Margaret Bourke-White/Courtesy of George Eastman House In June, the Frick Art & Historical Center will open "Margaret Bourke-White: The Photography of Design, 1927-1936," including this Bourke-White image, "Chrysler Building: Gargoyle Outside," from 1930. John Waters' "Flop," 2003, will be among the items in the exhibit "John Waters: Change of Life" at The Warhol. Click photo for larger image.

After some heavy-hitting fall/winter shows, the museums and galleries lighten up a bit for summer but still make visitors think. Photography dominates with major exhibitions at The Frick Art & Historical Center, Silver Eye Center for Photography and the Westmoreland Museum of American Art. Pop culture shakes up The Warhol in the form of John Waters and brings MTV to Wood Street Galleries. And the popular "Gestures" exhibitions return to the Mattress Factory.

Following are highlights of the summer season. Look for updates in Weekend Magazine throughout the hot months.

HOT PICKS

"JOHN WATERS: CHANGE OF LIFE"

Films and other artworks at The Andy Warhol Museum by pop culture guru John Waters anchor a stage show, auxiliary exhibition and film series that make up a summer celebration of the artist whose first success was in the avant-garde (May 20). 412-237-8300.

"COLOR: TEN AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS"

Artworks in a range of craft media by 10 contemporary local and national artists at the Society for Contemporary Craft include Pittsburgher Tina Brewer's fiber art, Marylander Joyce Scott's beaded sculpture and Illinois performance artist Nick Cave's fanciful costuming (May 20). 412-261-7003.

THE THREE RIVERS ARTS FESTIVAL

If you think the arts festival is just pottery in a tent you haven't been Downtown in the summer lately. The sculpture at the Point and the numerous indoor exhibitions are as sophisticated -- and as worth visiting -- as that shown in galleries any time of the year (June 3). 412-281-8723.

"MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE: THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF DESIGN, 1927-1936"

The Frick Art & Historical Center hosts this first exhibition to explore the famed photographer's early years, comprising approximately 150 images and organized by the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. (June 25). 412-371-0600.

"AMERICAN SCENERY: DIFFERENT VIEWS IN HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL PAINTING"

This exhibition of paintings by Hudson River School artists at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art was curated by director and CEO Judith O'Toole, who grouped them thematically to illustrate collective ideas (Aug. 7). 724-837-1500.

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	John Waters' "Flop," 2003, will be among the items in the exhibit "John Waters: Change of Life" att The Warhol. Click photo for larger image.

ARTS FESTIVALS

The 46th Three Rivers Arts Festival opens June 3 Downtown and at the Point, indoors and out, and stays through June 19; the 31st Westmoreland Arts and Heritage Festival will be at Twin Lakes Park east of Greensburg July 1-4; and A Fair in the Park closes the summer season in Mellon Park, Shadyside, Sept. 9-11.

THE ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM

Saturday the 95th Annual Associated Artists of Pittsburgh exhibition, the organization's second annual at The Warhol, opens, continuing through June 19. A summer celebration of filmmaker John Waters begins with munchies and music May 20 at the opening reception ($15) for the exhibition "John Waters: Change of Life," running through Sept. 4. At noon May 21 Waters will sign books and DVDs at the museum, and July 30 he'll perform his one-man show "This Filthy World" at the Byham Theater (412-456-6666 or www.pgharts.org for tickets, $25). Complementing the Waters exhibition will be "John Waters Curates Andy's 'Porn,' " selections made by Waters from the museum's collection, and a film series, "Films That Corrupted John Waters." "Andy Warhol's Athletes: Portraits from the Richard Weisman Collection" opens with a 5:30 p.m. gallery talk June 3 by Weisman, followed by a book signing. From noon to 4 p.m. July 23 the Annual Carpatho Rusyn Event, celebrating Warhol's heritage, will be held. 412-237-8300.

CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART

The recently opened "kid size: The Material World of Childhood," a traveling exhibition with more than 130 objects designed for children from different cultures and time periods, runs through Sept. 11. In the Forum Gallery the first installment of "Mixed Doubles," pairings of early and current new media works, continues through June 3 with works being changed in early June, August and October. A selection of "Acquisitions from the 2004-05 Carnegie International" are on indefinite display. Los Angeles-based architect Michael Maltzan is featured in The Heinz Architectural Center through June 12. "On Paper III: Selections from the Permanent Collection" opens in the Works on Paper Gallery May 21 and continues through Oct. 9. "Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project, Part II," will present more images by the late Pittsburgh photojournalist for identification. 412-622-3131.

CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

"The Mysterious Bog People," seven mummies and more than 400 artifacts make their U.S. debut July 9 and stay through Jan. 23. 412-622-3131.

THE FRICK ART & HISTORICAL CENTER

"American Beauty: Painting and Sculpture From the Detroit Institute of Arts, 1770-1920" continues through June 12. "Marvels of Maiolica: Italian Renaissance Ceramics From the Corcoran Gallery of Art Collections" remains through Aug. 28. "Margaret Bourke-White: The Photography of Design, 1927-1936" opens June 25 with approximately 150 images and stays through Sept. 4. 412-371-0600.

MATTRESS FACTORY

The "Gestures" exhibitions return with editions running June 4 through July 31 and July 30 through Oct. 2. A night of performance art, "For those About to Rock," happens May 21. The annual Urban Garden Party weekend includes a June 10 ticketed Evening Garden Party and auction, and a daylong free Family and Community Day June 12. Reservations: 412-231-3169.

WOOD STREET GALLERIES

"Music Video: 1982-2000," a look at the development of music video as an art form, continues through June 18. The May Lunchtime Lecture Series complements the exhibition with PG pop music critic Ed Masley taking a look at the role of music video in shaping the image of popular music (May 13), CMU English and Literary and Cultural Studies professor David Shumway on "Two Versions of the Sixties: The Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead" (May 20), and Johnsons Big Band musician Justin Hopper arguing that broadband Internet and digital television are killing music videos, and improving them (May 27). Lectures begin at 12:15 p.m. and are free. Early videos by pivotal artists play in the "Summer Party Mix" (July 8 through Aug. 20). 412-471-5605.

SPACE

"Miracles" appear at this Pittsburgh Cultural Trust gallery June 3 through July 22, followed by a two-person show, "Owen Smith and George Magalios," Aug. 5 to Sept. 16. 412-325-7723.

SOCIETY FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT

"Color: Ten African American Artists," 10 contemporary artists working in craft media, opens from 5:30 to 8 p.m. May 20 with a free public reception and continues through Oct. 22. In the Food Gallery, Karen Shapiro exhibits through March 18. At the One Mellon Center Satellite Gallery, Women of Visions members present "Living Red: Are You Feelin Me" May 13 through Aug. 21, and artist Emory Biko will have a mini-retrospective of his sculpture in "Biko at 13" opening Aug. 26. 412-261-7003.

SILVER EYE CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY

"Pittsburgh NOW," recent photographs of Pittsburgh by nine photojournalists and documentary-style photographers, continues through Aug. 20. The photographers will give gallery talks at 7 p.m. on May 26 (Rob Long, Annie O'Neill, Dylan Vitone), June 9 (Heather Mull, Ken Neely, William D. Wade) and July 28 (Steven Adams, Lake Fong, Carrie Schneider). Reservations: 412-431-1810.

PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER

"Implied Narratives," works by Jennifer Blazina and Ana Thiel, continues through June 30. At 6 p.m. May 16 Seattle artist Ginny Ruffner, in town to prepare work for a fall exhibition at the center, will give a free public lecture. Also, a free slide-illustrated lecture series this summer features national and international glass artists who work in a variety of techniques. The talks will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. May 18 and 25, June 1, 8, 15 and 29, and July 13, 20 and 27, beginning with the De la Torre Brothers, Mexican-American studio artists from Guadalajara. 412-365-2145.

PITTSBURGH CENTER FOR THE ARTS

"The Biennial" and "Master Visual Artists V" continue through Aug. 21 with several related events. At 6 p.m. May 19 artist Robert Qualters will moderate a panel of Master Artists exhibitors (free). A cook-out with the Biennial artists will begin at 6 p.m. June 16 ($10). On July 14 co-curators Laura Domencic and Hillary Shames will conduct a tour of the Biennial (5:30- 6:30 p.m., $10), and exhibition curator Kathleen Zimbicki will conduct a tour of Master Artists (7-8 p.m., $10). "Family Tea Times" will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. June 9, July 14 and Aug. 11 (free). 412-361-0873.

