City Listings - Art (January 9

ART

Opening This Week

DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. Casas Adobes Office Park. 6812 N. Oracle Road. 297-1427. Opening January 14 and continuing through February 22: Pastels, works on paper by Charlotte Bender, Lynn Taber-Borcherdt and Thomas Chapin. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
JOSÉ GALVEZ GALLERY. 743 N. Fourth Ave. 624-6878. Opening January 9 and continuing through February 8: a solo artist show of recent works by John Enriquez. There will be a reception for the artist from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, January 11. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, 6 to 9 p.m. Downtown Saturday Night and by appointment.
LIONEL ROMBACH GALLERY. Gross Gallery Building. UA Fine Arts Complex, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 626-4215. Opening January 15 and continuing through February 13: Bridged, a mixed-media exhibition including paintings and photographic works by Nancy Kriebel, Rosanna D.M. Salonia and Erin V. Sotak. There will be an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, January 22. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Closed Saturdays.
LAS MAÑANITAS GALLERY. 1070 E. Miles St. 388-9911. Opening January 12 and continuing through the month of February: paintings by Frank Gething and Peter Carruthers. Las Mañanitas is a private gallery devoted to showing works by talented non-professional artists who have turned to painting upon retirement or as an avocation. Gallery hours are from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays and by appointment.
RAW GALLERY. 43 S. Sixth Ave. 882-6927. Opening January 15 and continuing through February 22: Sugar, Snakes and Puppy-Dog Tails, recent paintings by George E. Huffman. There will be a reception for the artist from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, January 18. Regular gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, Downtown Saturday Night, Thursday Art Walk and by appointment.
TEMPLE GALLERY. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875. Opening January 9 and continuing through February 26: magical realist and iconographic paintings by Sirrkka Llisa Smith. There will be a reception for the artist from 6 to 7 :30 p.m. Friday, January 17. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and prior to ATC performances. Call 624-7370 for information.
UA MUSEUM OF ART. UA Fine Arts Complex, pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 621-7567. Opening January 15 and continuing through March 2: Cliff Benjamin: Eclipse, demonstration of a mural-sized work-in-progress to be completed over the course of a week on the museum's South Gallery wall. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Continuing

