DOVER
Gallery 6
“Out of This World” contains fanciful creatures in playful settings and promises to take viewers on journeys to strange worlds, on view through March 1. Also, on the exterior of the building is an installation entitled “Bouyant Beings” by local artist Sam Paolini, whose paintings suggest anything is possible. At the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire, 6 Washington St.
Keefe House Gallery
“Home for the Holidays Artisan Fair” provides an opportunity to purchase one-of-a-kind works by regional artists for holiday gift giving, through Dec. 20. At the Woodman Museum, 15 Summer St.
DURHAM
Museum of Art
“Mind to Hand to Paper” highlights recently acquired prints, affirming printmaking as a dynamic area of creative experimentation in the mid-twentieth century, till Dec. 13. Also, “The Artists Revealed: 2015 Studio Art Faculty Review.” At the University of New Hampshire, Paul Creative Arts Center, 30 Academic Way.
EXETER
Lamont Gallery
“Hidden Treasures 4” features the work of current Phillips Exeter Academy employees showcasing their “hidden” creative talents, through Dec. 12. At Phillips Exeter Academy, 11 Tan Lane.
Seacoast Artist Association
“Big Gifts Come in Small Packages” includes small works priced under $100, through Jan. 2. 225 Water St.
Exeter Arts Committee
The “Annual Holiday Show” continues Dec. 12, 13, 19 and 20. At the Second Floor Gallery at Exeter Town Hall, 10 Front St.
KITTERY, MAINE
Kittery Art Association
The “Holiday Art Show and Sale” featuring work by member artists is on Dec. 12 and 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It includes small works of art, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, tree ornaments, felted mittens and hats, cards, scarves, and stocking stuffers. 8 Coleman Ave.
Morgan Gallery
“Look Outside the Usual: Watercolors by DeWitt Hardy” is on view through December. In the Kittery Community Center, 120 Rogers Rd.
NEWFIELDS
Main Street Art
Catherine Green’s solo show, “Seeing the Forest for the Trees,” runs through Jan. 1. Her compositions often focus on detail in the foreground with an atmospheric background. 75 Main St.
PORTSMOUTH
Banks Gallery
“The Color of Light: Seasons in Portsmouth” by Carol Aronson-Shore portrays classic New England architecture in radiant sunlight, with smooth color planes and clean geometric lines, through Jan. 2. 32 Daniel St.
Discover Portsmouth
“This is What Artists Look Like,” traditionally processed portraits by Jay Goldsmith of 33 local artists and their work, including Tim Beavis, Stan Moeller, Wendy Turner, Christopher Gowell, Gordon Carlisle, and Barbara Adams, on view through Dec. 24. 10 Middle St.
Drift Gallery
Portsmouth-based painter Kent Maxwell experiments with textures and layers of paint, evoking a sense of serenity and calm in the New England landscape, through Jan. 20. At a collaborative gallery in Zev Yoga Studio, 16 Market Square.
Gallery at 100 Market
“2015 Winter 100,” an opened juried exhibit including the unordinary, nontraditional and installation, is on view through Feb. 26. 100 Market St.
Gateway Gallery
“ExpressAVizzazza VeeBopanism: The Visual Jazz of Roger Goldenberg” runs through Jan. 29. The free form paintings feature colorful lines and vibrant shapes that reverberate with improvisational rhythms. At Great Bay Community College, 320 Corporate Drive.
Nahcotta
“Salon Show” highlights some gallery favorites, throughout December. 110 Congress St.
New Hampshire Art Association
Celebrating the holidays with a member exhibit, “All Gifts Great and Small,” till Dec. 26. The gallery will be filled with a diverse variety of local art for gifting. Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, 136 State St.
Portsmouth Public Library
Local student and Chinese calligrapher Runkun “Cara” Song exhibits “Drifting Fragrance of Chinese Ink,” during December. It includes ancient poems and writings in classical Chinese. 175 Parrott Ave.
ROCHESTER
Franklin Gallery
“Mardi Gras Streets Through the Lens” features New Orleans street photography by local Tom Lavoie, enhanced by post-processing techniques, through Dec. 31. At RiverStones Custom Framing, 33 North Main St.
SOUTH BERWICK, MAINE
Emporium Gallery
“Small Works Holiday Exhibit” features several artists who are new to the gallery and some favorites, through Feb. 1. 261 Main St.
Sarah Orne Jewett House
“Capturing Maine” presents thirty black and white images showcasing the breadth and depth of Historic New England’s photography collection, through Jan. 2. 5 Portland St.
YORK, MAINE
George Marshall Store Gallery
“Be Prepared to Eat Cake,” a group exhibition reflective of the themes and highlights of the gallery’s past two decades, on view till the season ends Dec. 20. 140 Lindsay Rd.
York Art Association
The “Annual Holiday Fair” runs Thursdays through Sundays, Dec. 10 to 20, from noon to 5 p.m. Preview Party on Dec. 11, from 5 to 7 p.m. Work for sale includes local art, crafts, jewelry, sculptures, fiber art, woodwork and cards. 394 York St.
Art events
Holidaze Bizaare
Wrong Brain’s annual Holidaze Bizaare returns to the Millspace on Dec. 12, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. It’s an alternative art, craft and vintage market featuring about 30 local vendors. All handmade, recycled, or vintage, and unconventional. Also, live music, a pop-up gallery, and raffle. 55 Main St., Newmarket.