Tuesday, October 2-Saturday, October 6
Rutgers University Institute for Women and Arts presents: The Fertile Crescent | Gender, Art and Society. Multi-site exhibitions and events in New Brunswick and Princeton, NJ. Information.

Thursday, October 4-Friday, October 5
Christies Photographs Auction. 20 Rockefeller Plaza, NY, NY. Information.

Friday, October 5-Sunday, October 7
Festival opening Friday, 5-9 pm: Harvest Arts Festival in the Community Gardens | Lower East Side. On Friday, La Plaza Cultural, Ave C & 9th Street, NY, NY. Information.

Friday, October 5-Monday, October 8

Photo LA presents Lucie Week in Hollywood. Information. Tickets for 10^th Annual Lucie Awards at the Beverly Hilton.

Special for DART subscribers: Early Bird registration for reduced rate pass to NY Pictoplasma Conference, November 2-3 at Parsons The New School for Design. Registeruntil October 6th.

Saturday, October 6-Sunday, October 7
Open House NYC. Information.

Sign now for a chance to win a copy of The Cartoon Network 20^th Birthday Book. Created by Murphy Design with artwork by John Hendrix, Ana Bagayan, Joel Nakamure,Calef Brown, Mark Tood, Anthony Freda and many more. Sign up.

Richard Misrach and Kate Orff, Petrochemical America Project Room, Aperture Gallery and Bookstore, 547 West 27^th Street, 4^th Floor, NY, NY.

Tuesday, October 2

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: We The People featuring works by Romare Bearden, George Segal, Margaret Bourke-White, Alice Neel, Duane Hanson, Alex Katz, Robert Rauschenberg, Tina Barney, Fred Wilson, Elizabeth Peyton, Barkley L. Hendricks, Shirin Neshat, Nicole Eisenman, Danny McDonald, Nate Lowman, Julio Cesar Morales, Richard Phillips and Swoon. Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Project Space, 455 West 19^th Street, NY, NY.

Book signing, 6:30-8:30 pm: Instant | The Story of Polaroid by Christopher Bonanos (Princeton Architectural Press 2012). Pace Gallery, 508 West 25^th Street, NY, NY. Dress code: As if you were going to be photographed.

Film screening, 6:30 pm: Blue Vinyl | A Toxic Comedy (dir. Daniel B. Gold and Judith Helfand), in conjunction with Petrochemical America. Aperture Gallery and Bookstore, 547 West 27^th Street, 4^th Floor, NY, NY.

The Vera List Center for Politics and Art presents, panel discussion, 6:30-8 pm: How Can Art Affect Political Change? in conjunction with the exhibition UNREST: Revolt against Reason, curated by Natalie Musteata. The New School, Kellen AuditoriumSheila C. Johnson Design Center55 Fifth Avenue at 13th Street, ground floor, NY, NY. Information. Free.

Photography Auction, 10 am & 2 pm: Phillips de Pury & Company. 450 Park Avenue, NY, NY. Information.

Wednesday, October 3

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: João Castilho | Disruption. 1500 Gallery, 511 West 25^th Street, Suite 607, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Required Reading | Printed Material as Agent for Intervention and Kumi Korf | Red Paper from Tosa. The Center for Book Arts, 28 West 27^thStreet, 3^rd Floor, NY, NY.

Panel discussion, 6:30 pm: Michael Somoroff | with William Ewing, Mary Ellen Mark, Ralph Gibson and Duane Michals. Aperture Gallery and Bookstore. 547 West 27^thStreet, 4^th Floor, NY, NY. 212.505.5555. Information.

Book signing, 6-8 pm: Jason Polan | A Lot of People. Dashwood Books, 33 Bond Street, between Bowery and Lafayette, NY, NY.

Book signing, 5:30-7 pm: Lance Out Loud | by Pat Loud (Glitterati 2012). Rizzoli Bookstore, 31 West 57^th Street, NY, NY.

ICP presents, 7 pm: The 2012 Photographers Lecture Series | Andrea Modica moderated by Philip S. Block. The International Center of Photography School, 1114 Avenue of the Americas, NY, NY. Coming up: Stephen Ferry, October 10. Information about the series, which continues through December 12.