ART!!! GALLERY. 6328 E. Broadway. 745-8586. Continuing through February 1: still-life and watercolor paintings by Rita Lipton. Continuing through January 1997: miniature paintings, collages, photos, prints, pottery, wall hangings and more by member artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
BARKSDALE GALLERY. 500 N. Fourth Ave. 884-7541. Continuing through January 29: Images of Tucson Murals, by Tucson photographer Janet Marcotte.
BERO GALLERY. 41 S. Sixth Ave. 792-0313. Continuing through January 25: Recent Photographs and Miscellanea, an exhibit of works by UA professor Kenneth Shorr. There will be an artist's reception from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, January 10. Gallery hours through January 11 are 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and during Downtown Saturday Nights. Regular gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Thursday Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night.
CENTER FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY. UA campus, located on the southwest corner of Park Avenue and Speedway in the Fine Arts complex. 621-7986. Continuing through February 16: Talking Pictures: People Speak about the Photographs that Speak to Them, a unique exhibit featuring recorded commentary by 54 of the most interesting people of our era. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
CENTRAL ARTS COLLECTIVE. 188 E. Broadway. 623-5883. Continuing through January 25: My Pet, a serio-comic, emotional and conceptual look at our involvement with pets. This juried show features work from 30 artists in six Western states. Regular gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Thursday Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night.
DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. 6812 N. Oracle Road. 297-1427. Continuing through January 11: Tucson Collection '96 Part II: The Winter Collection, small paintings and sculpture by more than 30 Tucson artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
DINNERWARE GALLERY. 135 E. Congress St. 792-4503. Continuing through February 1: a member artists' show featuring paintings and works on paper by John Davis, Monica Jost and Cindi Laukes. There will be an opening reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, January 11. Regular gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and noon to 7 p.m. Thursday.
ECLECTIC GALLERY. 69 E. Pennington St. 620-1668. Continuing through January 16: Eclectic Gallery's second annual Small Works national juried show. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, during Thursday Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night.
ELIZABETH CHERRY CONTEMPORARY ART. 1421 E. Broadway. 903-0577. Continuing through February 6: photographic works by Valerie Galloway. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and by appointment.
ETHERTON GALLERY. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. Continuing through January 11: the 15th anniversary exhibition, including paintings, prints, photographs and sculpture. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Thursday and Downtown Saturday Night.
G.A.S.P. GALLERY. 3233 S. Pinal Vista, Utterback Middle School. 617-6100. Continuing through January 27: Spirit In Art, paintings by Glenn Michaels and wood carvings by Rod Wright. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. G.A.S.P. (Great Art by Students and Professionals) Gallery is the only student-run gallery in Tucson.
IRONWOOD GALLERY. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. 2021 N. Kinney Road. 883-2702. Continuing through January 1997: A Sonoran Celebration: Flora and Fauna of the Southwestern Desert, the Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild's third annual juried exhibition. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Free with museum admission.
M. REVAK & CO. 1440 N. Stone Ave. 624-3445. Continuing: recent works by Mary Lou Williams and Jeff Schwartz. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and by appointment.
MELIORA ARCHITECTURAL GALLERY. 178 E. Broadway. 792-9544. Continuing through January 30: Twenty Years of Rammed Earth, a photographic exhibit of buildings by Quentin Branch, a pioneer in rammed earth technology. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
MURPHEY GALLERY. St. Philip's in the Hills. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-1816. Continuing through January 23: landscape and still-life in oils by Young Zalnerowitz, and abstract watercolors by Barbara Lewis. Regular gallery hours are 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Sunday and Tuesday.
OLD PUEBLO GALLERY. 6290 E. Grant Road. 885-0746. Continuing through January 31: new works by Jeffrey Wood. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, and by appointment.
PHANTOM GALLERY. Various downtown locations. The pervasive impact of birds on people is the theme of Marian Leone Kozachik's acrylic paintings on display at 38 E. Congress St. Terra-cotta sculpture by Martin Martinez is on display at 221 N. Court Ave. Lillian Kinslow's "Egg-Topia," stoneware and porcelain images playing off the power of the egg, takes over 221 S. Church Ave., in La Placita Village. Call the Tucson Arts District Partnership at 624-9977 for information on other Phantom Gallery locations.
PHANTOM MURALS. Various downtown locations. The following outdoor murals are located in the Arts District: Ofrenda, by Martin Hernandez, 111 S. Sixth Ave; Homage To Tucson, by Lydia D'Amico, 400 N. Fourth Ave; Cats, by Monika Rossa, 36 E. Congress St.; Daisy Eyes No. 2, A Transformation of Deliberate Ambiguity, by Jon Matheson, 25 E. Congress St.; mythical muscular figures by Gustavo Rocha behind Johnny Gibson's in Arizona Alley; Drawn to the Light, by Luna Lee Ray, corner of Broadway and Stone Avenue; and The Thinkers, by Eleanor Kohloss, Fourth Avenue and Sixth Street. Call the Tucson Arts District Partnership at 624-9977 for information.
PHILABAUM GALLERY. 711 S. Sixth Ave. 884-7404. Continuing through January 25: Disparities, an exploration into some of the disparate parts of our creative community. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
PINK ADOBE GALLERY. Two locations: 222 E. Congress St. (623-2828); and La Plaza Shoppes, 6538 E. Tanque Verde Road (298-5995). Continuing through January 31 at the Congress Street gallery: handpainted mirrors by Sticks, Southwestern pottery by Helen Helwig, and contemporary jewelry by Marion Johnson. Continuing through January 31 at the La Plaza gallery: works by Helen Helwig, Crystal Rose and metal sculpture by Henry Dupere. Gallery hours at both locations are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, with extended hours until 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at the Congress Street location.
PLATINUM GALLERY. 5601 N. Hacienda del Sol Road. 299-1501. Continuing through January 13: Platinum & Color: Side by Side, photographic works by Gary Auerbach and the Manley family. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Sunday.
PRIMITIVE ARTS GALLERY. 3026 E. Broadway. 326-4852. Continuing through February: Huichol Indian beaded egg-ornaments, prayer bowls, masks and small animals. Also continuing: miniature pre-Columbian artifacts and jewelry from the Louis B. Slavitz collection. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p m. Tuesday through Saturday.
T/PAC COMMUNITY GALLERY. 240 N. Stone Ave. 624-0595. Continuing through February 14: the TUSD Middle School Art Show, and exciting exhibit of young talent. An artist-and-friends reception gathers from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, January 18. Regular gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
TOHONO CHUL PARK GALLERY. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Continuing through January 27: Views of the Universe, paintings with a scientific theme. Continuing through February 2: Out of the Woods, wood sculptures and other media by several Arizona artists. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Continuing through March 23, in the Sosa-Carrillo-Fremont House: El Nacimiento, more than 200 hand-painted Mexican miniature figures in an elaborate nativity scene arranged by Maria Luisa Tena. Continuing through January 19: Natural Elements, abstract paintings by Jim Waid. Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for seniors and students, free for members and children under 12. Free for all on Tuesdays. Docent-led tours of the TMA Historic Block are offered at 11 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Last Chance

