The Art Center, 344 S. Main St., concludes the annual holiday show and sale today. Artists are being sought for the "Cold Winter, Hot Jazz" exhibit to be featured Jan. 27 to Feb. 19. More than $1,000 in cash will be awarded for this show with a wide open theme: anything to do with music, although the goal is for some artists to draw inspiration from the jazz era of the 1920s and 1930s. Gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is free. Call 724-283-6922 or visit www.butlerartcenter.net.

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. Regular 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 age 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>Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts</B>, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, concludes today "The Shape of Life with Eva Zeisel," who was a spirited Hungarian woman who brought an original brand of modernism to the ceramic industry. 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 is the Hoyt Artists Association's annual holiday show and sale. Admission is free. New 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>Blue Heron Gallery</B>, 600 Main St., Volant, is featuring Nancy Connelly"s "Pastels and Paintings" through Jan. 24. 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>Carnegie Museum of Art</B>, 4400 Forbes Ave., continues Neapolitan Presepio, the Italian Nativity scene, plus the five theme-decorated trees through Jan. 10. The Ailsa Mellon Bruce Galleries for decorative arts has been reopened after a closure of almost 10 years. "Gods, Love, and War: Tapestries and Prints from the Collection" will be on display through June 3. The museum will close at 5 p.m. tonight for New Year's Eve and will be closed New Year's Day. Regular 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. Closed major holidays. Admission, which includes the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, is $15 for adults, $12 for senior citizens, and $11 for students and children age 3 and older, and free for members and children younger than 3. Call 412-622-3131 or visit the Web site, www.cmoa.org.<B>North Hills Art Center</B>, 3432 Babcock Blvd. in Ross Township, is hosting its student and teacher art show through Wednesday. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; closed Sundays, Mondays and holidays. Admission and parking are free. Call 412-364-3622 or visit the Web site, www.northhillsartcenter.com.<B>Frick Art and Historical Center</B>, 7227 Reynolds St. in 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., concludes "Transformation 7: Contemporary Works in Wood, the Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder's Prize Exhibition" on Saturday. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and by appointment Mondays; closed holidays. Call 412-261-7003.