The Hookworm Film Festival celebrates its third year as a “parasite” of the Virginia Film Festival, presenting “strange, disturbing, funny, and beautiful films featuring horror, animation, sci fi, comedy, and music by Nelson County filmmakers, including David Lee Stewart, Alex Sherman, M Drake Sherman, and Adam Wilson.” Blue Moon Antique Mall and Book Store. 8230 Nelson Hwy, Lovingston. 434-263-8890 or hookwormfilmfestival@yahoo.com.

Teapot by Mary Ann Burk.

The Artisans Center of Virginia presents the 15th Annual Artisans’ Studio Tour, featuring 15 open studios with 30 artisans demonstrating their craft in the Charlottesville area. Craftspeople participating include potters, textile artists, jewelers, quilters, and woodworkers. Refreshments at every studio. For a map visit http://virginiaartisans.org/studio_tour/index.shtml 434-825-7541.

Women Build of Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Charlottesville Area display over 40 toolboxes transformed by local artists into works of art. Proceeds from sales of the boxes benefits the Women Build Program of Habitat for Humanity. 1221 Harris St. 293-6331.

Untitled image by Sandeep Mukherjee

Untitled image by Hilary Wilder.

Second Street Gallery features two exhibitions: in the Main Gallery, Sandeep Mukherjee shows texturally driven landscapes; and in the Dové Galley, Hilary Wilder explores the topic of Romanticism in “High Lonesome.” A First Friday opening is scheduled for November 6, 5:30-7:30pm, with artists’ talks at 6:30pm. 115 Second St. SE in the City Center for Contemporary Arts. 977-7284.

Dana Giacofci, “Motorhome 2.”

The Garage presents “Staycation,” an exhibit of mixed-media work by UVA and Cranbook Academy alum, Dana Giacofci. A First Friday opening is scheduled for November 6, 5-7pm. 250 N. First St. For more information, visit http://thegarage-cville.com.

Steve Taylor, “Mist-A.M.”

The McGuffey Art Center features five exhibitions: in the Main Gallery, sculptor Greg Vose shows “Stone Blogs; Bronze Tweets”; in the Lower Hall Galleries, painter Steve Taylor presents “The Small Stuff” and digital artist Blake Hurt offers “New Looks”; and in the Upper Hall galleries, watercolorist Etta Harmon Levin shows “The Land Below—Aerial Views,” and photographer Cat Thrasher shows “Child Face.” An opening reception is scheduled for November 6, 5:30-7:30pm. 201 Second St. NW. 295-7973.

Drawing by Tracy Verkerke.

Angelo presents “Inspiration within a Paradigm,” a show that explores them and variation through drawings of the Buddha by Tracy Verkerke and textile bags by Annie Runkle. An opening reception is scheduled for November 6, 5:30-7:30pm. 220 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 971-9256.

Polly R. Breckenridge, “Threaded.”

Mudhouse features “Unspoken Dialogues,” a show of artwork by Polly R. Breckenridge. A first Friday opening is scheduled for November 6, 6-8pm. 213 W. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 984-6833.

Watercolor by Kathy Kuhlman

Java Java features “x’s and o’s,” and exhibition of watercolors by Kathy Kuhlman. 421 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall. 245-0020.

Frederick Nichols, “Autumn Tree, Sherando.”

The Nichols Gallery Annex in Barboursville presents, “Just Landscapes?,” an exhibition of paintings and prints by over 15 Southern artists, including Frederick Nichols, Philip Koch, Tom Tartaglino, and Priscilla Whitlock. Near the intersection of Routes 20 and 33. 540-832-3565.

Randy Bolton, “Early Spring.”

Ruffin Gallery shows “Illustration Bitter and Sweet,” an exhibition of work by four artists who explore ideas through illustration, Randy Bolton, Michael Krueger, Marja Ruta, and Leonid Tishkov. Curator Dean Dass says, “Histories private and public coincide and mutually contaminate each other in works that both charm and dismay.” Ruffin Hall, 179 Culbreth Road. 924-6123.

Still from Shane Mecklenburger’s “Halcyon Atmosphere.”

The Niche in the Fine Arts Libary screens Shane Mecklenburger’s “Halcyon Atmosphere.” Mecklenburger used 3D models of guns designed for digital shooter games to create this nine-minute piece, which is part of a series called “pwn3d” that investigates how masculinity is constructed in first-person shooter games. Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library, Bayly Dr. (across from the Architecture School). For more information, visit http://thelibraryniche.blogspot.com.

Jason McLeod, “Time Bracelets.”

The Jason McLeod Jewelry Studio Gallery presents a group show featuring work—not all of it jewelry—by Elaine Butcher, Frankie Denton, Brian Gibney, Malcolm McGregor, Jason McLeod, and Andres Zapata. 1713-2E Allied Lane in McIntire Plaza (behind C’ville Coffee). 293-9548.

Painting by Dean Dass.

Les Yeux du Monde inaugurates its new W.G. Clark-designed gallery with the exhibition, “Dean Dass: New Paintings.” Hours anytime by appointment. 841 Wolf Trap Road. 973-5566.

Louise Lawler, American, b. 1947, How Many Pictures, 1989
Cibachrome, edition 2/5, 48 1⁄6 x 61 7⁄8 inches
2007.023 Glenstone
© Louise Lawler

The University of Virginia Art Museum shows “Abstract Photography,” featuring seminal works by seven contemporary photographers who are included in the Glenstone Collection. The exhibition showcases images by William Wegman, Louise Lawler, John Graham, Jim Hodges, Vik Muñiz, and Wolfgang Tillmans.  The Museum has scheduled several lectures in association with the show. 155 Rugby Road. 924-3592.

Félix Edouard Vallotton,
Swiss, 1865-1925
A. Edgar Poe, 1894
Woodcut, 6 1⁄4 x 4 7⁄8 inches.

The University of Virginia Art Museum presents “The Expanding Eye: Art Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe,” in celebration of the 200th anniversary of Poe’s birth. Curated by the inimitable Stephen Margulies, the exhibition features works of art inspired by Poe’s literary creations. 155 Rugby Road. 924-3592.

Vicki Malone, “Podophyllum peltatum (mayapple).”

The Jefferson Library presents “Lucy Meriwether Lewis Marks: A Biographical and Botanical Art Exhibit,” featuring work by regional artists and researchers who have delved into medical practice of Lucy Meriwether Lewis Marks. Contemporary artworks depicting herbal plants likely used during Lucy’s time are on display. Contributing artists include Christine Andreae, Debbie Bankert, Janet Brome, Esther Carpi, Meta Carr, Wendy Cortesi, Lara Call Gastinger, Eileen Malone-Brown, Vicki Malone, and Gail McIntosh. 1329 Kenwood Farm Lane. 984-7450.