RECENTLY OPENED

Max Ernst's "The Fireside Angel," part of a show opening April 7 at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. (Private Collection/copyright Artists Rights Society, New York A)

RECENTLY OPENED

"Beyond the Bag: Textiles as Containers," exploring one practical use for fabrics, at the Textile Museum. Through June 5.

"Rembrandt's Late Religious Portraits," 17 evocative paintings of sacred figures, at the National Gallery of Art. Through May 1.

"In Celebration of Black Men -- The Quilt," a textile created by 13 African American men, at the Anacostia Museum. Through June 12.

"On Their Own: Selected Works by Self-Taught Artists," an outsider-art exhibition, at the Anacostia Museum. Through June 12.

"The Art of Charles Smith," 23 of the New Orleans native's sculptures, at the Anacostia Museum. Through June 12.

"Maiolica: Italian Renaissance Ceramics From the Corcoran Collection," featuring examples of this pioneering glazed pottery, at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Through July 11.

"Touch & Go," a three-part performance series featuring Jane Jerardi, Ginger Wagg, Cindy Rehm and Marcus Kuiland-Nazario, at Transformer gallery. Through March 19.

FEBRUARY

Today -- "Andre Kertesz," a major retrospective of the modernist photographer's 70-year career, opens at the National Gallery of Art. Through May 15.

7 -- "Sculpture Now-2005," a juried exhibition of the Washington Sculptors Group, opens at Washington Square. Through May 7.

8 -- "Marni Leikin: Bound," a multimedia installation, opens at Flashpoint. Through March 1.

10 -- "Isamu Noguchi: Master Sculptor," a major show on the American modernist, opens at the Hirshhorn Museum. Through May 8.

11 -- "TEXTures: Word and Symbol in Contemporary African Art," featuring the works of artists Berni Searle, Fathi Hassan, Willem Boshoff, Ghada Amer, Berry Bickle and Rachid Koraichi, opens at the National Museum of African Art. Through Sept. 4.

12 -- "Boating on a River," a survey of maritime imagery in later Chinese painting, opens at the Freer Gallery of Art. Through Aug. 14.

13 -- "Cotton Puffs, Q-Tips, Smoke and Mirrors: The Drawings of Ed Ruscha," the first museum retrospective of the Californian's drawings, opens at the National Gallery of Art. Through May 30.

15 -- "Selling Happiness in China," Chinese advertising posters from the early 20th century, opens at Robert Brown Gallery. Through April 29.

"The Art of the Print," featuring more than 50 modern and contemporary works, opens at Art Museum of the Americas. Through May 15.

16 -- "2005 BFA Senior Thesis Exhibitions," a series of 10 week-long displays of student work, opens at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Through May 16.

"Nikkei Latin American Artists of the 20th Century," featuring artists of Japanese descent from Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Argentina, opens at the IDB Cultural Center. Through April 29.

19 -- "Andrea Way: New Works," paintings on paper by the local artist, opens at Marsha Mateyka Gallery. Through March 26.

"Eliot Elisofon: Photographs," featuring works by the Life magazine photographer, opens at Hemphill Fine Arts. Through March 26.

"Max Hirshfeld: One Shot," an exhibition of large-scale photographs of everyday people, opens at Hemphill Fine Arts. Through March 26.

"Tour de Clay," a citywide ceramics festival featuring more than 800 artists, opens in multiple venues across Baltimore. Through April 3.

23 -- "Richard Cleaver: Gathering at the Latrobe Spring House," displaying 100 clay figures by the Maryland artist, opens at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Through April 3.