ART
Opening This Week
ARTERY FINE ARTS GALLERY. 2843 N. Campbell Ave. 327-6094.
Opening November 14 and continuing through November 29: the Southwestern
League of Fine Arts all member show. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
DE GRAZIA'S LITTLE GALLERY. 6300 N. Swan Road. 299-9191.
Opening November 15 and continuing through November 27: Sonoran
Cacti, acrylic and plaster paintings by Terry Bustamante.
There is a reception from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, November 15.
Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Sunday.
ETHERTON GALLERY. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. Opening November
17 and continuing through January 16: Figurative Allegories,
paintings and sculpture by Erik Rudans, painted photographs by
Holly Roberts, and paintings by Daniel Diaz. Gallery hours are
noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Thursday,
and during Downtown Saturday Nights.
ERIC FIRESTONE GALLERY. 308 E. Congress St. 622-3350. Opening
November 13 and continuing through January 30: A Retrospective
of Early Tucson Artists. The opening reception is from 7 to
10 p.m. on Friday, November 13. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5
p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
JOSEPH GROSS GALLERY. UA Campus. Southeast corner of Park
Ave. and Speedway Blvd. 626-4215. Opening November 18 and continuing
through December 16: Intent and Process, the fifth annual
Bachelor of Fine Arts senior exhibition. There is an opening reception
from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 18. Gallery hours are
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
LIONEL ROMBACH GALLERY. UA Campus. Southeast corner of
Park Ave. and Speedway Blvd. 626-4215. Opening November 18 and
continuing through December 16: Buttocks, Bowels, Belly Aches
and Bandages, paintings and prints by Greg Porcaro. There
is a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 18. Gallery
hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and
1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
PCC ART GALLERY. West Campus. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 206-6942.
Opening November 12 and continuing through December 10: an exhibit
of work by Marietta Patricia Leis, Donna McGinnis, and Lynn O'Brien.
There is a reception from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, November
12. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
PHILABAUM CONTEMPORARY ART GLASS GALLERY. 711 S. Sixth
Ave. 884-7404. Opening November 14 and continuing through January
22: Vace or Vaaz Questioning the Vessel. There is a reception
from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, November 14. Call 884-7404 for gallery
hours.
PINNACLE HEIGHTS. Apartment #18102. Snyder Road. There
is a reception for Steven L. Sles, artist and mouth painter, from
2 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, November 15. Call 760-4520 for information.
ROTUNDA GALLERY. Memorial Student Union. UA Campus. 621-6142.
Opening on November 12 and continuing through January 21: Journeys,
works in handmade paper by Betsy Farmer. Gallery hours are 8 a.m.
to 10 p.m.
TOHONO CHUL PARK. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Opening
November 12 and continuing through January 10: Drawing on the
Desert: Images in Pastel and Colored Pencil. There is an opening
reception from 5 to
7 p.m. on Thursday, November 12.
TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Opening
November 14 and continuing through January 3: Sanctus,
an exhibit by Daniel Martin Diaz. There is a reception from 5
to 7 p.m. on Friday, November 13.
TWO COATS TRADING COMPANY. 7000 E. Tanque Verde Road, Suite
20. There is an opening reception for photographer Gary Auerbach
from 5 to
9 p.m. on Saturday, November 14. Call 751-8527 for information.
Continuing
ARIZONA GALLERY. UA Student Union, north side of
the mall east of Old Main. 621-5123. Continuing through November
25: Barry Goldwater: A Master Photographer, an exhibition
of photographs taken by the late Barry Goldwater. Gallery hours
are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday.
ARIZONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 949 E. Second St. 628-5774.
Continuing through December 5: Day of the Dead, photographs
by David Burckhalter. Continuing through January 15: Lines
Drawn in Sand and Water: Postcards of the Mexican-American Border,
a presentation of photographic and illustrative postcards spanning
the 20th century. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday
through Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM GALLERY. 2021 N. Kinney Road.
Continuing through November 30: Under the Sun, aerial photographs
of the Sonoran Desert by Adriel Heisey. Gallery hours are 8 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m. daily. Admission is free with museum ticket. Call
883-2702 for information.
CENTRAL ARTS COLLECTIVE. 188 E. Broadway Blvd. (at
Fifth Ave.). Continuing through November 28: Reconfiguration,
displaying new works in sculpture, photography, and mixed media
by Moira Marti Geoffrion and Gail Hewlett. Gallery hours are noon
to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Downtown Saturday nights.
Call 623-5883 for information.
CENTER FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY. UA Fine Arts Complex,
south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park
Avenue. 621-7968. Continuing through December 6: Comparative
Concepts: Photographs by August Sander, Karl Blossfeldt, Albert
Renger-Patzsch, and Bernd and Hilla Becher, organized by the
Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne, Germany.
