City Listings - Art (April 18

ART

Opening This Week

Center for Creative Photography. UA Fine Arts Complex, southeast of the pedestrian underpass at Speedway and Park Avenue. 621-7968. Opening April 21 with a reception from noon to 3 p.m., and continuing through June 30: Reconstruction: William Christenberry's Art, a traveling exhibit celebrating the life's work of this interpreter of the American South. Christenberry presents a slide lecture at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 21, in the auditorium. Regular gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
DINNERWARE GALLERY. 135 E. Congress St. 795-4503. Opening April 23 and continuing through May 18: an exhibit by member artists John Davis, Ann Keuper and Joanne Kerrihard. Also showing, the Sonoran People's Tapestry Project. Meet the artists at a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 27. Ann Keuper discusses tapestries at 7 p.m. Monday, April 29. Continuing through April 20: Imagines Latino Americas, black and white photography by A.C. Huerta and Amy Zuckerman. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Thursday Night Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night.
DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. 6812 N. Oracle Road. 297-1427. Opening April 24 and continuing through June 1: Gallery Mix, a group show of recent paintings and sculptures. Continuing through April 19: 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.
ECLECTIC GALLERY. 69 E. Pennington St. 620-1668. Opening April 20, with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m., and continuing through June 8: Abstractions, a nationwide juried exhibition of 16 artists working in media ranging from fabric to food to photography. Regular gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, Thursday Night Art Walk, Downtown Saturday Night and by appointment.
OBSIDIAN GALLERY. St. Philip's Plaza. 4340 N. Campbell Ave. 577-3598. Opening April 19, with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m., and continuing through May 25: paintings and works on paper by Theresa Smith and jewelry by Alexandra Etchelecu and Radmila Stavek. 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.
Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Opening April 19 and continuing through June 2: New Figuration: Selections from the Eli Broad Family Foundation, 22 works of figurative art. Continuing through May 26: Conservation by Design, a traveling exhibition of environmentally-conscious works of art. 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.

Continuing

ACCESS TUCSON GALLERY. 124 E. Broadway. 624-9833. Continuing through May 31: Hot Light/Half-Made Worlds--Photographs from the Tropics, by Alex Webb.
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 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 by German immigrant Henry Buehman. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
BERO GALLERY. 41 S. Sixth Ave. 792-0313. Continuing through May 11: A Requiem for Conscience, new photographic constructions by Robert Sidur. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Thursday Night Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night.
BERTA WRIGHT. Two locations: 260 E. Congress St. 882-7043; and Foothills Mall, 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd. 742-4134. Continuing through April 24: Andre Richmond, a celebration of the virtuosity of the Tucson ceramic sculptor known for his 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. 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.
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.
ELEANOR JECK GALLERY. 4280 N. Campbell Ave., Suite 5. 299-2139. Continuing through May 31: To Celebrate Spring featuring 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.
Etherton Gallery. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. 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. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Thursday and Downtown Saturday Night.
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.
JCC ART GALLERY. 3800 E. River Road. 299-3000. Continuing through April 29: Impressions of the Holocaust, an exhibition of works by Gale DuBrow, Sheila Kanter and Michael Schwartz. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Sunday.
JOSEPH GROSS GALLERY. UA campus, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 626-4215. Continuing through May 10: the Graduate Thesis Exhibition Part I, featuring works by Patricia Aylward, Tom Carlson, Analee Lively and Kelly Morris. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
LOCAL 803 GALLERY. 803 E. Helen St. 882-4625. 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.
MARATHON GALLERY. Plaza Palomino. 2970 N. Swan Road. 323-1138. Continuing through April 30: pastel and mixed media paintings by Susan Imwalle. Also showing are 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.
MELIORA GALLERY. 178 E. Broadway. 792-9544. 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. 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. The Case of the Book that Grew Roots and Its Leaves Blew Away, by Kirsten Hassenfeld, is located 38 E. Congress St. 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.
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. 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/PIMA ARTS COUNCIL GALLERY. 240 N. Stone Ave. 624-0595. Continuing through May 17: The Human Form: Five Perspectives, painting, sculpture and photography incorporating the human form. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and Thursday Night Art Walk.

