City Listings - Art (January 30

ART

Opening This Week

CENTRAL ARTS COLLECTIVE. 188 E. Broadway. 623-5883. Opening with a reception from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, February 1, and continuing through February 22: Old Friends/New Work, an exhibition featuring Bernadette Bellomo, Sarah Grew, and Joan Sullivan Marum. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Thursday Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night.
DE GRAZIA GALLERY. 6300 N. Swan Road. 299-9192. Opening Sunday, February 2, and continuing through February 14: Botanical Gardens, watercolors by Suzanne Jordan. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
DINNERWARE GALLERY. 135 E. Congress St. 792-4503. Opening Tuesday, February 4, and continuing through March 1: Dinnerware Contemporary Art's Seventh Biennial Seven-State Juried Exhibition, featuring works by 14 regional artists. There will be a reception from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, February 15. Continuing through February 1: a member artists' show featuring paintings and works on paper by John Davis, Monica Jost and Cindi Laukes. Regular gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and noon to 7 p.m. Thursday.
OBSIDIAN GALLERY. 4340 N. Campbell Ave. 577-3598. Opening with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, February 1, and continuing through March 29: Obsidian Gallery's annual Gem Show, featuring various jewelry artists in addition to natural wood and mixed-media sculpture by Roger Asay. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
OLD PUEBLO FRAMEWORKS AND GALLERY. 6290 E. Grant Road. 885-0746. Opening with a reception from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, February 1, and continuing through February 28: Images, a collection of photographic works by seven Tucson photographers. 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.
SHANE HOUSE GALLERY. 218 S. Fourth Ave. 623-2577. Opening with a reception from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, February 1, and continuing through March 2: The Marriage of Mr. Marshmallow and Mrs. Bear, an installation by Kirsten Hassenfeld. Hours for this exhibit are 2 to 4 p.m. Sundays, 7 to 10 p.m. Downtown Saturday Night and by appointment.

Continuing

APPARATUS GALLERY. 299 S. Park Ave. 791-3505. Continuing through March 15: 7 Painters, a group show of small paintings by Simon Donovan, Gene Hall, Sarah Kucerova, Kelly B. Morris, Lynn O'Brien and William Wheelan. Paintings by Jo Anderson will also be on display. Regular gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
ARIZONA GALLERY. UA Student Union, second floor. 621-6142. Continuing through February 27: From the Center, mixed-media collage by Kathryn Maxwell. Regular gallery hours are 8 a.m. to midnight Monday through Friday.
ARTERY FINE ART GALLERY. 4609 N. Oracle Road. 887-1614. Continuing through April 11: paintings, prints and pottery by 40 local artists. Gallery hours are noon to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
BERO GALLERY. 41 S. Sixth Ave. 792-0313. Continuing through March 1: new photographic works by Todd Walker, Ann Simmons-Myers and Elaine Querry. There will be a reception for the artists from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, February 1. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Thursday Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night. Call 792-0313 for information.
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.
DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. Casas Adobes Office Park. 6812 N. Oracle Road. 297-1427. 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.
DESERT ARTISANS' GALLERY. 6536 E. Tanque Verde Road. 722-4412. Continuing through March 3: Catch The Spirit. Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
ETHERTON GALLERY. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. Continuing through March 29: recent paintings by Bailey Doogan, Holly Roberts and Chris Rush. Regular gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Thursday and from 7 to 10 p.m. on Downtown Saturday Nights.
IRONWOOD GALLERY. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. 2021 N. Kinney Road. 883-2702. Continuing through February 18: Minerals of the Sonoran Desert Region, photography by Jeffrey A. Scovil. Also continuing: Mineral Specimens of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, free with museum admission.
JCC GALLERY. Corner of Dodge Boulevard and River Road. 299-3000. Continuing through February 28: Earthy Pleasures: The Garden As Source, paintings and photographs by Barbara Rogers. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Sunday.
JOSÉ GALVEZ GALLERY. 743 N. Fourth Ave. 624-6878. Continuing through February 8: a solo-artist show of recent works by John Enriquez. 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.
JOSEPH GROSS GALLERY. UA Fine Arts Complex. South end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 626-4215. Continuing through February 20: Surgically Induced Childhood, installation by Kenneth Shorr, associate professor of photography. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Closed Saturdays.
LIONEL ROMBACH GALLERY. Gross Gallery Building. UA Fine Arts Complex, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 626-4215. 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. 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. 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.
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.
PCC ART GALLERY. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 884-6942. Continuing through March 3: geometric assemblages by Simon Donovan, stoneware sculptures by Jane Kelsey-Mapel, and oil paintings by Paul Waid. There will be a reception for the artists from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, January 31. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and during weekend performances at the Center for the Arts.
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.
RAW GALLERY. 43 S. Sixth Ave. 882-6927. Continuing through February 22: Sugar, Snakes and Puppy-Dog Tails, recent paintings by George E. Huffman. Regular gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, Downtown Saturday Night, Thursday Art Walk and by appointment.
ROTUNDA GALLERY. UA Student Union, second floor. 621-5123. Continuing through February 27: works on paper by UA faculty associate Anne Schutte. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Sunday.
T/PAC COMMUNITY GALLERY. 240 N. Stone Ave. 624-0595. Continuing through February 14: the TUSD Middle School Art Show, an exciting exhibit of young talent. Regular gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
TEMPLE GALLERY. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875. Continuing through February 26: magical-realist and iconographic paintings by Sirrkka Liisa Smith. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and prior to ATC performances. Call 624-7370 for information.
TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Continuing through March 23: Lasting Impressions, drawings by Thomas Hart Benton. Continuing through March 9: Seven Years in Tibet, historic photographs by Heinrich Harrer and sand mandala construction by Tibetan monks. 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. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for seniors and students, and free for children under age 12. Admission is free for all on Tuesdays.
UA MUSEUM OF ART. UA Fine Arts Complex, pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 621-7567. Continuing through February 21: Faux Post, an exhibition featuring "art stamps": miniature art works which mimic the look of postage stamps. Continuing through March 2: Cliff Benjamin: Eclipse, demonstration of a mural-sized work-in-progress to be completed 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.
UNION GALLERY. UA Student Union, first floor. 621-5123. Continuing through February 27: Social Predators, mixed-media works and installation by Brad Evans and Tim Jag. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Last Chance

