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Saved From the Storm at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts

This collection of work, on loan from The New Orleans Museum of Art, will be on display at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts and features works from the 17th century through the mid-20th century that were spared from the devastating effects of 2005’s Hurricane Katrina .

Leonardo da Vinci: Drawings From the Biblioteca Reale in Turin

The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco’s Legion of Honor will host this exhibition of work by master artist Leonardo da Vinci.

The Dutch Italianates at the Muscarelle Museum of Art

The Muscarelle Museum of Art, in Williamsburg, Virginia, will be the initial site for the national tour of the major exhibition of Old Master paintings.

George Tooker at the National Academy Museum

The first museum retrospective of work by George Tooker in three decades will be on display at the National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts, in New York City, through January 4, 2009.

All The Water That Will Ever Be, Is, Right Now at the Irvine Museum

The natural cycle of water and its place in the landscape is the focus of this exhibition at the Irvine Museum, in Irvine, California.

New Work by Jason Bryant at Raandesk Gallery of Art

A collection of recent artwork by Jason Bryant, including large-scale oil paintings and smaller, more intricate portraits, will be presented in this exhibition at the Raandesk Gallery, in New York City.

Bessie Potter Vonnoh at The Florence Griswold Museum

This exhibition spotlights a selection of Bessie Potter Vonnoh’s small sculpture and garden statuary, which portrays women as both icons of beauty and moral guardians of the family and home.

The Art of Alfred Jacob Miller at the Amon Carter Museum

Alfred Jacob Miller is considered one of the preeminent antebellum painters of the American West, and this exhibition at the Amon Carter Museum, in Fort Worth, Texas, offers more than 85 of his works for viewing.