Published May 14, 2008 08:54 pm -
Diversions from May 15, 2008
The Herald
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Art
• “Under the Influence of Diverse Cultures,” four new perspectives on “ethnic investigation” in contemporary art show May 20 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
• The May School Art Show closes Sunday at Art Outreach Gallery at the Eastwood Mall in Niles, Ohio. Free.
• That’s really all, folks, as “That’s All Folks: The Art of Warner Brothers Animation” closes Sunday at Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown. Info: 330-743-1711 and www.butlerart.com
• “Ecology.Design.Synergy” shows through May 25 at Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh. Info: 412-622-3131 and www.cmoa.org
• Arms and Armor from imperial Austria show through June 1 at Cleveland Museum of Art. “Building for the Future” details the museum renovations through Aug. 31. Info: 216-421-7350, 888-262-0033 and www.clevelandart.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. Info: 814-459-5477 and www.erieartmuseum.org
• “VOICES” features work by 23 recognized ceramic artists through June 7 at Society for Contemporary Craft, 2100 Smallman St., Pittsburgh. Info: 412-261-7003 and www.contemporarycraft.org
• Trumbull Art Gallery, Warren, Ohio, and Cuyahoga Valley Art Center present their first Exchange Art Show through May 24. The TAG gallery is transformed by the spirit of Marc Chagall for this year's Summerfest May 25 through July 3. Info: 330-395-4876 and www.trumbullartgallery.com
• “Black Clay in PA: A Dialogue in Flux” is on view through May 31 at the August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Pittsburgh. Free. Info: 412-258-2700 and www.africanaculture.org
Classical
• The Cleveland Orchestra performs excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake” and works by Sibelius and Copland today through Sunday at Severance Hall. Uchida plays Bartok May 22 and 24. Tickets and info: 800-686-1141, 216-231-1111 and www.clevelandorch.com