Local artist Howard Oransky’s “Distant Thoughts” (below) is one of the works displayed as part of the Shared Distance exhibit at Form+Content Gallery, 210 N. Second St., Suite 104, Minneapolis. Drawings and paintings by Oransky and Clarence Morgan comprise the show that runs through Oct. 17. When he is not making abstract paintings, Oransky directs the Continuing Studies Department at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. For information, call 612-436-1151 or visit: www.formandcontent.org.