Tucson Weekly: Listings: Art (June 5

ART

Opening This Week

CENTRAL ARTS COLLECTIVE. 188 E. Broadway. 623-5883. Opening with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 7, and continuing through June 28: Free at Last: Expressions of Emancipation in Honor of Juneteenth. Regular gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Thursday Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night.
Listings
Continuing

ART!!! GALLERY. 6328 E. Broadway. 745-8586. Continuing through July 15: Visions Alive, works by member artists in oil, acrylic, watercolor, etchings, ceramics and paper collage. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
ARTERY FINE ART GALLERY. 2841 N. Campbell Ave. 327-6094. Continuing through June 30: paintings and mixed-media works. 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 June 15: Raku Wall Hangings: Masks and Plaques, by Ann Penton; and A Chicano: Past and Present Perceptions, by Miguel Avalos. Gallery hours are 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
CENTER FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY. UA campus, on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 621-7968. Continuing through July 6: An Excess of Fact--Lee Friedlander/The Sonoran Desert. Regular gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
DESERT ARTISANS' GALLERY. 6536 E. Tanque Verde Road. 722-4412. Continuing through June 30: Spring Into Summer, paintings, sculpture, pottery and other media. 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 June 21: mixed-media paintings by Laura LaFave, photographs by Joseph Labate, and sculpture by Julia Shepley. Regular gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and noon to 7 p.m. Thursday.
JOSÉ GALVEZ GALLERY. 743 N. Fourth Ave. 624-6878. Continuing through June 28: Broken Dreams: Alex Rivera, 1974-1990, Galvez' look at the brief life of a young drive-by shooting victim. 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 and by appointment.
JOSEPH GROSS GALLERY. UA Fine Arts Complex. South end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 626-4215. Continuing through August 14: Territories of Grace: Post-Holocaust Kabbalist Works, by Josh Goldberg. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Closed Saturdays.
KALEIDOSCOPE FINE ARTS GALLERY. Unitarian Universalist Church. 3601 W. Cromwell Drive. 742-3815. Continuing through June 30: Breath, Shadow and Chalices, an exhibition by sculptor Gayle C. Heney and painter and book illustrator Roberta Sinnock. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m. to noon Sunday and by appointment.
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 July 2: MFA Thesis Exhibitions. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Closed Saturdays.
OBSIDIAN GALLERY. 4340 N. Campbell Ave. 577-3598. Continuing through July 5: elaborate wire-work and stone jewelry by Alexandra Etchelecu, and works in clay by Joy Fox, Ralph Scala, and Maria Simon. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
PHANTOM GALLERY. Various downtown locations. Oils and acrylics by Susan Shollenberger can be seen at 221 S. Church Ave., in La Placita Village. Abstract sculpture in terra cotta, natural clays, and fiberglass by Ted Silverman are on display at 38 E. Congress St. See Martina Thies' installation, Longing for the Ocean, at 221 N. Court Ave. Visit the Tucson Arts District Partnership office at 4 E. Congress St. to view a sampling of works by artists who've previously exhibited in Phantom Galleries. Call the Tucson Arts District Partnership at 624-9977 for information on other Phantom Gallery locations.
PHANTOM MURALS AND SCULPTURE. 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.; 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. Call the Tucson Arts District Partnership at 624-9977 for information.
PHILABAUM CONTEMPORARY ART GLASS. 711 S. Sixth Ave. 884-7404. Continuing through August 30: Interior Motives III: Dinner for Two, featuring tabletop items including glass dinnerware, drinking vessels and table accessories. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
RAW GALLERY. 43 S. Sixth Ave. 882-6927. Continuing through August 30: FREE ART!, a collection of miniature works presented in the Raw window displays by the Tucson art group T.A.G. Regular gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, Downtown Saturday Night and Thursday Night Art Walks or by appointment.
ROTUNDA GALLERY. UA Student Union, second floor. 621-5123. Continuing through June 26: Into The Light, featuring photographs by Kathleen Velo, and prints by Karen Fitzgerald. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Sunday.
T/PAC COMMUNITY GALLERY. 240 N. Stone Ave. 624-0595. Continuing through June 26: Cuentos del Barrio: Bodies and Borders. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
UNION GALLERY. UA Student Union, first floor. 621-5123. Continuing through July 3: (Dis)Similar Articulations, mixed media works and installation by Dana Fritz and Larry Gawel. There is a reception for the artists from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, June 20. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Last Chance

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 June 9: Fantasies in Fabric Art Dolls, featuring works by Terry Enfield and Jo Ann Pinto. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Continuing through June 8: ¡Calido!, a survey of current "warm glass" works in conjunction with the Glass Arts Society Annual Conference. 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.

Out Of Town

DESERT CABALLEROS WESTERN MUSEUM. 21 N. Frontier St., Wickenburg. Continuing through July 6: Navajo Code Talkers, black and white photographs by Kenji Kawano. Call 1-520-684-2272 for gallery hours and information.
OTERO STREET GALLERY. 5 Camino Otero, Tubac. Continuing through July 28: Creative Expressions, featuring works by Sharon Bertrand, Ron Brickley, Sandy Brodie, and Diana Davis. Call 398-8014 for gallery hours and information.

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. The Brigade believes that everyone should be afforded the rights and means to tell their stories. They are offering summer workshops that help to explore the many ways cultural work can help bring about positive individual and social transformation. Workshops include: Cultural Work in Action, Printmaking, Seizing The Airwaves, Introduction to Humane Living, and more. Call 629-8346 for information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Collage Association of Southern Arizona seeks professional collage and mixed-media artists. Collagists interested in learning about the group are invited to a meeting at 9:30 a.m. Friday, June 6, at Camlu, 102 S. Sherwood Village Drive. Call Lee Corral at 721-1607, or Syd Clayton Seeber at 886-2860, for information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. Tohono Chul Park seeks artists working with colored pencils for a juried exhibition sponsored by the Arizona Colored Pencil Society, scheduled to run October 9 through November 30. Members and non-members of the ACPS are encouraged to apply. Deadline for submissions is August 1. For a prospectus, send SASE to: Vicki Donkersley, Tohono Chul Park, 7366 N. Paseo del Norte, Tucson, AZ 85704.
CALL TO ARTISTS. Artists are invited to help celebrate the 200th anniversary of Mission San Xavier del Bac. Artists may submit entries in all media for exhibit at the Tucson Museum of Art in October. Deadline is July 14. Call Tisa Sherman at 624-2333 for entry requirements and prospectus.
CALL TO VOLUNTEERS. Wingspan seeks gay and lesbian film buffs to serve on the organizing committee for Wingspan's third annual Tucson Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. Call James Uhrig at 884-9355 for information.
INAUGURAL FESTIVAL. 741 S. Third Ave. Friday through Sunday, June 6 through 8 only: Voice & Range Community Arts & Production, Ltd. announces its Inaugural Gallery and Festival. Live performances, mixed-media pieces, and demonstrations of collaborative projects by local artists and affiliates of Voice & Range are all part of the free event. Festival hours are 7 p.m. to midnight Friday, 3 to 11 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 10 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free, but reserved tickets are required. Call 791-0463 for tickets and information.
SPIFFY ART. Capt. Spiffy's. 944 E. University Blvd. Learn to draw and be omnipotent...or just learn to draw, from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday evenings June 9, 16, and 23. Cost is $50. Call Capt. Spiffy's at 624-4643 for registration and information.
ART WALK. A wealth of fine artists and galleries await with 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.
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.

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