City Listings - Art (April 10

ART

Opening This Week

ARTIST OF THE MONTH GALLERY. Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. 748-1551. Opening with a reception from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 13, and continuing through May 4: Earth Art, works by members of the Southern Arizona Clay Association. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. Casas Adobes Office Park. 6812 N. Oracle Road. 297-1427. Opening April 10 and continuing through April 30: art-glass by Alfredo Rivera. There is a reception for the artist from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 11. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
ENCHANTED EARTHWORKS GALLERY. 2980 N. Swan Road. 327-7007. Opening April 10 and continuing through April 26: Sonoran Reflections, glass works by Margaret Shirer, Nancy Weaver, Salvador Vargas, and others. There is a reception for the artists from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 12. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.
JOSEPH GROSS GALLERY. UA campus, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 626-4215. Opening with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 11, and continuing through May 1: Class Glass, the Glass Art Society Conference International Juried Student Exhibition. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
OBSIDIAN GALLERY. 4340 N. Campbell Ave. 577-3598. Opening with a reception at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 11, and continuing through May 17: Twelve New Mexico Glass Artists, an invitational. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
TEMPLE GALLERY. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875. Opening April 10 and continuing through May 31: monotypes and mixed-media works by Jan Olsson. There is a reception for the artist from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 18. 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. Opening April 11 and continuing through June 8: ¡Calido!, a survey of current "warm glass" works in conjunction with the Glass Arts Society Annual Conference. Continuing through May 18: Tucson 7: Brown, Bryers, Crowley, Hill, Kuhn, Terpning, and Riley, works by seven of Tucson's most prominent contemporary cowboy artists. 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.

