The BRIC Rotunda Gallery new exhibit “The New Deal, Art and Currency” runs from January 21 through March 7, 2009. Opening reception is tonight from 7 to 9 pm:

A New Deal, Art and Currency highlights relationships between American presidents and the economy, while observing how these relationships affect art-making. This exhibition takes its name from the social and economic reforms implemented by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the 1930s. For better or worse, each president affects the course and stability of the economy, and likewise, the changing economy affects the stability and reputation of each president.

BRIC Rotunda Gallery at 33 Clinton Street. Cost: Free. Gallery Hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 12-6pm, during exhibitions only.

—E.C. Stephens