City Listings - Art (December 26, 1996

ART

Continuing

ART!!! GALLERY. 6328 E. Broadway. 745-8586. Continuing through January 1997: miniature 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.
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 February 16: Talking Pictures: People Speak about the Photographs that Speak to Them, a unique exhibit featuring recorded commentary by 54 of the most interesting people of our era. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. 6812 N. Oracle Road. 297-1427. Continuing through January 11: Tucson Collection '96 Part II: The Winter Collection, small paintings and sculpture by more than 30 Tucson artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
DE GRAZIA GALLERY. 6300 N. Swan Road. 299-9191. Continuing through January 3: Southwestern Gleanings, paintings by Roberta Sinnock. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Sunday.
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 January 16: Eclectic Gallery's second annual Small Works national juried show. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, during Thursday Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night.
ELIZABETH CHERRY CONTEMPORARY ART. 1421 E. Broadway. 903-0577. Continuing through February 6: photographic works by Valerie Galloway. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and by appointment.
ETHERTON GALLERY. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. Continuing through January 11: 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.
G.A.S.P. GALLERY. 3233 S. Pinal Vista, Utterback Middle School. 617-6100. Continuing through January 27: Spirit In Art, paintings by Glenn Michaels and wood carvings by Rod Wright. 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.
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.
JOSÉ GALVEZ GALLERY. 743 N. Fourth Ave. 624-6878. Continuing through January 4: La Frontera, prints form Experimental Atelier #1, works by the Southern Arizona Coalition of Latino Artists. 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.
M. REVAK & CO. 1440 N. Stone Ave. 624-3445. Continuing: recent works by Mary Lou Williams and Jeff Schwartz. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and by appointment.
MELIORA ARCHITECTURAL GALLERY. 178 E. Broadway. 792-9544. Continuing through January 30: Twenty Years of Rammed Earth, a photographic exhibit of buildings by Quentin Branch, a pioneer in rammed earth technology. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
OBSIDIAN GALLERY. 4340 N. Campbell Ave., Suite 90. 577-3598. Continuing through January 4: jewelry and objects by Louisiana artist Thomas Mann. 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. The pervasive impact of birds on people is the theme of Marian Leone Kozachik's acrylic paintings on display at 38 E. Congress St. Terra-cotta sculpture by Martin Martinez is on display at 221 N. Court Ave. Lillian Kinslow's "Egg-Topia," stoneware and porcelain images of the power of the egg, takes over 221 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: 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.
PLATINUM GALLERY. 5601 N. Hacienda del Sol Road. 299-1501. Continuing through January 13: Platinum & Color: Side by Side, photographic works by Gary Auerbach and the Manley family. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Sunday.
PRIMITIVE ARTS GALLERY. 3026 E. Broadway. 326-4852. Continuing through February: Huichol Indian beaded egg ornaments, prayer bowls, masks and small animals. Also continuing: miniature pre-Columbian artifacts and jewelry from the Louis B. Slavitz collection. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p m. Tuesday through Saturday.
TEMPLE GALLERY. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875. Continuing through January 8: aquatic- and earth-inspired mixed-media works on paper by David Andres, and bronze sculpture by Julia Andres. Gallery hours are noon to 7 p.m. Thursday, noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and from 7 to 10 p.m. on Downtown Saturday Night.
TOHONO CHUL PARK GALLERY. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Continuing through January 27: Views of the Universe, paintings with a scientific theme. Continuing through February 2: Out of the Woods, wood sculptures and other media by several Arizona artists. 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 March 23, in the Sosa-Carrillo-Fremont House: El Nacimiento, more than 200 hand-painted Mexican miniature figures in an elaborate nativity scene arranged by Maria Luisa Tena. Continuing through January 19: Natural Elements, abstract paintings by Jim Waid. Admission 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.
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.

