Tucson Weekly: Listings: Art (February 5

ART
Opening This Week
Listings ART & FRAMING COMPANY. 4585 E. Speedway. 321-9299. Opening with a reception from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, February 6, and continuing through February 27: Have A Heart, Give A Heart, featuring calligraphy and paintings by Nadia Hlibka; beads, pendants and wrapped gemstone jewelry by Lisa Logan and Maraiel Ruth. Call for gallery hours.
ARTIST OF THE MONTH GALLERY. Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. 748-1551. Opening February 11 and continuing through March 6: CyberVisions, computer-enhanced photographs by Nile Root. There is a reception for the artist from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, February 15. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
EL CENTRO CULTURAL DE LAS AMERICAS. 40 W. Broadway. 629-9536. Opening with a reception from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, February 8, and continuing through February 19: oils and acrylics by Helen L. Villanueva. Call for gallery hours.
DE GRAZIA GALLERY. 6300 N. Swan Road. 299-9192. Opening with a reception from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, February 8, and continuing through February 20: Southwest Expressions on Glass, works by Madeline Thorpe. Continuing through February 6: Artistry In Wood, featuring works by Nick Accordino, Richard Brown, Loren Cannaday, John Dittmar, George Suderman, Neil Everingham, Ward Herrmann, Rodney Mauck and Douglas Raine. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
DINNERWARE GALLERY. 135 E. Congress St. 792-4503. Opening February 5 and continuing through February 28: ceramic sculpture by Gary Benna; photography by A.C. Huerta; and paintings by Joanne Kerrihard. There is a reception for the artists from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, February 13. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Thursday, and Downtown Saturday Nights.
LAS MAÑANITAS GALLERY. 1070 E. Miles St. 388-9911. Opening with a reception from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, February 8, and continuing through March 1: Travelogue, watercolors by Andrew Rush. Gallery hours are from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and by appointment.
OBSIDIAN GALLERY. 4340 N. Campbell Ave. 577-3598. Opening with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, February 7, and continuing through March 7: new drawings by Daryl Childs. Also opening February 7 and continuing through March 21: colorful jewelry by Michael Boyd and Diane Egbert, and metal jewelry by Shana Kroiz. Also opening February 7 and continuing through March 21: Combined Visions, works by beadmakers and jewelers. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
PHILABAUM CONTEMPORARY ART GLASS. 711 S. Sixth Ave. 884-7404. Opening with a reception from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday, February 7, and continuing through April 25: Philabaum's Southwest Invitational XI: Deep Relief--Carved Glass, with works by 11 artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
TOHONO CHUL PARK GALLERY. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Opening with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, February 5, and continuing through April 12: Trappings of the Cowboy: Boots, Saddles, Hats & More. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 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. Opening February 8 and continuing through March 15: Five Decades in Print: Ed Colker. Continuing through April 1: Robert Wick: Campus Outdoor Sculptures. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
WOMANKRAFT GALLERY. 388 S. Stone Ave. 629-9976. Opening with a reception from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, February 7, and continuing through March 29: Drawing Down The Muse, works in all media by participants in the Drawing Down The Muse workshop. There is an additional reception from 7 to 10 p.m. March 7. Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Continuing
APPARATUS GALLERY. 299 S. Park Ave. 791-3505. Continuing through February 28: Big Photo Works, a group exhibition of quilted, collaged, computer generated and other permutations of photography by Barry Baldridge, David Elliott, Leslie Epperson, Sharon Holnback, Patricia Katchur, Bill McIntire, Manuel Mirandsa, Robert Renfrow and Rob Sidur. 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 March 12: Sleep In, recent paintings by Eddie Shea. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday.
