Boulder area

15th Street Gallery: Featuring lithographs by Santa Fe artist Rodney Carswell; open by appointment only; 1708 15th St., Boulder; 15thstreetgalleryboulder.com

Ana’s Art Gallery: “Celebrating Life,” joyful paintings by Uruyguan artist Marlenis Hidalgo, up through the end of the year; noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday; 1100 Spruce St., Boulder; anasartgallery.com.

Art and Soul Gallery: Jewelry designer Adel Chefridi will be in the store showcasing his sterling silver and 18-karat collection Dec. 9-10; 1615 Pearl St., Boulder; artandsoulboulder.com.

Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art: “Media Live: Technology as Healing,” an exhibition featuring the work of eight artists who explore different forms of technology, on display through Jan. 14; Mia Mulvay’s “Albedo Effect” outdoor sculpture, up until next summer; 1750 13th St., Boulder; bmoca.org.

BMoCA at Frasier: “The Road to Yesterday,” highlights the breadth of Meghan Wilbar’s recent work, on display through March 17; 350 Ponca Place, Boulder; bmoca.org.

Café Aion: Work by Doug Graham on display through Jan. 9; 1235 Pennsylvania Ave., Boulder; boulderartassociation.org.

Canyon Theater and Gallery: “Moving Steel Canvases: Railroad Graffiti in Boulder,” Tad Kline’s photos capture a span of 8 years of railroad car art, on display through Jan. 30; “The Boulder Art Association: Celebrating 100 years” exhibit looks at the nonprofit’s history, up through Jan. 29 at the Meadows Branch Library; “Relatos de la Madre Tierra,” collective art experiment that recreates and recovers ancestral knowledge for the care of Mother Earth, up through Feb. 4; Main Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder; boulderlibrary.org/exhibits.

Collective Community Arts Center: “Little Gems — Jewelry for Your Walls,” 75 gems by 39 artists selected by renowned Colorado artist Tony Ortega, up through Jan. 8; 201 N. Public Road, Lafayette; lafayetteco.gov.

Dairy Arts Center: “Ghosts in the Light,” work by Benjamin Stanford and Bruce Tetsuya, up through Dec. 30; “In My Body,” paintings by Courtney Griffin made during seasons of immense personal change, up through Jan. 7; “An Exploration of Resilience and Resistance: Our Backs Hold Our Stories,” photographs by Kali Spitzer, a queer Indigenous photographer, up through Jan. 26; “Portrait Gallery,” large-scale group exhibition sourced from a public call, up through Dec. 30; “From Me in Her to Her in Me” paintings and drawings by Irene Delka McCray that reflect on her mother’s final months with Alzheimer’s, up through Dec. 30; “The Mercury Oracle,” six cards of an 88-card divinatory tool created by Lewis Neeff are on display outside; 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; thedairy.org.

East Window: “Aging Bodies, Myths and Heroines,” photography that looks at some of the myths and misunderstandings often imposed upon elder members of contemporary western societies, up through Feb. 28; “Frame” a series of literary salons curated by Sarah Elizabeth Schantz and Toni Oswald, through December; “Occupied: Knock First,” photographs by Brian Fouhy, up through Jan. 27; 4550 Broadway, Suite C-3B2, Boulder; eastwindow.org.The Gallery at Bus Stop: “Younger Generation” artist show, work from middle school and high school aged youth in the greater Boulder area, up through Jan. 7; 4895 N. Broadway, Boulder; noboartdistrict.org.

HiFi Jones Studio & Gallery: Pop-culture art mashups made from reclaimed vinyl and books by Jonathan Hanst; 209 E. Simpson St., Lafayette; hifijones.com.

Messinger Gallery: “Judaica,” metalwork by Paula Newman Pollachek; Messinger Gallery at the Boulder JCC, 6007 Oreg Ave., Boulder; boulderjcc.org.

Museum of Boulder: “Proclaiming Colorado’s Black History,” highlights the history of Black culture in Colorado, up through September of 2025; “The Sink: The Rest(aurant) is History,” showcases the history of Boulder’s oldest restaurant, up through Jan. 14; 2205 Broadway, Boulder; museumofboulder.org.

Particulars Art Gallery: Hosting a holiday fair throughout the month with artist-made gifts; 401 S. Public Road, Lafayette; particularsart.com.

R Gallery: “Holiday Small Works,” featuring 8-inch-by-8-inch pieces by local artists, up through Jan. 7; 2027 Broadway, Boulder; rgallery.art.

Shark’s Ink: New lithograph by Enrique Chagoya, “Life at the Border of Language,” examines the different types of walls between people; 550 Blue Mountain Road, Lyons; sharksink.com.

SmithKlein Gallery: New works by Santa Fe-based artist David Rothermel are on display; 1116 Pearl St., Boulder; smithklein.com.

CU Art Museum: “Faculty Exhibition 2023,” celebrates the creative work of CU Boulder faculty, up through the end of the fall semester; “Lush — Prolific Nature” brings together artworks that picture the natural world, up through June 2024; 1085 18th St., Boulder; cuartmuseum.colorado.edu.

University of Colorado Libraries: “No Boundaries: Women Transforming the World” exhibit highlights the role of women in past and present cartography, on display until May 2024; 9 a.m., Jerry Crail Johnson Earth Sciences & Map Library (Benson Earth Sciences building), 2200 Colorado Ave., Boulder; free; colorado.edu/libraries.

Longmont area

Firehouse Art Center: “Evidence of Erudition,” annual FRCC juried student show, up through Jan. 6; 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont; firehouseart.org.

The Great Frame Up: “A Few Of My Favorite Things” juried art show finalists, up through Dec. 29; 430 Main St., Longmont; longmont.thegreatframeup.com.

Longmont Museum: “agriCULTURE: Art Inspired by the Land,” in partnership with Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, pairs over a dozen artists with Boulder County farmers to create visual works inspired by farming and the natural world, up through Jan. 7; “Crisis to Camaraderie: The 2013 Flood Photo Exhibit,” an exhibition of photographs taken by the community of the 2013 flood, its aftermath and recovery in commemoration of the 10-year anniversary of the extreme weather event, up through fall 2024; 400 Quail Road, Longmont; longmontmuseum.org.

Tumbleweed Art Collective: Art boutique featuring handmade work by over 40 local artists and makers; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 1333 Coffman St., Longmont; tumbleweedinc.etsy.com.

Walnut Gallery: Works from more than 50 artists, working in a wide range of media, are on display; 364 Main St., Longmont; thewalnutgallery.com.