Thursday, May 3, 6 – 8 pm at Gershman Y: Opening reception for David Adika. Through May 6. 401 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 4, 5 – 9 pm at 3rd Street Gallery: Kristine Flannery: The Multitudes and Present Tense: Paintings and Collages by Marjorie Grigonis. Through May 27. 58 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 4, 5 – 8 pm at 110 CHURCH Gallery: Artists reception for BLACKWHITEANDINBETWEEN, featuring drawings by InLiquid member Trish Thompson. Through May 18. 110 Church Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 4, 5:30 pm at AIGA Philadelphia Space: Opening of new space. 72 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 4, 5 – 10 pm at Arch Enemy Arts: Opening reception for West Looking East. Through May 25. 109 Arch Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 4 at Art in the Age: Opening of May Exhibition and First Friday Celebration. 116 N. Third Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 4, 5 – 8:30 pm at Artists’ House Gallery: May Exhibition. Through May 27. 57 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 4, 5 – 9 pm at Bluestone Fine Art Gallery: Britt Miller: Bright Visions. Through May 18. 301 N. Third Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 4, 6 – 9 pm at Bodega: Opening reception for Swamp Thing. Through June 3. 253 N. Third Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 4, 5 – 9 pm at The Clay Studio: Opening reception for Ani Kasten: Offering, Chromamania, and Sarah Jaeger: New Work. Through May 27. 137 – 139 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 4, 5:30 – 8 pm at Delaware Center for Horticulture: Opening of Plantscapes, featuring work by InLiquid member Sandra Benhaim, Lynrae Fennimore, and Ruth Wolf. Through May 27. 1810 N. Dupont Street, Wilmington, DE.

First Friday, May 4, 6 – 9 pm at Dr. Martens: First Friday Art Show. 1701 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 4, 5 – 9 pm at F.A.N. Gallery: Opening reception for Carlo Russo: Recent Paintings. 221 Arch Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 4 at Fjord: Opening of Considering the Provisional. 2419 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 4, 6:30 – 10:30 pm at Gravy Studio: Opening reception for Gravy’s One Year Anniversary. 2212 Sepviva Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 4, 6 – 8:30 pm at LGTripp Gallery: Reception for Documents: Abstraction, Landscape, Culture, featuring work by Seonglan Kim Boyce, Anthony Vega, and Paul Fabozzi. Through June 4. 47 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 4, 5 – 8 pmat Lincoln Building: Happy Hour for Yellow Springs Art Show, featuring work by Lynnette Shelley. Through May 13. 1685 Art School Road, Chester Springs, PA.

First Friday, May 4, 6 – 10 pm at little berlin: Opening of Peep: A Curious Look into Painting. Through May 23. 2430 Coral Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 4, 6 – 9 pm at Napoleon Gallery: The Sleep of Reason, new performance installation by Ryan Wilson Kelly. Performance dates May 5, 13, and 19, 2 – 5 pm and by appointment. 319 N. 11th Street, Second Level, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 4, 5 – 7 pm at Painted Bride Cafe Gallery: More Stitch Witchery presented by InLiquid, featuring Maggie Brosnan, Marie Elcin, Melissa Maddonni Haims, and Rachel Udell. Through May 27. 230 Vine Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 4, 6 – 10 pm at Part Time Studios: Opening reception for Philadelphia. 2031 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 4, 5 – 8:45 pm at Philadelphia Museum of Art: Art After 5: Cinco de Mayo Party. 26th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 4, 6 – 10 pm at Rodger LaPelle Galleries: David Febland: Running in Places. Through May 27. 122 N. Third Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 4, 5 – 9 pm at Snyderman-Works Galleries: Opening reception for an exhibition by Jack Larimore and Keith Ragone. Through June 23. 303 Cherry Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 4, 4 – 6 pm at Society Hill Synagogue: May Work, featuring work by Patricia S. Robertson and Terri Saulin. 418 Spruce Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 4, 6 – 11 pm at Vox Populi: Opening of Stefan Abrams: Cha-Ching!, Jamie Dillon: My B===D Fell Off Reine Des Coeurs, and Mark Stockton: General Index. 319 N. 11th Street, Third Floor, Philadelphia.

First Friday, May 4, 5 – 8 pm at Wexler Gallery: Opening reception for the group show WILD nature. Through June 30. 201 N. Third Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, May 5, 7 pm at Bluestone Fine Art Gallery: Eurocircle’s Art, Music, and Wine. RSVP required at 856-979-7588. 301 N. Third Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, May 5, 7 – 10 pm at Gallery Aferro: Opening reception for Through You into Action, Impromptu Portrait of Newark Patricia Cazorla, Gravitations: Don Edler, Identity Blueprint 2012, and FemLink. Through June 1. 73 Market Street, Newark, NJ.

Saturday, May 5, 6 – 9 pm at Rebekah Templeton Contemporary Art: Opening reception for Organon. Through May 26. 173 W. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia.

