City Listings - Art (November 21

ART

Opening This Week

MARY PEACHIN'S ART COMPANY. 3400 E. Speedway, Suite 110. 881-1311. Opening with a reception from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, November 21: A Celebration of Art, the gallery's annual exhibition of new work by gallery artists, including bronze and metal sculpture, original watercolor, pastels, encaustic works and mixed media monoprints. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Opening Sunday, November 24, and continuing through March 23: El Nacimiento, over 200 hand-painted Mexican miniature figures in an elaborate Mexican nativity scene arranged by Maria Luisa Tena. Continuing through January 19: Natural Elements, abstract paintings by Jim Waid. 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.

Continuing

ACCESS TUCSON GALLERY. 124 E. Broadway. 624-9833. Continuing through November 30: El Camino del Diablo, photographs by Richard Laugharn. 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.
APPARATUS GALLERY. 299 S. Park Ave. 791-3505. Continuing through December 30: small pieces by 12 photographers. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
ARIZONA GALLERY. UA Student Union, north side of the mall east of Old Main. 621-5123. Continuing through December 18: Mnemonics, recent paintings by Trude Parkinson. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday.
ART!!! GALLERY. 6328 E. Broadway. 745-8586. Continuing through January 1997: paintings, collages, photos, prints, pottery, wall hangings and more by member artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
ARTIST OF THE MONTH GALLERY. 4831 E. 22nd St. 748-1551. Continuing through December 8: Beautiful Writing, calligraphic works by the Southern Arizona Scribes. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
BERO GALLERY. 41 S. Sixth Ave. 792-0313. Continuing through December 21: Surplus, large, color images of hats by photographer James Graham. There is a reception for the artist from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, December 6. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Thursday Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night. Call 792-0313 for information.
CENTER FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY. UA campus, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 621-7968. Continuing through December 1: Crimes and Splendors: The Desert Cantos of Richard Misrach. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
CENTRAL ARTS COLLECTIVE GALLERY. 188 E. Broadway. 623-5883. Continuing through November 30: paintings by Ned Gray and works by printmakers Garth Wallrich and Jeff Wood. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Thursday Night Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night.
DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. 6812 N. Oracle Road. 297-1427. Continuing through December 7: Landscape paintings by Philip Melton and still life paintings by Diane Meyer Melton. 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. 6536A E. Tanque Verde Road. 722-4412. Continuing through January 5: Different Dimensions, traditional 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.
ECLECTIC GALLERY. 69 E. Pennington St. 620-1668. Continuing through December 5: The Arts in Art, an exhibition of photography, paintings and sculpture by Elaine Querry, John Wortman and Fern Barber. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, during Thursday Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night. Call 620-1668 for information.
ETHERTON GALLERY. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. Continuing through January 11, 1997: the 15th anniversary exhibition, including paintings, prints, photographs and sculpture. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Thursday and Downtown Saturday Night.
FLANDRAU SCIENCE CENTER. UA mall, corner of University Boulevard and Cherry Avenue. 621-STAR. Continuing through January of 1997: Shamanism, Magic and the Busy Spider, Abenaki Indian carvings. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and 7 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday. Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for children ages 3 to 14, free with the purchase of a planetarium or laser light-show ticket.
HACIENDA DEL SOL GALLERY. 5601 N. Hacienda del Sol Road. 299-1501. Continuing through November 29: recent watercolors, oils and collages by Jeff Van Maren. Call 299-1501 for gallery hours.
INVISIBLE THEATRE. 1400 N. First Ave. 882-9721. Continuing through December 1: watercolors by Sarah Schmerl. This lobby show offered in conjunction with Rosenquist Galleries. Call for hours.
IRONWOOD GALLERY. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. 2021 N. Kinney Road. 883-2702. Continuing through January 1997: A Sonoran Celebration: Flora and Fauna of the Southwestern Desert, the Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild's third annual juried exhibition. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Free with museum admission.
JCC FINE ART GALLERY. 3800 E. River Road. 299-3000. Continuing through December 30: paintings by Laurie Rosenstock Giangregorio and raku clay sculpture by Gail Titus. 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 December 12: In The Mouth of the Jaguar: An Impotent Sacrifice, M.F.A. thesis work by Julia Benites Arriola. Continuing through December 13: Culmination, the annual Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Exhibition. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
LAS MAÑTANITAS GALLERY. 1070 E. Miles St. 388-9911. Continuing through December 21: paintings by Wanda Duke. Gallery hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and by appointment.
MEDICINE MAN GALLERY. 7000 Tanque Verde Road, suite 7. 722-7798. Continuing through November 30: a retrospective of the lifetime works of western artist Maynard Dixon. Call the gallery for hours.
OBSIDIAN GALLERY. 4340 N. Campbell Ave., Suite 90. 577-3598. Continuing through January 4, 1997: jewelry and objects by Thomas Mann. Also continuing: Obsidian's annual holiday exhibition featuring works in clay, glass, fiber, metal, wood and mixed media. 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.
OLD PUEBLO FRAMEWORKS AND GALLERY. 6290 E. Grant Road. 885-0746. Continuing through November 30: Harlequin Flute, paintings by Mina Conant. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, and by appointment.
PCC ART GALLERY. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 884-6942. Continuing through December 12: Essential Elements, fabric sculptures by Shelly White, mixed media ceramics by Dora Hernandez, and metal and fabric art by Patty Haberman. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and during weekend performances at the Center for the Arts.
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 GALLERY. 711 S. Sixth Ave. 884-7404. Continuing through January 25, 1997: Disparities, an exploration into some of the disparate parts of our creative community. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
PINK ADOBE GALLERY EAST. 6538 E. Tanque Verde Road. 298-5995. Continuing through December 7: Hearts of Silver...Hands of Steel, an exhibit of contemporary metal sculpture and jewelry. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
RAW GALLERY. 43 S. Sixth Ave. 882-6927. Continuing through November 30: new paintings by Phoenix artists Rose Johnson and Jim Cherry. Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, Downtown Saturday Night and Thursday Night Art Walk or by appointment.
SEDAN GALLERY. 197 E. Toole Ave. 620-1381. Continuing: Jewelry and sculpture by Lisa Krikawa, Industrial Arts and furniture by Kevin Mills and Stefan Schwab. Gallery hours are 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
SHANE HOUSE GALLERY. 218 S. Fourth Ave. 623-2577. Continuing through January 3, 1997: The Manipulation of Adornment, mixed media works by Stephanie Schlack. Hours are Downtown Saturday Night and by appointment only.
TEMPLE GALLERY. Temple of Music and Art. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875. Continuing through November 29: Domestica: Children Series, figurative paintings by Cynthia Miller incorporating mixed-media elements. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and prior to performances.
TOHONO CHUL PARK GALLERY. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Continuing through December 1: For The Birds, ornithologically inspired contemporary art by 16 Arizona artists. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
T/PAC COMMUNITY GALLERY. 240 N. Stone Ave. 624-0595. Continuing through January 3: The Southern Arizona Ceramic Artists annual juried show including the works of over 150 ceramic artists. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
UA MUSEUM OF ART. Located on the southeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway. 621-7567. Continuing through January, 1997: La Cadena Que No Se Corta: Las Artes Tradicionales de la Communidad Mexicoamericana de Tucson/The Unbroken Chain: The Traditional Arts of Tucson's Mexican-American Community. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
UNION GALLERY. UA Student Union, first floor. 621-5123. Continuing through December 13: Sources--Alumni Invitational. Continuing through December 16: Zoo-Anthropomorphic Stories, recent paintings by Sol Zimmerman. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
WOMANKRAFT GALLERY. 388 S. Stone Ave. 629-9976. Continuing through December 21: Annual Holiday Bazaar. This exhibit features unique and inexpensive art items for your gift giving. There are extended gallery hours through December, call for schedule.

