IN LOCAL GALLERIES: “New Beginnings,’’ an exhibit of recent works by members of the Swampscott Arts Association, is at the Gallery at Grosvenor Park in Salem next Sunday through Feb. 1. An opening reception will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. next Sunday. Artists exhibiting in this show are from Swampscott, Marblehead, Lynnfield, Nahant, Lynn, and Salem. Membership is open to all local artists and photographers. . . . “Beyond Our Vision,’’ an exhibit of photographs by Jeremy Barnard, is at the Firehouse Center for the Arts in Newburyport through Jan. 29. Barnard has been practicing black and white photography for more than 40 years. The last year or so, he has been experimenting with a process called digital infrared. The result is a heightened contrast that creates an aura around the scene.
