Tucson Weekly: Listings: Art (March 19

ART

Opening This Week

APPARATUS GALLERY. 299 S. Park Ave. 791-3505. Continuing through May 2: Clay & Mosaic, a group exhibition featuring the works of David Aguirre, Maurice Grossman, Ann Hoff, Robert Hoffman, Joy Holdread, James A. Jones, Anna Keefer, Jim Pollack, Sherrie Posternak and Dan Wilhelm. There's a reception for the artists from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, March 21. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Listings ROSEQUIST GALLERIES. 1615 E. Fort Lowell Road. 327-5729. Opening March 21 and continuing through April 7: Three for the Show, an exhibition featuring new works by Stephanie Carleton, Frederick Hambley and Phil Lichtenhan. There's an opening reception for the artists from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 21. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
J & R FRAMING GALLERY. 6250 N. Oracle Road. 297-7457. Opening March 21 and continuing through April 3: The Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild (SAWG) presents its 30th annual juried exhibition. There's a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 21. Gallery hours are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Opening March 27 and continuing through May 24: Directions: Point of Fracture, an installation by Amy Zuckerman combining photographs and tape recordings of the families of murder victims. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 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.

Continuing

APPAREL GALLERY. 191 E. Toole Ave. 798-1952. Continuing: Traveling Abroad, a multi-media exhibit that combines art pieces and vintage clothing to evoke a thematically coherent exploration of travel. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and by appointment.
ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM GALLERY. 2021 N. Kinney Road. Continuing through April 22: Animals of the Sonoran Desert, an exhibition of origami by Michael LaFosse. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. Admission is free with museum ticket. Call 883-2702 for information.
ARTERY FINE ARTS. 2843 N. Campbell Ave. Continuing through March 31: Reflections from a Sunlit Land, a multi-media exhibit by members of the Southwestern League of Fine Arts. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call 327-6094 for information.
ARTIST OF THE MONTH GALLERY. Unitarian Universalist Church of Tucson. 4831 E. 22nd St. 323-6791. Continuing through March 29: an annual, multi-cultural show featuring the works of Trena Howard, Armando Montano, Guadalupe Montano, Alfred Quiroz, George Welch, Angelique Feldman, Susan Mendosa and Anna Vasilyeva. Gallery hours are 9 a.m to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
BERO GALLERY. 41 S. Sixth Ave. 792-0313. Continuing through April 11: photographs and handmade books by Alice Cummings and Cynthia Laureen Vogt. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, 2 to 7 p.m. Thursday, noon to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 7 to 10 p.m. Downtown Saturday Nights, and by appointment.
CENTER FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY. 621-7968. UA campus, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. Continuing through May 24: Sea Change: The Seascape in Contemporary Photography, including works by 18 photographic artists. 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 March 28: my pet 2, featuring juried works in all media by national artists. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and during Thursday evening Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night.
DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. 6812 N. Oracle Road. 297-1427. Continuing through March 28: paintings by Rudy Nadler and Debra Salopek, and mixed-media paintings and collages by David Pennington. 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 17: Harmony and Contrast, an exhibit featuring the works of local artists in various media. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
DINNERWARE GALLERY. 135 E. Congress St. 792-4503. Continuing through March 28: sculpture by John Davis. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Thursday, and Downtown Saturday Nights.
ELEANOR JECK GALLERIES. St. Philip's Plaza. 4280 N. Campbell Ave. 299-2139. Continuing through April 17: Burst of Spring, featuring new works by gallery artists. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and by appointment.
ELIZABETH CHERRY CONTEMPORARY ART. 437 E. Grant Road. 903-0577. Continuing through May 2: Works by Alice Stepanek and Steven Maslin. The show features highly detailed landscape paintings combining formal and conceptual theory. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.
ETHERTON GALLERY. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. Continuing through March 28: paintings by Nancy Tokar Miller; and glass art by Preston Singletary and Benjamin Moore. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Thursday, and during Downtown Saturday Nights.
