Arts Briefs

BESSIE SMITH CULTURAL CENTER — 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, noon-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: $7 adults, $3 children 6-12, $5 seniors and students. 266-8658. "We Shall Not Be Moved," exhibit created for 50th anniversary of Tennessee's first civil rights sit-ins, through Feb. 28.

CRESS GALLERY OF ART — UTC Fine Arts Center, corner of Vine and Palmetto streets. Hours: 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Free. 425-4600. www.utc.edu/cressgallery.

• Department of Art Juried Student Exhibition, through Feb. 1.

• "Summer Wheat," Diane Marek Visiting Artist Series exhibit by Wheat including paintings, drawings, and sculpture explores vulnerability and contradiction of life and story, Feb. 12-March 22. Opening reception, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 12.

• Lillian B. Feinstein Scholarship Exhibition, exhibit of works by Julian Tan and Jan Burleson, Feb. 12-March 22.

GALLERY 301 NORTHSHORE — 1800 E. Main St. and 301 Cherokee Blvd (Brix Nouveau). 531-7411 or www.Gallery301.org. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday- Friday, noon-8 p.m. Saturday (Southside) and 5-10 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 5-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3-7 p.m. Sunday (North Shore). "The Art of Magical Realism," exhibit of work by Miki Boni and others, through Jan. 28.