Border crossings

“Signage” (Mixed-media painting), by Tom Arsenault, in his show “Travels,’’ at the Corner Gallery, Jaffrey, N.H., through May 21.

The gallery says:

“Deftly merging paint and historical artifact, Arsenault creates ethereal scenes that evoke curiosity and emotion. Blending objects of art from both Eastern and Western traditions, his work seemingly transcends time and place, instead drawing the viewer into a mysterious dreamscape of rich color and surprising depth.’’

Mt. Monadnock, in Jaffrey, one of the world’s most climbed mountains, and the subject of much literature, as painted by Richard Whitney in “Monadnock Orchard’’.

Image from Richard Whitney

Creative destruction

"Modern Religion (They Know Not What They Do)"(cut paper collage using 18th Century copper plate engraving, 19th Century bookplates, and found paperboard), by Sarah Seaver, in the group show "Brotherhood of Thieves,'' at the Corner Gallery, Jaffrey N.H., Oct. 4-Nov. 16.

The gallery say the show is an “exhibition of collage/assemblage from across New England examining the relationship between the art forms and their materials. Focused on original source materials ranging from musical instruments to oil paintings, the show explores the artwork’s ability to consume and even destroy rare, storied matter while taking on its unique substance, history, and venerability.’’

Clay Memorial Library in Jaffrey, with, as in so many New England towns, a statue of a Civil War soldier in front of it.