On display in the CCP library: In Concert: Photographs and
Musicians. Hours are noon 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday though Friday,
and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. 154 E. Sixth St. 629-9759.
Continuing through December 5: Allegories, featuring paintings
by DeAnn Melton and Joanne Kerrihard and sculpture by Judith Stewart.
Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday
and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.
DESERT ARTISANS' GALLERY. 6536 E. Tanque Verde Road.
722-4412. Continuing through January 19: Southwestern Imagery.
There are receptions from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, November
14 and from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, November 15. Gallery hours
are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. Sunday.
DINNERWARE GALLERY. 135 E. Congress St. 792-4503.
Continuing through November 21: mixed media on paper by Linda
Caputo, sculpture by John Davis, paintings by Betina Fink and
mixed media on paper by Nadia Hlibka. Gallery hours are noon to
5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 7 p.m. Thursday.
EQUIPOISE GALLERY. Stillwell-Twiggs House. 134 S.
Fifth Ave. (The Equipoise Gallery is using alternative spaces
to show exhibits until having a home of its own.) Continuing through
November 22: A Portrait: Tucson and Pima County, a juried
exhibit of approximately 30 pieces by 17 artists. Exhibit hours
are by appointment. Call Candy Bonner at 623-9123 for exhibit
information.
G.A.S.P. GALLERY. Utterback Middle School. 3233 S. Pinal
Vista. 617-6100. Continuing through November 30: Watercolor
Painting: Observing the World around Us. Gallery hours are
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. G.A.S.P. (Great Art by
Students and Professionals) is a student-run gallery.
HACIENDA DEL SOL GALLERY. 5601 Hacienda Del Sol
Road. 299-1501. Continuing through November 30: French Influence,
an exhibit of new watercolors by Diana Maderas. Gallery hours
are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
INSPIRATIONS FROM NATURE. 3640 E. Hardy Dr. A nature gallery
featuring fine arts and crafts by regional artists. Gallery hours
are from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Call 327-3004
for information.
IT'S A BLAST GALLERY. 2631 E. Broadway. 327-7879.
Ongoing: serigraphs by Marilyse Goulet; handmade paper by Betsy
Farmer; contemporary sterling silver jewelry by Tracey Hale; industrial/deco
metal furnishings by Damion Velasquez; and functional porcelain
bowls and stoneware by Matthew Payton. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
MEDICINE MAN GALLERY. 7000 E Tanque Verde Road,
Suite 7. Continuing through December 24: show and sale of lifework
of Western artist Maynard Dixon. Gallery hours are from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Call
722-7798 for information or to RSVP to opening night.
MERCADO GALLERY. 6328 E. Broadway Blvd. Continuing through
November 28: a show of original watercolors by Barry Sapp. There
is a reception from 3 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, November 14. Gallery
hours are
11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
MEXICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL ART CENTER. 222 E. Sixth
St. 624-6878. Continuing through December 5: The Fifth Annual
Dia de los Muertos Group Exhibition. Gallery hours are 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
MURPHEY GALLERY. St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal
Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 577-7888. Continuing through November
26: Rockwell Jackson and Lorraine Hiscox present their work. Gallery
hours are from 2 to
4 p.m. on Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
OBSIDIAN GALLERY. 4340 N. Campbell Ave. 577-3598. Continuing
through January 2: Annual Holiday Exhibition. Gallery hours
are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
OLD STEINFELD WAREHOUSE. Alamo Gallery. 101 W. Sixth
St. 882-9490. Continuing through December 12: 50 Pieces by
the Pound, a show of recent scrap metal sculpture and oil
paintings by Claude Bailey. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
daily.
OROBOROS STONE ART GALLERY. 101 W. Sixth St. Continuing:
fine stone sculptural art by Ed Davenport. Call 622-3699 for information.
PHANTOM GALLERY. Phantom Gallery shows art work of Tucson
artists in a number of locations. The following installations
are sponsored by the Tucson Arts District Partnership: an exhibit
by ceramist Donna Eyde entitled Arizona Highways Revisited,
continuing through November 30 at 221 N. Court Ave.; oils on canvas
by Loretta Derus-Sprigings, shaped canvases by Mike Stack, and
abstract oil paintings by Grace Ciotti, at the Tucson Convention
Center, 260 S. Church Ave. and charcoal and graphite drawings
by Kate Frohlich Bell, continuing through November 30 at 4 E.
Congress St. Call 624-9977 for information.
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; The Thinkers,
by Eleanor Kohloss, Fourth Avenue and Sixth Street; and Building
Community Mural, by multi-age classes from Miles Exploratory
Learning Center, City Annex Building. Ned Egan's Blue Steel
Bouquet has become a permanent installation at Art2. Three
sculptural pieces by Stephen G. Derks stand in front of the Bank
of America Plaza, 33 N. Stone Ave., through November. Sculptors
and property owners wishing to participate in the Phantom Sculpture
Program may contact the Tucson Arts District Partnership at 624-9977
for information.
