City Listings - Art (April 4

ART

Opening This Week

BERTA WRIGHT. Two locations: 260 E. Congress St. 882-7043; and Foothills Mall, 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd. 742-4134. Opening April 4 with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m., and continuing through April 24: Andre Richmond, a celebration of the virtuosity of Tucson ceramic sculptor known for her whimsical animals on wheels. Congress gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, Thursday Night Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night. Foothills Mall hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
CENTRAL ARTS COLLECTIVE. 188 E. Broadway. 623-5883. Opening April 6 with a reception from 7 to 10 p.m., and continuing through April 27: Space, Time & Process, drawings, prints and models by John Dutton, transitional work by Dorothy Weichbrod and prints and plates by Gloria Isak-Morton. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Downtown Saturday Night, Thursday Night Art Walk and by appointment.
Etherton Gallery. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. Opening April 4 and continuing through June 1: Black and White/Six Photographers in Mid-Career, works by Dick Arentz, Linda Connor, Mark Klett, Jay Dusard, Jody Forester and Debbie Fleming Caffery. Meet the artists at a reception from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 6. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Thursday and Downtown Saturday Night.
JCC ART GALLERY. 3800 E. River Road. 299-3000. Opening April 4 and continuing through April 29: Impressions of the Holocaust, an exhibition of works by Gale DuBrow, Sheila Kanter and Michael Schwartz. Meet the artists at a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 14. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Sunday.
LOCAL 803 GALLERY. 803 E. Helen St. 882-4625. Opening April 4 and continuing through May 4: multiple-etchings collage by Brett Colley, sculpture by Joseph Marshall, and blue-tone photography by Josephine Thomason. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and by appointment.
MELIORA GALLERY. 178 E. Broadway. 792-9544. Opening April 6 with a reception from 7 to 10 p.m., and continuing through May 31: 12 Years of Building in the Desert: A Focus on the Vernacular, new and renovative projects of rammed earth, straw bale, native stone and adobe by Design Building Consultants. Regular gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
PCC WEST CAMPUS ART GALLERY. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 884-6385. Opening April 9 with a reception from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and continuing through May 9: the PCC Student Art Exhibition, a juried exhibit showcasing the diverse talents of PCC art students. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday.
PHANTOM MURALS. Various downtown locations. Drawn to the Light, by Luna Lee Ray, is located at the corner of Broadway and Stone Avenue. The Thinkers, by Eleanor Kohloss, is located at Fourth Avenue and Sixth Street. Call the Tucson Arts District Partnership at 624-9977 for information.
TUCSON/PIMA ARTS COUNCIL GALLERY. 240 N. Stone Ave. 624-0595. Opening April 8 and continuing through May 17: The Human Form: Five Perspectives, painting, sculpture and photography incorporating the human form. There is an artists' reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 12. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and Thursday Night Art Walk.