Last Chance

DINNERWARE GALLERY. 135 E. Congress St. 792-4503. Continuing through November 23: paintings, drawings and sculptures by new member artists Trent Edwards, Ellen Harper and Gary Swimmer. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Thursday Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night.
G.A.S.P. GALLERY. 3233 S. Pinal Vista, Utterback Middle School. 617-6100. Continuing through November 22: paintings, collage, watercolor and pastels by the 24 members of The Drawing Studio. 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 the only student-run gallery in Tucson.
ROTUNDA GALLERY. UA Student Union, second floor. 621-5123. Continuing through November 25: Ma Table Cuisine, photographs and other works on paper by Marilyn Szabo. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to midnight Monday through Friday.
ART FOR ALL. WomanKraft at the Castle. 388 S. Stone Ave. 629-9976. WomanKraft presents its Neighborhood Arts Empowerment Project, a series of workshops covering everything from creating art to marketing and developing a portfolio. All workshops are at the castle, and meet from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. On Saturday, November 23, Gayle Swanbeck and Caroline Latron lead Holiday Displays, a workshop to design and make a display for the products made in the workshop series. Classes are $10, free to those who are homeless, carless, or who make less than $15,000 a year. Call 629-9976 for information.
ART TALK. Tucson Museum Of Art, Education Building. 140 N. Main St. 624-2333. Phyllis Wagner presents a free lecture entitled San Xavier del Bac: Then and Now at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, November 21.
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 FOR ENTRIES. Central Arts Collective is seeking works for My Pet, a serious, comic, emotional and conceptual look at our involvement with pets. This juried exhibition is open to artists 18 and older in Arizona, California, Indiana, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming. All media accepted. Contact curator Gail Hewlett at 623-5883; or send SASE to: My Pet, Central Arts Collective, 188 E. Broadway, Tucson, AZ 85701 for more information. Deadline is November 30.
CALL TO ARTISTS. Visual Artists throughout Pima County are sought for the 1997 Rural Arts Traveling Exhibition, held from December 1996 through July 1997, visiting nine sites in Pima County. Artists 18 and older, from outside Tucson city limits, are eligible to submit two works. Call Maryjane Dorofachuk at 624-0595, Ext. 19, for detailed guidelines and information. Deadline is November 27.
CALL TO ARTISTS. Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery seeks submissions for the seventh Biennial Seven State Juried Exhibition, open to professional artists 18 and older, residing in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Utah. Drawings, mixed-media, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture and video are eligible. For an exhibition requirement list send SASE to 135 E. Congress St., Tucson, AZ 85701. Deadline is December 2.
CALL TO PERFORMANCE ARTISTS. Central Arts Collective seeks musicians, poets, and others for their December "coffee house" fundraiser. The format will be acoustic and casual. Call Jill at 320-9488 for information. Deadline is November 22.
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.
SPIRIT WEAVER'S FESTIVAL. Celebrate the holidays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, November 23 and 24, at the Spirit Weaver's second annual Holiday Spirit Arts and Crafts Festival at the Ventana Village at East Sunrise Drive and North Kolb Road. There will be over 85 unique juried artisans, holiday music, artisan demonstrations and more. A portion of the proceeds from the festival will be donated to Casa De Los Niños. Keeping with the holiday spirit, bring along a donation of children's books or toys to the Casa booth where representatives will be on hand to answer questions, accept donations and sell raffle tickets. Admission and parking are free. Call 529-2072 for information.

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