Showing at local galleries

• Thursday

  Alvin Gittins Gallery (department of art and art history, University of Utah) — "HIGH(calorie)ART," featuring recent works by Kent David Christensen through Oct. 5. Christensen will dicuss his work on Friday, Sept. 30, 6 p.m., in Room 158 followed by a reception from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

  Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery (Braithwaite Liberal Arts Center, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, 435-586-5432) — "Petroglyphs: A Panoramic Photography Exhibit," featuring 360degree photographs of Utah's rock art, through Oct. 29.

• Friday

  Art Barn/Finch Lane Gallery* (54 Finch Lane, 596-5000) — "Sacred Geography," featuring art by Tom Bettin and Tom Dolan, and "Obsessed with Self," featuring art by John Erickson and Tom Hoffman. Both exhibits run through Nov. 4. Artists reception tonight from 6-8.

  Art Barn/Park Lane Gallery* (54 Finch Lane, 596-5000) — "Monster Factory: Bad Dog Rediscovers America Student Exhibit" through Nov. 4. Opening reception tonight from 6-8.

• Saturday

  St. George Art Museum (47 E. 200 North, St. George, 435-634-5942) — Main gallery: "Legendary Prints of the Southwest by Lon Megargee," featuring prints of the west. Mezzanine gallery: "William Shepley's Equestian West," featuring photographs of cowboys in action and repose. Also "Red, White & Rhyolite: the Sculpture Kirk McCoy." Legacy gallery: "The Rodeo in Paint by Lenka Konopasek," featuring paintings of rodeos. All exhibits run through Dec. 23.

CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS

16th Street Gallery (1299 E. 4500 South, 263-1460) — Artwork by gallery regulars: Robert Call, G. Russell Case, Wallace Lee, Elva Malin, Robert McFarland, Ian Ramsey, Steve Songer and more.

A Gallery* (1321 S. 2100 East, 583-4800) — Group sculpture show, featuring gallery artists, through Sept. 30.

Abravanel Hall (123 W. South Temple) — Dale Chihuly's "Olympic Tower" and art from the Salt Lake County Art Collection.

Art Access* (339 W. Pierpont, 328-0703) — "What's Lost, What's Found," featuring artwork by Suzanne Simpson and Jacqui Biggs Larsen, through Oct. 9.