A View from Afar Nov. 6-Dec. 23 10am-5pm Tue-Fri 10am-3pm Sat. H.D. Smith Gallery Hoogland Center for the Arts 420 S. Sixth St. 544-2787 Free

Outstanding visions

Three Springfield artists and Prairie Art Alliance members have their work featured this November and December. Tiffany Beane paints a striking oil portrait of Obama, titled “Moving Forward with Faith.” She exhibits works in other various media crafted with the goal in mind to produce an emotion in the viewer. Also, Shirley Caldwell Smith displays her watercolors and Poppy Vincent her beautifully detailed often botanical-themed jewelry. A wine and hors d’oeuvres reception is planned for Nov. 7 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.