Raleigh's First Friday runs the gamut from traditional to avant-garde. For a cutting edge experience, visit Lump Gallery's new show by Jeanine Oleson. Titled "Urd Up," it references mythic Nordic Fates, rooting her explorations in the past. Gallery co-owner Bill Thelen says that Oleson is crafting a sleeping bag from old fur coats found at thrift stores, as well as reconstructing a gold-leafed picket fence that references the medieval Unicorn Tapestries. Oleson, who is also a performance artist, is expected to sing selections from a special repertoire during the opening from 7 to 11 p.m. today. Saturday hours noon to 5 p.m. through March 29. 505 S. Blount St., Raleigh 821-9999, www.lumpgallery.com

Artspace artist Shaun Richards opens "Click Clique," a mixed media exploration of American society from a Southern perspective, at Designbox from 7 to 10 p.m. If you missed the lobby show of his open-ended narrative constructions last year at Artspace, be sure to catch the worthy work of this rising local art talent. 323 W. Martin St., Raleigh 834-3552, www.designbox.us/gallery

Lee Hansley Gallery features its 15th anniversary show, filled to the brim with work by gallery stable artists and others affiliated with the gallery's history. Hansley asked artists to create works based on the theme of "15," variously interpreted as numerical sign, dimensions of a painting or a work of art, number of objects in a piece, or part of a title. Looking for the "15" in each work is a bit like a grown-up version of "Where's Waldo," adding interest and play to the viewing. Artists include Mackey Bane, Luke Buchanan, Lope Max Diaz, Paul Hartley, Anne Hill, Gerry Lynch and Anne Wall Thomas. Bernard Martin provides a particularly apt take on Andy Warhol for the occasion. In addition, the gallery will host a reception honoring the memory of Anne Hill from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 225 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh 828-7557, www.leehansleygallery.com

The Gregg Museum of Art and Design's Cannon Gallery boasts objects from its collection, specially selected by Kenneth R. Trapp, former curator at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. "Recent Gifts: Eye to Eye, Object to Object" focuses on the delights of unexpected pairings. A case in point is the juxtaposition of a splendid Fortuny cocoon coat, given by Rhoda and Roger Berkowitz, with a glass vessel, "Hidden Treasure," by Brent Kee Young, given by Sonia and Isaac Luski. The Fortuny coat is of golden ocher silk velvet, with a pattern cut into the pile revealing an opulent, silvery pomegranate motif. The ochers and silver tones of the glass vessel explore a similar kind of layering, and remind us that Fortuny, who worked in Venice, was undoubtedly influenced by the beauty of that city's famed glass trade, which itself expresses the unique atmosphere of light, water and reflections found there. Bodil Manz's exquisite ceramic vessel shares its exquisite execution, geometric precision and black and white palette with Patti Quinn Hill's vase-shaped woven basket. Christian Burchard's paper-thin, clustered, turned wood baskets contrast with examples of traditional Cherokee woven basketry. The theme of the show is convincingly carried with choices that visually speak to one another in color, texture and form. Through March 16. Also on view in the Foundations Gallery, "Crossing Boundaries," works by Randy Shull. Open today until 8 p.m. 2610 Cates Ave., Raleigh. 515-3503, gad.ncsu.edu

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