Gallery

ARTFX, 45 West St., Annapolis, an art gallery specializing in handmade pottery, jewelry, sculpture and more, will hold a "Fun Raiser" from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 29 and 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 1 to benefit the Cultural Arts Foundation of Anne Arundel County. During the two-day event, customers who present their "Fun Raiser" flier will have 10 percent of their purchases donated to the Cultural Arts Foundation. Fliers can be obtained by calling 410-222-7949.

It was First Thursdays, the monthly open house of Baltimore art galleries, that lured Cartuche uptown.The gallery, which was located on South Charles in Federal Hill, moved last year to North Charles to a space between the Steven Scott and Craig Flinner galleries."

Mission: To educate the Jewish and general public by presenting high-quality fine-arts exhibits of Jewish interest, either by Jewish artists or with a meaningful Jewish component - all in keeping with the overall mission of the Jewish Community Center, of which the gallery is a part. The gallery schedules five to six shows annually, with original works in all media by artists from the United States and around the world.Latest accomplishment: The current exhibit, "Park Heights: Lives Along an Avenue," opened Sept.

"First Thursdays" spotlights the galleries and shops along the downtown Charles Street corridor each month. Galleries remain open until at least 7:30 p.m. on First Thursdays.GALLERIES* Artshowcase Gallery, 336 N. Charles St. Five solo exhibits: environmental, mythological, figurative, ethnic and humoresque art by Harrington, Kaufman, Morais, Parameros and Weikert.* Gallery 409 Eubie Blake Cultural Center, 409 N. Charles St. Holiday art sale. Affordable arts and crafts by local artists.* Pablo Salon and Gallery, 411 N. Charles St. First anniversary exhibition.

Margery C. Flinner, 87, librarian, gallery employee Margery C. Flinner, a retired librarian who worked part-time at the Craig Flinner Gallery, died Monday of respiratory failure at the Charlestown Retirement Community. She was 87 and formerly lived in Armagh Village in North Baltimore. A resident of the Catonsville retirement community since the late 1990s, the former Margery Patterson Craig was born in Baltimore and raised on Guilford Terrace. She was descended from the Craig family of Fells Point, owners of Craig Wharf.

Mission: To exhibit the work of students attending the Baltimore School for the Arts and to provide exhibition space for professional artists. The gallery usually features five exhibitions annually - four for students, and one for outside artists. The public high school, located in the former Alcazar Hotel, was founded in 1980 to provide pre-professional training in the arts for city students in addition to academic courses. Other disciplines offered at the school include instrumental music, vocals, dance, drama and stage production.

KEYSTONE GALLERY8 E. Franklin St. "Atlas, Angels & the Amiga"In this exhibit (through Oct. 2), artist Joan Asplen paints traditional, romantic, idealized nudes in watercolor, adds computer enhanced imagery (from an Amiga computer) and real objects (puzzle pieces, electronic elements) to create mixed-media paintings. According to gallery owner Kirsten Smith, these works "emphasize the conflict between human nature and technology, between the sensual and the mechanic." Call 576-8271. Namwalkie -- an African term meaning "from the fire" -- is an appropriate description of Lonnie Graham's photographs and raku-fired ceramics, which are created by the fire of sunlight and natural fire, respectively.

Visitors to the Carroll County Arts Council Gallery this month will agree -- the place looks like a zoo.Since Feb. 4, an elephant, alligator and armadillo have been sharing rather close quarters with a beaver, bear and several egrets. All are the creations of folk artist Gary White."Most people, when they walk in the woods, they see trees. I see critters," said Mr. White, whose exhibit of rustic wood sculptures is on display through Feb. 24 at the gallery, 15 E. Main St. in Westminster.A carpenter by trade, Mr. White, 39, began carving wooden sculptures seven years ago. His primary tools are a chain saw, electric grinder and rasp.

The space is huge, about 130 feet long and 50 feet wide. The four artists have walled-off studios within the space, and it's still big enough to make many a long-established gallery envious.But Isospin Two South can't be called long-established. It opened this fall as an alternative space run by four artists in their 20s, two students and two recent graduates of the Maryland Institute College of Art. As Christy Taylor, one of the four, puts it, "We're completely learning."Ms. Taylor, Christy M. Taylor (another person with the same name)

A 19th-century vase that was purchased in 1867 by the founder of the Walters Art Gallery was destroyed Wednesday when a thief attempting to sneak it out of the gallery dropped it, officials said yesterday.The French Sevres porcelain, valued at $6,000 to $10,000, had been displayed as part of period decor in the 19th-century artwork section, on the fourth floor of the gallery in the 600 block of North Charles Street, a gallery spokesman said.Just before 3 p.m. Wednesday, a man hid the vase in his overcoat and attempted to walk out the Centre Street entrance.