Southeby’s Photographs Auction (10 am & 2 pm). 1334 York Avenue, NY, NY. Information.

In Toronto Opening day, 2012 World Press Photo Exhibition. Allen Lambert Gallery, Brookfield Place, 181 Bay Street, Toronto, ON.

Abelardo Morell, Tent Camera Image on Ground- View of the Golden Gate Bridge From Battery Yates (2012). Opening Thursday at Bonni Benrubi Gallery.

Thursday, October 4

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Bianchi and Bianchi | The Body and Beyond. One Art Space, 33 Warren Street, NY, NY.

Book party, 6-8 pm: Laura Owens | Clocks & Clock Paintings. Karma Bookstore and Gallery, 21 Downing Street, NY, NY.

Artists’ reception, 6-8 pm: Contemporary Watercolors | featuring works by Ben Blatt, Delia Brown, Julia Colavita, Serena Cole, Annika Connor, Teodor Dumitrescu, Eric Fischl, Roy Fowler, Richard Gabriele, Jill Galarneau, Tim Gardner, John Gordon Gauld, Judith Hudson, Aubrey Learner, Eva Lundsager, Andrea Mary Marshall, Martina Molin, Kanisha Raja, Laurie Reid, Willy Bo Richardson, Charles Ritchie, Alexis Rockman, Elizabeth Rogers, Lola Schnabel, Billy Sullivan, Philip Taafe And Darius Yektai. Phillips de Pury & Company, 450 West 15^th Street, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Christopher Wool | Venice in Solitude and Brett Weston. Steven Kasher Gallery, 521 West 23^rd Street, NY, NY. Champagne & snacks will be served.

Artist Talk, 7 pm: Richard Dupong | New Work. School of Visual Arts, 209 East 23 Street, 3rd-floor Amphitheater, NY, NY. Free.

Southeby’s Photographs Auction 10 am & 2 pm). 1334 York Avenue, NY, NY. Information.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Abelardo Morell | Rock Paper Scissors. Bonni Benrubi Gallery, 41 East 57^th Street, NY, NY.

Book signing, 6-7:30 pm: Chris Buck | Presence. ICP Bookstore, 1133 Avenue of the Americas, NY, NY.

Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Viktor Koen | Dark Peculiar Toys. United Photo Industries, 111 Front Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY.

In Tacoma, WA Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Michael Kenna | In France. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA.

Pablo Picasso, Reclining Woman Reading (Femme couchée lisant). La Californie, December 5, 1960. From Picasso Black and White, opening Friday at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Friday, October 5

Book signing and film preview, 5-7: Henry Horenstein | Honky Tonk. Camera Club of New York, 336 West 37^th Street, Second Floor, NY, NY.

Book signing, 6-7:30 pm: Lisa Keresci | Joe’s Junk Yard. ICP Bookstore, 1133 Avenue of the Americas, NY, NY.

Opening day, 10 am-5:45 pm: Picasso Black and White. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY. Note: for the run of this show, through January 23, 2012, the museum will keep extended hours on most Sundays and Mondays: 10 am-8 pm. Public programs.

In Belmont, MA Opening reception 6-9 pm: Venetia Dearden | Undressed. Griffin Museum of Photography, Satellite, 9 Brighton Street, Belmont, MA.

In Los Angeles opening reception, 8-11 pm: The Macabre Show. La Luz de Jesus Gallery, 4633 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA.

Saturday, October 6

In Seattle Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Hector Acebes | Africa 1948-1953. G. Gibson Gallery, 300 S. Washington Street, Seattle, WA.

In New Orleans Artists’ reception, 3-5 pm: Shelbe Lee Adams and Louviere + Vanessa. A Gallery for Fine Photography, 241 Chartres Street, New Orleans, LA.
Opening reception, 6-9 pm: Art for Art’s Sake | Fall Exhibitons featuring Michael J. Deas, Shelby Lee Adams, Louviere + Vanessa, and Sharon Kopriva. Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp Street, New Orleans, LA.

Sunday, October 7

2012 Center for Phototography at Woodstock Benefit Auction, honoring ICP’sWillis (Buzz) Hartschorn, 3-7 pm. Diamond Mills Hotel & Tavern, 25 South Partition Street, Saugerties,NY. Information and Tickets.