BERO GALLERY. 41 S. Sixth Ave. 792-0313. Continuing through February 28: Arizona Photographs, by John Craig. Connecticut artist Craig depicts the edge between Dinetah (Navajo homeland) and suburbia with large prints and sewn-Polaroid constructions. Gallery hours are 2:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 2:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, and noon to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
CENTER FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY. 621-7968. UA campus, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. Continuing through March 1: Intimate Nature: Ansel Adams and the Close View. Also continuing through March 1: Facing Death: Portraits from Cambodia's Killing Fields. 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 February 28: Members' annual exhibit featuring new works in various media by Jo Andersen, Scott Baglione, Scott Baker, Mary Bates, Moira Geoffrion, Gail Hewlett, Joan Marum, Ron Mayo, Melinda Morey, Mark Seely, Ted Springer and Amanda Yopp. There is an artists' reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, February 7. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and during Thursday evening Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night.
DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. Casas Adobes Office Park. 6812 N. Oracle Road. 297-1427. Continuing through February 14: Mini Blockbuster, paintings by James Davis and Bruce McGrew, and sculpture by Joy Fox. 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. 6536 E. Tanque Verde Road. 722-4412. Continuing through March 1: Small Brushes--Big Dreams. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
ELIZABETH CHERRY CONTEMPORARY ART. 437 E. Grant Road. 903-0577. Continuing through February 14: Olestra. Curated by Darren Clark, this culturally saturated exhibition focuses on the fat substitute and its demand and emergence into our society, and features works by Robert Flynt, Valerie Galloway, Gregory Sale and Kenneth Schorr. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and by appointment.
ETHERTON GALLERY. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. Continuing through March 28: paintings by Nancy Tokar Miller; and glass art by Preston Singletary and Benjamin Moore. Singletary will discuss his work at 7 p.m. Friday, February 6. An artists' reception gathers from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, February 7. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Thursday, and Downtown Saturday Nights.
JOSÉ GALVEZ GALLERY. 743 N. Fourth Ave. 624-6878. Continuing through February 14: New Works by Larry Yanez. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, and 6 to 9 p.m. Downtown Saturday Nights.
JOSEPH GROSS GALLERY. UA campus, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 626-4215. Continuing through February 19: Hind Sight, an exhibition of contemporary paintings and sculpture influenced by eras in art history. Featured artists are Julie Heffernan, Kevin Irvin, Kathleen Jesse, Leslie Lerner, Jacquelyn McBain, Christopher Pelley and Paula Wittner. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
MURPHEY GALLERY. St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 298-0586. Continuing through February 26: watercolors by Marilyn DuVal and oil still lifes and landscapes by Carol Cowan. Gallery hours are 2 to 4 p.m. Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
OLD PUEBLO FRAMEWORKS AND GALLERY. 6290 E. Grant Road. 885-0746. Continuing through February 27: Romancing Arizona, an exhibit of combined water-media and collage works by Perdita Andrews. 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.
PCC ART GALLERY. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 206-6942. Continuing through February 16: bronze sculptures by Julia Andres; paintings from Cynthia Miller's Domestic series; and abstract oil paintings by Rudolph Nadler. 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. Continuing at the Tucson Arts District Partnership, 4 E. Congress St.: paintings by Jennifer Sullivan Carney; and painted wood sculptures and Prismacolor drawings by Joan Sullivan Marum. Continuing at 45 N. Sixth Ave.: Aloha Shirts, a project by students at Flowing Wells Junior High School. Continuing at 221 N. Court Ave.: watercolors by Palmer Butler. Continuing at 110 S. Church Ave.: whimsical enamel-on-glass paintings by Janet Miller. Call 624-9977 for information on other Phantom Gallery locations.
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; 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. Ned Egan's Blue Steel Bouquet, the first in the Phantom Sculpture Spring Series, can be found next to the Julian Drew building on Broadway between Fifth and Sixth avenues. The newest addition to the Phantom Sculpture Series, 2B by Konried Muench, is in front of the Bank of America Plaza at 33 N. Stone Ave. Call the Tucson Arts District Partnership at 624-9977 for information.