Sunday, May 6, 2 – 5 pm at The Art House: Opening reception for Remixed: A Collaborate Entanglement of Electronics and the group exhibition Works on Paper. Through June 2. 182 N. Main Street, Manahawkin, NJ.

Sunday, May 6, 1 – 4 pm at Artists’ House Gallery: Reception for May Exhibition. Through May 27. 57 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

Sunday, May 6, 2 – 5 pm at The Plastic Club: Reception for 100th Annual Members Medal Show, featuring work by InLiquid member Leroy Forney. Through May 24. 247 S. Camac Street, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, May 10, 6 – 9 pm at The Archive Space: Reception for Jombi Supastar. Through July 1. 1400 N. American Street, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, May 10, 6 – 9 pm at The curARTorial Lab: Reception for Burn the Water. Through June 30. 1400 N. American Street, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, May 10, 6 – 9 pm at Gallery 102: Reception for Encounters with Quantum. Through May 13. 1400 N. American Street, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, May 10, 6 – 9 pm at The Hall at Crane Arts: Reception for Air and Space, an exhibition of work by Delainey Barclay. Presented by InLiquid. Click here to read the feature. Through July 1. 1400 N. American Street, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, May 10, 6 – 9 pm at Ice Box Project Space: University of Pennsylvania 2012 MFA Thesis Exhibit and 2012 Philadelphia Pick Up Truck Expo. Through May 27. 1400 N. American Street, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, May 10 at Indigo Arts Gallery: Opening of Contemporary Art from East Africa. 1400 N. American Street, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, May 10, 4 – 8:30 pm at PAFA: The Women’s Board Preview Party launches the 111th Annual Student Exhibition. Through June 3. 128 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, May 10, 7 – 9 pm at PPAC: Artist reception for Remainder. Through June 10. 1400 N. American Street, Suite 103, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, May 10, 6 – 10 pm at Random Tea Room: Opening of Poster! Plakat! Affiche! 713 N. Fourth Street, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, May 10, 6 – 9 pm at Second State Press: Prints by Matthew Colaizzo. 1400 N. American Street, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, May 10, 6 – 9 pm at UDel at Crane: Reception for 2012 University of Delaware MFA Thesis Exhibition. Through June 17. 1400 N. American Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 11, 7 – 10 pm at 40th Street AIR: Opening event for Monsters Under the Bed. Additional viewing times May 18 & 25, 3-7pm or by appointment (call 215-429-9939). 4007 Chestnut Street, First Floor, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 11, 7 – 11 pm at Countryside Gallery: Opening reception for When Blossoms Unfold, a juried group exhibition featuring work by InLiquid member Lynette Shelley. Through May 31. State Street, Newtown, PA.

Friday, May 11, 5:30 – 7:30 pm at Eastern State Penitentiary: Opening reception for 2012 Season. 2027 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 11, 6 – 8 pm at Gallery 339: Opening reception for Kelli Connell: Double Life and Andrea Modica: Best Friends. Through July 21. 339 S. 21st Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 11, 5 – 8 pm at Light Room Gallery: Opening reception for Who We Are/Quienes Somos. Through May 26. 2024 Wallace Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 11, 5 – 8:45 pm at Philadelphia Museum of Art: Art After 5: Karen Gross. 26th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 11 at Samson: Steve Locke: you don’t deserve me. Through July 21. 450 Harrison Avenue/29 Thayer Street, Boston, MA.

Friday, May 11, 6:30 – 8 pm at Silver Eye Center for Photography: Opening night reception for solo exhibitions by Akihiko Miyoshi and Isa Leshko, 2012 Award Recipients. Through July 17. 1015 E. Carson Street, Pittsburgh, PA.

Friday, May 11, 7 – 10 pm at Studio Christensen: Reception for Philagrafika Invitational Portfolio. Through June 3. 333 S. 20th Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 11, 6 – 8 pm at Temple Gallery: MFA Thesis Exhibitions. Through May 12. Tyler School of Art, 2001 N. 13th Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 11, 6 – 9 pm at Twenty-Two Gallery: Opening reception for Michele Gallagher: Recent Works. Through June 3. 236 S. 22nd Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, May 12, 6 – 8 pm at B Square Gallery: Opening reception for Twelve by Twelve, an exhibition of artwork by ARTsisters. Through June 30. 614 S. Ninth Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, May 12, 5 – 7 pm at LGTripp Gallery: Artist reception for Documents: Abstraction, Landscape, Culture, featuring work by Seonglan Kim Boyce, Anthony Vega, and Paul Fabozzi. Through June 4. 47 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, May 12, 7 pm at Perkins Center for the Arts: Handcrafted. 30 Irwin Avenue, Collingswood, NJ.

Sunday, May 13, 2 – 5 pm at 3rd Street Gallery: Artist’s Reception for Present Tense: Paintings and Collages by Marjorie Grigonis. Through May 27. 58 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

Sunday, May 13, 2 – 4 pm at Woodmere Art Museum: Reception for Dream Explore Discover. Through July 1. 9201 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia.