Continuing

ALAMO WOODWORKERS GALLERY. 101 W. Sixth St. 882-9490. Continuing through April 28: Interned Galaxies, mixed-media installations by Cate McCarthy. There is a reception for the artist from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 11. Call for gallery hours.
APPARATUS GALLERY. 299 S. Park Ave. 791-3505. Continuing through May 31: sculpture, furniture, vessels, and jewelry by Kurt Niece. There is a reception for the artist from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 19. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
ARTERY FINE ART GALLERY. 4609 N. Oracle Road. 887-1614. Continuing through April 30: Desert Mystique, paintings, prints and pottery by 40 local artists. Meet the artists at a reception on April 12 and 13. Gallery hours are noon to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
BARKSDALE GALLERY. 500 N. Fourth Ave. 884-7541. Continuing through May 11: Visionary Landscapes, paintings and photographs by Cyrus Mejia and Raphael de Peyer. Gallery hours are 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
BECKER STAINED GLASS GALLERY. 1448 N. Stone Ave. 622-6955. Continuing through April 30: Cold Meets Hot, featuring the works of Louis Via, Daphne Ritzen and Sandra Buian-Becker. Regular gallery hours are from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
CENTRAL ARTS COLLECTIVE. 188 E. Broadway. 623-5883. Continuing through April 26: Transcendent Places, works by Amanda Yopp, Ron Mayo, Renee Koehler, Mark Roddy and Jo Andersen. Regular gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Thursday Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night.
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 April 26: North of the Border-- Contemporary Canadian Glass Art. There is a reception from 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 12. Regular gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and noon to 7 p.m. Thursday.
ETHERTON GALLERY. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. Continuing through May 29: Mano Volante, featuring works by masters of Italian glass. Continuing through May 31: Coated Walls-- Photographs of Contemporary Chihuahua, photographs by Virgil Hancock. 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.
M. REVAK & CO. 1440 N. Stone Ave. 624-3445. Continuing through May 31: glass works by Susie Cullen, mixed-media works by Michael Chittock, and acrylic works by Ed Twochtman. Also on display is sculpture by Ed Davenport and photographs and paintings by Sarah Prichard. There is a reception for the artists from 2 to 5 p.m. May 4. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and by appointment.
MANLEY GALLERY. 2425 E. Ft. Lowell Road. 321-9705. Continuing through April 30: Passages: Ghost Town Portraiture 1995-96, an exhibition by John Christiansen. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and by appointment.
MARK ROSSI GALLERY. 2451 N. Fontana Ave. 623-7136. Continuing through April 31: Vitreus Novus, new glass works by Jason L. Metcalf. Call for gallery hours.
MURPHEY GALLERY. St. Philip's In The Hills. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-1816. Continuing through April 24: Personal Perceptions, featuring watercolors and mixed-media works by Charlotte Jones and Mary Argueta. Gallery hours are 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.
OLD PUEBLO FRAMEWORKS AND GALLERY. 6290 E. Grant Road. 885-0746. Continuing through April 30: Southwestern Impressions, watercolors by Lisa Vaupel. 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 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.
RAW GALLERY. 43 S. Sixth Ave. 882-6927. Continuing through April 13: Going Forth By Day, recent glass works by Jerry Flanary in collaboration with Amy Andrews, Dan Enwright, Steve Hansen and Rob Jenkins. Glass techniques employed include lampworked glass, core-formed vessels, blown vessels, massiccio, sand casting, mixed-media and flat glass. The Ancient Egyptian consciousness of the continuity beyond physical existence is the main meditative focus of this small body of work. There will be an artist's reception from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, April 11, with Middle Eastern dancers and food. Continuing through April 30: Love to Hate--Hate to Love, a collection of miniature works by the Tucson Art Group (T.A.G.). Regular gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, Downtown Saturday Nights, Thursday Art Walks and by appointment.
ROTUNDA GALLERY. UA Student Union, second floor. 621-5123. 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.
STARSINGER STUDIO GALLERY. 209 S. Sherwood Village Drive. 721-0649. Continuing through April 30: Fiber Alchemy, fiber wall-art by Jewell Peterson. Gallery hours are from noon to 5 p.m. Sundays.
TOHONO CHUL PARK GALLERY. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Continuing through June 8: William Holzman's Fantastic Folk Art: Whirligigs, Furnishings and Whimsies. Continuing through April 28: Clearly Elegant--Functional Glass by Arizona Artists. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
T/PAC COMMUNITY GALLERY. 240 N. Stone Ave. 624-0595. Continuing through May 19: International Glass Art Exchange--Mexico/U.S. Including works by Tom Philabaum, Leah Camille Wingfield, Elvira Hickert, Ana Thiel, Milos Floresiller and others. There is a reception for the artists from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 11. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
WINGSPAN GALLERY. 422 N. Fourth Ave. 624-1779. Continuing through April 30: pencil drawings by Joaquin Mariscales. Call 624-1779 for gallery hours.
UA MUSEUM OF ART. UA Fine Arts Complex, pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 621-7567. Continuing through April 30: 1997 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition. Continuing through May 12: Penetrating Image, photography and glass works presented in conjunction with the International Glass Conference. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
WOLFE GALLERIES. 9600 N. Oracle Road. 742-4222. Continuing through April 30: glass works by Catherine Rahn. Call for regular gallery hours.

Last Chance

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.
JOSÉ GALVEZ GALLERY. 743 N. Fourth Ave. 624-6878. Continuing through April 13: the Galvez gallery hosts the second annual fundraising exhibition benefiting the UA Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan. This exhibition features more than 40 serigraph prints from the collection of Rick Meyer. 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.
G.A.S.P. GALLERY. 3233 S. Pinal Vista, Utterback Middle School. 617-6100. Continuing through April 11: works by Veronica Escudero and Linda Shearer Whiting. 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.
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 April 17: 21st Annual Visual Communications Student Exhibition. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Closed Saturdays.
PCC ART GALLERY. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 884-6942. 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.
SHANE HOUSE GALLERY. 218 S. Fourth Ave. 623-2577. Continuing through April 12: Alternate Turnings, or Stuff From Over The Fence, mixed-media sculptures by John Poole. Gallery hours are during Downtown Saturday Night and by appointment.
UNION GALLERY. UA Student Union, first floor. 621-5123. 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 is a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 13. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Out Of Town

