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Gaston County Public Library Quilt Project. Handmade quilt by members of the Gaston County Extension and Community Organization. For information about current and upcoming exhibits, please contact your local Gaston County Public Library location. Continues through Feb. 28. 1555 East Garrison Blvd, Gastonia. 704-868-2167.

Hart-Witzen Gallery Personal Masterpiece. Featuring new works including 100 artists- visual & performing arts. 8pm-midnight. Feb. 14-15. 611 W. 5th St. 704-334-1177.

Hidell Brooks Gallery Diane Bywaters: Land-Sea-Sky. All paintings are of the North Carolina landscape from the coastal marshes to the mountains along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Continues through March 1. 1910 S. Blvd. Suite 130. 704-334-7302.

Hodges Taylor Gallery Tim Buchman. Photography. Continues through March 29. Robert Marsh. Print Show, curated by June Lambla. Marsh will share his works on paper, using vibrant oil pastels in energetic strokes. Continues through March 1. 401 N. Tryon St. 704-334-3799.

Jeanne Rauch Gallery, Gaston College Africa Now. Curated by Dr. Alice Burmeister. Continues through March 28. Rauch Science and Fine Arts Bldg., Dallas Campus, 201 Highway 321 South, Gastonia.

Jerald Melberg Gallery Ernesto Berra, Helen Shirk and Raul Diaz. Berra's collages often resemble abstract landscapes and include everyday objects such as wires, sticks and nails. Shirk's copper vessels reflect her interest in brilliantly colored and textured organic forms. Diaz's dream-like paintings create ethereal textured environments. Continues through Feb. 15. 3900 Colony Rd. 704-365-3000.

Joie Lassiter Gallery Joe Walters. A regional artist from Charleston who works with intricate and complex natural forms. He concentrates on plants and animals as forms shifting between formalism and realism with tea as an organic staining agent. Continues through Feb. 28. 318 E 9th. 704-373-1464.

The Light Factory The Space Between & Fragmented Images. Exhibits by Kristina Rogers and Michael Burman (respectively). Bring a photo for Burman and trade it for one of his photos. Continues through the second week of March. Spirit Square, Knight Gallery, 345 N. College St. 704-333-9755.

McColl Center for Visual Art Winter 2003 Artists. Exhibition of work by the Winter 2003 Artists-in-Residence and Affiliate Artists: Albert Casayne & Matilde Grau, Bailey Doogan, Joyce Hsu, Thomas Mezzanotte, Franco Mondini Ruiz, Cedric Smith and Kristin St. Martin. Continues through March 22. $5 public, $3 students, free for McColl members. 721 N. Tryon St. 704-332-5535.

McGregor Downs Gallery Various Artists. Featuring watercolor works by Elaine Rockey. Also featuring etchings and serigraphs by Guillaume Azoulay. Previously unseen in any local gallery are artifacts recovered from the Spanish Galleon Concepcion, sunk in 1641. Visit www.mdgallery.homestead.com for more information. Continues through Feb. 28. 10801 Johnston Rd., Suite 219. 704-333-6699.

Merrill-Jennings Galleries A Pretty Day. A one-woman show honoring North Carolina folk artist, Addie James. February. 463 S. Main St., Davidson. 704-895-1213.

Microcosm Gallery Passion of My Life. Exhibition of paintings by Wiesia Kot. Continues through March 8. 300 N. College St. #101. 704-641-4256.

Myersart Gallery February Artists. Featuring limited edition works in clay by Amy Hunt and functional works in clay by Amy Sanders. Ongoing- functional and decorative works in clay by local and regional artists. Continues through Feb. 28. 1510 Camden Road. 704-790-2529.

Noel Gallery Benny Andrews. The exhibit tells Andrews' rich stories through paintings, drawings and fine art graphics. Continues through Feb. 28. Transamerica Square, 401 N. Tryon St. 704-343-0050.

Pope's Gallery Betty Mitchell. Realistic floral still lifes in oil [Myers Park]. February. Contemporary Art. By local, regional and national artists [Arboretum]. February. 8016-900 Providence Rd. and 1035 Providence Rd. 704-541-3199 or 704-342-1774.

Queens University Watkins Gallery Confluences & Influences. Six professional ceramists along with their former teacher, Rick Crown, will be exhibiting their works. Continues through Feb. 22. 1900 Selwyn Avenue. 704-337-2286.

Rowe Arts Galleries, UNCC 2003 Arts Alumni Invitational. Features dual exhibitions by graduates now working in the professional arts world. In the Main Gallery are visual arts alumni and in the Upstairs Gallery are theatre alumni. Artists include Thomas Heyer, Charlotte Foust, Virginia Jochems-Atkins and Beverly Smith. Continues through Feb. 14. Rowe Arts Building.

Shain Fine Art Originals A Valentine's Show for Beginning Collectors. Featuring smaller works in a moderate price range that are appropriate for beginners and special Valentine's gifts. Artists include Henry Barnes, Geoffrey Johnson, Connie Winters, Kim Schuessler, William Jameson and Marilyn Simandle. Continues through Feb. 28. 601-B Providence Rd. 704-334-7744.

South County Regional Library From the Library of Congress: The African American Mosaic. This exhibit surveys the African-American experience beginning with slavery and ending with the first days of the Civil Rights Movement. Continues through April 15. 5801 Rea Rd. 704-341-1176.

Spirit Square 10 Years of History in the Making. Discover the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center's vibrant 10-year history with our commemorative 10th anniversary retrospective exhibit. Continues through July 30. Free. 345 N. College St. 704-348-5787.