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ElderArt Gallery The Art of Food. Celebrating the beauty of food in its many stages of development. Fifteen artists including a Spartanburg group, Southern Exposure, will present their interpretation of food as art. Continues through Apr. 12. 1427 S. Blvd. 704-370-6337.

Galatique Susan Nuttall Kaplan & Diana Hughes. Kaplan will be showing a variety of her work including her floral mixed media collection. Hughes will be showing her collection of photo and charcoal gel transfers. Continues through March 29. 26 North Main St., Belmont. 704-608-1868.

Hidell Brooks Gallery Christopher Terry: Remembered Interiors. The focus of his paintings is the selection of images, the use of light and color relationships. Continues through April 26. 1910 S. Blvd. Suite 130. 704-334-7302.

Hodges Taylor Gallery Tim Buchman. Photography. Continues through March 29. Tom Stanley and Thomas Sayre. New works by Stanley and paintings and sculptures by Sayre. Continues through Apr. 26. 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 Paul Jenkins and Alice Ballard Munn. Jenkins is famous for his method of pouring paint directly onto the canvas, as well as for pure, prismatic color fields. Munn sculpts white earthenware into natural forms. Continues through March 29. 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 Mar. 26. 318 E 9th. 704-373-1464.

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 March 21. 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. Continues through March. 463 S. Main St., Davidson. 704-895-1213.

Myersart Gallery Works by Marylinn Fairchild. Works in bronze and clay and paintings. Continues through March 31. 1510 Camden Road. 704-790-2529.

NBC-6 One Woman Show. Solo exhibition, local artist Nancy Smith Couick. March 14-31. Billy Graham Pkwy. 704-847-7439.

Noel Gallery Arthur Gonzalez 1983-2003: Twenty Years Twenty Questions. Paintings metamorphosed into three-dimensional ceramic forms. Continues through Apr. 29. Transamerica Square, 401 N. Tryon St. 704-343-0050.

Pope's Gallery Jim Crompton. Dynamic images in oil from all over the world [Myers Park]. March. Jim Chapman. Fruit and floral still lifes, landscapes in acrylic [Arboretum]. March. 8016-900 Providence Rd. and 1035 Providence Rd. 704-541-3199 or 704-342-1774.

Queens University Watkins Gallery Chasing Magic. An exhibition of silk paintings and kimonos by Christina Burke, and acrylic paintings on paper and canvas by Peggy Hutson Weston. Continues through Mar. 23. 1900 Selwyn Avenue. 704-337-2286.

Rowe Arts Galleries, UNCC Brian Frink: Recent Works. Paintings, drawings and watercolors. Continues through Mar. 21. Rowe Arts Building.

Shain Fine Art Originals Generation Gap: Charlotte Mother and Denver Son. Paintings by Connie Winters and her son, Darren Young. Continues through March 31. 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 this commemorative 10th anniversary retrospective exhibit. Continues through July 30. Free. 345 N. College St. 704-348-5787.

UNC-Charlotte The Void Looks Back. Paintings by Pamela J. Bowers on exhibit in the Cone Center Main Gallery. Continues through March 31. 704-687-3315.

W.D.O. Functional to Fantastic Works of Art in Wood: Furniture & Sculpture. Brent Skidmore, David Merrifield and Erik Wolken. Continues through March 29. Hearst Plaza Suite No. 1, 214 North Tryon St. 704-333-9123.

Winthrop University Galleries Benny Andrews: "The Human Spirit Series" & John Monteith. Andrews' series features oil, collage and sculptural works in the Rutledge Gallery while John Monteith's new paintings, titled "ASL/SC," are in the Elizabeth Dunlap Patrick Gallery. Continues through March 30. 107 McLaurin, Rock Hill. 803-323-2493.