Ongoing exhibits beginning Jan. 6

Paintings by Jeff Barnhart

Paintings by Chambersburg, Pa., artist Jeff Barnhart. The exhibit includes pastels and oils of local scenes and Mexican landscapes. Continues through Saturday, Jan. 8. Franklin County Area Development Corporation, 1900 Wayne Road, Chambersburg. Call 717-264-6883.

'Novel' exhibit

Painters Colleen Clapp, Scott Grove and Cristy Stup (her painting is at right) create images based on imagined novels. Continues through Jan. 30. Opening reception from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8. The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center, 40 S. Carroll St., downtown Frederick, Md. Free. Call 301-698-0656 or go to www.delaplaine.org.



Landscapes by Yeager

Oil and pastel landscapes by artist Marti Yeager are on display through Saturday, Jan. 8. The Blue Parrot Bistro, 35 Chambersburg St., Gettysburg, Pa. Call Yeager at 717-352-7930.


Photography

Amanda Lee Darby's digital photographs are on display. Reception from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8. Exhibit continues until Tuesday, Feb. 1. The Cultural Arts Center gallery, 15 N. Market St., Frederick, Md. Call 301-662-4190 or go to www.frederickartscouncil.org.


Abstract expressionist

Eli Kince exhibits a show of his abstract expressionist paintings. Exhibit runs through Sunday, Jan. 9. Just Lookin' Gallery, 40 Summit Ave., downtown Hagerstown. Call  301-714-2278.


Urban architecture

Industrial and architectural scenes by Rick Dula, Roland Kulla and Stephen Magsig. Show runs through Sunday, Jan. 9. Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, City Park, Hagerstown. Call 301-739-5727 or go to www.wcmfa.org.


Portrait show

Portraits by members of the Maryland Society of Portrait Painters. Continues through Sunday, Jan. 16. Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, City Park, Hagerstown. Free. Call 301-739-5727.

Monoprints

Calligraphic work by Allison Long Hardy is on display through Sunday, Jan. 23. Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center, 40 S. Carroll St., Frederick, Md. Free admission. Call 301-698-0656 or go to www.delaplaine.org.


Hood faculty exhibit

An exhibition of ceramics, drawings and paintings by Hood College adjunct faculty members Shawn Grove, Bradley Birkhimer, Dixon Brady and Gary Cuddington will be on display. Friday through Wednesday, Feb. 9. Hodson Gallery in the Tatem Arts Center at Hood College, off Rosemont Avenue, Frederick, Md. Contact Milana Braslavsky at braslavsky@hood.edu.


Interactive art

Vince Coates exhibits his art work in a show titled "Toy Mon and Mr. Clean." Exhibit continues through Sunday, Feb. 20. Thurmont Regional Library gallery, Thurmont, Md. Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays. Free. For more, go to www.vincecoates.com.



Children's museum

Museum features a dinosaur exhibit, a NASA exhibit and a 12-foot-long model of the Titanic (shown below). Discovery Station, 101 W. Washington St., Hagerstown. Admission costs $7; $6, ages 4 to 17; $5, ages 55 and older and military; free for ages 3 and younger. Call 301-790-0076 or go to
www.discoverystation.org.