African photography, West 4th Jane gastropub exhibits work from photographers Lexie Cole and David Zentz through Oct. 3 featuring photographs documenting their individual trips to Africa and Haiti.1432-A 4th St, 310. 395.6765
Conversations, an exhibition at Topanga Canyon Gallery runs through Sept. 25. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 120 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Suite 109, Topanga. 310.455.7909, www.topangacanyongallery.com
White Nights, Double Vision, The Fictive Worlds of Wes Christensen and Marina Moevs exhibition runs through Oct. 8. Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th Street & Santa Monica Blvd., Room 101, 310.434.3434
Shipping and Receiving: Photography and Letters between Venice, CA and Dupree, SD, through September 30, Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Venice Arts Gallery, 1702 Lincoln Boulevard, Venice, 310.392.0846, venicearts.org
Layers of Landscape, a new exhibition at TAG Gallery, Bergamot Station in Santa Monica runs through Oct. 1. It features artists Lorraine Bubar, Peter Kempson, and Brigitte Schobert. 2525 Michigan Avenue, D-3, www.taggallery.net, 310.829.9556
Life at the Miramar, rare photographs, documents and artifacts depict life and times at Santa Monica’s landmark hotel and attraction from the late 1800s up to the present, through October 18, Santa Monica History Museum, 1350 Seventh Street, 310.395.2290, santamonicahistory.org
John Huggins, Sara Jane Boyers, American Landscapes and Finding Chinatown photography exhibits, through Sept. 3, Craig Krull Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue, Building B3, 310.828.6410, craigkrullgallery.com
