Diversions

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ART

• Painter Eric Forstman’s “Cash, Clouds, Shirts, Fruit” shows through June 29 at Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown. Michael McGowan’s photographs “Skin Deep” shows through July 13 and the National Collage Society’s Post Card Size Collage is on view through June 20. Info: 330-743-1711 and www.butlerart.com

• “Alternative Focus,” featuring pinhole photographs by Jesseca Ferguson of Boston and Tom Persinger of Pittsburgh, is on view Friday through June 14 at Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh. There is an artists’ reception from 2 to 4 p.m. May 31. Info: 412-431-1810 and www.silvereye.org

• “World in a Jar: War & Trauma,” an installation by Robert Hirsch is on view Wednesday through June 6 at Filmmakers Galleries, Pittsburgh.

Info: www.pittsburgharts.org or 412-361-0873.

• “Under the Influence of Diverse Cultures,” four new perspectives on “ethnic investigation” in contemporary art show through June 27 at Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle. Featured artists include Sun Young Kang, Brenda Bates Clark, Michele Perelman and Jack Carlton. There’s a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. June 1. Info: 724-652-2882 and www.hoytartcenter.org

• “Ecology.Design.Synergy” shows through Sunday at Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh. Photos by Craig Cutler are on display through July 27 and “Time Machines: Watches from the H.J. Heinz Collection” through July 6 Info: 412-622-3131 and www.cmoa.org

• “Ancient Alloy: Bronzes from the Collection” is on display through June at Erie Art Museum. “Wildthings” by sculptor Kathe Umlauf portrays animals of all sorts through May 31. The 85th annual spring show is on view through June 22. Info: 814-459-5477 and www.erieartmuseum.org

• Painter and sculptor Gregory Perillo combines realism and impressionism with pieces showing through Saturday at Butler Institute of American Art, Salem, Ohio. Info: 330-332-8213 and www.butlerart.com

• Trumbull Art Gallery, Warren, Ohio, and Cuyahoga Valley Art Center present their first Exchange Art Show through Saturday. The TAG gallery is transformed by the spirit of Marc Chagall for this year's Summerfest Sunday through July 3. Info: 330-395-4876 and www.trumbullartgallery.com

• “Life As We Know It,” including paintings by local artists Kathy Acker, John W. Carlson, Shirley J. Dobler and John Graham and jewelry artisan Dana Deissler, shows through May 31 at Meadville Council on the Arts. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Info: 814-336-5051.

• “A Shared Vision: The Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell Photography Collection” shows through Sunday at Akron Art Museum. “Bill Brandt: Shadows and Substance” opens May 31. Info: 330-376-9185 and www.akronartmuseum.org