SPECIAL EVENTS:

FREE ADMISSION AT THE BOCA RATON MUSEUM OF ART: More than 600 museums across America will offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their immediate family members (military ID holder and five immediate family members), which includes active duty Reserve and active duty National Guard, through Labor Day . Visit www.bocamuseum.org for museum hours. The complete list of participating Blue Star Museums is available at www.arts.gov. Part of Blue Star Museums, a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families and museums. (561) 392-2500.

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‘THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE: AS GAY AS IT WAS BLACK’ EXHIBITION: Though Wednesday, Florida Atlantic University’s Stonewall Library Museum, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton. An exhibition about Harlem’s artistic movement and some of its leading gay, lesbian and bisexual participants. The Harlem Renaissance, which occurred during the 1920s and 1930s, shaped black culture for generations and influenced American society. The library will host two events related to the exhibition in June, which is national Gay and Lesbian Pride Month. (561) 297-3770. (561) 297-3921.

DISPLAYS ‘MYSTERIES OF NATURE’ – THE WORK OF PHOTOGRAPHER PAUL CAPONIGRO: Through July 3, Palm Beach Photographic Centre, 415 Clematis St., West Palm Beach. Fifty images curated by Caponigro that feature a cross section of 40 years’ worth of work. (561) 253.2600. www.workshop.org or www.fotofusion.org.

FERRUCCIO GARD EMOTIONS IN COLOR: A COLLECTION OF ABSTRACT PAINTINGS: Through Wednesday, Taglialatella Galleries, 313 1⁄2 Worth Ave., Via Bice, Palm Beach. Part of Taglialatella Galleries Summer Artist Series. The exhibition highlights the mature phase paintings of Ferrucci Gard, a preeminent modernist celebrated for his exquisite mastery of color. His work, grounded in the purity of historical non-objective modernism, has evolved over the decades and been associated with the Kinetic art movement of the 1970s and the Neo-objective school of the 1980s. Features 11 original canvases from the artist’s mature phase, the late 1990s. (561) 833-4700.

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VANISHING FLORIDA – A TRAVELING PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION: Through Aug. 12, at the Jan and Gary Dario Gallery at Palm Beach State College, 4200 S. Congress Ave., Lake Worth.l Features the work of Photo Salon, a group of photographers which meets at the Armory Art Center. Photographers include Greg Allikas, Emalee Andre, Patti Boxold, Don Durfee, Pat Festino, Kurt Hammerstein, Marie MArzi, Dori McKearn, David Mendelow, Ray Neubert, Carol-Ann Rogus, Elle Schorr, Jackee Swinson, Robert Swinson, Ted Tribolati and Robert Vail. (561) 868-3270 or 868-3909. www.vanishingflorida.net

BEYOND THE FIGURE: ABSTRACT SCULPTURE IN THE NORTON COLLECTION: Through Sept. 5, Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach. A follow-up to "Off the Wall: The Human Form in Sculpture," more than 20 sculptures are gathered and organized around such themes as "Lines," "Assemblages" and "Vessels." Sol Lewitt’s modular white cube sculpture and a Howard Ben Tre cast glass and bronze pseudo-architectural element sculpture are featured in "Lines." "Assemblages" features typical wood constructions works by Louise Nevelson. "Vessels" is anchored by a group of seven Macchia by Dale Chihuly and Ursula Von Rydingsvard’s gigantic carved-cedar bowl. (561) 832-5196. www.norton.org

TWO NEW EXHIBITS AT THE BOCA MUSEUM OF ART: Through Aug. 8, Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real in Mizner Park, Boca Raton. (561) 392-2500. www.bocamuseum.org

• 59th Annual All Florida Juried Competition and Exhibition: The annual contest and exhibition drew 1,398 submissions from artists around the state. This year’s juror, Linda Norden, selected 91 artworks – paintings, sculpture, photography, videos and installations – by 80 artists.
• Boca Raton Museum Artists’ Guild Biennial Exhibition: A juried exhibition for the professional artist members of the Boca Raton Museum Artists’ Guild is held every two years during the companion competition, the All Florida Juried Competition and Exhibition. A wide range of work will be presented which showcases the membership’s depth of talent.

GICL…E PRINTS OF CARMEN LAGOS AND GUSTAVO CASTILLO: Through July 31, Highland Beach Library, 3618 Ocean Blvd., Highland Beach. (561) 278-5455.

