Museums

Art of the Everyman: American Folk Art from the Fenimore Art Museum - Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme St., Old Lyme; also, "Thistles and Crowns: The Painted Chests of the Connecticut Shore"; exhibits simultaneously reflecting different aspects of American material culture; through September 21; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun.; (860) 434-5542.

Lost at Sea: Shipwrecks of the Ancient World - Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 625 Williams St., New London; exhibit explores cultural treasures of the deep sea and artifacts discovered by Dr. Robert Ballard and his team; through Feb. 1; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun.; (860) 443-2545.

The Bison: American Icon - Mashantucket Pequot Museum, 110 Pequot Trail, Mashantucket; exhibit explores dramatic changes to bison and their habitat and the people who depended on them; through Oct. 18; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Thurs.; 1-800-411-9671.

Key to Liberty - Slater Museum, 108 Crescent St., Norwich; the exhibit explores the role of Benedict Arnold in the 1776 Battle of Valcour; through Aug. 29; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Fri. and 1-4 p.m. Sat. and Sun.; (860) 887-2505.

Model of Coast Guard Cutter Courier - U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 15 Mohegan Ave., New London; display of a model of the Cold War-era Coast Guard cutter Courier, which served as a radio-relay station for the federal government's "Voice of America" broadcast program; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. the first and third Saturday of each month.

GALLERIES

Art for Architects's Sake - Centerbrook Architects, 67 Main St., Centerbrook; 50 works by 14 staff members are featured; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays; (860) 767-0175.

Selected Student Work - Chauncey Stillman Gallery, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, 84 Lyme St., Old Lyme; through Aug. 30; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily; (860) 434-5232.

Noank Artists Exhibitiion - Chester Store Gallery, bottom of Main St., Noank; seascapes, landscapes and floral paintings; through Sept. 1; 1-4 p.m. Wed.-Sun.; (860) 536-4559.

City of Groton Historical Artifacts Display - City of Groton Municipal Building, 295 Meridian St., Groton; items from personal collection of Town Historian James Streeter; through Aug. 14; 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Mon.-Fri. summerinthecitygroton.com.

Give Me Love - diane birdsall gallery, 16 Lyme St., Old Lyme; works from Robin Halpren-Ruder and Margarita Hernandez Maxson; through Aug. 22; noon-6 p.m. Wed.-Sat., 1-4 p.m. Sun.; (860) 434-3209.

Less is More - Essex Art Association, 10 North Main St., Essex; last juried show of the season; through Aug. 16; 1-5 p.m. Wed.-Mon.; (860) 767-8996.

Elements - Expressiones Cultural Center, 84 Bank St., New London; sculptures and drawings by Iliana Scheggia; through Aug. 9; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Fri., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sat.; (860) 501-927 .

Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense - A Provocative Art Show - Hygienic Art Galleries, 79 Bank St., New London; erotic art from Terry "Davo" Davis, Jacqueline Phillips, Wayne Hitchcock and Kathy LaVallee; through Sat.; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Thurs., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Fri. and Sat., and noon-3 p.m. Sun.; (860) 443-8001.

Sixteen Stars, Sixteen Stripes: A Celebration of the Battle of 1814 - La Grua Center, 32 Water St., Stonington; works curated from Stonington Historical Society's archives; through Aug. 10; call for hours; (860) 535-2300.

Civil War Exhibits - Noank Historical Society Museum, 17 Sylvan St., Noank; four different but connective exhibitions; through Oct. 12; 2-5 p.m. Wed., Sat. and Sun.; noankhistoricalsociety.org.

Bird's Eye View, Photographs of the Natural World - Sill House Gallery, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, 84 Lyme St., Old Lyme; collection of works by photographer Diana Atwood Johnson; through Aug. 30; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily; (860) 434-5232.

Alumni Grad Show - Three Rivers Community College, 574 New London Turnpike, Norwich; works by Brian Dimmock and Crystal Foss; through Aug. 15; 9 a.m.-7 p.m. weekdays; (860) 215-9287.