DESERT CABALLEROS WESTERN MUSEUM. 21 N. Frontier St., Wickenburg. Continuing through April 27: Photography and the Old West, featuring the works of 17 different photographers. Call 1-520-684-2272 for gallery hours and information.
MESQUITE GROVE GALLERY. 371 McKeown Ave., Patagonia. Continuing through April 30: the eleventh annual Modern Masks and Shields show. Call 1-520-394-2732 for gallery hours and information.
RANCHO LINDA VISTA GALLERY. 1955 W. Linda Vista Road, Oracle. 1-520-896-9201. Opening April 4 and continuing through April 30: Old World, New World/Basically Paper, an exhibit featuring the works of Margo Burwell and Tom Freund. There is a reception for the artists from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 6. Call for gallery hours.
TUBAC CENTER OF THE ARTS. 9 Plaza Road, Tubac. Continuing through April 20: Arizona Glass Artists exhibit featuring works by Arizona "hot glass" artists. 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.

Announcements

ARTS BRIGADE. Help paint a mural on Fourth Avenue, work on a Quilt of Solidarity, participate in the street chalk mural and more with the Arts Brigade, an intergenerational collective of politically minded cultural workers. To get the scoop, join them any Tuesday at 7 p.m. for an orientation meeting at the International Arts Center, 516 N. Fifth Ave. Call 791-9359 for information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. Applications are currently being accepted for the Phantom Gallery, which includes various downtown spaces of different sizes, oriented to pedestrian and street level viewing. The Tucson Convention Center may also be available for displaying large works, suitable for hanging on a wall; minimum size is four by five feet, with larger works encouraged. Deadline is April 25. Call 624-9977 for application information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Tucson/Pima Arts Council seeks artist proposals for two public art commissions for the new frontage and access roads along I-10 downtown. The Arizona Department of Transportation seeks artists to work with its landscape architects on projects at I-10/Congress Street and I-10/18th Street. Pre-submission meetings are Monday, April 14: for the Congress Street project at 4 p.m. at T/PAC, 240 N. Stone Ave; for the 18th Street project at 5:30 p.m. at the City Council Ward I Office, 940 W. Alameda Street. The deadline for both projects is April 28. Call Beth Hancock at 624-0595, ext. 21, for information and application instructions.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Wingspan Gallery welcomes exhibition inquiries from local gay and lesbian artists in all media. Call Bob Mac Mahon at 571-8783 for information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. St. Philip's Art Gallery Committee is now accepting applications for the fifth annual Outdoor Art and Fine Craft Show. Submission deadline is April 15. Call Phyllis Jachowski at 298-8043 or Phyllis Wenger at 299-1091.
CALL TO ARTISTS. All media are welcome and cash awards available to visual artists submitting work for possible inclusion in Free At Last: Expressions of Emancipation in Honor of Juneteenth. Juneteenth marks the event when, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, Texas slaves learned of their freedom. Entry deadline is April 30. For prospectus, send SASE to: Free At Last, Central Arts Collective, 188 E. Broadway, Tucson, AZ 85701; or call 623-5883.
CALL TO ARTISTS. ART!! Gallery is currently accepting members for their cooperative. Call 881-0129 for information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. Dinnerware Artists' Cooperative Gallery is currently accepting slides for the artist roster, which confers eligibility for exhibitions and responsible membership in the gallery's cooperative efforts. To receive information and an application, send SASE to Dinnerware Roster, 135 E. Congress St., Tucson, AZ 85701. Application deadline is May 2.
ART WALK. Take advantage of the wealth of fine artists and galleries in Tucson with a stroll through the Downtown Arts District between 5 and 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. Set your own pace, or take advantage of 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.
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.
GLOBAL GLASS CELEBRATION. UA Arts Oasis, located at the south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway and Park Avenue. The College of Fine Arts presents an Arts Oasis Sunday Glass celebration from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, April 13. On hand will be more than 20 glass artists demonstrating their skills. While you're there, take a look at the spectacular glass-art exhibitions at the Joseph Gross Gallery, the UA Museum of Art, the Center for Creative Photography, and the Student Union Gallery.

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