ART Opening This Week BERTA WRIGHT GALLERY. 260 E. Congress St. 882-7043. Foothills Mall. 742-4134. Opening Thursday, August 1, and continuing through August 24: Gone Fishing, works in fiber, ceramics and wood. Downtown gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Thursday Art Walk. Foothills gallery 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. JCC FINE ART GALLERY. 3800 E. River Road. 299-3000. Opening with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, August 1, and continuing through August 29: paintings by Robert Barber and Monika Rossa. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Sunday. OLD PUEBLO FRAMEWORKS AND GALLERY. 6290 E. Grant Road. 885-0746. Opening Thursday, August 1, and continuing through August 31: Variations on a Classical Theme, paintings by Carol Donner. There will be a reception for the artist from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, August 2. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday or by appointment. T/PAC COMMUNITY GALLERY. 240 N. Stone Ave. 624-0595. Opening Monday, August 5, and continuing through September 13: a Rural Artists Exhibition showcasing a variety of two- and three-dimensional visual art from all over Pima County. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Continuing ACCESS TUCSON GALLERY. 124 E. Broadway. 624-9833. Continuing through September 30: Mexican Indian Altars, photographs by Dana Salvo. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 to 10 p.m. Sunday. ARIZONA GALLERY. UA campus, the north side of the mall east of Old Main. 621-5123. Continuing through August 15: works on paper by Sharon Forsmo. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday. ART DEPARTMENT GALLERY. UA campus, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 626-4215. Continuing through August 15: The Other Side, works by Tracy Skinner and Deb Fisher. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. ART!! GALLERY. 6328 E. Broadway. 745-8586. Continuing through August 14: Water Works, a multi-media exhibit by member artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. BERO GALLERY. 41 S. Sixth Ave. 792-0313. Continuing through August 10: Platinum Photographs, a singe-artist show by Joseph Labate. Summer gallery hours are 1 to 4:30 p.m. Friday and by appointment. Call 792-0313 for information. Center for Creative Photography. UA campus, located on the southwest corner of Park Avenue and Speedway in the Fine Arts Complex. 621-7986. Continuing through September 15: Mexican Tableaux: Photographs from the Aaron Siskind and Max Yavno Archives. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. DESERT ARTISANS' GALLERY. 6536A E. Tanque Verde Road. 722-4412. Continuing through September 8: Hot Flash, a collection of paintings and sculpture. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday. THE ECLECTIC GALLERY. 69 E. Pennington St. 620-1668. Continuing: the Artiste du Jour series. This exhibition features 11 different artists' work in two- to three-week intervals. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Thursday Night Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night. Etherton Gallery. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. Continuing through August 31: Black and White/Six Photographers in Mid-Career, works by Dick Arentz, Linda Connor, Mark Klett, Jay Dusard, Jody Forester and Debbie Fleming Caffery. Summer hours are by appointment only. JOSEPH GROSS GALLERY. UA campus, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. Continuing through August 15: Six Sculptors, works by six graduate students. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. OBSIDIAN GALLERY. 4340 N. Campbell Ave., Suite 90. 577-3598. Continuing through September 30: mixed-media figurative work by Elizabeth Frank. Continuing through August 24: narrative tile wall pieces by Bisbee artist Toni Sondersten and metal jewelry by Daniel Ptaqsnik. Works by Theresa Smith and Alexandria Etchelecy are also on display. Summer gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday. Call 577-3598 for information. PHANTOM GALLERY. Various downtown locations. Bright, large-scale acrylic paintings by Elizabeth Elequin are on display at 38 E. Congress St. Terra cotta sculpture by Martin Martinez is on display at 221 N. Court Ave. Wood assemblages by Kyle Johnston are on display at 110 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 August 31: Interior Motives II, an annual gathering of artists showcasing the best in contemporary art glass for the home. 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. ROTUNDA GALLERY. UA campus, north side of the mall, east of Old Main. 621-5123. Continuing through August 16: Domestic Compositions, paintings by Catherine Tuttle. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday. TOHONO CHUL PARK GALLERY. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Continuing through August 25: Just Travelin' Through, paintings about travel and tourism in Arizona. 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 August 18: Pre-Columbian Art from the Collection of Paul and Alice Baker. Continuing through August 18: Selections from the Collections, recent acquisitions including Western American art, ceramics from Asia, Mexico and the United States and Mexican folk art. 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. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. UNION GALLERY. UA campus, north side of the UA mall, east of Old Main. 621-5123. Continuing through August 15: Concerning Landscape, mixed-media photographic works by Thomas Strich. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. UA Museum of Art. Located on the southeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway. 621-7567. Continuing through September 8: Under Influence, neo-expressionist drawings and paintings by George Arntz and paintings and mixed-media scuplture by Victoria Looper-Horne. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. WOMANKRAFT GALLERY. 388 N. Stone Ave. 629-9976. Continuing through August 31: Making Waves In The Sky, an exhibit examining border issues. Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. Announcements ART VOLUNTEERS. If you like art, history and the Downtown Arts District scene, the Tucson Arts District Partnership is looking for you. They need docents for weekday and weekend events. A five-session orientation/training program starts September 18. Call Herb Stratford at 624-9977 for information. ART WALK. Visit the Downtown Arts District between 5 and 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, with 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. CALL TO ARTISTS. Desert Artisans Cooperative Gallery is looking for local artists who wish to become members. Fine art and craft will be considered. Immediate openings for 3D artists are available. Send SASE to: Desert Artisans Gallery, 6536-A Tanque Verde Road, Tucson, AZ 85715. Application deadline is September 9. CALL TO ARTISTS. The Arizona Commission on the Arts offers a grants workshop at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, August 1, at the Tucson/Pima Arts Council, 240 N. Stone Ave. Grants are available for artists from all disciplines: music, theatre, dance, visual arts and crafts, folk arts, media arts, interdisciplinary arts, architecture/design, poetry, fiction and non-fiction. For complete information and applications, send a postcard request for the Artist Guide to Programs to the Arizona Commission on the Arts, 417 West Roosevelt St., Phoenix, AZ 85003. Call (602) 255-5882 for information. CALL TO FILMMAKERS. Bero Gallery, 41 S. SixthAve., is accepting submissions for a series of screenings scheduled for October 8 through 12. Works may deal with any subject matter in any format. Non-traditional and experimental projects are encouraged. Call 792-0313 for information. Deadline is September 22. HOLY TRINITY ARTS FESTIVAL. The Holy Trinity Monastery in St. David is accepting vendor applications for the annual Festival of the Arts, scheduled for November 9 and 10. Booth reservation is $40, with a $10 registration fee. Call (520) 720-4642 for information.

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