PINK ADOBE GALLERY. La Plaza Shoppes. 6538 E. Tanque Verde
Road. 298-5995. Continuing through November 30: hand painted wood
sculpture by Bill and Karen Norris, decorative ceramics by Steve
McGovney and Tammy Camarot, and gold and silver jewelry by Ed
Levin. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.
PRESS 101. 101 W. Fifth St. Continuing: architectural
text and diagrams concerning community living by Jason Sellers,
street photography by Michael Rose, and steel and wood sculpture
by John Mueller. Call 884-0278 for information.
SAGUARO ARTISANS. 215 N. Court Ave. 792-3466. Continuing
through November 22: an exhibition of soft sculpture Kachinas
by Marilyn Andresen and southwest iron sculpture by Tony Venzuala.
Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday
and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
SALON Q. Café Quebec. 121 E. Broadway. Continuing
through November 22: X-Ray 98, featuring works that use
x-ray images, by Julie Brunner and collaborative artist Artemis.
Hours are 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 8 a.m.
to midnight Friday and Saturday.
STUDIO 113. 113 E. Broadway. 623-5167. Ongoing:
This working studio gallery features sculpture, drawings, and
paintings by Susan Kay Johnson-Hanon. Call for an appointment
or knock between 12:30 and 10:30 p.m. daily. Also open during
Downtown Saturday Nights. Call 623-5167 for information.
TEMPLE OF MUSIC AND ART. 330 S. Scott Ave. Continuing through
December 2: Vestiges: Wilderness in Arizona & New Mexico,
by Michael P. Berman. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday
through Friday, and prior to performances. Call 624-7370 for information.
TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. 7005 S. Plumer Ave.
Continuing through January 31: When the Iron Bird Flies,
paintings by Virginia Hall. Call 573-8100 for information.
TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. Education Building. 140
N. Main St. Continuing through November 22: ARTrageous!,
A collection of drawings, paintings, and sculptures by various
artists. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. Goodman Pavilion. 140 N. Main Ave.
624-2333. Continuing through November 29: Artist of the Year:
Bob Kuhn. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
UA MUSEUM OF ART. UA Fine Arts Complex, pedestrian underpass
on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 621-7567. Continuing through
January 3: Robert Colescott: Recent Paintings. Continuing
through fall 1998: Campus Outdoor Sculpture, by Robert
Wick. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
UNION GALLERY. Memorial Student Union. UA Campus. 621-6142.
Continuing through December 16: Colorprint USA, original
prints by 53 artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
Last Chance
ELIZABETH CHERRY CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY. 437 E.
Grant Road. 903-0577. Continuing through November 14: Art Motivated
by Death, by Catherine Eyde. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m.
Thursday through Saturday.
ETHERTON GALLERY. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. Continuing
through November 14: Egypt: Antiquities from Above, by
Marilyn Bridges; The Grand Tour, by Dick Arentz; and Beyond
the Fire, by Mayme Kratz. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Thursday, and 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 November 12: Tribute: The Joseph Gross Gallery
20th Anniversary Exhibition, including works by Mary Bates,
Phyllis Bramson, James Davis, Bailey Doogan, Rudy Fernandez, Billy
Hassel, Tim McDowell, Bruce McGrew, Kevin Sloan, Lenore Tawney,
Jim Waid and Hannah Wilke. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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 November 13:
The Persistent Scent of Time, mixed-media assemblages,
artists' books, and paintings by Maria Schutt and Beata Wehr.
Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to
4 p.m. Sunday.
SHANE HOUSE GALLERY. 218 S. Fourth Ave. Continuing through
November 17: oil, acrylic, watercolor, and charcoal works by Robert
Folger. Gallery hours are
6 to 10 p.m. during Downtown Saturday Nights. Call Robert Folger
at 622-3508 to schedule any other viewings.
TOHONO CHUL PARK. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Continuing
through November 16 in the Main Gallery: Vacant Eden: Images
from Tucson's Roadside Past, color photographs by Abigail
Gumbiner and Carol Hayden. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Suggested donation
is $2.
Out Of Town
OTERO STREET GALLERY. 51 Camino Otero. Tubac, Arizona.
Continuing through November 22: Autumn Art, paintings,
works on paper, and sculptures by 24 member-artists from Tubac,
Green Valley, and Tucson. The Craft Gallery, an adjunct, features
original two- and three-dimensional handcrafts by local and regional
artisans. An alcove offers small, framed works measuring under
12 inches. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through
Sunday. For further information about the gallery, call 1-520-398-8014;
or visit the website at http://personal.riverusers.com/~twinhills/otero/.
