro, in showing Music Sound Research, an exhibit that features pieces from North Carolina musicians in media including photography, drawings, serigraphy, woodwork and paintings. The show ends Nov. 10. 933-6061.

•Amy Gelber will open a show of her ceramic sculptures at Chapel Hill Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., on Nov. 10 . A reception is sheduled for Nov. 14, 5-7 p.m. The show ends Jan., 2, 2009.

•Tava Boehm and Natasha Johnson open a show of their photography at the Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library Drive, on Nov. 7. The show ends Jan. 14, 2009. The library is open Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; and Sunday, 1-8 p.m.

•"Town Treasures," a collection of black-and-white photographs by Catharine Carter of outstanding senior citizens who have made and/or documented Chapel Hill-Carrboro history, will be on display at the Chapel Hill Museum through Nov. 30. Ceramic artist Sally Bowen Prange, who died in 2007 at the age of 80 after living in Chapel Hill for 46 years, is being honored by a show, "Sally Bowen Prange Remembered," at the Chapel Hill Museum through Jan. 4, 2009. The museum is at 523 E. Franklin St., and is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Wed.-Sat., and 1-4 p.m. on Sunday. www.chapelhillmuseum.org, 967-1400.

•The Fourth Annual Nouveau Night to benefit the Chapel Hill Museum will be held Nov. 20, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Beaujolais Nouveau wines and food from some of our best restaurants. Advance tickets are $30 per person or $50 per couple. The night of the event they are $35 and $60. Call 929-7467 or 967-1400.

•Works by Maggi Grace will be on exhibit in "Light Dreams," Nov. 6-Dec. 5 at Fleet Feet, 406 E. Main St. in Carrboro. A reception will be held Nov. 14, 6-9 p.m.

•The ArtsCenter is showing paintings and drawings by Louise Zjawin Francke through Nov. 29 in an exhibit, "Magnetic Faces, Petraits, Portraits and Zootraits." A reception will be held Nov. 14, 6-9 p.m. Artwork by artists of the Orange County Artists' Guild is on exhibit through Nov. 11. Work by artists on the Chatham Studio Tour goes up Nov. 18 and runs through Dec. 15, with a reception scheduled for Dec. 5, 7-9 p.m. www.artscenterlive.org, 929-2787.

•"Lifting the Veil of Night," photographs by Ellen Giamportone, is on exhibit at the Horace Williams House, 610 E. Rosemary Street, Chapel Hill, through Nov. 16. On Nov. 23, Silvia Heyden opens her show of "Eno River Tapestries," with a reception from 7-9 p.m., during which she will give a brief talk. The show runs through Dec. 21. These exhibits are organized by the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill. The house is open Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and on Sunday, 1-4 p.m. 942-7818.

•The Jesse Kalisher Gallery, 209 E. Main Street in Carrboro, is featuring a series of political photographs and is part of the 2nd Friday ArtWalk on Nov. 14, 6-9 p.m. Gallery hours are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday and Friday, 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. www.kalisher.com, 967-4300, ext. 25.

•On exhibit at Wilson Library through Jan. 31, 2009, is "Soapboxes and Tree Stumps: Political Campaigning in North Carolina." "Campaigns of Race in the Solid South: Selected Campaign Materials from the Southern Historical Collection," is on display through Jan. 15, 2009. On Nov. 20, at 5:45 p.m., Beth Lau will give a lecture on "Keats and His Circle Reading Shakespeare to open the exhibit, "Presenting John Keats." This exhibit ends March 15, 2009. 962-1172. www.lib.unc.edu.

•The Robert and Pearl Seymour Center, 2551 Homestead Road, is featuring a show of pastel works by Dan Vaughan through Nov. 24. A tea on Dec. 1 at 3 p.m. opens a show of work by center instructor Chick Weber and his students. Call Janice Tyler at 968-2071 about applying to exhibit at the center, which is open Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

•Bright Horse Farm & Art, 1971 River Road, offers programming involving art and horses for ages 5-12 with full and half-day sessions. Before and after-care available. Contact Kim at www.TheBrightHorse.com or 929-1568. Nov. clay classes are beginning and spaces are still available.

