Art Avenue

Art Avenue, 212 E. Fifth St., will exhibit illustrations, graphic design and fine art by John Krout from 6-10 p.m. Jan. 6 during Uptown Greenville’s First Friday ArtWalk. The reception will include food and live music by Itchy Hearts from Brooklyn, N.Y., and Alpha COP from Raleigh.

Art Encounters

Art Encounters will hold an opening reception from 6:30-10 p.m. Jan. 13. A tea time will be held from 2-4 p.m. Jan. 14.

Contact Carrie Norfleet at artencounters09@yahoo.com or call 916.0804.

GMA

The Greenville Museum of Art Visual Arts Academy curated the show at the museum from selecting works from the permanent art collection. Each student chose at least one piece that is display and wrote a statement to accompany the piece.

The Visual Art Academy is a program established by the Greenville Museum of Art and Pitt County Schools to mentor students in grades 4-8 who exhibit passion and aptitude in the visual arts. VAA students experience art making, art discussions, visits from practicing artists and training as museum docents. They meet twice a week for eight weeks each fall and spring.

In conjunction with the current exhibition at the North Carolina Museum of Art “Rembrandt in America,” the Greenville Museum of Art and the Friends of the ECU School of Art and Design will hold a lecture on Rembrandt by ECU Art History Professor Punam Madhok at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 9. The lecture is for anyone who has seen or is planning to see the exhibition at the NCMA or who just wants to learn more about this important artist. Free. The museum is at 802 S. Evans St. Call 758-1946.

The museum is at 802 S. Evans St. Hours are 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 1-4 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays. Call 758-1946 or visit www.gmoa.org.

PCAC at Emerge

The Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge will display “The Schwa Show: National Juried Art” exhibition from Jan. 6-29. An opening reception will be held during the First Friday ArtWalk from 6-9 p.m. Jan. 6.

Emerge is at 404 S. Evans St. Hours are 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Call 551-6947.

Gray Gallery

The Wellington B. Gray Gallery on the East Carolina University campus will show “The Art of Influence” from Jan. 13-Feb. 18. An opening reception will be held at 5 p.m. Jan. 13.

The exhibition is being held in conjunction with the symposium, “Materials Topics: Merging Methods” being held Jan. 14 in Jenkins Fine Arts Center. Artists lectures are free and open to the public.

Gray Gallery is located in the Jenkins Fine Arts Building on the ECU campus. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Call 328-6336 or visit www.ecu.edu/graygallery.

A’Tavola

Greenville artist Betsy Leech will be featured at A’Tavola Market Cafe, 620 Red Banks Road, through Jan. 2. The show and sale includes a variety of paintings in oil and acrylic. Email Betsy Leech at bleech8982@aol.com.