RANCHO LINDA VISTA BARN GALLERY. Oracle. 881-1465. Continuing
through November 30: an exhibit by Nadia Hlibka, Kyle Johnston
and Richard Rogers.
Announcements
ART WALK. Free, docent-led Art Walk tours of downtown
galleries and public spaces are offered every Thursday. Four new,
alternating routes cover new areas of downtown, Fourth Avenue,
El Presidio, and the evolving warehouse district. Tours leave
at 5:30 p.m. Thursdays from the Arts District Partnership offices,
4 E. Congress St. (at Stone Avenue). On Saturday, November 7 join
the Open Studio Tour between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Call
624-9977 for more information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Tucson-Pima Arts Council's
Rural Arts Program is accepting two-dimensional artwork for the
1999 Rural Arts Traveling Exhibit. Eligible artists must be 18
years or older and reside outside of the Tucson city limits, within
Pima County. The deadline is November 30. For information call
Maryjane Dorofachuk at 624-0595 ext. 19.
CALL TO ARTISTS. Seeds for Life is a multi media
community centered project. Phase one will be painting a neighborhood
mural, phase two will be a series of street-puppet workshops.
Call the Tucson Arts Brigade at 791-9359 for information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Arizona Art Gallery and Event
Center is accepting submissions for fine art; paintings, 3-D,
textile, metal, sculpture, and fine jewelry creations. There is
no charge for submissions. Send ten slides or photographs with
SASE to AZ Gallery, P.O. Box 36318, Tucson, AZ 85740. The deadline
is November 30.
CALL TO ARTISTS. A Tucson-based company seeks fine
arts and crafts to be featured on their web site, and in an international
sales catalog. Contemporary and traditional Western, Southwestern,
and Tribal fine arts and crafts are sought. Items may be representational,
decorative, or functional, and made of wood, metal, stone, clay,
fabric, paper, or a combination of materials. Arts and crafts
may be made and/or assembled by individuals or groups. Especially
wanted are paper prints and original paintings, sculpture and
glass art. Also needed are wood and leather works; flint knapping
and weavings; clothing items; dolls; needle crafts; fiber art
and quilted projects; holiday ornaments; table-top fountains;
home decorations; and pottery of any kind. Send letter of interest,
color photos or slides of work and artist information. (Professional
photos are not necessary.) Send SASE for return of photos. Mail
to: D. de Arriel, "Call to Artists," 1001 St. Mary's
Road, Box 916, Tucson, AZ 85745.
CALL TO ARTISTS. Tohono Chul Park seeks science-oriented
images and artwork dealing with the ecology and life cycle of
the saguaro cactus. Work in any media illustrating or exploring
the saguaro and its role in the Sonoran desert will be considered.
Images may be literal or philosophical. An exhibit held in the
park's Main Gallery will run from February 3 through March 29,
scheduled to coincide with Merged Realities, a conference
exploring the synthesis of art and science. Deadline for submissions
is December 15. Interested artists should send: 1) slides or photographs
of work, or a proposal for work to be created for the exhibit;
2) a résumé, artist's statement, or press clippings
about the work; 3) SASE for return of materials. Send to: Peggy
Hazard, Assistant Exhibit Curator, Tohono Chul Park, 7366 N. Paseo
del Norte, Tucson, AZ 85704. Call Peggy Hazard at 742-6455 for
information.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS. Upstairs Film is accepting
short film submissions for its Multimedia Mondays series
at the Club Congress. Acceptable formats are 8mm, 16mm and VHS
tape. Films should be 40 minutes or less, and independently produced.
Send submissions to: Upstairs Film, P.O. Box 43098, Tucson, AZ
85733. Include SASE if you want materials returned. Call 622-1751
for information.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS. Desert Artisans' Cooperative
Gallery. 6536-A E. Tanque Verde Road. 722-4412. The Desert
Artisans' Cooperative seeks applicants working in three-dimensional
media. Send SASE to Membership Committee, Desert Artisans' Cooperative
Gallery, 6536-A E. Tanque Verde Road, No. 120, Tucson, AZ 85715;
or call the above number for a prospectus.
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE OPENINGS. The International
Arts Center is accepting applications for Artists-In-Residence
from all disciplines, beginning in fall 1998. Applications are
available between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the
center, 516 N. Fifth Ave. Call 903-0918 for information.
MURAL WORKSHOP. This fall the Tucson Arts Brigade is completing
the mural "We Give Birth to Choice Each Day." All
are welcome to come paint at Press 101, on the southwest corner
of Ninth Avenue and Fifth Street, from 4 to 7 p.m. Mondays. If
you can't come paint, you can help with a donation of $10, sent
to: Tucson Arts Brigade, P.O. Box 545, Tucson, AZ, 85702. 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 e-mail
ArtBrigade@aol.com.
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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