Continuing

APPARATUS GALLERY. 299 S. Park Ave., Studio C. 791-3505. Continuing through April 27: Reciprocal Impacts, photographic works by Amey Broeker, Greg Huston, David Elliot, Thomas Grubba, Sean Justice, Larry Wilson and Keith Schreiber. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
ARIZONA GALLERY. UA Student Union. 621-5123. Continuing through April 11: Tyrant Figures, an exhibition of paintings by Aaron Morse. Gallery is open during Student Union hours.
Arizona Historical Society. 949 E. Second St. 628-5774. Continuing through December 31: Emergence: The South Park Story, 1940-1950, a photo exhibit tracing the development of the South Park neighborhood, located along Park Avenue south of 22nd Street; and A Memento for My Descendants: The Buehman Studio Perspective, photographic works of German immigrant Henry Buehman. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
ART DEPARTMENT GALLERY. Art Building. UA campus. Located at the south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 626-4215. Continuing through April 14: the annual juried student visual communications exhibition. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
ART!! GALLERY. 6328 E. Broadway. 745-8586. Continuing through April 15: an exhibit of works by new member artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Center for Creative Photography. UA Fine Arts Complex, southeast of the pedestrian underpass at Speedway and Park Avenue. 621-7968. Continuing through April 10: The Archives, selections from the permanent collection with recent acquisitions from 1992 to present. Regular gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. 6812 N. Oracle Road. 297-1427. Continuing through April 13: stone sculpture by George Ehnat and photodrawings by Harold Jones. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
DE GRAZIA GALLERY. Little Gallery. 6300 N. Swan Road. 299-9191. Continuing through April 12: Light and Color featuring paintings by Nikki and Tony Bellio. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Sunday.
DESERT ARTISANS GALLERY. 6536-A Tanque Verde Road, La Plaza Shops. 722-4412. Continuing through May 5: Unique Expressions, a mixed-media show by local artists. Regular 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. 795-4503. Continuing through April 20: Imagines Latino Americas, featuring black and white photography by A.C. Huerta and Amy Zuckerman. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Thursday Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night.
ECLECTIC GALLERY. 69 E. Pennington St. 620-1668. Continuing through April 18: Three Realities, an exhibit of new photography by Cy Lehrer, Omer V. Claiborne and Bill Baker. Regular gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, Thursday Night Art Walk, Downtown Saturday Night and by appointment.
ELEANOR JECK GALLERY. 4280 N. Campbell Ave., Suite 5. 299-2139. Continuing through May 31: To Celebrate Spring, Worrell acrylic paintings, sculpture and jewelry by E. Shaw and Michele deLong, and fine art jewelry by K. Smith. Also new works by national and regional artists. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
IRONWOOD GALLERY. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. 2021 N. Kinney Road. 883-2702. Continuing through April 25: an exhibition by second generation potters of Mata Ortiz, featuring ceramics, photographs and demonstrations. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Sunday. Admittance is free with museum admission.
JOSÉ GALVEZ GALLERY. 743 N. Fourth Ave. 624-6878. Continuing through April 13: Print Tradition Lives, a joint exhibition of contemporary Mexican printmakers Artemio Rodriguez, Jesus Angel Perez Valverde and Israel Rodriquez. 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 or by appointment.
MARATHON GALLERY. Plaza Palomino. 2970 N. Swan Road. 323-1138. Continuing through April 30: pastel and mixed media paintings by Susan Imwalle. Also works by 22 Southwest artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
OBSIDIAN GALLERY. St. Philip's Plaza. 4340 N. Campbell Ave. 577-3598. Continuing through April 27: clay works by Donna and Wesley Anderegg and natural fiber baskets by Gail Campbell. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
PHILABAUM GALLERY. 711 S. Sixth Ave. 884-7404. Continuing through April 27: Southwest Invitational IX: Homo Vitreus, featuring 20 artists' interpretations of the human form in glass. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Glass-blowing demonstrations are usually given from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Call ahead to verify schedule.
RAW GALLERY. 43 S. Sixth Ave. 882-6927. Continuing through April 27: The Shadow Years, paintings by Rose Johnson. An artist's reception meets from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 6. Regular gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, Downtown Saturday Night and Thursday Art Walk.
TEMPLE GALLERY. Temple of Music and Art. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-8210. Continuing through April 24: mixed media constructions and drawings by Alfred Quiroz. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and prior to ATC performances.
TOHONO CHUL PARK GALLERY. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Continuing through April 22: Bugs in Our Backyard: Art Work by Greg Brenden and Judy Faitsch, an exhibit of watercolor and sculpture works. Continuing through May 19 in the Exhibit Hall: Bloom: Interpretations by Eight Artists. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. A $2 donation is requested.
Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Continuing through May 3: a collection of pre-Columbian art donated by Paul and Alice Baker. Admission to the museum 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. Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Last Chance

IMAGE GALLERY. The Screening Room. 127 E. Congress St. 622-2262. Continuing through April 7: Portraits of Women from Around the World, paintings by Georgie Quinn and Lydia D'Amico. Call for hours.
UA Museum of Art. UA campus, Speedway east of Park Avenue in the Fine Arts Complex. 621-7567. Continuing through April 7: Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition. Meet the artists at a closing reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 7. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Closed on Saturdays and UA holidays. Admission is free.

