Faith on film
Shannon McMahon says she's a stay-at-home mother of two, not an artist. But something moved her, on June 6 (6/6/6) to take a camera to a plot of land near her in-laws' home in Alabama and shoot photographs of a farmer's witness to his faith: hundreds of crosses planted in the ground, at right, along with placards and detritus, painted with warnings of hellfire and hallelujahs of possible salvation. They are on view at her first art exhibition - sort of outsider art about outsider art - at Bombshell Gallery, 2534 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. For information about gallery hours, call (727) 519-5208.
Gallery openings
C. Emerson Fine Arts "Human Individuality and Similarity,'' group exhibition features works by Jeff Whipple, Robin Dunlap, Irene Haupt, Carol Hewitt, Betsy Lester, Alicia Leigh Loomis, Rebecca Skelton, Rose Marie Prins and Kathleen Stroud, opens Sat. (9/2). Opening reception, 7 p.m.-midnight, Sat. 909 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Fri., noon-6 p.m. Sat. and by appointment.
IMAGO Art Group Gallery at Trailside Works by Helmut Preiss and Angelo Ingargiola, also works by the 16 IMAGO members, opens Fri. (9/1). Open house and reception with the artists, 6:30-9 p.m. Fri. 464 Douglas Ave., Dunedin. Hours: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
Largo Community Center "Anything Goes,'' works in a variety of media by members of the Largo Art Association, opens Fri. (9/1). 65 Fourth St. NW, Largo. Hours: 8 a.m-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sat.