•"If You Don't Stop to Look...," an exhibit of photography by Margaret Clemmer, will be on display through Nov. 28 at the Women's Health Information Center art gallery on the ground floor of the N.C. Women's Hospital at 101 Manning Drive. www.nchealthywoman.org. The 2009 "Women's Art for Women's Wellness" calendar, created by the UNC Hospitals' Women's Health Information Center, showcases art featuring women from 13 local artists. Cost is $13. Call 843-1759.

•Turning Point Gallery, University Mall, is featuring work by Simon Bull in a show called "Morning Star: Family Tree." Bull will be in the gallery for a reception on Nov. 14, 6-9 p.m. and on Nov. 15 from 10 a.m.-noon. again in the gallery Saturday morning. www.harmonyfineart.com, 967-0402.

•The Ackland Art Museum will be part of the 2nd Friday Art Walk on Nov. 14, 6-9 p.m. On exhibit to celebrate the Ackland's 50th anniversary is "Circa 1958: Breaking Ground in American Art." Also on exhibit is "The Fifties and the Anti-Fifties in Robert Frank's The Americans," and "Feminine and Masculine in Ovid's Poetry and Early Modern Art." See www.ackland.org for a complete list of the museum's events. The Ackland is on Chapel Hill's South Columbia Street near Franklin Street. Hours are 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is free. 966-5736.

•Main Street Gallery, 405 E. Main Street in Carrboro, will hold a reception Nov. 14, 6-9 p.m., to open a show called "Three Generations of Artists!" The exhibit includes work by Letty DeLoatch, a painter; her son Don Rose, a metal sculptor; and granddaughter Jordan Rose, a ceramicist. The gallery is open Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. 967-7005.

•Botanical paper sculpture by Marilyn Bass is on exhibit at the North Carolina Botanical Garden's Totten Center through Dec. 31. Garden hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays. 962-0522. www.ncbg.unc.edu.

•An Artists' Salon on the topic, "Art in Second Life," will be held Nov. 21, 6:30-9 p.m. at The ArtsCenter, 300-G E. Main St., Carrboro. Sponsored by the Orange County Arts Commission, the event will include panelists Janet Kagan (Percent for Art Collaborative) and Larry Taylor (UNC-ITS Virtual Environments Designer). Free but RSVP to arts@co.orange.nc.us or to 245-2335.

•Tyndall Galleries in University Mall is featuring tapestries by Silvia Heyden and ceramic sculptures by Ellen Kong through Nov. 8 in a show, "New Expressions of Rich Traditions." On Nov. 19, the gallery's Annual Holiday Exhibition opens and will run through Jan. 10, 2009. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Monday by appointment. 942-2290. www.tyndallgalleries.com.

•Paintings by David Sovero are at the Carrboro Century Center, 100 N. Greensboro St., through November. A reception is scheduled for Nov. 14, 6-9 p.m. The center is at 100 N. Greensboro St. and is open Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

•Artwork by Kimberly Alvis is at Carrboro Town Hall, 301 W. Main St., through November. Hours are 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri.

•"Making the Grass Greener," mixed media works on canvas and paper by Jenifer Padilla, is the exhibit at Panzanella restaurant in Carrboro's Carr Mill Mall through Nov. 30. A 929-6626.

•Animation and Fine Art Galleries at University Mall is showing "Ellsworth Kelly-Master Minimalist through Nov. 13. A reception on Nov. 14, 6-9 p.m. will open "Frank Stella - Sinjerli Variations." The show ends Dec. 11. www.animationandfineart.com. 968-8008.

•"Moving the Line-The Art of Drawing," curated by Barbara Keighton and Louise Francke, is the new show at The Carrboro Branch Library. This exhibit, the fourth and final part of Elements of Visual Arts, features the work of 18 local artists. Letty DeLoatch will give a free drawing workshop for those 14 and older on Jan. 11, 2009, 2-4:30 p.m. Call the library to register. The library is in the McDougle Schools Media Center, 900 Old Fayetteville Road, Carrboro. Library hours, Monday-Thursday, 3:30-8 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; and Sundays, 1-5 p.m. 969-3006.

