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

FRIDAY, MAY 2

First Fridays. South End Galleries. Opening Reception: 5.30-8pm. Various locations, Boston, MA 02118.

Gallery Kayafas. Frank Gohlke. Opening Reception: 5.30-8pm. 450 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118. www.gallerykayafas.com

Boston Center for the Arts. First Fridays. Opening Receptions: 6-9pm. Artist Studios Building. 617-426-5000. 551 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116. www.bcaonline.org

Laconia Gallery. MIND/matters. Opening Reception: 5.30-8pm. 617-670-1568. 433 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118. www.laconiagallery.org

Addison Woolley Gallery and Center for Photographic Inquiry. Nature: Subtle Sublime Surreal. Opening Reception: 5-8pm. 207-775-0678. 87 Market Street, Portland, ME 04101.

Vermont Center for Photography. A Thin Line: Photographs by Leah Mae Dyjak. Opening Reception: 5:30-8:30pm. 802-251-6051. 49 Flat Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301. www.vcphoto.org

SATURDAY, MAY 3
Cape Cod Museum of Art. Rebecca Brown: Photographs of Coney Island. Gallery Talk: 2pm. 508-385-4477. Route 6A, Dennis, MA 02638. www.ccmoa.org

Somerville Open Studios. 10th Annual Somerville Open Studios Event. Throughout Somerville: 12-6pm. 617-623-5590. Somerville, MA 02144. www.somervilleopenstudios.org

Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art. Going to the Dogs. Gala Cocktail Party, Portrait Gallery, and Live & Silent Auctions: 6-9pm. 401-454-6500. 224 Benefit Street, Providence, RI 02903. www.risdmuseum.org

Judi Rotenberg Gallery. Hello my name is piXnit. Opening Reception: 5-7pm. 617-437-1518. 30 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116. www.judirotenberg.com

SUNDAY, MAY 4
Somerville Open Studios. 10th Annual Somerville Open Studios Event. Throughout Somerville: 12-6pm. 617-623-5590. Somerville, MA 02144. www.somervilleopenstudios.org

TUESDAY, MAY 6
Nesto Gallery. Maine Women by Lauren Shaw. Opening Reception and Film Screening: 5:30-7:30pm. 617-898-1798. Milton Academy, 170 Centre Street, Milton, MA 02186. www.milton.edu

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7
Nesto Gallery. Maine Women by Lauren Shaw. Artist Talk: 9am. 617-898-1798. Milton Academy, 170 Centre Street, Milton, MA 02186. www.milton.edu

Harvard University Art Museum. Women Photographers in India. Lecture/Discussion: 6pm. 617-495-9400. Arthur M. Sackler Lecture Hall, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138. www.artmuseums.harvard.edu

THURSDAY, MAY 8
The Griffin Museum of Photography. 3rd Annual Focus Awards. Reception: 7:30pm. 781-729-1158. 67 Shore Road, Winchester, MA 01890. www.griffinmuseum.org

RHYS Gallery. Judith Larsen. Opening Reception: 5-8pm. 617-357-7497. 401 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118. www.rhysgallery.com

Tufts University Art Gallery at the Aidekman Arts Center. MFA Thesis Exhibition. Artists’ Talk: 6pm. 617-627-3518. Tisch Gallery. 40R Talbot Avenue, Medford, MA 02155.

Harvard Museum of Natural History. Looking at Leaves: Photographs by Amanda Means. Member’s Preview: 6-8pm. RSVP Required. 617-495-6972. 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. www.hmnh.harvard.edu

FRIDAY, MAY 9
Brookline Arts Center. Kyoto in its Season. Photo Salon: 6:30-9:30pm. 617-738-8760. 86 Monmouth St, Brookline, MA 02446. www.brooklineartscenter.com

Fort Point Arts Community Inc. ARTWALK 2008. Open Studios: 4-7pm. 617-423-4299. 300 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210. www.fortpointarts.org

Essex Art Center. Symbols of Search: Color Photography of New Orleans homes’ detail 18 months after Hurricane Katrina. Opening Reception: 5-7pm. 978-685-2343. Main Gallery. 56 Island Street, Lawrence, MA 01840. www.essexartcenter.com

Harvard Museum of Natural History. Looking at Leaves: Photographs by Amanda Means. Gallery Talk: 3pm. RSVP Required. 617-495-2773. 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. www.hmnh.harvard.edu

Griffin Museum of Photography. Portfolio Reviews. 10-1pm. 781-729-1158. 67 Shore Road, Winchester, MA 01890. www.griffinmuseum.org

Pucker Gallery. Recent Reflections: New Photographs by Paul Cary Goldberg. Dinner/Preview: 7pm. 617-267-9473. 171 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116. www.puckergallery.com