City Listings - Art (January 16

ART

Opening This Week

APPARATUS GALLERY. 299 S. Park Ave. 791-3505. Opening with a reception from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, January 18, and continuing through March 15: 7 Painters, a group show of small paintings by Simon Donovan, Gene Hall, Sarah Kucerova, Kelly B. Morris, Lynn O'Brien and William Wheelan. Paintings by Jo Anderson will also be on display. Regular gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
ARIZONA GALLERY. UA Student Union, second floor. 621-6142. Opening January 16 and continuing through February 27: From the Center, mixed-media collage by Kathryn Maxwell. Regular gallery hours are 8 a.m. to midnight Monday through Friday.
DE GRAZIA GALLERY. 6300 N. Swan Road. 299-9192. Opening with a reception from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, January 19, and continuing through January 31: Metaphors in Stone, sculpture by Adele deSimone. Also on display are pen-and-ink drawings by James Hamilton. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
ETHERTON GALLERY. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. Opening January 16 and continuing through March 29: recent paintings by Bailey Doogan, Holly Roberts and Chris Rush. There will be a reception for the artists from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, January 18. Regular gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Thursday and from 7 to 10 p.m. on Downtown Saturday Nights.
JCC GALLERY. Corner of Dodge Boulevard and River Road. 299-3000. Opening January 17 and continuing through February 28: Earthy Pleasures: The Garden As Source, paintings and photographs by Barbara Rogers. There will be an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, January 23.
JOSEPH GROSS GALLERY. UA Fine Arts Complex. South end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 626-4215. Opening January 17 and continuing through February 20: Surgically Induced Childhood, installation by Kenneth Shorr, associate professor of photography. There will be an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, January 17. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Closed Saturdays.
MANLEY GALLERY. 2425 E. Fort Lowell Road. 321-9705. Opening with a reception from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, January 17, and continuing through January 30: a group showing of eclectic photographs by members of the Vision Alliance. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, and by appointment.
RAW GALLERY. 43 S. Sixth Ave. 882-6927. Opening with a reception from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, January 18, and continuing through February 22: Sugar, Snakes and Puppy-Dog Tails, recent paintings by George E. Huffman. Regular gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, Downtown Saturday Night, Thursday Art Walk and by appointment.
TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Opening January 17 and continuing through March 9: Seven Years in Tibet, historic photographs by Heinrich Harrer and Sand Mandala construction by Tibetan monks. 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. 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.

Continuing

ART!!! GALLERY. 6328 E. Broadway. 745-8586. Continuing through February 1: still-life and watercolor paintings by Rita Lipton. 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.
BARKSDALE GALLERY. 500 N. Fourth Ave. 884-7541. Continuing through January 29: Images of Tucson Murals, by Tucson photographer Janet Marcotte.
BERO GALLERY. 41 S. Sixth Ave. 792-0313. Continuing through January 25: Recent Photographs and Miscellanea, an exhibit of works by UA professor Kenneth Shorr. Regular gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Thursday Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night.
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.
CENTRAL ARTS COLLECTIVE. 188 E. Broadway. 623-5883. Continuing through January 25: My Pet, a serio-comic, emotional and conceptual look at our involvement with pets. This juried show features work from 30 artists in six Western states. Regular gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Thursday Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night.
DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. Casas Adobes Office Park. 6812 N. Oracle Road. 297-1427. Continuing through February 22: Pastels, works on paper by Charlotte Bender, Lynn Taber-Borcherdt and Thomas Chapin. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
DINNERWARE GALLERY. 135 E. Congress St. 792-4503. Continuing through February 1: a member artists' show featuring paintings and works on paper by John Davis, Monica Jost and Cindi Laukes. Regular gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and noon to 7 p.m. Thursday.
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.
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 February 8: a solo artist show of recent works by John Enriquez. 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.
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 February 13: bridged/, a mixed-media exhibition including paintings and photographic works by Nancy Kriebel, Rosanna D.M. Salonia and Erin V. Sotak. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Closed Saturdays.
LAS MAÑANITAS GALLERY. 1070 E. Miles St. 388-9911. Continuing through the month of February: paintings by Frank Gething and Peter Carruthers. Las Mañanitas is a private gallery devoted to showing works by talented non-professional artists who have turned to painting upon retirement or as an avocation. Gallery hours are from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays 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.
MANY GOATS GALLERY. Williams Center Plaza. 5460 E. Broadway. 790-8342. Continuing through January 31: recent works by Syd Clayton-Seeber. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
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.
MURPHEY GALLERY. St. Philip's in the Hills. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-1816. Continuing through January 23: landscape and still-life in oils by Young Zalnerowitz, and abstract watercolors by Barbara Lewis. Regular gallery hours are 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Sunday and Tuesday.
OLD PUEBLO GALLERY. 6290 E. Grant Road. 885-0746. Continuing through January 31: new works by Jeffrey Wood. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, and by appointment.
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 playing off 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.
PINK ADOBE GALLERY. Two locations: 222 E. Congress St. (623-2828); and La Plaza Shoppes, 6538 E. Tanque Verde Road (298-5995). Continuing through January 31 at the Congress Street gallery: handpainted mirrors by Sticks, Southwestern pottery by Helen Helwig, and contemporary jewelry by Marion Johnson. Continuing through January 31 at the La Plaza gallery: works by Helen Helwig, Crystal Rose and metal sculpture by Henry Dupere. Gallery hours at both locations are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, with extended hours until 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at the Congress Street location.
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.
T/PAC COMMUNITY GALLERY. 240 N. Stone Ave. 624-0595. Continuing through February 14: the TUSD Middle School Art Show, and exciting exhibit of young talent. An artist-and-friends reception gathers from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, January 18. Regular gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
TEMPLE GALLERY. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875. Continuing through February 26: magical realist and iconographic paintings by Sirrkka Llisa Smith. There will be a reception for the artist from 6 to 7 :30 p.m. Friday, January 17. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and prior to ATC performances. Call 624-7370 for information.
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.
UA MUSEUM OF ART. UA Fine Arts Complex, pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 621-7567. Continuing through March 2: Cliff Benjamin: Eclipse, demonstration of a mural-sized work-in-progress to be completed over the course of a week on the museum's South Gallery wall. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Last Chance

TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. 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.

Announcements

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.
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.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The PCC West Campus Art Gallery seeks artists working in all media who wish to exhibit work during the 1997-98 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.
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.

MUSIC

Performances This Week

BROWN BAG CONCERT. Don Reeve performs contemporary and classical acoustic guitar from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, January 22, at Dinnerware Gallery, 135 E. Congress St. Admission is free.
FINE FOLK. Southwest Center for Music. 2175 N. Sixth Ave. 884-1220. Cosy Sheridan, T.R. Richie and Don Charles and Deb Gessner take center stage at 8 p.m. Saturday, January 18. Tickets are $9 in advance, $10 at the door. Outlets include Antigone Books, Hear's Music and Zip's University. Call 327-4809 for tickets and information.
TSO. PCC West Campus Proscenium Theater. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 884-6986. The TSO Chamber Orchestra Soloists perform at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, January 17 and 18, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 19. The program, entitled "Musical Chairs," includes pieces by Haydn, Mozart and Stravinsky. Tickets are $17, available at the TSO and Dillard's box offices. Call 882-8585 for reservations and information.

Announcements

SAY HELLO TO OPERA. Borders Books and Music. 4235 N. Oracle Road. 292-1331. The Arizona Opera Guild offers a free preview of Manon, by Jules Massenet, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, January 22.
AUDITION NOTICE. The Tucson Goodtime Singers announce open auditions for women's four-part harmony at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at 3670 N. Stone Ave. For information, call 790-1813.
AUDITION NOTICE. The Arizona Repertory Singers are looking for a few good men. Auditions for tenors and basses are in the evening Tuesday, January 21. Regular adult choir rehearsals are Tuesday evenings from August through May, with approximately 15 concerts per year. Prospective members should have choral experience and be able to read music. For information or to schedule an audition, call Kathleen Santo at 529-1502. Inquire by email at ksanto@aol.com.
MUSIC JAMS. The Folk Shop. 2525 N. Campbell Ave. 881-7147. Regular monthly jams include: Tuesday, January 21, devoted to Celtic and old-time music; and Thursday, January 23, which is strictly bluegrass. Anyone is welcome to come and listen, or join in with your own guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, dulcimer, etc. Call 881-7147 for information.
BISBEE CABARET. The 55 Main Gallery hosts an informal Coffee House "Cabaret Unplugged" from 8 to 10 p.m. every Friday. This free open-mike event provides musicians, poets, vocalists, entertainers and listeners with a relaxed atmosphere. Format is acoustic. Call for information or to reserve a performance time slot. Call (520) 432-4694 for information.

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