DE GRAZIA GALLERY. 6300 N. Swan Road. 299-9192. Continuing through January 17 in the Little Gallery: Expressions in Clay, pottery by Tucsonan Ann Westmoland. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

Announcements

ART WALK. Visit the Downtown Arts District between 5 and 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, with free docent-led tours of public art displays and participating galleries beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Park Inn Suite Santa Rita Hotel, 88 E. Broadway. Call 624-9977 for information and a listing of participating galleries.
ANNUAL QUILT SHOW. Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park is the site of the second annual juried quilt show and contest, featuring a first-ever botanical quilt theme. Artisans throughout Arizona display their crafts from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday, January 10 through 12, in the Interpretive Center and Lecture Room. The park is two hours north of Tucson via Highway 79. For information, call (520) 689-2723.
ARTIST DEMONSTRATIONS. ART!! Gallery, 6328 E. Broadway, offers a variety of artist demonstrations from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Saturdays through February 8. Subjects include: clay hand building, oil techniques, pastel portraiture and more. For information call 745-8586.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The PCC West Campus Art Gallery seeks artists working in all media who wish to exhibit work during the 1997-98 school year. Works by two to four artists are usually exhibited for four-week periods, and the college generally does the printing and mailing of an announcement and provides some refreshments for the opening. Interested artists should send 10 35mm slides representative of work to be shown, slide list, résumé, and SASE to: Linda Rosenfield, Gallery Coordinator, Arts Division, Pima Community College, 2202 W. Anklam Road, Tucson, AZ 85709-0001. Deadline is February 14, 1997.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Tucson/Pima Arts Council seeks artists proposals for a $27,500 commission to create public art projects as part of the Downtown Pedestrian Implementation Plan. Artists' proposals must address the pre-selected demonstration sites: Church Street Crossing, between the old Pima County Courthouse and the Main Public Library; Scott Avenue, between Pennington Street and Congress Street; and the 10th Street Plaza, between the Ronstadt Transit Center and Fifth Avenue. The selected artist(s) will work within the theme Focus on the Public Art Mosiac, but artwork is not limited to tile or traditional mosaic media. Completed proposals are due January 6, 1997, at the T/PAC office. Call Beth Hancock at 624-0595, Ext. 21, for information.
GLASSBLOWING DEMONSTRATION. Watch glassblowers practice their craft at the downtown studio of Philabaum Contemporary Art Glass, 711 S. Sixth Ave. Call 884-7404 to confirm the day's schedule or if there are more than six people in your party.

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