IT'S A BLAST GALLERY. 2631 E. Broadway. 327-7879. Continuing: hand-blown glassware by Phil Kindler and Marsha Jacquay; watercolors and prints by Jean Beck; industrial/deco metal furnishings by Damion Velasquez; and silver jewelry by Stephanie Boardly. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
JOSÉ GALVEZ GALLERY. 743 N. Fourth Ave. 624-6878. Continuing through April 4: The Road To Mexico, photographs from Tucson to Sonora by Maeve Hickey. 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, located on the southeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway. 626-4215. Continuing through April 2: Abject Lands: Personal Horizons, an exchange exhibition of work by faculty and students from the University of Western Australia, the Edith Cowan University in Perth, Australia, and the University of Arizona. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
KALEIDOSCOPE FINE ARTS GALLERY. Unitarian Universalist Church. 3601 W. Cromwell Drive. 615-8625. Continuing through March 31: The Dance of Form and Spirit, monotypes by Sylvia Garland. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
MARATHON-MILAGRO GALLERY. Plaza Palomino. 2920 N. Swan Road. 323-1138. Continuing through March 31: works by Barbara Gurwitz, Dwight Haigh, Diana Madaras and Diane Redhair; Paintings by Eva Arenas, Nathan Solano, Katalin Ehling and Deborah Hiatt. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
MURPHEY GALLERY. St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 298-0586. Continuing through April 2: natural history photography by Bishop "Skip" McDonald, and Southwestern wildlife in watercolor and mixed-media by Don Fillenberg. Gallery hours are 2 to 4 p.m. Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
OBSIDIAN GALLERY. 4340 N. Campbell Ave. 577-3598. Continuing through April 25: works in fiber by Linda Lewis. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
OLD PUEBLO GALLERY. 6290 E. Grant Road. 885-0746. Continuing through April 3: Nine Views in Waterside, an exhibit by Lees Neuf, with works by Perdita Andrews, Diana Davis, Kathi Doudnik, Joanne Garry, Barbara Lewis, Lois L. McDonald, Cindy Reves, Ann Rodgers and Joan Shaw. 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. Continuing at the Tucson Arts District Partnership, 4 E. Congress St.: paintings by Jennifer Sullivan Carney; and painted wood sculptures and Prismacolor drawings by Joan Sullivan Marum. Continuing at 45 N. Sixth Ave.: Aloha Shirts, a project by students at Flowing Wells Junior High School. Continuing at 221 N. Court Ave.: watercolors by Palmer Butler. Continuing at 110 S. Church Ave.: whimsical enamel-on-glass paintings by Janet Miller. Call 624-9977 for information on other Phantom Gallery locations.
PHANTOM MURALS AND SCULPTURE. 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.; 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. Ned Egan's Blue Steel Bouquet, the first in the Phantom Sculpture Spring Series, is next to the Julian Drew building on Broadway between Fifth and Sixth avenues. The newest addition to the Phantom Sculpture Series, 2B by Konried Muench, is in front of the Bank of America Plaza at 33 N. Stone Ave.
PHILABAUM CONTEMPORARY ART GLASS. 711 S. Sixth Ave. 884-7404. Continuing through April 25: Philabaum's Southwest Invitational XI, Deep Relief--Carved Glass, with works by 11 artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
PINK ADOBE GALLERY. 222 E. Congress St. 623-2828. Continuing through March 31: hand painted black-and-white photographs by David Franck; metal sculpture by Henry Dupere; and functional pottery by Jerry Pollari. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Downtown Saturday Night.
PINK ADOBE GALLERY EAST. 6538 E. Tanque Verde Road. 298-5995. Continuing through March 31: Story People, by Brian Andreas; ceramics by Ann Hoff; and ceramics by Andree Richmond. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
PRESS 101.101 W. Fifth St. 884-0278. Continuing through April 1: paintings by Matt Cotton and Kevin Johnson. Call for gallery hours.
TEMPLE GALLERY. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875. Continuing through April 8: Her Garden: Objects and Sites Remembered, an exhibit of paintings by Barbara Rogers. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and prior to ATC performances. Call 624-7370 for information.
TOHONO CHUL PARK GALLERY. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Continuing through April 27: You Can't Judge A Book by Its Cover, an exhibit of unique, handmade books. Continuing through April 12: Trappings of the Cowboy: Boots, Saddles, Hats & More. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Continuing through March 31 at Casa Cordova: Maria Luisa Tena's El Nacimiento, elaborate and varied scenes of the nativity. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 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.
WOMANKRAFT GALLERY. 388 S. Stone Ave. 629-9976. Continuing through March 29: Drawing Down The Muse, works in all media by participants in the Drawing Down The Muse workshop. Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday.

