Killing Cute By Craig Updegrove on display through January at Snow City Cafe

New Year’s Day kicks off on a Friday, the First Friday of the month and 2010. For any other month the usual art walk would be kicking, but for this first of the firsts the festivities will be limited. This January the art walk is going to be split among the Fridays in the month or the art walk will simply be postponed until February.

Alaska Native Arts Foundation Gallery, 500 W. Sixth Ave. Doug Inga, “A Story” Multimedia including sculpture and paintings. Runs Through February.

Anchorage Museum, 625 C St. The latest additions to the permanent collection are featured in a new exhibit showcasing more than 200 acquisitions including paintings, ethnographic objects, photographs, sculptures and historical objects. Highlights include: a Sydney Laurence painting and drawings by Anchorage artist Peter Dunlap-Shohl. (929-9200, anchoragemuseum.org) Runs through Feb. 28.

Artique Ltd., 314 G St. Exhibit of watercolors, oils, acrylics, glass and ceramics. (artiqueltd.com).

Fiddlehead Gallery, 416 G St. "Eclectic" by Zaynab Falconer (258-3376, fiddleheadallery.com)

International Gallery of Contemporary Art, 427 D St. Center Gallery: Grace Choi, North Gallery: “Bus People” Works by Sharon Ennis, South Gallery: “Snapshots” group Guest Room: Jessica Brown (279-1116, igcaalaska.com)

Kaladi Brothers Coffee CO., 621 W. Sixth Ave. Fashion photography by Shalem Mathew. Reception 7 p.m. Friday. Cocktail dress suggested. (shalemmathew.com) Runs through January.

Out North Art Gallery, 3800 DeBarr Road. “Under 30 Archive Exhibit” Scripts, photos, and artifacts from 16 years of Under: 30 showcases. Original art and working drawings from Angela Ramirez, Duke Russell, Lee Post, Brian Hutton and more.

“Cause/Effect” Paintings by Morgan Rauscher and Roman Rubio. Work based on a local non-profit organization’s experiences and images from Sudan. The work is characterized by brightly colored figures and urban as well as rural landscapes. (outnorth.org)

Sevigny Studio, 706 W. Fourth Ave. “Purple and Orange" by: Katie Sevigny (258-2787, katiesevignyart.org)

Snow City Cafe, 1034 W. Fourth Ave. Screen-printed posters by Craig Updegrove that combine graphic design, illustration and printmaking to forge posters as unique as the bands the posters promote. Reception 5:30 p.m.- 8 p.m. Friday. (snowcitycafe.com) Runs through January.

2 Friends, 341 East Benson Blvd. (277-0404, 2friendsgallery.com)

Artmosphere, 801 E 82nd Holly Nordlum, contemporary Inupiaq handmade prints and jewelry. Studio artists will have silver and stone jewelry, lampworked glass, and clay pottery and sculpture available for purchase as well.(317-0469, artmospherestudio.com)

Midnight Sun Cafe, 245 W. Fifth Ave. Laura Caperton’s acrylic paintings with an emphasis on Alaska themes. (743-0572, midnightsuncafeak.com)

Terra Bella Bakery Cafe, 601 E. Dimond Blvd. Colleen Crinklaw paintings influenced by the Dutch Impressionists and the Spanish Surrealists. (562-2259, terrabellacoffee.com).

Sub Zero, 612 F St. “Illustrative Surrealism” by Aaron Schlosberg

APU 4101 University Drive. (564-8202) Conoco Phillips Gallery: Ron Naanes.
Carr Gottstein Gallery: Brick installation. Reception 5 p.m. – 7p.m.

MTS Gallery, 3142 Mountain View Drive Statewide Juried Scholastic Arts School-Age exhibition.

--Gretchen Weiss