“Gratitude”: Auric Gallery’s annual exhibit, featuring works by more than 100 local and regional artists, will run alongside Sarah Wright’s solo show “Earth and Water Alchemy,” and “Good Fortune,” an installation by Lindsay Goss. All three open from 4-8 p.m. Friday during a free reception and stay up through Feb. 27, 125 E. Boulder St.; auricgallery.com.

“Raw, Concrete”: Cottonwood Center for the Arts issued a call for artists to create works influenced by Brutalism, which stemmed from the Brutalist Movement (1950s to 1980s). It got its name partly from the French phrase for concrete. A free opening reception from 5-8 p.m. Friday kicks off the exhibit that runs through Feb. 28, 427 E. Colorado Ave.; cottonwoodcenterforthearts.com.

Cottonwood’s new Art at COS: A 350-square-foot, second-floor gallery at the Colorado Springs Airport recently debuted its inaugural exhibit, “Window Seat: Views From the Stratosphere.” It runs through April. Exhibits will rotate quarterly, and travelers and others can vote for their favorites. Winners will receive microgrants, cottonwoodcenterforthearts.com/art-at-cos.

“Coloring Outside the Lines”: Kat and Bob Tudor will show off new works at Manitou Art Center, 513 Manitou Ave. The married couple practices domestic surrealism in their art, using as many hands as they can when creating their drawings and paintings of human forms interacting with animals and mythology. A free opening reception from 5-8 p.m. Friday; manitouartcenter.org.

Works by Al Bach and Karen Standridge: Al Bach’s hand-turned wooden bowls and other pieces made from Colorado trees, and Karen Standridge’s paintings of Colorado flowers, trees and landscapes will be up through February at Gallery 113. A free opening reception kicks off the show from 5-8 p.m. Friday, 125 1/2 N. Tejon St.; 719-634-5299, gallery113cos.com.