Sunday, May 13, 2 – 6 pm at Socrates Sculpture Park: Opening of Civic Action: A Vision for Long Island City. Through August 5. 32-01 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City, NY.

Wednesday, May 16 at ICA Philadelphia: Daniel Lefcourt: Active Surplus. Through June 3. Presented by Marginal Utility. 118 S. 36th Street, Philadelphia.

Wednesday, May 16 at Park Avenue Armory: Space Program: Mars. Through June 17. 643 Park Avenue, NYC.

Thursday, May 17, 5:30 pm at Gershman Y: Opening of Eco-Art, featuring work by InLiquid member Amie Potsic. Through August 12. 401 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia.

Thursday, May 17, 6 – 8 pm at Noyes Museum of Art: Opening reception for Clip, Cut; Paper Thin, featuring work by InLiquid member Rebecca Gilbert. Through June 19. 722 Lily Lake Road, Oceanville, NJ.

Thursday, May 17, 6 – 9 pm at PAFA: PAFA After Dark: The Real World, featuring a performance by Spiral Q Puppet Theater. 118 – 128 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia.

Thursday, May 17, 6 – 8 pm at Philadelphia Art Alliance: Reception for Flat Out: Screen Print Installation by Eva Wylie, Periphery: Multimedia Works by Michael Fujita, and Shiny Monsters: An Installation by Adam Wallacavage. Through July 15. 251 S. 18th Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 18, 5:30 – 8 pm at The Center for Art in Wood: Opening reception for Hooked on Wood: The Allure of the Fish Decoy and Life Aquatic. Through July 21. 141 N. Third Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 18, 5:30 – 8 pm at The Galleries at Moore: Opening reception for All Together Now, featuring work by InLiquid member Hiro Sakaguchi. Through July 28. 20th Street and the Parkway, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 18, 5 – 9 pm at HACE Business & Visitors Center: Opening reception for Women in Art: Celebrating Motherhood, featuring work by InLiquid members Marta Sanchez, Katherine Fraser, Diane Pieri, and Jenny Laden. 2708 N. Fifth Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 18, 5 pm at Leonard Pearlstein Gallery: Opening reception for Social Issues and Design, an exhibition of work by Holden Feinberg. Nesbitt Hall, 3215 Market Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 18, 5 – 8:45 pm at Philadelphia Museum of Art: Art After 5: Francisco Mela. 26th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 18, 6:30 – 8 pm at Twelve Gates Arts: Opening reception for Qasim Riza Shaheen. Through June 28. 51 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 18, 6 – 8 pm at University City Arts League: Reception for Traction Company. Through June 8. 4226 Spruce Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, May 19, 2 – 4 pm at Half Hollow Hills Community Library: Meet the artists: Kaleidoscope exhibition. Through May 31. 55 Vanderbilt Parkway, Dix Hills, NY.

Saturday, May 19, 1 – 4 pm at Woodmere Art Museum: Open House for Salvatore Pinto: A Retrospective Celebrating the Barnes Legacy and Haunting Narratives: Detours from Philadelphia Realism, 1935 to the Present, featuring work by InLiquid member Hiro Sakaguchi. Through July 15. 9201 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia.

Sunday, May 20, 3 – 5 pm at Abington Art Center: Opening reception for Solo Series. Through July 29. 515 Meetinghouse Road, Jenkintown, PA.

Sunday, May 20, 2 – 5 pm at Historic Yellow Springs: Preview Party for Poplar Culture: the celebration of a tree, an exhibition and benefit for the Wharton Esherick Museum. Through June 10. 1685 Art School Road, Chester Springs, PA.

Sunday, May 20 at Marginal Utility: Closing of The Family of the Bell. 319 N. 11th Street, Second Floor, Philadelphia.

Tuesday, May 22, 5 – 7 pm at Burrison Gallery: Reception for James Fuhrman: Contemplative Spaces. Through June 22. The University Club at Penn, Second Floor, 3611 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.

Tuesday, May 22, 5:30 – 7 pm at Wagner Free Institute of Science: Annual Members Reception and Weeknights at the Wagner. 1700 W. Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 25, 6 – 8 pm at 327 South Street: Fourth Friday: Charles Barbin Exhibition, part of the Roots 101 Series presented by The Mural Arts Program. 327 South Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, May 25, 5 – 8:45 pm at Philadelphia Museum of Art: Art After 5: Bucky Pizzarelli, Chuck Redd, and Nicki Parrott. 26th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia.

Saturday, May 26, 6 – 10 pm at James Oliver Gallery: Opening reception for Animal Issue. 723 Chestnut Street, Fourth Floor, Philadelphia.

Thursday, May 31, 7 pm at Live Arts Studio: 2012 Jumpstart. Through June 2. 919 N. Fifth Street, Philadelphia.