The 30th Annual Youth Art Show

Opening reception 4-7 p.m. Thursday

Sill House Gallery, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, 59 Lyme St., Old Lyme

Features artwork by K-12 students of the Lyme-Old Lyme Public Schools. Through March 28. Hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; (860) 434-7208.

The 4th Annual Connecticut Printmakers Invitational

Opening reception 6-9 p.m. Saturday

Hygienic Art Galleries, 79 Bank St., New London

New works in the field of printmaking, ranging from etchings to lithography. Through April 18. Hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tues.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Fri. and Sat., noon-3 p.m. Sun.; (860) 443-8001.

MUSEUMS

Peter Halley: Big Paintings - Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme St., Old Lyme; exhibition of works by the iconic contemporary abstract stylist; through May 31; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun.; (860) 434-5542.

Transmissions: Teaching and Learning in the Studio - Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 625 Williams St., New London; new work by the artist/educators of the Connecticut College Art Department, through June 7; also, "Celebrating Lyme's Beautry," new original paintings of Lyme's Banningwood Preserve, through Sunday; "Lost Gardens of New England" through July 31; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun.; (860) 443-2545.

Washed Ashore - Mystic Aquarium, 55 Coogan Blvd., Mystic; sculptures from marine debris and plastic pollution; through early spring; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily; (860) 572-5955.

Connecticut Artists Juried Exhibition - Converse Art Gallery, Slater Museum, Norwich Free Academy, 108 Crescent St., Norwich; juried by Cynthia Roznoy, curator of Waterbury's Mattatuck Museum; through Fri.; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 1-4 p.m. Sat. and Sun.; (860) 887-2506.

GALLERIES

Premiere 2015 Exhibition - Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art, Branford House Mansion, UConn Avery Point campus, Groton; through April 11; noon-4 p.m. Wed.-Sun.; (860) 405-9052.

The Art of Contrast - Artists' Cooperative Gallery of Westerly, 7 Canal St.; works in black and white; featured artists include Ardie Harrison and Kristie Foss; through March 31; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wed.-Sat. and 1-5 p.m. Sun.; (401) 586-2221.

Architects as Traveling Photographers - Centerbrook Architects, 67 Main St., Centerbrook; collection of photographs taken around the globe by staff members; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays; (860) 767-0175.

Art From the Ashes - Essex Library, 33 West Ave.; art by Ivoryton artist Susan F. Chamberland, which survived a fire in 2003; includes curent work; through March 31; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat.; (860) 326-4420.

A Posthumous Retrospective - La Grua Arts Center, 32 Water St., Stonington; works of late artists Clem Despard, Helen Hooker and Fuller Potter; through March 30; call for hours; (860) 535-2300.

Juried Student Exhibition - Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, 84 Lyme St., Old Lyme; works by pupils in the college's BFA, Post Baccalaureate and Certificate programs; through March 28; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; (860) 434-5232.

An Exhibition in Four Acts - Lyme Art Association, 90 Lyme St., Old Lyme; four new exhibitions, each with a different theme, run concurrently; through April 17; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun.; (860) 434-7802.

Daniel S. Dahlstrom - Marshview Gallery, Estuary Council of Seniors, 220 Main St., Old Saybrook; through March 31; 8 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays, 8 a.m.-noon Sat.; (860) 388-1611.

Young at Art - Mystic Arts Center, 9 Water St., Mystic; hundreds of works from regional artists age 18 and younger; through April 11; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; (860) 536-7601.

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.