City Listings - Art (March 6

ART

Opening This Week

HACIENDA DEL SOL GALLERY. 5601 N. Hacienda del Sol Road. 299-1501. Opening with a reception from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 9, and continuing through April 8: Latitudes, mixed-media monoprints by Acacia Alder, Chris Bondante and Sheila Chambers. Call 529-6919 for gallery hours.
PCC ART GALLERY. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 884-6942. Opening with a reception from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, and continuing through April 14: From A Glass Seed, works by Tucson artists Aurore Chabot, Darla Masterson, Michael Joplin, Roy Pearson and Alfredo Rivera. Regular 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.
ROTUNDA GALLERY. UA Student Union, second floor. 621-5123. Opening with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 6, and continuing through April 24: No Rhyme or Reason, a juried, multi-media student art exhibition. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
UNION GALLERY. UA Student Union, first floor. 621-5123. Opening March 6 and continuing through April 17: the second annual International Self-Illuminative Glass Exhibition, featuring works by students from the UA Neon Workshop and invited professional artists/members of the Glass Art Society. There will be a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 13. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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.
ART!!! GALLERY. 6328 E. Broadway. 745-8586. Continuing through March 31: oil paintings, pastels, and colored pencil works by Irene Ferguson. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
ARIZONA GALLERY. UA Student Union, second floor. 621-6142. Continuing through March 14: Eye On Diversity, works by students entered in the Eye On Diversity photo contest. 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 April 5: new photographic works by Gordon Stettinius. There will be an opening reception from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, March 7. 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, on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 621-7968. Continuing through April 13: The Waving of Foliage and the Coming and Going of Ships, live projections by Richard Torchia. Regular gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
CENTRAL ARTS COLLECTIVE. 188 E. Broadway. 623-5883. Continuing through March 29: Death: A Round Trip Ticket, works, words and images celebrating death by 35 artists. There will be a reception for the artists from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 8. Regular gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Thursday Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night.
DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. Casas Adobes Office Park. 6812 N. Oracle Road. 297-1427. Continuing through April 5: new paintings by Josh Goldberg and Pamela Marks. 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 May 3: Reflections, a mixed-media exhibit featuring watercolor and oil paintings, pottery and sculpture. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
DINNERWARE GALLERY. 135 E. Congress St. 792-4503. Continuing through March 29: The Dance, ceramic sculptures and drawings by Gary Benna, and A Collaborative Portrait of Diane Marie Ferris, photographed by Ann Simmons-Myers. There will be an opening reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 7. Regular gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and noon to 7 p.m. Thursday.
EAGLES NEST GALLERY. 2420 N. Pantano Road. 290-6115. Continuing through March 31: originals and prints by Cal Cook and Elena Bennett. Also on display are photographs by R.C. Gorman, G.E. Mullan and Ted DeGrazia. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and by appointment.
ELIZABETH CHERRY CONTEMPORARY ART. 1421 E. Broadway. 903-0577. Continuing through April 10: works by Cecilia de Medeiros. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and by appointment.
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 7 to 10 p.m. Downtown Saturday Nights.
IRONWOOD GALLERY. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. 2021 N. Kinney Road. 883-2702. Continuing through June 2: Desert Reflections, a juried exhibition of Southern Arizona clay artists, in conjunction with an invitational glass arts installation. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, free with museum admission.
IT'S A BLAST! GALLERY. 2631 E. Broadway. 327-7879. Continuing through March 31: pierced and carved glass by Phil Kindler and Marsha Jacquay. Also continuing: works by 18 local and regional artists in watercolor, fiber, ceramics, glass, metal and jewelry. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
JOSÉ GALVEZ GALLERY. 743 N. Fourth Ave. 624-6878. Continuing through March 15: Trabajo de la Tierra, a solo exhibition of paintings, including commissioned works by the late Cesar Chavez, by Detroit-area artist Nora Chapa Mendoza. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and 6 to 9 p.m. Downtown Saturday Nights.
JOSEPH GROSS GALLERY. UA campus, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 626-4215. Continuing through April 5: Animal Writes, paintings and drawings by William T. Wiley. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
LIONEL ROMBACH GALLERY. Joseph Gross Gallery building, southeast corner of Speedway and Park Avenue. 626-4215. Continuing through March 26: Alternate Realities, mixed-media sculpture, paintings and ceramics by Muriel Pacheco and Shawn Hensley. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
MURPHEY GALLERY. St. Philip's In The Hills. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-1816. Continuing through March 27: watercolors by Joan Warren, and oil and pastel paintings by Pam Hamilton. Gallery hours are 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.
OBSIDIAN GALLERY. 4340 N. Campbell Ave. 577-3598. 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.
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 CONTEMPORARY ART GLASS. 711 S. Sixth Ave. 884-7404. Continuing through April 26: Southwest Invitational X: Regions of the Flame, works by More than 40 glass artists. Call for regular gallery hours.
PRIMITIVE ARTS GALLERY. 3026 E. Broadway. 326-4852. Continuing through March 31: giant Huichol Indian beaded prayer bowls by the Ruiz family, and Amazon jungle headdresses of the Kayapo, Tapirapé, and Xingu peoples. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and by appointment.
RAW GALLERY. 43 S. Sixth Ave. 882-6927. Continuing through April 5: The Last Retablo, recent oils, watercolors and prints by Prescott artist Doug Weber. Continuing through April 30: Love To Hate-Hate To Love, a show of miniature works by the T.A.G. group. Regular gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, Downtown Saturday Night, Thursday Art Walk and by appointment.
T/PAC COMMUNITY GALLERY. 240 N. Stone Ave. 624-0595. Continuing through March 28: works by the 1997 Visual Arts Fellowship award recipients and finalists. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Continuing through March 9: Seven Years in Tibet, historic photographs by Heinrich Harrer and sand mandala construction by Tibetan monks. Continuing through March 9 in the Fish-Nye House: The Best of the West Women Artists of the West Show and Sale VII. Continuing through March 23: People, Places, and Things: Thirty Years of Photography, an exhibit of the extensive works of Dr. John P. Schaefer. Continuing through March 23: Lasting Impressions, drawings by Thomas Hart Benton. 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.
TOHONO CHUL PARK GALLERY. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Continuing through March 30: Missions, Shrines and Holy Places, photographs by Arizona artists depicting places of petition and thanksgiving; plus milagros, santos, and retablos. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
UA MUSEUM OF ART. UA Fine Arts Complex, pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 621-7567. Continuing through March 16: Taos Modernist, works by artist Beatrice Mandelman. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
WINGSPAN GALLERY. 422 N. Fourth Ave. 624-1779. Continuing through March 31: expressionist acrylic paintings by Corky Frausto. Call 624-1779 for gallery hours.
WOMANKRAFT GALLERY. 388 S. Stone Ave. 629-9976. Continuing through March 29: Women Artists Return From the Darkness, featuring paintings, drawings, sculpture, prints, photographs and more. Regular gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday.

