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American culture, seen through the genre of video art, is presented in "Hurts So Good," a video exhibition that confronts culture and traditions in America, opening Thursday, Nov. 19, at Rowan University Art Gallery.

The works celebrate, critique and satirize representations of American culture and traditions related to sex, religion, politics, economics, technology, popular culture, media and family. The exhibit features 11 internationally-acclaimed artists from Philadelphia, New York and California.

New York City artist Sarah Stuve's "My Dead Brain" is an escape from reality set in a fantastical wonderland from which the heroine emerges again and again, each time with a new identity, while Mika Rottenberg, also of New York City, engages the viewer with a dreamy "Time and a Half," about a young woman daydreaming and staring at a poster of a tropical island view, which is not exactly what it seems.

"Hurts So Good" is on display from Nov. 19 to Jan. 8. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 19, including a panel discussion on the work beginning at 5:30 pm. Admission to the exhibit and reception is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call 856-256-4521 or go to www.rowan.edu/fpa/artgallery. Rowan University Art Gallery is located on the lower level of Westby Hall on the university campus, Route 322 in Glassboro.

Atlantic County

•""Intimate Frontiers," through Nov. 20, at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Art Gallery, contemporary paintings ranging in style from figuration to abstraction, curated by Margaret McCann. Art Gallery located in room H113 on main campus, Jimmie Leeds Road, Galloway Township. Gallery hours: 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday (until 8 p.m. on Tuesdays), noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Call 609-652-1776.

•"Realism Unbound: Contemporary Representational Art in New Jersey," through Feb. 14, at Noyes Museum of Art, 733 Lily Lake Road, Galloway Township. Opening reception and holiday party from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 4. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission fees are $4 for adults and $3 for seniors and students. For information call 609-652-8848.

•"Two Legged Views of a Four Legged World," through Nov. 30 at The SOMA NewArt Gallery, 31 Perry St., Cape May. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Call 609-898-7488.

•"Evenings of Art," 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 9, original artwork by local artists, light refreshments served, The Carisbrooke Inn, 105 S. Little Rock Ave., Ventnor. Call 609-822-6392.

•"Evoking the Spirit: A Celebration of Life," photos by Helen M. Stummer, through Nov. 22, Noyes Museum of Art, 733 Lily Lake Road, Oceanville. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for seniors and students. 609-652-8848.

•Artwork by Quentin Greene, Burns Rose and Kevin Grant, through Dec. 30, African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey, 661 Jackson Road, Newtonville. Gallery hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Call to confirm. 609-704-5495.

Cape May County

•2009 Juried Art Show exhibit, through Nov. 30, at Ocean City Arts Center, 1735 Simpson Ave., Ocean City, featuring works regional area artists. Gallery hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Free. Call 609-399-7628.

•"Art at The Batter," still-lifes by artists Patricia Neville and Susan Wolfe, through Nov. 25, at The Mad Batter Restaurant, 19 Jackson St., Cape May. For information call 609-884-5970.

•"The Impressionists: Part I," art-related movie series presented by Ocean City Fine Arts League, 7 p.m. Nov. 19, St. Peter's United Methodist Church, 8th and Central Avenue, Ocean City, $5. Call 609-814-0308.

Cumberland County and Points West

•Vintage photographs of Harvey Porch (1867 to 1954) and retrospective of college and ceramics by Arthur James Cox, Nov. 14-Dec. 30, opening reception 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 14, at Frank Burton and Sons, 333 W. Broad St., Bridgeton. Call (856)455-1202.

•Member Mania, members exhibition to Nov. 14, at Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, 22 High St., Millville. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p..m. Sundays through Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays. 856-327-4500 or www.rrcarts.com.

•Art Show featuring Vineland artist Ariana Scalfo, 7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 13, Fuel House Coffee Co., 636 E. Landis Ave., Vineland, $8 general admission, $15 with wine tasting.

n "Elaine M. Erne; Drawings and Prints," to Nov. 14, Rowan University Art Gallery, Route 322, Glassboro. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Free. 856-256-4521 or www.rowan.edu/fpa/artgallery.

Ocean County and Points North

•"Shooting Across America," women's group photography exhibit celebrating American scenery, through Nov. 30 at the Ocean County Library, 101 Washington St., Toms River. Free. Art gallery open during regular library hours. Call 732-349-6200, ext. 5100.

•""Fall, Winter, Holiday Art Show," through December, Stafford Township Library, 129 N. Main St., Manahawkin, view works by six artists from Pine Shore Art Association. Reception for the artists 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, at the library, free. Call for library hours: 609-597-3381.

Philadelphia area

•The Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. $16 for adults, $14 for seniors, $12 for students and children age 13 to 18, and free for children under age 12 and museum members. 215-763-8100; www.philamuseum.org.

Items for Art Gallery should be sent two weeks in advance to ldrake@pressofac.com or mailed to Lucia C. Drake, The Press of City, 11 Devins Lane, Pleasantville, N.J. 08232.

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