Desert Germination II (Detail), 1959, by Clinton Hill. Copyright the artist, courtesy Pavel Zoubok Gallery.

Wednesday, October 12

Opening reception and book signing for Seth: The Great Northern Brotherhood of Canadian Cartoonists on October 12, 6-8 pm, at Adam Baumgold Gallery, 60 East 66^th Street, NY, NY. 212-861-7338.

Unseen in “The Unseen Eye”: An Evening with Susan Bright and W.M. Hunt, 7pm. The talk will be followed by a reception and book signing. SVA Theatre, 333 West 23^rd Street, NY, NY. Information.

Professional Development Workshop and Portfolio Review for Visual Artists, 6-9 pm at Center for Book Arts. 28 West 27^th Street, 3^rd floor, NY, NY. RSVP or 212.481.0295. Donation: $10/$5.

Career development workshop, 6-9 pm: Artist in the Media | with Ellen Staller and Shaun Leonardo. Lower East Side Print Shop, 306 West 37^th Street, 6^th Floor, NY, NY. Register. $15/$12/Free.

Artist talk and book signing, 7pm: Arlene Gottfriedd | Bacalaitos & Fireworks. Westbeth Community Room, 155 Bank Street, NY, NY. Information.

Thursday through Sunday, October 13-16: New York Comic Con at the Javits Center, 655 West 34^th Street, NY, NY. Information. Directions.

Thursday, October 13

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Sony World Photography Awards exhibition, curated by Elisabeth Biondi. Chelsea Art Museum, 555 West 22^nd Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Katharine Kuharic | Pound of Flesh. P.P.O.W., 535 West 22^nd Street, 3^rd Floor, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Lowell Boyers | What We Long to Know. Von Lintel Gallery, 520 West 23^rd Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Constructing Clinton Hill. Pavel Zoubok Gallery, 533 West 23^rd Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Larry Silver | New Vision. Bruce Silverstein / 20, 529 West 20^th Street, 3^rd Floor, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Kim Beck | Under Development. Mixed Greens, 531 West 21^st Street, 1^st Floor, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Bruce Davidson | Subway. Aperture Gallery, 547 West 27^th Street, NY, NY. Save the date: Wednesday, October 26, 6:30 pm, artist’s talk and book signing at Aperture Gallery.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Deborah Turbeville | The Fashion Pctures. Staley-Wise Gallery, 560 Broadway, NY, NY.

Opening day, 2pm, Through My Window | selections from One Million Photos of Nature by Ahae. Vanderbilt Hall, Grand Central Terminal, 42^nd Street, opposite Park Avenue, NY, NY. Information.

The United Nations Postal Administration presents: The International Year of Forests 2011 Postage Stamp Series, created by Sergio Baradat, 11 am at The New Yorker Hotel, 481 Eighth Avenue, NY, NY.

Panel Discussion, 6:30 pm: Art & Optics, in conjunction with the exhibition Now You See It…Color and the Mind’s Eye. Central Booking, 111 Front Street, Gallery #210, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY.

Artist talk and book signing, 7pm: Janelle Lynch | Los Jardines de Mexico (Radius Books, 2011). SVA, 3^rd Floor Amphitheater, 209 East 23^rd Street, NY, NY. Information.

Book Signing, 1:00 pm, for Suzanne Lovell | Artistic Interiors (Stewart, Taboori & Chang 2011). Holland & Sherry Showroom, Suite 1402, D&D Building, 979 Third Avenue, NY, NY.

Above: Two images from Redwood Saw: Photographs by Richard Rothman (Nazraeli Press 2011); copyright and courtesy the artist.

Friday, October 14

Book launch party, 6-7:30, Redwood Saw | Photographs by Richard Rothman. International Center for Photography, 1133 Avenue of the Americas, NY, NY.

Monday, October 17

Doctor’s Hours for Visual Artists, 6-9 pm: One-on-one consultations with art professionals. New York Foundation for the Arts, 20 Jay Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY. Register.

This Week’s DART Picks:

Deadline is approaching for the New Museum Store’s MakerBot Challenge. A team from MakerBot, Rhizome, and the New Museum will select the final designs. The jurors are looking for designs that utilize the unique ability of 3D printing to personalize and improve on the world around us. Information. Deadline: October 31, 2011.

Artist’s reception, Friday, October 14, 5:30-7:30 pm: Pat Steir | Water and Sand. Locks Gallery, 600 Washington Square South, Philadelphia, PA.

Opening Reception, Friday, October 14, 6-8 pm: Leigh Wells | Deception. Ampersand International Arts, 1001 Tennessee Street, at 20^th Street, San Francisco, CA.

Artist’s Reception, Saturday, October 15, 6-8 pm: Peter Spaans | New York from the Yards. Harper’s Books, 87 Newtown Lane, East Hampton, NY.

Saturday, October 15: Fall Foliage Workshop/Tour with Phil Mansfield. Center for Photography at Woodstock, 59 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY. Register $180/$150.

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