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: “Waiting for Autumn,” by Linda Faul showcases new and past work, including “Grazing in the Mountains.” Faul is a powerful colorist who combines realism with a touch of fantasy. ; 5-8 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday; 1100 Spruce St., Boulder; anasartgallery.com.

Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art: “Smoke & Mirrors,” group show highlighting optical illusions made by eight artists using reflective materials, highlighting how shiny and transparent objects often serve as distractions of physical reality, up through Jan. 12; 1750 13th St., Boulder; bmoca.org.

BMoCA at Frasier: “A Woven Channel,” by Darcie Shively, the journey as a weaver, highlighting three series of tapestries, up through Feb. 2; 350 Ponca Place, Boulder; bmoca.org.

Bus Stop Gallery: “A Golden Thread,” work by Boulder icon SMiLE, featuring new and never-before-seen pieces. NoBo Art District’s Nod Norkus said since the works sold out within minutes of the show’s opening (still on display through Sept. 29), the artist will have some new pieces available at the exhibit’s closing reception from 6-9 p.m. on Sept. 27; 4895 N. Broadway, Boulder; noboartdistrict.org.

Canyon Theater and Gallery: Teen and adult library card contest entries, up through Nov. 3; “Exploring the Intimacies of the Living World,” showcases places lived in and traveled to by the artist, up through Oct. 30 at Meadows Branch; “Celebrating India’s Beauty,” oil paintings and collage by Jyotsna Raj and mixed-media collages by Anita Nagpal Schwartz, up through Nov. 2; “Faces of Food Access and Community Resiliency,” photojournalism project following individuals who struggle with food insecurity, up through Nov. 24; “Maker Made,” featuring works from the library’s BLDG 61 and Studio 24 Makerspace staff, up through Nov. 13; Main Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder; boulderlibrary.org/exhibits.

Collective Community Arts Center: “Changing Seasons,” Colorado Mosaic Artists display a collection that depicts the seasonal change of summer to fall, up through Sept. 22; 201 N. Public Road, Lafayette; lafayetteco.gov.

Dairy Arts Center: “Drip, Run, Freeze, Crack, Melt,” featuring work by Brenda Biondo, Jarod Charzewski, James Tapscott and Christopher Warren, up through Sept. 21; “It’s in the Air,” by Dante Ortiz, multi-disciplinary work dedicated to exploring the intersection of nature, art and design, up through Sept. 21; “Homelands: Reconnection,” tribute to the Arapaho, Cheyenne and Ute tribes, honoring their connection to their ancestral lands that now make up Boulder. Opening reception at 5 p.m. Friday, up through Nov. 3; 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; thedairy.org.

East Window: “Finding Nefesh: A Collage of Loss,” excerpts from Lisa Berley’s poetry, up through Sept. 27; “An Elegance Unknown to Scoundrels,” paintings by Joseph Tisiga, up through Oct. 19; “Occupied,” photographs by Brian Fouhy, up through Dec. 30; “XOXO — Performance, Love, and Affection,” performance work by Su Kaiden Cho, Venus Cruz, Steven Frost, Kalyn Heffernan, David Mramor, Natalie Sharp, MG Bernard and Genevieve Waller, up through Sept. 20; 4550 Broadway, Suite C-3B2, Boulder; eastwindow.org.

Kin Studio and Gallery: “Visceral,” by Mary Manusos, exquisite etchings, handmade paper, digital prints and paintings, up through Sept. 30; Kin Studio & Gallery, 4725 16th St., Studio 104, Boulder; kinstudioboulder.com.

Museum of Boulder: “Proclaiming Colorado’s Black History,” highlights the history of Black culture in Colorado, up through September of 2025; “On the Move: Keeping History Alive” celebrates the museum’s 80th anniversary, exhibit up through Oct. 28, anniversary soiree 6-8 p.m. Oct. 5; 2205 Broadway, Boulder; museumofboulder.org.

Nick Ryan Gallery: “Recollections,” by Jessica Rohrer, Andrew Watel, Brenda Stumpf and Daniel Granitto, up through Sept. 28; 1221 Pennsylvania Ave., Suite 110, Boulder; nickryangallery.com.

NoBo Art Center: “Digging Up Dirt — Unearth the Dark,” featuring the figurative sculptural work of Cindy Britan and contemporary abstract floral artwork by Lorena Fox, up through Sept. 29; 4929 Broadway, #E, Boulder; noboartdistrict.org/nobo-art-center.

CU Art Museum: “Better Days,” artists respond to historical moments where uncertainty prevailed with works of art imagining a better world, encouraging silver linings, up through Oct. 26; “William Villalongo: Myths and Migrations,” presents almost 20 years of artmaking by William Villalongo, up through Dec. 20; 1085 18th St., Boulder; colorado.edu/cuartmuseum

Longmont area

Firehouse Art Center: “Blue Whispers,” by Erica Podwoiski, captures the nature of moths through the cyanotype technique, up through Oct. 6; “Somatic Alchemy,” by Samara Johnson, incorporates the inner workings of the human body, up through Oct. 6; opening reception for both exhibits at 6 p.m. Friday; 667 Fourth Ave., Longmont; firehouseart.org.

Longmont Museum: “Crisis to Camaraderie: The 2013 Flood Photo Exhibit,” features community photographs of the 2013 flood, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the event, up through fall 2024; “Build: Design & Create with LEGO,” hands-on exhibit that celebrates the engineering, artistry and just plain fun of LEGO, up through Jan. 12; 400 Quail Road, Longmont; longmontmuseum.org.

Osmosis Gallery: “It’s a Colorful Life,” works by Dianna Fritzler; 290 Second Ave., Niwot; osmosisartgallery.com.

Tumbleweed Art Collective: This artisan boutique displays local artwork; open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; 1333 Coffman St., Suite A, Longmont; thetumbleweedartcollective.com.