WEEKEND BEST BETS Works of 20th-century photography pioneers at Fitchburg Art Museum

FITCHBURG -- New exhibitions "Pioneers in American 20th Century Photography" and "Treasures from the Arthur Sackler Foundation" are on view at the Fitchburg Art Museum, from this Saturday through March 18.

Prints, photography or paintings? Take your pick as U.Va. Art Museum opens four new exhibits Friday

CHARLOTTESVILLE — The University of Virginia Art Museum kicks off 2012 with four new exhibits that represent an array of media, genres and artists. The exhibits – all of which open Jan. 20 – are 'Master Printmakers: The Italian Renaissance and Its Modern Legacy,' '100 Years of Photography,' 'Curator's Choice: People, Places, and Things' and 'Tom Burckhardt: Paintings.'

Joni Sternbach and Curtis Wehrfritz at Southeast Museum of Photography

WHAT : Old techniques, modern vision. That's the unspoken tie between the dual exhibits opening this week at the Southeast Museum of Photography, though the visions behind each could not be more different. Canadian filmmaker Curtis Wehrfritz filters his fever dreams through the daguerreotype process (a forerunner of modern photography) for the spooky tableaus of his "Fluidrive" series. Meanwhile ...

A shot of rock and roll

Allentown Art Museum photography exhibit captures spirit of remarkable music and its makers Rock 'n' roll photographs seem almost an oxymoron.

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