GLASS & JEWELRY EXHIBITION: Through July 9, Armory Art Center, 1700 Parker Ave., West Palm Beach. Featuring works by Armory glass and jewelry instructors Jose Cancio, Rishar Miranda, Camille Perrin, Theo Sable and their students. (561) 832-1776. www.armoryart.org

ART FOR EVERYONE! EXHIBIT: Through Sept. 13, Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. Artists from Studio D Fine Art, an artist collective, display digital art, etchings, mixed media, water color, oil paintings, acrylics, charcoal and pastel. Artists include Jeff Harris, Johanna Boccardo, Jon Lane and A.J. Levin. (561) 266-9490. www.delraylibrary.org

CITY HISTORY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS EXHIBIT: Through July 8, City Hall Lobby, 10500 N. Military Trail. GardensArt, in partnership with the Palm Beach Gardens Historical Society, presents a display of historical photographs and memorabilia. (561) 630-1100. www.pbgfl.com.

ILAND VIEWS – A DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION BY KARI AND JEAUX MCCROMICK: Through Aug. 31, PBSC Eissey Campus Theatre Lobby Gallery, 3160 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens. Kari and Jeaux McCormick’s constant search for beautiful places, azure blue seas, and endless skies and their attention to detail along with architectural lines are captured in both film and digital photography. (561) 207-5905. www.mvpphoto.book.fr

THE FAIRYTALE PROJECT – AN EXHIBITION FEATURING THE ART OF ILLUSTRATOR JACKLYN LAFLAMME: Through July 24, Lighthouse Center for the Arts, Gallery Square North, 373 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta. Journey into an enchanted forest full of magical trees, whimsical creatures and fanciful paintings by this children’s book illustrator. Each painting is accompanied by storybook text viewers can read as they wander through the magical land. Meet the author and illustrator at a reception from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 17. (561) 746-3101 or LighthouseArts.org

THE CORNELL MUSEUM REOPENS WITH STUFF II: THE JOY OF COLLECTING: Through Sept. 25, Cornell Museum of Art & American Culture, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Approximately 50 area collectors loaned their treasured items to this exhibit, including décor, glass, household items, sports memorabilia, comic books, antique tools, women’s accessories, 19th-century greeting and trade cards, toys, vintage table-top slot machines and jukeboxes, duck decoys, lighthouses, baseball cards and other collectibles. (561) 243-7922. www.oldschool.org

THE 2010 "PICTURE MY WORLD" EXHIBIT: Palm Beach Photographic Centre, 415 Clematis St., West Palm Beach. The exhibit features the work of 24 amateur photographers which illustrates their concerns about the environment, nature and their power – or lack of power – to do something about current changes. About 70-75 photographs, accompanied by journal entries, are in two categories: One by elementary students ages 8-12, and the other by teens ages 13-18. (561) 253-2600. www.workshop.org

MULTIPLE SINS: Through Sept. 25, Lighthouse Center for the Arts, Gallery Square North, 373 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta. The artwork depicts some of the ‘sinful’ things we love most in life, such as chocolate, liquor, cigars and the human form. The exhibition features both juried and invitational artists, including Florida painter Carol Korpi-McKinley with her giant Junk Food paintings, and fine-arts photographer Barry Seidman, with his Drinks and Smoke series. Adults only. A lecture about photography by Barry Seidman is planned for 5:30-7:30 p.m. July 15. For information or to R.S.V.P., call (561) 746-3101.

DINOTOPIA: THE FANTASTICAL ART OF JAMES GURNEY: Through Sept. 5, Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach. From the soothing, restorative environment of Waterfall City to the hidden wonders of Chandara, author and illustrator James Gurney’s magical world of Dinotopia comes to life in this exhibition that features more than 50 original oil paintings from the illustrated books Dinotopia: A Land Apart From Time, Dinotopia: The World Beneath (1995) and Dinotopia: Journey to Chandara. (561) 832-5196.

MEMENTO MORI: MIXED MEDIA BY JUDITH BERK KING: Through Sept. 3, The Art Gallery at Eissey Campus Theatre, 3160 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, Drawings, paintings and ceramic sculptures. Memento Mori is a reminder of death or mortality or of human failures or errors. A reception is 5-8 p.m. Tuesday . Free. (561) 207-5015.

COMPONENTS OF SELF AND AN INTIMATE ENCOUNTER: Through summer, Schmidt Gallery on FAU’s Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road. Features painter Christina Major and ceramic artist Bethany Cohen, 2010 graduates of the MFA program. (561) 297-2966. www.fau.edu/galleries/

FLOWERS AND BIRDS OF THE SEASONS: CHINESE PAINTINGS AND TEXTILES: Through July 18, Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach. A new installation in the recently revamped Niblack Gallery on the second floor of the Norton’s Nessel Wing features Four imperial-quality textiles of flowers and birds and an album of 12 paintings depicting flowers. The 19th century textile panels were executed in colorful silk floss and glimmering gold-wrapped threads. (561) 832-5196. www.norton.org

1800s TO 1960s FASHION TREASURES: Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History, Boynton Beach Mall, 801 N. Congress Ave., Suite 483, Boynton Beach. (561) 243-2662. www.MLFHMUSEUM.org.