Island Backwoods watercolor on matboard, acrylic finish by Neil Frankenhauser.
Neil Frankenhauser will show his paintings at Inside Angles Custom Framing Gallery, 6831 Angola Rd. in Holland, beginning with a 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 18 reception and continuing through Dec. 1 with some work displayed until the end of the year. In recent years, Frankenhauser has used watercolors for his nature themes. He teaches at Monroe County Community College. Information: 419-867-3533 and insideangles@aol.com.
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An installation of traditional Mexican altars infused with conceptual perspective is at La Galeria de las Americas through Nov. 30. Artist is Ricardo Quinonez Aleman. The gallery is at 1222-1224 Broadway.
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The annual Faculty Art Exhibition at Owens Community College continues through Dec. 3 in the Walter E. Terhune Art Gallery in the lobby of the Center for Fine and Performing Arts. A reception will be 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 19 in the gallery. The college is on Oregon Road in Perrysburg Township.
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Opening Nov. 18 will be Small Worlds, five artists' exploration of space and perspective, in the Canaday Gallery at the Toledo Museum of Art. A preview party, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Nov. 17, has a $20 admission fee for nonmembers (tickets: 419-255-8000 ext. 7448). One of the artists, Gregory Euclide, will discuss his installation at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18. The display will continue through March 25.
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A 3 to 5 p.m. reception Saturday will open an exhibit of work in clay and wood by David Swain, Rick Rickmann, and Jason Stockman in American Gallery, 6600 Sylvania Ave., Sylvania. Information: 419-882-8949.
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A pine-needle-weaving workshop will be 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 19 in the visitor center at Fort Meigs. Native peoples made items out of pine needles for centuries. Participants will have a choice of making a short-sided basket or a trivet. Space is limited and advance registration required. Fee: $30. Information: 419-874-4121.
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Painter Sachiko Kawamura will display her work at the University of Findlay's Lea Gallery Nov. 21 through Dec. 30. A reception with the artist will be 7 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 1. "Children helped me see things I was not seeing before," she says. "The most fascinating thing about children's lives is the way they live each moment … when they laugh, the whole world is laughing, and when they cry, the earth is shaking. My hope is to capture the children's world through paintings." Information: findlay.edu and 800-472-9502.
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The Findlay Art League's 2011 Juried Show continues through Dec. 2. Information: findlayartleague.com.
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