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The Art Center, 344 S. Main St., has classes for children, youths and adults. Renovations are taking place during August. Call 724-283-6922 or visit www.aabcArtCenter.com.
Saxonburg Area Artists Cooperative, 215 Main St. rear, Saxonburg, features work by the 15 artists currently members of the cooperative, including paintings, photography, fiber arts, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, drawings, stained glass and digital arts. Hours are 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sundays. Call 412-260-5779 or 412-849-4648.
Bottlebrush Gallery, 539 Main St., Harmony, hosts ceramic artist Amanda Wolf's exhibit "New Works" through Aug. 15. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Call 724-452-0539 or visit www.bottlebrushgallery.com.
REGIONBlue Heron Gallery, 600 Main St., Volant, is showing carved and painted gourds, photography and paintings. An exhibition of artwork created with a computer will open with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday. The exhibit continues through August. 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.
PITTSBURGHFrick Art and Historical Center, 7227 Reynolds St., Point Breeze, is showing "Small But Sublime: Intimate 19th Century American Landscapes" through Sept. 5. American artists spanning the Hudson River School to American Impressionism are represented in these small-scale paintings. Admission to the art museum is free; there is a fee for a tour of Clayton, the former home of Henry Clay Frick. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays; closed Mondays. Call 412-371-0600.
Silver Eye Center for Photography, 1015 E. Carson St., presents exhibitions by Maggie Taylor and Abelardo Morell, each highlighting a singular reinterpretation of the 150-year-old story of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," through Aug. 21. Hours are noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Admission is free. Call 412-431-1810 or visit www.silvereye.org.
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Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 6300 Fifth Ave., are hosting the 2010 Fiberart International, an exhibition of contemporary fiber art, through Aug. 22, as presented by the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh. For more information, visit the website, www.fiberartinternational.org.
The Humanitarian Artists of Pittsburgh, a coalition of four artists, will host its inaugural charity art auction "Faces & Places of the Black & Gold" from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday in the Zappala College Center, La Roche College, 9000 Babcock Blvd. Hosting artists include Willie Hobbs of Butler, Charles Ott of Baden and Larry Klukaszewski of New Kensington. The fourth artist in the group is Denny Karchner, formerly of Clearfield, Pa. The funds raised will go to the Homeless Children's Education Fund of Pittsburgh. Tickets are $30 and are available by calling 724-968-2474. Any person donating $10 or more will receive an 18- by 24-inch autographed poster of Troy Polamalu.