•The North Carolina Crafts Gallery, 212 W. Main St. in Carrboro, is featuring new wood fired ceramics by Susan Wells and drawings and prints by Maryanna Williams through November. Meet the artists during a reception on Nov. 14, 6-9 p.m. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1-4 p.m. on Sundays. 942-4048.

•The Chapel Hill-Carrboro 2nd Friday Art Walk is Nov. 14, 6-9 p.m. Information is at www.2ndfridayartwalk.com or Ackland Art Museum, The ArtsCenter, Bagwell, Holt, Smith, Tillman & Jones, PA, The Beehive Salon, Caffe Driade, Carrboro Century Center, Carrboro Town Hall, Fleet Feet Gallery, Hill Country Woodworks, Jesse Kalisher Gallery, NC Crafts Gallery, Open Eye Cafe, Town & Campus Realty, Turning Point Gallery, Tyndall Galleries, Weaver St. Realty, and Whole Foods Market.

•The Open Eye Cafe, 101 S. Greensboro St., Carrboro, is exhibiting Amos Espeland's paintings and an exhibit of charts and information about the tasting and smelling of coffee, as well as posters from barista competitions from around the world. 968-9410. Caffe Driade, 1215A E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill, is exhibiting Libby OutLaw's mixed media works. A reception is scheduled for the shows Nov. 14, 6-9 p.m. The shows end Nov. 30. 942-2333.

•The Clay Centre, 402 Lloyd Street in Carrboro, is part of the Orange County Studio Tour Nov. 8 (10 a.m.-5 p.m.) and 9 (noon-5 p.m.) with six artists on site with their creations. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday and by appointment. 967-0314, bjjhiggins@msn.com, www.claycentre.com.

•Joan VanderMeer is exhibiting her paintings through December at Phydeaux, 400 S. Elliott Road. www.joanvandermeer.com.

•Weaver Street Market in Hillsborough, 228 S. Churton Street, is featuring acrylic paintings by Jenifer Crowell through Nov. 30. 245-5050.

•The ChathamArts Gallery, 115 Hillsboro St., Pittsboro, is featuring architectural elements for the home, work and garden through November. The gallery is open Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., and during the First Sunday event on the first Sunday of every month, noon-5 p.m. 542-4144.

•An exhibit of sculpture and painting by Forrest Greenslade and photography by Juan Pons is at the Carolina Brewery and Grill in Pittsboro, at the corner of U.S. 15-501 and the U.S. 64 by-pass. The show ends Nov. 30. 545-2330.

•The Hillsborough Gallery of Arts is showing paintings by Chris Graebner and Ellie Reinhold and blown glass by Pringle Teetor in a show, "Three Visions," through Nov. 15. On Nov. 13, Hillsborough Merchants will have "Ladies Night Out," and the gallery will be open until 9 p.m. with refreshments. On Nov. 28, 6-9 p.m., a reception will open "Art for the Holidays," featuring new work by gallery member artists. The show ends Jan. 3, 2009. The gallery is at 121 N. Churton Street, Suite 1-D. Regular hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. 732-5001. www.hillsboroughgallery.com.

•Watercolor artist Barbara Keighton will be at Market Street Books in Southern Village on Nov. 8 and 22, 2-6 p.m., creating watercolor portrait sketches either from a photo ($55) or live ($45). Also by appointment. 967-7286, bkeighton@bellsouth.net. www.barbarakeighton.com.

•A push is under way to find a cultural center to serve Hillsborough and northern Orange County. Find out more at the Cultural Center Committee's blog at www.culturalcenter.wordpress.com/.

•The Town of Carrboro invites creators to apply to exhibit original artwork at Carrboro Town Hall and the Century Center. Details at 981-7367, Arts@townofcarrboro.org and www.ci.carrboro.nc.us/AdvBoards/Art/ArtistInfo.htm