ART
Associated Artists of Butler County concludes the annual spring show and sale today at The Art Center, 344 S. Main St. The “Blow the Mind” exhibit in the center's Underground Gallery concludes Friday. The center is open from noon to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and noon to 9 p.m. Fridays. Admission is free. Call 724-283-6922 or visit www.aabcArtCenter.com.
Maridon Museum, 322 N. McKean St., hosts Intro to Chinese Characters from 5 to 6 p.m. today and June 21, for children ages 8 to 13. The cost for the two-day program is $10, which includes materials. Reservations are necessary, and all children must be accompanied by an adult. The Maridon is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and students, and free for children younger than 8. Tours are available with advance notice. Call 724-282-0123 or visit www.maridon.org.
Saxonburg Area Artists Cooperative, 215 Main St., rear, Saxonburg, hosts an introduction of new artist members in June and a “Sisters Show” in July with a reception from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 21 featuring solo guitarist Dale Cinski and a wine tasting. Gallery hours are 1 to 9 p.m. Fridays and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays. Call 412-260-5779, 724-352-1795 or 412-849-4648.
Bottlebrush: A Gallery for the Arts, 539 Main St., Harmony, hosts an exhibit of the work of Sally Jones Rodgers, an award-winning watercolorist from Cranberry Township. The exhibit continues through June 22. Admission is free. Call 724-452-0539. A house concert by Chris Jones with guest David Hart will be from 7 to 10 p.m. June 29. Cost is $10. Reservations are required.
Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts hosts juried exhibits presented by four artist guilds: Pittsburgh Print Group, Society of Sculptors, Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh, and Pittsburgh Society of Artists. In addition, three Filmmakers’ members will have new works in the video room. The shows run through July 22. Pittsburgh Center for the Arts is at 6300 Fifth Ave. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Call 412-361-0873, or visit pca.pittsburgharts.orgSilver Eye Center for Photography, 1015 E. Carson St., hosts solo exhibitions by 2012 award recipients Akihiko Miyoshi and Isa Leshko through July 17. Admission is free. Gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Call 412-431-1810 or visit www.silvereye.org.Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., presents “Impressionism in a New Light: From Monet to Stieglitz” through Aug. 26. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, with additional hours until 8 p.m. Thursdays, and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $17.95 for adults, $14.95 for senior citizens, $11.95 for students with ID and children ages 3 to 18, and free for children younger than 3. Call 412-622-3131 or visit www.cmoa.org.Society for Contemporary Craft, 2100 Smallman St., hosts an exhibition of enamel jewelry by Alexandra Raphael through June 30. “Transformation 8: Contemporary Works in Small Metals,” a biennial show featuring the work of 33 metalsmiths, continues through June 30 as well. A glass exhibit, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the development of studio art glass in America, is going on through Sept. 30 at the society’s satellite gallery at BNY Mellon Center, 500 Grant St., in the lobby of the Steel Plaza T-Station. Society gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. Admission is free but donations are accepted. Call 412-261-7003.