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

CHRISTENBERRY LECTURES. The following free lectures are given in conjunction with the Reconstruction: William Christenberry's Art exhibit currently showing at the UA Center for Creative Photography: William Christenberry presents a slide lecture about his work at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 21, in the auditorium. Peter MacGill discusses the role of photography in Christenberry's work at 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 22, in the Gallery. Walter Hopps explores Christenberry's connections to contemporary art and art history at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, in the Gallery. Trudy Wilner Stack presents Reconstructing William Christenberry's Art at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, at the UA Museum of Art, UA campus. Thomas W. Southall presents Beyond Time and Place: Surrealism, Memory, and Dreams in the Art of William Christenberry, at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25, in the auditorium. Call the Center for Creative Photography at 621-7968 for information.
OAXACAN ART SHOW. Armando Jiménez, Zapotec Indian from the Oaxaca Valley of Southern Mexico, demonstrates and displays Oaxacan woodcarving from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 19 through 21, at the home of Charles Simmons and Marla Perry, 1829 W. Bel Aire Court. The exhibition is open to the public, with regional music and refreshments accompaning the show. Take Romero Road north 3/10-mile past Wetmore Road to the Edgebrook II development entrance. Call 887-3883 for information.
ORIGAMI WORKSHOP. Mary Ellen Palmeri gives a free origami workshop at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 20, at the Haunted Bookshop, 7211 N. Northern Ave. Call 297-4843 to sign up and for information.
PUBLIC ART. Tucson/Pima Arts Council continues its Public Forums on Public Art series with Tucson Artists Go Public Elsewhere at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, at T/PAC, 240 N. Stone Ave. Local artists discuss their out-of-town commissions, show slides and offer suggestions to artists seeking commissions in other cities. Admission is free. Call Beth Hancock at 624-0595 ext. 21, for information.
ARTS OASIS SUNDAY. The UA College of Fine Arts hosts Arts Oasis Sunday, an arts festival from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 21, at the outdoor Fine Arts Oasis courtyard, located on campus at the southeast corner of Speedway and Park Avenue. Highlights include fencing demonstrations, art exhibits, a video-art studio demonstration, live music and stage tours. Admission is free. Call 621-3117 for information.
ARTISTS/TEACHERS NEEDED. Tucson/Pima Arts council is accepting applications for artists/teachers for the 1996 Arts Education Summer Youth Program, June 3 through July 26. Positions include: mural artists, computer animators, ceramic tile artists, sculptors, landscape artists and computer graphics instructors. Call Lorraine Hernandez at 624-0595, ext. 10, for application and information.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS. Bisbee Repertory Theatre seeks submissions of all media for Humor in Art, scheduled to open May 9. Open to Arizona artists of any age. All pieces should be ready to show, with a limit of two pieces per artist, and be delivered between 6 and 9 p.m. Monday, April 29, to BRT Theatre, 94 Main St., Bisbee. Call (520) 432-3786 for information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. Jose Galvez Gallery seeks submissions by women for their third annual Día de los Muertos juried exhibition, La Mujer y SIDA/Women and AIDS, scheduled for October 23 through November 16. All mediums accepted. Works must deal with the subject of AIDS/HIV and their effect/impact on the lives of women. Send 3 to 5 slides, a one page biography, and SASE to: "La Mujer y SIDA," Jose Galvez Gallery, 743 N. Fourth Ave., Tucson, AZ 85705. Photos and proposals also accepted. Deadline is July 1. Call E. Liane Hernandez at 624-6878 for information.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS. Tucson/Pima Library is accepting slides for jury review for an exhibit scheduled to open June 16. Open to individuals and non-profit organizations. Pick up a prospectus at the Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave., or call Rona Rosenberg at 791-4393 for information. Deadline is April 27.
CALL FOR SUBMISSI0NS. The Hearth Foundation, a non-profit organization which provides shelter facilities to the Tucson Shalom House, seeks submissions of winter/ holiday artwork and photography for reproduction on holiday greeting cards. Applications may be picked up at Tucson Association of Realtors, 1622 N. Swan Road. Call 622-6931 for information. Deadline is April 25.
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.
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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