Paint Creek Center for the Arts, 407 Pine St., Rochester, 248-651-4110. Davin Brainard, Solo showing of nature-themed stencil works. Closing reception is September 21 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Ends 9/21) Graphic Playground, a four-person group show that features drawings, paintings and prints that share a bold graphic design sensibility. (Ends 9/21) 

River's Edge Gallery, 3024 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte, 734-246-9880. NOW & NOT, Work by Amy Chenier, Jeremy Hansen, Ryan Weiss and the late Jim Slack. (Ends 9/30) 

Robert Kidd Gallery, 107 Townsend St., Birmingham, 248-642-3909. Sweet Spot, this group exhibition features a collection of paintings and sculpture by an array of Detroit-based artists and others from around the country on a theme of enticement, the exhibition abounds with the artists' personal interpretations of seductive sweetness. From high photo-realism in oil to elegant abstractions in bronze, (Ends 10/20) 

Scarab Club, 217 Farnsworth, Detroit, 313-831-1250. The Emerging Artist Showcase, a solo exhibit the third Thursday of every month. Start Gallery, 206 E. Grand River Ave., Detroit, 313-909-2854. Jump in the Fire, 2nd annual Halloween season exhibit. photography, installation, sculpture, painting/illustration, digital, video, mixed media. themes: fun, gruesome, dark, grim, weird, twisted and more. (Ends 11/10) 

UM School of Art & Design, 2000 Bonisteel Blvd., Ann Arbor. Fay Kleinman Retrospective, This exhibit at the Slusser Gallery includes the broad range of work by Fay Kleinman (1912-2012): abstracts, portraits, landscapes and imagined worlds. This may be the last time to see all of Kleinman's work in Southeast Michigan before many of her paintings are sent to galleries in New York. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; noon-7 p.m. Saturday. (Ends 9/14) 

University of Michigan Museum of Art, 525 S. State St., Ann Arbor, 734-764-0395. African Art and the Shape of Time, This exhibit explores how African art gives material form to the diverse concepts of temporality, history and memory. (Ends 2/3) Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries, This Seoul-based art collective is known for innovative video works that exist at the nexus of visual art and digital literature. (Ends 12/30) 

Work • Detroit, 3663 Woodward Ave., Detroit, 313-593-0940. STAMINA, An exhibition that embodies endurance in the physicality of art making. September 7- October 5, 2012 CLOSING RECEPTION, October 5, 6-9pm *Performance by Anna Helgeson, October 5, 5:30-7:30pm. (Ends 10/5) 

ART OPENINGS

323 East Gallery and Boutique. 323 E. Fourth St., Royal Oak, 866-756-6538. Bethany Shorb Solo Exhibition. As a designer of witty hand printed neckwear, Shorb has applied her experience as a sculptor, couture, costume and graphic designer. (10/13) Glass, Cinder & Thorns II, all-women, fairy-tale inspired group exhibition. (11/17) The Mayan Calendar, Curated by Robert De Valle and Dan Armand (12/21) 

Ann Arbor Art Center. 117 W. Liberty, Ann Arbor, 734-994-8004. IMPRESSIONS, Selections from Stewart & Stewart, Printer/ Publisher of Fine Prints, 1980 to present. Show opens Friday, Nov 30th, 2012 and runs thru Sunday, Jan 6th, 2013 (11/30) 

Arab American National Museum. 13624 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, 313-582-2266. 12th SURA Student Exhibition, The exhibit, running from October 13th through February 3rd, 2013. (10/13, noon-2 p.m.) Little Syria, NY: An Immigrant Community's Life & Legacy, documenting a lower Manhattan neighborhood in the late 1800s. (11/16, 6 p.m.) 

Artcite. 109 University W., Windsor, 519-977-6564. "A is for..." Amin Rehman, Amin Rehman's large text-based installations explore neo-colonialism. Alternating between oil/ encaustic and digitally generated vinyl and neon signs, Rehman uses short, quixotic texts to evoke both current global realities and his own experience living in Pakistan and Canada. (10/19, 7:30 p.m.) 

Brown and Juanita C. Ford Art Gallery. 1001 W. Fort St., Detroit, 313-496-2634. ABSTRACTICA, Icons of Faith and Objects of inspiration found in artists Anita Bates' and Jocelyn Rainey's latest works.  (9/29) 

The Butcher's Daughter. 22747 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, 248-808-6536. Jordan Eagles: Blood Work, In this exhibition, the artist presents a new series based on the various elemental qualities of blood. Through October 3. (9/22, 6-9 p.m.) Donald Kilpatrick: Wish Diamonds, Donald Kilpatrick,  College for Creative Studies faculty member in traditional and digital illustration, department chair since 2010. Through December 22. (11/10, 6-8 p.m.) 

David Klein Gallery. 163 Townsend, Birmingham, 248-433-3700. Kim McCarty & Asya Reznikov.  Kim McCarty's watercolors hover between presence and absence. McCarty's portraits evoke the sense of uncertainty, ambivalence, anxiety, and loss with which we view today's generation.  (9/14, 5-7 p.m.) 

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