Julia Lehman-McTigue, from The Kandy Project

Kelicia Pitts may be the most photographed woman in Philadelphia. Luckily, Pitts—also known as Kandy—is not the least bit camera-shy. For six months, Kandy posed for hundreds of photos in dozens of sessions for 21 different photographers. Whether lounging topless on an antique loveseat (Tom Priemon) or looking dead into your eyes in the middle of a forest (Julia Lehman-McTigue), Kandy's the undisputed center of attention. The idea started with photographer Leah MacDonald, who has been shooting Pitts, a model and student, for several years, with the intention of publishing a spiffy coffee table book. MacDonald decided to invite colleagues to participate, believing that multiple eyes on Kandy would only improve the result. For now, the result is The Kandy Project, an exhibition of photographs on view at three different venues over several months, starting with Manayunk's Lemuria Gallery. The images comprise street shots, landscapes and studio setups. The list MacDonald assembled is impressively diverse, including Tony Ward, known for his erotic photography; documentarian Harvey Finkle; Inquirer shooter Ron Tarver; and photographer-to-the-stars Dominic Episcopo.

Opening Sat., July 8, 6-9 p.m., through July 16, 4003 Main St., 215-483-8100. Also: Sept. 5-27, Sande Webster Gallery, 2006 Walnut St., 215-636-9003; and Nov. 3-30, Jane & Bert Gallery, 239 Market St., 215-923-3219.

Dubbed "the world kings of scruffy pirate black and white hillbilly printmaking"—and who's going to challenge that?—Brooklyn-based Cannonball Press loads up the van with tons of limited-edition prints, woodcuts on canvas and something called "Franken-banners" and brings them to Space 1026. Cannonball's first full-scale Philly show, "Hang 'Em High: A Caffeinated Exercise in Woodcutology," reflects the collective's six years of affordable, high-quality printmaking with a back-to-basics, rough-hewn aesthetic. All prints will be a clean 20 bucks, but while you're digging for bargains, don't neglect the brand-new 4-by-8-foot canvases or the collaborative 3-D constructions. Plus, bring a T-shirt with you on Saturday from 1-3 p.m., and Cannonball and 1026 artists will print one for you free of charge while you wait, drink coffee and listen to music.

Opening reception Fri., July 7, 7-11 p.m., through July 30, 1026 Arch St., 215-574-7630.

Louise Bourgeois, still from She Lost It, 1992.

It may have been obscured on your TV by garish red and blue stars during the July Fourth fireworks, but there's a giant bronze spider perched in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Crouching Spider sprung from the mind and hand of the great abstract sculptor Louise Bourgeois, who's still active after a 60-year internationally renowned career. A solo show at the Fabric Workshop and Museum features the now 94-year-old's recent works of sculpture and fabric books, as well as revisits the 1992 performance work She Lost It, a one-time-only FWM event involving an enormous gauzy scarf and FWM staffers in undergarments. (Just go see it.) Clips from the performance will be on view with the rest of the exhibition, and at the opening reception, filmmaker Brigitte Cornand will be on hand to introduce a screening of her documentary on Bourgeois.

Opening reception Fri., July 7, 6-8 p.m., Gilbert Building, fifth floor, 1315 Cherry St., 215-568-1111.

While you're at 1315 Cherry, go down a floor to see another fabric show that owes at least some debt to the path Louise Bourgeois forged. The arts of fabric and the craft of sewing are still strongly associated with women, and it is exactly this idea of "women's work"—quilting, stitching, knitting, patching—that artist Diana Riukas is experimenting with in her very femininely named "The Dress Project." The dress in question is a 12-by-12-foot sculptural garment installed at Highwire this month that's the result of nearly a year's worth of collecting, sewing and assembling. Through the Philly chapter of the Women's Caucus for Art, Riukas turned the project nationwide by asking for fabric panels from WCA artists all over the country. She received approximately 120 panels (painted, printed, batiked, quilted) and united them all into one large motley dress. Riukas believes the dress reflects issues of identity, gender, reproduction and empowerment, and includes historical references and remembrances of women who have gone before. What's arguably more interesting, though, is that Riukas received a grant from the 5-County Arts Fund of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, and so has been able to conduct public workshops and work with the community on outreach projects.

Opening reception Fri., July 7, 5-10 p.m., through July 30, Gilbert Building, fourth floor, 1315 Cherry St., 215-829-1255.

Bridgette Mayer Gallery brings together the likes of Robert Motherwell and Josef Albers for a show of work by former students and faculty of Black Mountain College, the legendary progressive school in the hills of North Carolina that fostered Merce Cunningham, John Cage and Jacob Lawrence. Michael Rumaker will read from his memoir about the school on Saturday (July 8, 7 p.m.), and Basil and Martha King will read their poetry toward the exhibition's end (Aug. 17, 7 p.m.). Opening reception Fri., July 7, 6-8:30 p.m., through Aug. 19, 709 Walnut St., 215-413-8893.… "Rip, Rig & Panic," a show of the work of Anda Dubinskis, Isaac Resnikoff and Mark Khaisman continues at Fleisher Ollman Gallery. Through Sept. 1, 1616 Walnut St., 215-545-7562.…Brooke Noble's functional, literary white pots are on view in The Clay Studio's niche space this month.

Opening reception Fri., July 7, 5-9 p.m., through July 30, 139 N. Second St., 215-925-3453.