THURSDAY MAY 15
New England School of Photography. A Nickel and a Kopek: Black and White Photographs by Bill Franson. Reception: 7-9pm. 617-437-1868. 537 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02115. www.nesop.edu

DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park. The 2008 DeCordova Annual Exhibition. Opening Reception: 6-9pm. 781.259.8355. 51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA 01773. www.decordova.org

Massachusetts College of Art + Design. Stories in a Black Box. Opening Reception: 7-9pm. 617-879-7333. Brant Gallery. 621 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115. www.photoemerge.com/blackbox.html

FRIDAY MAY 16
The Schoolhouse Gallery. Spring Arts Competition. Reception: 6-9pm. 508-487-4800. 494 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA 02657. www.schoolhouseprovincetown.com

SATURDAY, MAY 17
Clark Gallery. Jim Dow Photographs. Gallery Talk & Book Signing: 2-4pm. 781-259-8303. 145 Lincoln Road, Lincoln, MA 01773. www.clarkgallery.com

Massachusetts College of Art + Design. Thesis Show III. Reception: 6-8pm. 617-267-6100. Bakalar and Paine Galleries. 621 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA. www.massart.edu

Hood Museum of Art. Black Womanhood: Images, Icons, and Ideologies of the African Body. Introductory Tour: 2pm. 603-646-2808. Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755. hoodsmuseum.dartmouth.edu

SoWa Artwalk. South End: 11-6 pm. Various locations, Boston, MA 02118. www.sowaartwalk.com

Newton Open Studios. Spring Art Tour. Open Studios: 12-6pm. 617-872-0228. Throughout Newton, MA 02460. www.newtonopenstudios.com

SUNDAY, MAY 18
Emerson College. Stories Turn Into Pattern: Senior Thesis Exhibition. Opening Reception: 1-3pm. 617-824-8329. Huret & Spector Gallery. 10 Boylston Place, 6th Floor, Boston MA, 02116. www.emerson.edu/huret

Mass Audubon Visual Arts Center. Ocean Wild: The Underwater Photography of Brian Skerry. Opening Reception: 1-5pm. Gallery Talk: 3pm. 781-821-8853. 963 Washington Street, Canton, MA 02021. www.massaudobon.org/visualarts

Griffin Museum of Photography. Senior Sunday - Louis Yanucci. Artist Talk: 3pm. 781-729-1158. 67 Shore Road, Winchester, MA 01890. www.griffinmuseum.org

SoWa Artwalk. South End: 11-6 pm. Various locations, Boston, MA 02118. www.sowaartwalk.com

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