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THE ARTISTIC TOUCH

The Maridon Museum, 322 N. McKean St., features hundreds of pieces of ancient and contemporary Asian art plus an exhibit of Chinese and German porcelains. The museum is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and students, and free for children age 8 and younger; children must be accompanied by an adult. Tours are led by trained docents and are available with advance notice. The museum also has a shop specializing in gifts and decorative art objects relating to China and Japan. The building is handicapped-accessible. Call 724-282-0123.

<B>Carnegie Museum of Art</B> presents "On Paper III: Selections from the Permanent Collection," an extensive and diverse assemblage of prints, watercolors, drawings and photographs, through Oct. 9. Continuing is "kid size: The Material World of Childhood" through Sept. 4 at the museum, 4400 Forbes Ave. in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays; closed Mondays and holidays. Admission is $8 for adults and $5 for senior citizens, children 3 to 18 and full-time students with ID. Children under 3 are admitted free. Parking in the museum's garage is hourly on weekdays and a flat rate on weekends. Call 412-622-3131.<B>Pittsburgh Center for the Arts</B> is featuring "The Biennial" and "Master Visual Artists V" through Aug. 21. "The Biennial" focuses on the essence of the creative process: play. A whimsical garden path and interactive carnival games are just two examples of the range of interpretation of this theme. Running concurrently is "Master Visual Artists V," an exhibit featuring 10 master artists and crafters whose work continues to have a strong influence in Western Pennsylvania. Admission is $4. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $4. Call 412-361-0873.<B>Four etchings by legendary Dutch artist Rembrandt Van Rijn</B> (1606-1669) will be on display through June at the Renaissance Gallery of Fine Art, 428 Washington Ave., Carnegie. The etchings are the focus of an exhibit featuring the style of the Old Masters. These four rare images are from a series of eight and comprise the sixth and final striking of original copper plates produced by Rembrandt between 1630 and 1648. They are entitled "Man Wearing a High Cap" (1630), "The Artist's Mother" (1631), "The Card Player" (1641) and "Self Portrait" (1648). Call at 412-279-0411.<B>Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts</B>, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, in cooperation with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, presents the exhibit "Schindler" through July 7. The exhibition tells the story of Oskar Schindler, the German-Catholic industrialist who saved the lives of Jews during the Holocaust. Exhibit hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; closed Sundays and Mondays. Admission is free, though donations will be accepted. Group tours are welcome. Call 724-652-2882.

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