Out Of Town

RANCHO LINDA VISTA BARN GALLERY. 1955 W. Linda Vista Road. Oracle. (520) 896-2406. Continuing through April 30: The Garden of Nearness, paintings by Judith Mariner. Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday or by appointment.

Announcements

GARDENS OF THE WORLD. Barbara Churchill presents Artists and Their Gardens, a lecture of paintings inspired by gardens of the world, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, at Tohono Chul Park, 7366 N. Paseo del Norte, in the Wilson Room. Cost is $2, free to park members. Reservations required. Call 742-6455 for information.
PUBLIC ART. Tucson/Pima Arts Council hosts a free workshop entitled From Public Space to Public Art: Participating in Public Art Selection from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, at 240 N. Stone Ave. A visual overview of public art possibilities, both locally and nationally, is presented for community members, art professionals, artists, planners, designers and anyone who is interested. Call T/PAC at 624-0595 for information.
KABEDECH TAKLEAB. Ethiopian-born artist Kabedech Takleab discusses the influence on her paintings from her experiences as a prisoner of war in Somalia in the late 1970s and early 1980s at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at the UA School of Architecture auditorium, UA campus. Call 621-1251 for information.
WATERCOLOR SHOW. The Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild's 28th annual watercolor exhibit continues through April 11 in the former Old Pueblo Museum at Foothills Mall, 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call Vanessa at 798-1222 for information.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS. Tucson/Pima Arts Council and the City of Tucson seek submissions for a 18' x 9' grillwork panel for the Rita Ranch District Park swim facility. Design should function as an integral part of the facility and may include images relating to the facilities' function. Deadline for final applications is April 18. Call Beth Hancock at T/PAC at 624-0595, ext. 21, for information.
ART SPACE LOANS. The Tucson Arts District Partnership, Inc., currently has low interest Art Space Development Loans for those interested in preserving existing art space or developing new art space in the downtown area. Up to $5,000 is available to individuals, organizations or groups interested in acquiring, renovating and/or rehabilitating downtown area property for arts uses. Completed applications must be received by 5 p.m. Friday, April 19. Call the Arts District at 624-9977 for application and information.
ART WALK. Visit the Downtown Arts District from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, with free docent-led Art Walk tours beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Park Inn Suite Santa Rita Hotel, 88 E. Broadway. Guided tours end at 7 p.m. Call 624-9977 for information and a listing of participating galleries.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Tucson Jewish Community Center is accepting proposals for two dimensional media for the 1996-97 exhibition schedule. Proposals are reviewed by the Visual Arts Committee of the JCC. Deadline for submissions is April 15. Call Lori Lantz, Art Gallery coordinator at 299-3000 for request form and information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Southern Arizona Arthritis Foundation is accepting original art for 1996 holiday greeting cards. Any subject matter suitable for a holiday card (to be reproduced in 5-by-7 format) will be considered. Original works or color transparencies may be submitted. Deadline is April 30. Call Ann-Eve Cunningham at 290-9090 for information.
CALL FOR ENTRIES. The UA Activities Board Arts Committee is accepting work in the comic art genre for comiCAzine: A Comic Art Show, scheduled April 25 through May 3 at the UA Student Union Gallery. Open to professionals and amateurs. Work must be ready to hang and be submitted for review by April 17. Deliver works to UA Department of Student Programs, Student Union Room 101. Call Christina at 621-0764 for application and information.
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.
PERFORMANCE ARTISTRY CONFERENCE. Arizona-based performing artists and companies committed to continuing or expanding their touring activities in the Western U.S. may apply for Commission sponsorship to attend and exhibit at the Western Alliance of Arts Administrators (W.A.A.A.) annual conference, September 2 through 7, in Portland, Oregon. This is the Western-region booking conference, bringing artists and presenters together for professional development and booking. Call Mollie Lakin-Hayes, Presenting and Touring Director, at (602) 229-8221 for guidelines and application form. Application deadline April 11.

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