THE ARTISTIC TOUCH
Associated Artists of Butler County hosts its Annual Holiday Show and Sale through Jan. 3 at the AABC Art Center, 344 S. Main St. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is free. Call 724-283-6922.
Gallery 164 at 164 S. Main St. in Slippery Rock opens Senior Project Exhibitions on Monday. The exhibit will continue through Dec. 16. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Call 724-794-3600.
The Mary Hulton Phillips Gallery in the Science and Technology building at Butler County Community College is featuring paintings by Doreen Currie and Kathleen Hicks through Wednesday. The exhibit will be open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays and 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call 724-284-8505.
Butler artist Pat Patterson is exhibiting her work in "Identity Is Just a Borrowed Image" at the LaFond Gallery, 1711 E. Carson St. and at the Tuscany Café, 1701 E. Carson St., through Wednesday. Hours at the gallery are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Call 800-523-6635.
Frick Art and Historical Center, 7227 Reynolds St. in the Point Breeze section of Pittsburgh, hosts ""To Observe and Imagine: British Drawings and Watercolors from the Morgan Library 1600-1900" through Dec. 31. Picturesque views, fascinating faces and unsurpassed watercolor technique highlight this selection of 102 master drawings and watercolors from the library's collection of British art. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays; closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission is free. Docent-led tours will be offered free of charge at 2 p.m. Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Groups of five or more should schedule a private tour, available for $5 per person. Call 412-371-0600.
<b>Pittsburgh Glass Center</b>, 5472 Penn Ave., continues "Well Hung: Chandeliers Revealed," an exhibition of glass chandeliers that mixes functional and sculptural art, through Jan. 6. Call 412-365-2145.<b>Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts</b>, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, presents the work of three artists in "Outside Our Windows" through Dec. 23. The type of painting known as "plein-air" or open air will be exhibited by Wendy Warner and Kevin McLatchy, both of New Wilmington, and Ron Donoughe of Lawrenceville. Refreshments will be served. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays; closed Sundays and Mondays. Admission is free, though donations will be accepted. Group tours are welcome. Call 724-652-2882 or 724-946-2798.