Last Chance

ARTIST OF THE MONTH GALLERY. Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. 748-1551. Continuing through March 9: works by Dot Beeson, Wanda Hein and Gretchen Huff. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
BARKSDALE GALLERY. 500 N. Fourth Ave. 884-7541. Continuing through March 9: Sunset, a retrospective exhibition of black and white photography by William E. Barksdale. Gallery hours are 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
PINK ADOBE GALLERY. 222 E. Congress St. 623-2828. 6538 E. Tanque Verde Road. 298-5995. Continuing through March 9 at the Congress Street location: gemstone jewelry by Joryel Vera, functional Southwestern pottery by Helen Helwig, and colorful, handpainted mirrors by Sticks. Continuing through March 9 at the Tanque Verde location: Desert Finds, whimsical ceramic sculpture by Linda Brewer. Congress gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and Downtown Saturday Nights. Tanque Verde gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Out Of Town

MESQUITE GROVE GALLERY. 371 McKeown Ave., Patagonia. Continuing through April 30: the 11th annual Modern Masks and Shields show. Call 1-520-394-2732 for gallery hours and information.

Announcements

CALL TO ARTISTS. Dinnerware Artists' Cooperative Gallery is currently accepting slides for the artist roster, which allows artists eligibility for exhibitions and Artist-Membership. To receive information and an application send SASE to Dinnerware Roster, 135 E. Congress St., Tucson, AZ 85701. Application deadline is May 2.
CALL TO ARTISTS. WomanKraft Gallery is seeking women artists for a juried exhibit to run in April and May. Call Gerrie at 629-9976 for information. Deadline is March 19.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Tucson/Pima Arts Council is sponsoring an artists call for the Pueblo Gardens Gateway project, which includes the design and construction of two straw bale facades for the Gateway, located on South Campbell between Cherrybell and 36th Streets. The Pueblo Gardens Neighborhood Association is seeking an artist and an assistant to direct and supervise 12 youth in the design and construction of the facades. Call T/PAC at 624-0595, ext. 18, or stop by 240 N. Stone Ave., for an application and information. Deadline is Friday, March 7.
CALL TO ARTISTS. Artists interested in submitting works for possible inclusion in the 1997 Arizona Biennial may pick up a prospectus at the Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Ave. Entries for the Biennial, the only juried exhibition open to all artists and craftspeople living in Arizona, will be accepted through April 1. Call 624-2333 for information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Empire Café and Lounge, in association with Bero Gallery, invites artists working in all media-- including video, performance, sculpture and installation-- to participate in an artists' collective. Artists will create work for changing thematic exhibitions hosted by Empire Café and Lounge, 61 E. Congress St. Call Bero Gallery at 792-0313 for information. Deadline for submissions is March 31.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Art!! Gallery, a cooperative of artists, is currently accepting new members. Call 881-0129 for information.
ART WALK. Take advantage of the wealth of fine artists and galleries here in Tucson. Visit the Downtown Arts District between 5 and 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, and enjoy 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.
CALL TO ARTISTS. Applications are now being accepted by the Tucson/Pima Arts Council for 1997-1998 Community Gallery space. The gallery, located at 240 N. Stone Ave., offers more than 2,500 square feet for exhibitions by Pima County artists, associations and guilds. Call Sara Mattison, T/PAC Gallery Coordinator, at 624-0595 for proposal guidelines and information. Deadline for submissions is Friday, March 7.
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 continue through March 14. Home tours are $10 at the door. Food and drink will be available 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.
ORACLE ARTS FEST. Take a pleasant weekend ride to Oracle Friday through Sunday, March 7 through 9, for the Oracle Fine Art Weekend. Art studios will be open to the public with demonstrations and studio talks throughout the weekend. Galleries open their doors at noon on Friday, and 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Maps and brochures will be available at all pink-flagged locations. Call 1-520-896-2170 for information.
MAKIN' PAPER. Catherine Nash offers an all-day intensive workshop entitled Papermaking for Printmakers on Saturday, March 8. Class will introduce papermaking from cooked plant fibers, beating, Western/Japanese techniques and more. Call 740-1673 for registration and information.

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