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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.
THE ART COMPANY. 3400 E. Speedway. 881-1311. Continuing through December 28: pastels and oils by the funny and talented Jeff Leedy. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
ARTIST OF THE MONTH GALLERY. Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. 748-1551. Continuing through December 31: Four Walls/Four Media/One Artist, a show of painting and teaching methods by Syd Clayton-Seeber. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
BARKSDALE GALLERY. 500 N. Fourth Ave. 884-7541. Continuing through January 2: A Holiday Mixed Media Celebration, a show and sale featuring works by over 20 Tucson artists. Works include ceramics, watercolors, photography, raku, sculpture, folk art, reproductions, prints, potter and more. Gallery hours are 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
JCC 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.
MANLEY GALLERY. 2425 E. Ft. Lowell Road. 321-9705. Continuing through December 27: The Colors of Fall, photographs by Howard Lester. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and by appointment.
MANY GOATS GALLERY. Williams Center Plaza. 5460 E. Broadway. 790-8342. Continuing through December 31: recent works by Syd Clayton-Seeber, Noreen Dziat, Lawrence Acadiz and Conrad Jackson. Show includes faux stone "petroglimpses," gourd masks, Kachina carvings and other wood works. Call for gallery hours.
MARATHON GALLERY. Plaza Palomino. 2920 N. Swan Road. 323-1138. Continuing through December 31: a Holiday Miniature Exhibition, with more than 50 small-scale paintings by national and international artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
PINK ADOBE GALLERY. 222 E. Congress St. 623-2828. Continuing through December 31: gemstone jewelry by Joryel Vera, prismacolor drawings by Katherine Hetzel, and unique textile bags by Carson Rogers. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and Downtown Saturday Nights.
PINK ADOBE GALLERY EAST. 6538 E. Tanque Verde Road. 298-5995. Continuing through December 31: clay sculptures by Linda Brewer, gemstone jewelry by Joryel Vera, and colorful wooden sculpture by Michael Ives. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
SHANE HOUSE GALLERY. 218 S. Fourth Ave. 623-2577. Continuing through January 3: The Manipulation of Adornment, mixed-media works by Stephanie Schlack. Hours are 7 to 10 p.m. Downtown Saturday Night and by appointment only.
T/PAC COMMUNITY GALLERY. 240 N. Stone Ave. 624-0595. Continuing through January 2: the Southern Arizona Ceramic Artists annual juried show, works by more than 150 member artists. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
VENTURE GALLERY. 6541 E. Tanque Verde Road. 298-2258. Continuing: works in oil, acrylic, pastel, pencil, watercolor, clay and bronze by various artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Announcements

ARTIST DEMONSTRATIONS. ART!! Gallery, 6328 E. Broadway, offers a variety of artist demonstrations from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Saturdays through February 8. Subjects include: clay hand building, oil techniques, pastel portraiture and more. For information call 745-8586.
ART CONGRESS. The annual Arizona Arts Congress will meet on Thursday, January 23, at the Historic State Capitol, 1700 W. Washington in Phoenix. The Congress gives arts advocates from every legislative district the opportunity to meet with legislators and hear about the current status of state arts funding and art education. Informational brochures will be mailed in December. For information or to get on the mailing list, call 602-990-1664.
ARTS JAM. Unlock your creative juices through dance, song, art and more during Arts Jam II: Creativity and Healing through the Expressive Arts, on Friday and Saturday, January 10 and 11. This two-day workshop, held at the Ina Gittings building on the University of Arizona campus, will be facilitated by numerous artists and counselors from Tucson. Registration deadline is January 2. Call Sandra Wortzel at 325-7795 or Anne B. Parker at 299-3825 for registration information or a brochure.
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. The PCC West Campus Art Gallery seeks artists working in all media who wish to exhibit work during the 1997-1998 school year. Works by two to four artists are usually exhibited for four week periods, and the college generally does the printing and mailing of an announcement and provides some refreshments for the opening. Interested artists should send 10 35mm slides representative of work to be shown, slide list, résumé, and SASE to: Linda Rosenfield, Gallery Coordinator, Arts Division, Pima Community College, 2202 W. Anklam Road, Tucson, AZ 85709-0001. Deadline is February 14, 1997.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Tucson/Pima Arts Council seeks artists proposals for a $27,500 commission to create public art projects as part of the Downtown Pedestrian Implementation Plan. Artists' proposals must address the pre-selected demonstration sites: Church Street Crossing, between the old Pima County Courthouse and the Main Public Library; Scott Avenue, between Pennington Street and Congress Street; and the 10th Street Plaza, between the Ronstadt Transit Center and Fifth Avenue. The selected artist(s) will work within the theme Focus on the Public Art Mosiac, but artwork is not limited to tile or traditional mosaic media. Completed proposals are due January 6, 1997, at the T/PAC office. Call Beth Hancock at 624-0595, ext. 21, for information.
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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