PITTSBURGH FILMMAKERS

Karen Kaighin and David Kent exhibit through May 15, and "Animated Video" and "New Photographs" by Cassandra C. Jones open May 20, continuing through June 12 and 26, respectively. Jeff Swensen will show documentary photos in the New Gallery June 24-July 24 followed by Jessica Gogan's large color abstract photos July 29-Sept. 4. In the Outer Gallery Carolina Loyola's manipulated digital prints will be exhibited July 29-Sept. 24. 412-681-5449.

HUNT INSTITUTE FOR BOTANICAL DOCUMENTATION

"The Flowering Amazon: Margaret Mee Paintings From the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew," 30 paintings of exotic flora along with Amazonian artifacts, opens May 12 and continues through July 31. 412-268-2434.

MANCHESTER CRAFTSMEN'S GUILD

Art in the classroom is the emphasis this summer at the Guild, which highlights public high school students in the "2005 All-City Arts Showcase" through May 20; Guild Youth student artists in "Accomplishment XXIII" June 3-July 8; and higher education faculty in "Teaching Artists in Western Pennsylvania Colleges" July 15-Sept. 9. 412-322-1773.

AMERICAN JEWISH MUSEUM, JCC

"Noble Elders: Citizens of Western Pennsylvania Over Ninety," nearly 100 photographs of 36 local residents, continues through June 30. 412-521-8011, ext. 105.

HOYT INSTITUTE OF FINE ARTS

"Schindler," a traveling exhibition about German industrialist Oskar Schindler's heroic Holocaust actions, opens May 26 and continues through July 7. Showing concurrently will be "The Fifth Horseman: The Sur-Rational Holocaust Paintings of Fritz Hirschberger." Call for information on free complementary events. 724-652-2882.

WESTMORELAND MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART

"Walker Evans and James Agee: Let Us Now Praise Famous Men," which opened last week, includes 76 Evans vintage prints and some of Agee's original manuscripts from their Depression Era project documenting rural poverty in the Deep South (through July 17). Running concurrently is "Charlee Brodsky: A Town Without Steel, Envisioning Homestead." Pittsburgher Brodsky speaks about her exhibition at 7 p.m. tomorrow. On June 23 American culture historian Alan Trachtenberg will contextualize Evans' images within a broader view of the South. "American Scenery: Different Views in Hudson River School Painting" and "Patty Gallagher: The Dreams of Trees" arrive Aug. 7 and stay through Oct. 23. Greensburg; 724-837-1500.

SOUTHERN ALLEGHENIES MUSEUM OF ART

"Mirror Mirror: Portraits, Profiles, and Portrayals," featuring work by the likes of Thomas Eakins, Mary Cassatt and Robert Rauschenberg, continues through July 24 at Loretto. May 27 "Scenes from the Alleghenies Mountains: The Landscape Painting of Scott Steberger" arrives (through Sept. 30). 1-814-472-3920. Ligonier Valley exhibits "The Art of Michael M. Strueber" through July 24, followed by "The Lingenfelter Collection of Native American Art" Aug. 5-Oct. 23. 724-238-6015. Events planned at Johnstown to complement "Rock On!," more than 40 rock posters from the museum collection, include a workshop and performance by Rusted Root drummer Jim Donovan and a demonstration by poster artist Mike Duran (through Sept. 18). 1-814-269-7234. Altoona shows works by 2002-03 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship Award winners through Aug. 28. 1-814-946-4464.

THE BUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ART

Three new installations by Michael Hardesty, created for the Butler, remain on view through Oct. 16. Painting and sculpture by the late WPA muralist Abraham Joel Tobias will be shown through June 19. Ron Kleeman's super realist NASCAR paintings are exhibited through June 26. Kay Hurley exhibits in the Pastel Gallery Sunday through July 24. The 69th National Midyear Exhibition opens with an artists' reception from 7 to 10 p.m. July 10 and continues through Aug. 21. Paintings by noted critic Peter Plagens will be shown at the museum's Trumbull branch Aug. 7-Oct. 2. Youngstown, Ohio; 1-330-743-1711.