Send exhibit schedules to Steven Uhles, The Augusta Chronicle, P.O. Box 1928, Augusta, GA 30903-1928 or e-mail steven.uhles@augustachronicle.com. Please include a contact name and number.

SPECIAL EXHIBITS

CHARLES JOHNSON ART EXHIBIT: Through Aug. 29; Sacred Heart Cultural Center; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays; proceeds from sale benefit the artist and Sacred Heart; free; (706) 826-4700

PORTRAITS OF WOMEN BY ANNA O'KEEFE CEYSSENS: Through August; Aroma Coffee and Wine Bar, 379 Highland Ave., 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday; (706) 790-8319.

IMAGES OF AFRICA AND ANTARCTICA: 7 p.m. today, Birds & Butterflies, 117 Laurens St. N.W., Aiken; images of wildlife and scenery by Forrest Roberts; free; (803) 649-7999

ARTS DOWNTOWN

ARTISTIC PERCEPTIONS: 551 Broad St.; Wanta L. Davenport oils; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. First Fridays; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; (706) 724-8739, www.artisticperceptions.com

ART ON BROAD: 1028 Broad St.; paintings; jewelry; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; (706) 722-1028

GERTRUDE HERBERT INSTITUTE OF ART: 506 Telfair St.; fall art classes: beginning Sept. 15, with studio classes and workshops for adults and children; tuition assistance available; studio art classes and workshops, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, by appointment Saturday; Walker-MacKenzie Studio, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and by appointment Saturday; free; (706) 722-5495; www.ghia.org

GALLERY ON THE ROW: 1016 Broad St.; paintings, photography, pottery; 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday; (706) 724-4989

GENSHEER STUDIOS, GALLERY: 105 Macartan St.; watercolors by Jim Gensheer and Tom Swift; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Monday-Friday; (706) 481-0069

PASTEL ON CENTRAL: 2120 Central Ave.; artist walk and open shops, 6-9 p.m. first Thursdays, with Eryn Eubanks and the Family Fold; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; lunch 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; (706) 731-9094

ZIMMERMAN GALLERY: 1006 Broad St.; paintings, sculptures, jewelry, glasswork and pottery; 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday-Monday; (706) 774-1006

SUBURBAN GALLERIES

BROADSTROKES GALLERY: 601 N. Belair Office Square, Suite 4, Evans; paintings, photographs, pottery, handmade jewelry; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; (706) 860-6055, www.broadstrokesgallery.com

GRADY ABRAMS ART STUDIO AND GALLERY: 814 Point Comfort Road, Martinez; oil, watercolor, pastel, pencil, charcoal; open until 6 p.m. Monday-Sunday and by appointment; (706) 855-5968

AIKEN COUNTY

AIKEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS: 122 Laurens St., Aiken; Ron Krenta exhibit through Aug. 30; summer arts camp exhibit, through Aug. 23; S.C. Watermedia Society traveling exhibition, through Aug. 29; Gallery Aiken Arts Alive, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 23; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; www.aikencenterforthearts.org; (803) 641-9094

THE ARTISTS' PARLOR: 131 Laurens St. S.W., Aiken; jewelry, pottery, art glass; 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday; 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday; (803) 648-4639

EQUINE DIVINE: 113 Laurens St. S.W., Suite 103, Aiken; acrylics, functional art, Arthur Court items, painted lamp shades, bathroom dÃcor; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday; (803) 642-9772

ETHERREDGE CENTER: University of South Carolina Aiken, 471 University Parkway; 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday; (803) 641-3305

TISDALE'S PHOTOGRAPHY AND ART GALLERY: 108 Old Depot St., Langley; prints and canvas reproductions by local artists; (803) 439-4190

WILD HARE POTTERY: 1627 Georgia Ave., North Augusta; eight-week adult pottery classes 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Tuesday; four-week children's classes beginning in September; by appointment only; (803) 279-7813, e-mail wildharepottery@comcast.net