I was looking through the paper and online ads this morning, and I found a huge number (relative to normal) of galleries with PHOTOGRAPHY on display. So, without further delay, here is the listing:
ArtGallery - 424 W. 21st St, Norfolk - 627-9808
"He Opened Up Somewhere Along The Eastern Shore"
photography by Jason Hanasik - opens Saturday 4/10 through May 29
Chrysler Museum - 245 W. Olney Rd, Norfolk - 664-6200
"Class Pictures: Photographs by Dawoud Bey"
through August 6
Norfolk Botanical Garden - 6700 Azalea Garden Rd, Norfolk - 441-5830
"Remarkable Trees of Virginia"
photography by Robert Llewellyn
through April 30
Peninsula Fine Arts Center - 101 Museum Dr., Newport News - 596-8175
"Looking Large: Photographs by Sarah Hazlegrove & Georgianne Stinnett"
through June 6
Suffolk Museum - 118 Bosley Ave, Suffolk - 514-7284
"26th Annual Juried Photography Exhibit"
through April 16
Visual Arts Center of TCC - 340 High St., Portsmouth - 822-1888
"39th Annual Student Art Show"
(mixed media) through April 28th (see my previous blog entry for more details about ceremony & opening reception)
WOW, that is a LOT in one listing. It is wonderful to see so many venues being more accepting of photography as an art form. I hope to see some of you Saturday at the TCC-VAC ceremony & reception, as I have two images in the show (That was all they would allow from each artist). The show is open now, and believe me, there is some incredible work on exhibit. The students have some great talent! In any event, I am sure I will run into a few of you out there; Renee and I are going to be gallery hopping this weekend!
Until next time, Happy Shooting! Oh yea, don't forget to add a couple of things to your camera bag, now that the weather is getting warmer - sunblock and insect repellant! Gonna be needing those REAL SOON! And while you are at it, don't forget to charge up your spare batteries, and check your memory cards! 
-Tom