Curated by Jaffrey native Cathryn M. Mercier, professor and director of the Center for the Study of Children's Literature at Simmons University in Massachusetts, “Pictures at Play: Metafiction in Art” runs through Nov. 3, at the Central Gallery of the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Mass.

The art in this exhibition comes from metafictive books -- those that tell stories about stories and about the art of storytelling itself. Artists experiment with styles, typography and page design to  disrupt the rules of how books usually work. Guests can see work by 29 artists in a variety of media. They can read books and “remix” story titles on a magnetic bookshelf.

Admission to the museum is $15 for adults and $8 for youth (ages 1 to 18), students, teachers and seniors (65 and up). For information, go to carlemuseum.org.