Last Chance

DE GRAZIA GALLERY. 6300 N. Swan Road. 299-9192. Continuing through March 20: works by the Open Sketch Group. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
G.A.S.P. GALLERY. 3233 S. Pinal Vista, Utterback Middle School. 617-6100. Continuing through March 24: The Works of Trena Howard, recent paintings and mixed-media. 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 a student-run gallery.
JCC GALLERY. 3800 E. River Road. 299-3000. Continuing through March 26: regional black-and-white photography by Ben Golden, and desert landscapes in watercolors and oils by Farzad Nakhai. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Sunday.
OBSIDIAN GALLERY. 4340 N. Campbell Ave. 577-3598. Continuing through April 11: jewelry by Jude Clarke and Peggy Eng. Continuing through March 21: colorful jewelry by Michael Boyd and Diane Egbert, and metal jewelry by Shana Kroiz. Also continuing: Combined Visions, works by beadmakers and jewelers. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
PCC ART GALLERY. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 206-6942. Continuing through March 24: jewelry and wall sculpture by Lucinda Brogden; photography by Susann Tolan; and capes and tapestries by Katherine Uetz. 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.

Out Of Town

TUBAC CENTER OF THE ARTS. 9 Plaza Road, Tubac. 398-9511. Opening March 21 and continuing through April 26: A Tradition of Excellence, the Arizona Designer Craftsmen '98 exhibit, featuring 26 artists presenting 56 pieces. There's a reception from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 21. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
55 MAIN GALLERY. 55 Main St., Bisbee. Continuing through March 31: a retrospective of works in oil and pencil by Tucson artist Tony Quesada, from 1939 to 1997. Call (520) 432-4694 for information.
OTERO STREET GALLERY. 5 Camino Otero, Tubac. 398-8014. Continuing through March 29: The Winter Members' Show and Festival, featuring works in all major media by the 26 artist-members. Gallery hours are 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.

Announcements

ART TALKS. Education Center at the Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. Thomas Eakins-Glen Hamilton presents Naked or Nude? Call 624-2333 for time, date and upcoming topics.
ART WALK. Fine artists and galleries await on the weekly Art Walk, a self- or docent-guided stroll through the Downtown Arts District between 5 and 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. Free tours of public art displays and participating galleries begin 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. The Tucson-Pima Arts Council is seeking proposals from artists to create artwork for three new improvement projects. A pre-submission meeting providing detailed project and application information is set for 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, at the Pima County Parks and Recreation Office, 1204 W. Silverlake Road.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Center Arts Gallery at the UA Campus Christian Center seeks art in all media for wall display during the 1998-'99 season. Interested artists should send 10 35mm slides representative of their work, slide list and résumé to: The Campus Christian Center, 715 N. Park Ave., Tucson, AZ 85719. Submission deadline is April 15.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Midvale Park Chevron is accepting applications for its first annual Art and Craft Festival on March 27 and 28. Call 529-1946 for information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Hunger Artist Gallery, 1001-E Yale Blvd., SE, Albuquerque, NM, is accepting submissions for Works Unknown, a students-only art exhibition to run from May 21 to June 22. Submissions of 2D and 3D media will be considered (no video, installation, glass or ceramics) from artists 18 and over currently attending school or an art class. Fees are $5 per entry, limited to five entries. All works must be for sale at a 15-percent commission to the gallery. Deadline is April 20. For information, send SASE to The Hunger Gallery; or call toll free on Fridays, (888) 943-0238.
CALL FOR MEMBERSHIP. The Group for Photographic Intentions is accepting applications for membership from Tucson area artists. GPI is a non-profit artists' organization which provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and information about contemporary photographic concerns. For an application, send SASE to: GPI, P.O. Box 1691, Tucson, AZ 85702. Application deadline is March 31. Call 578-3058 for information.
OBSIDIAN GALLERY. 4340 N. Campbell Ave. 577-3598. The Obsidian Gallery is seeking submissions of all craft and fine arts media, furniture, lighting, functional and/or decorative objects for a Summer 1998 Interiors exhibition. Deadline for submissions is May 1. Include SASE for the return of materials. The gallery is also seeking submissions of outdoor sculpture for its annual Monsoon Madness show. The deadline for these materials is also May 1.
WAREHOUSE WALKS. Take a tour of Tucson's Historic Warehouse District with The Tucson Arts District Partnership. Tours run the second Saturday of each month, and meet at 8:50 a.m. in the lobby of the Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St. Group size is limited, with RSVPs requested by 5 p.m. the Thursday prior to the tour. Participants should dress comfortably, and plan on being outdoors. Call 624-9977 for reservations and information.