Maridon Museum, 322 N. McKean St., houses a recently renovated netsuke exhibit, as well as hundreds of pieces of ancient and contemporary Asian art and Meissen porcelain. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays; closed Mondays and holidays. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and students, and free for children younger than 8; children must be accompanied by an adult. Tours are led by trained docents and are available with advance notice. The museum also has a gift shop specializing in objects relating to China and Japan. Call 724-282-0123.

<B>Blue Heron Gallery</B>, 600 Main St., Volant, is featuring Karen Hoagland's "Safari of Stone Creatures" through Friday and Nancy Connelly"s "Pastels and Paintings" through Jan. 24. Wednesday Morning Artists from Eastbrook Presbyterian Church provide backdrop for the "Stone Creatures." Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, except holidays. Call 724-652-0752.<B>Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts</B>, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, continues "The Shape of Life with Eva Zeisel," who was a spirited Hungarian woman who brought an original brand of modernism to the ceramic industry, through Dec. 31. The exhibit contains more than 100 examples of pottery, glass and furniture design collected by the Erie Art Museum to represent the 70-year career of the artist, who at 103, is still active. Also featured through Dec. 31 is the Hoyt Artists' Association's annual holiday show and sale. Admission is free. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, except holidays. Call 724-652-2882, or visit the Web site, www.hoytartcenter.

<B>Frick Art and Historical Center</B>, 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze, is presenting "Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art." The Frick is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays; closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission is free, however there are charges for docent-led tours of Clayton, the former home of Henry Clay Frick, and some educational programs. Call 412-371-0600.<B>Society for Contemporary Crafts</B>, 2100 Smallman St., features "Transformation 7: Contemporary Works in Wood, the Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder's Prize Exhibition" through Jan. 2. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and by appointment Mondays; closed holidays. Call 412-261-7003.