Tucson Weekly: Listings: Art (April 23

ART
Opening This Week
Listings DINNERWARE GALLERY. 135 E. Congress St. 792-4503. Opening April 28 and continuing through May 23: Woven Together, an Exibition of tapestries by Ann Keuper. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Thursday, and Downtown Saturday Nights.
ENCHANTED EARTHWORKS GALLERY. 2980 N. Swan Road. 327-7007. Opening April 25 and continuing through May 9: 2 Women, 2 Kilns: hand-built clay sculptures and mixed-media by Nancy Dimick and fused dichloric glass by Margaret Shirer. There's an opening reception from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 25. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.
T/PAC COMMUNITY GALLERY. 240 N. Stone Ave. 624-0595. Continuing through May 22: Metamortiphied: A Commentary on the State of Art in Tucson, a group exhibition. There's an opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 25. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Opening April 24 and continuing through August 2: El Alma Del Pueblo: Spanish Folk Art and its Transformation in the Americas, a folk art exhibition of more than 300 objects depicting the enduring Spanish influence on Latino communities in the Americas. 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
APPARATUS GALLERY. 299 S. Park Ave. 791-3505. Continuing through May 9: 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. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
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.
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.
CITY HOME FURNISHINGS. 5460 Broadway Blvd. 747-1729. Continuing: functional art by industrial designer Max Gottschalk, glass artist Jason Matcalfe and furniture designers Tim Haskin and Anne Winkler. Call for business hours.
DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. Casas Adobes Office Park. 6812 N. Oracle Road. 297-1427. Continuing through May 16: bronzes by Julia Andres, paintings by Robert D. Cocke and Susan Conaway. 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.
DE GRAZIA GALLERY. 6300 N. Swan Road. 299-9192. Continuing through May 1: Welcome to My World, paintings by the Trisha Steiner. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
EL CENTRO CULTURAL DE LAS AMERICAS GALLERY. 40 W. Broadway Blvd. 743-9741. Continuing through May 1: Painting and exotic pottery exhibits by Marta del Leon and Vicente Zepeda. Call for gallery hours.
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 July 15: The Arizona Tribes: Vintage Photographs and Native Crafts, an regional exhibition of collected photographs and native crafts from 1870 to 1930. Continuing through May 30: Theresa Smith: Paintings and Works on Paper. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Thursday, and Downtown Saturday Nights.
G.A.S.P. GALLERY. 3233 S. Pinal Vista, Utterback Middle School. 617-6100. Continuing through May 13: Utterback Spring Student Show featuring the works of 6th, 7th and 8th grade students. 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.
HACIENDA DEL SOL GALLERY. 5601 Hacienda del Sol Road. 299-1501. Continuing through May 2: platinum photographs by Gary Auerbach. Continuing through May: the paintings of T.J. Gress June. Gallery hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
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 May 16: recent paintings by Roberto Delgado. 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 Fine Arts Complex. South end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 626-4215. Continuing through May 7: UA MFA Thesis Exhibition, the sculpture by Michael Campbell and Ted Springer, paintings b Kristen Engles. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Closed Saturdays.
OLD PUEBLO FRAMEWORKS AND GALLERY. 6290 E. Grant Road. 326-4177. Continuing through May 1: Layered Elements, a group exhibit by the Collage Association of Southern Arizona. Call for gallery hours.
PCC ART GALLERY. Center for the Arts. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 206-6942. Continuing through May 13: Pima College Student Art Exhibition. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, and for weekend performances at the Center for the Arts.
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, can be found 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. Call the Tucson Arts District Partnership at 624-9977 for information.
RAW GALLERY. 43 S. Sixth Ave. 882-6927. Continuing through May 23: 2-B/3-D, recent drawings by Rhod Lauffer, Dustin Leavitt and Paul Mirocha; and recent sculpture by Curt Brill. Also on exhibit: TAG artists present Black and White, an exhibition of small works in the RAW windows. Regular gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, Thursday evening Art Walk, and during Downtown Saturday Nights.
ROTUNDA GALLERY. UA Student Union, third floor. 621-5123. Continuing through May 14: drawings by Ken Morgan. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Sunday.
ST. GREGORY ART GALLERY. 3231 N. Craycroft Road. Continuing through June 1: works by reverse glass painter Janet Miller. Call Barbara Rosenberg at 749-1162 for information.
TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. 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.
UA MUSEUM OF ART. UA Fine Arts Complex, pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 621-7567. Continuing through May 5: 1988 Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, featuring works by Janet Bardwell, Christopher Carl, Jayoug Choi, Kirsten Hassenfeld, Jeffrey Levitch, James Luket, Kelvin Maso, Catherine Sohn, Kelly Wilbur. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Last Chance
ARTERY FINR ART GALLERY. 2843 N. Campbell Ave. 327-6094. Continuing through April 30: Reflections From a Sunlit Land, an exhibit of works by various regional artists. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. through 5 p.m. on Sunday.