ART!!! GALLERY. 6328 E. Broadway. 745-8586. Continuing through February 1: still-life and watercolor paintings by Rita Lipton. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
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.
TOHONO CHUL PARK GALLERY. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. 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.

Out Of Town

TUBAC CENTER OF THE ARTS. 9 Plaza Road, Tubac. Continuing through February 9: The TCA's 1997 Members' Juried Exhibit, featuring paintings, sculptures, photography and more. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Call 398-2371 for a gallery schedule.
RURAL ARTS TRAVELING EXHIBITION. Oro Valley Town Council Chambers. 11000 N. La Cañada Drive. Continuing through March 3: The Tucson/Pima Arts Council presents The Rural Arts Traveling Exhibition 1997, featuring art from eight Pima County communities. There will be a reception for the artists from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, February 9. Call 624-0595 for information.

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.
ARTIST DEMONSTRATIONS. Philabaum Contemporary Art Glass. 711 S. Sixth Ave. 884-7404. Watch as professional artists Bandhu Scott Dunham and Gordon Smith lecture and demonstrate the art of flame-working techniques from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, February 1. Call 884-7404 for information.
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. Glass artists are invited to submit proposals for the design, execution and installation of a permanent work in glass to be sited in an outdoor location in downtown Tucson. Artists must be able to work with the Tucson Arts District Partnership, the City of Tucson Department of Transportation, and the design team for the Downtown Pedestrian Implementation Plan. Call 624-9977 for application requirements and information. Deadline is Friday, February 14.
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.
ESTATE OF THE ART. Support your local museum with The Tucson Museum of Art's fundraiser Designer Showhouse 1997 and Estate of the Art Raffle. The chosen home is dated 1936, and located in the Colonia Solana neighborhood. Decorated by more than 20 local ASID designers, the home will be the raffle's first prize. Tours of the home, located at 3233 E. Via Palos Verdes, will be offered from February 4 through March 14. Home tours are $10 at the door. Food and drink will be available at the home for purchase from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., high tea from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Estate of the Art Raffle tickets are $125 each. Call the TMA at 624-2333 for tickets and 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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