Throughout January, Northampton Center for the Arts exhibits the delicate sculptural works of Julia Giard Handschuh and the whimsical paintings of Anna Bayles Arthur. Handschuh (though she more often offers performance art) creates sculptures that evoke a cocoon, or a womb of sorts. The fragility of these works is heightened by the fact that they are made of porcelain. Arthur’s paintings are often like dreamscapes.
An opening reception will be held as part of Northampton Arts Night Out on Jan. 8 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Jan. 6-29, free, Northampton Center for the Arts, 17 New South St., Northampton, (413) 584-7327.