CENTRAL ARTS COLLECTIVE. 188 E. Broadway. 623-5883. Continuing through April 29: 3-for-ALL, recent works by Gary Blackmer, Ron Mayo and Erica Swadley. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Thursday Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Nights.
DINNERWARE GALLERY. 135 E. Congress St. 792-4503. Continuing through April 26: new work by Linda Caputo, Monica Jost and Laura LaFave. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Thursday, and Downtown Saturday Nights.
KALEIDOSCOPE FINE ARTS GALLERY. Unitarian Universalist Church. 3601 W. Cromwell Drive. 615-8625. Continuing through April 30: Fresh Air, paintings by Tubac artist David Simons. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
MURPHEY GALLERY. St. Philip's In The Hills. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-1816. Continuing through April 30: watercolors by Rose M. Molin and pastels by Ginny Olson Richardson. Gallery hours are 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.
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. Continuing through May 23: jewelry by Chris Patzlaff and collaborators Karen Gilbert and Bennett Jordan. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
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 April 30: pencil drawings by Katherine Hetzel, pottery by Jack Charney and metal sculpture by Henry Dupere. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; and 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 April 30: luminarias by Bella Luz, and Judaica by Gary Rosenthal. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
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 June 21: Re-Visions: Art From Recycled Materials, featuring the work of several local artists. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
TUCSON JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER. 3000 E. River Road. Continuing through April 26: The TJCC 50th Anniversary show featuring the works of 18 artists. The works will be on display from 10 a.m. to noon, and 2 to 5 p.m. daily except Saturday. Call 299-3000 for information.
Announcements
ART AUCTION. St. Andrew's Parish Hall. 545 S. Fifth Ave. An audition to benefit the Friends of the Frensdorff House is at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 25. There is a preview of the items which include original pieces by Tim O'Conner, Scott Baglione and John Martin, gift certificates and other items, at 6 p.m. Call 622-8318 for information.
ARTS BRIGADE. Calling community and neighborhood artists: Want to have some fun and help your community? The Tucson Arts Brigade is a multi-cultural, inter-generational collective of community-based cultural workers. For participation information, weekly events, donations of art supplies, or to commission the Arts Brigade for a project or program, call 791-9359; or email ArtBrigade@aol.com.
ART SPACE DEVELOPMENT LOAN PROGRAM. Applications are now available for the spring cycle of the Tucson Art District Partnership, Inc.'s, Art Space development Loan program. Low interest loans in amounts up to $5,000 are available to individuals and organizations acquiring or renovation downtown area property for arts use. Completed applications must be received by noon Friday, May 1. Applications and information are available by calling the TADP office at 624-9977.
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 FOR SUBMISSIONS. The Obsidian Gallery, 4340 N. Campbell Ave., is accepting submissions for 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. That deadline is also May 1. Call 577-3598 for information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. Phantom Gallery. Applications are being accepted for upcoming shows and installations. Send 5 labeled 35mm slides with résumé or biography and SASE to: Phantom Gallery, Tucson Arts Partnership, Inc., P.O. Box 3009, Tucson, AZ 85702. All materials must be received by noon Friday, April 24. Call the Tucson Arts District Partnership at 624-9977 for information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. Dinnerware Gallery. 135 E. Congress St. 792-4503. The Dinnerware Gallery is accepting applications for it Member-Artist Roster. Applications are available by sending a business-sized SASE to Dinnerware Gallery, 135 E. Congress St., Tucson, AZ 85701. Completed applications with 10 slides of recent work and a résumé are due by May 16. Call 792-4503 for information.
CENTER FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY. 621-7968. UA campus, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. Part of the continuing exhibit Sea Change: The Seascape in Contemporary Photography, Trudy Wilner Stack, exhibition curator and curator for the Center for Creative Photography, presents Taking the Seascape Seriously: A Late Century Affinity.
EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS. WomanKraft Castle Art Center. 388 S. Stone Ave. 629-9976. WomanKraft continues its Neighborhood Arts Empowerment Workshop Series from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. Workshops are $10, free to anyone making less than $15,000 a year, careless or homeless. Children who are capable of working independently are welcome; others must have adult supervision. Pre-registration is required. Call 629-9976 for registration or for a schedule of upcoming workshops.
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.
PUBLIC ART TOUR. The Tucson/Pima Art Council's Public Art Tour, Murals Monuments and More!, is at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 19. The tour leaves from the Woods Branch Library, 3455 N. First Ave. The cost is $4, reservations are required. Call Beth Hancock at 624-0595, ext. 21, for information and reservations.
SIDEWALK SALE. Paloma Art. 4747 E. Sunrise Drive. 577-9224. Gallery hours are from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Paloma Art holds their annual sidewalk sale from 9:30 a.m. To 5:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday, April 24-26.
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.