PINK ADOBE GALLERY EAST. 6538 E. Tanque Verde Road. 298-5995. Continuing through February 14: Hearts of Clay, The Southern Arizona Clay Artists Annual Exhibition. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
RANCHO LINDA VISTA GALLERY. 1955 W. Linda Vista Road, Oracle. 1-520-896-9201. Continuing through February 28: Five of a Kind, paintings by Virginia Ames, Katherine Giovanelli, John Jefferies, Barbara Kennedy and Theodora McMillan. Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, or by appointment. Call for gallery directions.
RAW GALLERY. 43 S. Sixth Ave. 882-6927. Continuing through February 21: All Bite and No Bark, recent paintings and prints by George E. Huffman. Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, until 7 p.m. during Thursday Night Art Walk, Downtown Saturday Nights, and by appointment.
ROSENQUIST GALLERIES. 1615 E. Fort Lowell Road. 327-5729. Continuing through February 17: new oil paintings by Phyllis Meyer and Martha Saudek. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
ROTUNDA GALLERY. UA Student Union, third floor. 621-5123. Continuing through March 26: Living On Rocky Ground: Views of the Sonoran Desert, paintings by Trish Wann. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Sunday.
TEMPLE GALLERY. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875. Continuing through February 25: Cowbizm and the Legend of Zeke and Glen, a story told through cubist-influenced paintings by Vytas Sakalas. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and prior to ATC performances. Call 624-7370 for information.
T/PAC COMMUNITY GALLERY. 240 N. Stone Ave. 624-0595. Continuing through February 27: Cause, an exhibition and silent auction featuring works by the local artists of the Toole Shed Studios. Toole Shed Studios is an outgrowth of the Tucson Arts Coalition, and is a non-profit organization offering studio space for artists and craftsmen in the Arts District. Proceeds from the silent auction will benefit the studios. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Continuing through March 31 at Casa Cordova: Maria Luisa Tena's El Nacimiento, elaborate and varied scenes of the nativity. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 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.
UNION GALLERY. UA Student Union, first floor. 621-5123. Continuing thorough February 26: paintings by Paula Wittner. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Last Chance
G.A.S.P. GALLERY. 3233 S. Pinal Vista, Utterback Middle School. 617-6100. Continuing through February 6: Visions From the Land of the Morning Calm: Korea, black-and-white photographs by seven Korean photographers. 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 a student-run gallery.
HACIENDA DEL SOL GALLERY. 5601 N. Hacienda del Sol Road. 299-1501. Continuing through February 12: oil paintings by Nancy Kearney. Gallery hours are 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
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 6: Offclassic, oil paintings by Meredith Milstead and color photography by Harumi Ouchi. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Out Of Town
OTERO STREET GALLERY. 5 Camino Otero, Tubac. 398-8014. Continuing through March 29: Winter Members' show and Festival. The exhibit features works in all major mediums by the 26 artist-members. There will be festival activities and painting demonstrations on the patio February 5 through 8. Gallery hours are from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
SUBWAY GALLERY. 43 Brewery Gulch. Bisbee. Opening with a reception at 7 p.m. Saturday, February 7, and continuing through February 28: Fotofaces, by Linas Regis; Body Deco, works by Larry Elkins; pottery by Lisa Leone; and sculptures by Nancy McBroom. Call 1-888-632-4716 for gallery hours.
Announcements
ARTS BRIGADE. Calling Community and Neighborhood Artists: Want to have some fun and help your community? The Tucson Arts Brigade is a multi-cultural, intergenerational collective of community-based cultural workers. Current projects include street and wall murals, group exhibits and street puppets. All events are free and open to the public. For participation information, weekly events, providing donations of art supplies, or commissioning the Arts Brigade for a project or program, call 791-9359; or email ArtBrigade@aol.com. Join the Arts Brigade from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, February 7, on the corner of Pennington and Sixth Avenue to celebrate their newest mural design. Call 791-9359 for information.
ART WALK. Fine artists and galleries await on the weekly Art Walk, a self- or docent-guided stroll through the Downtown Arts District between 5 and 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. Free tours of public art displays and participating galleries begin 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 Center Arts Gallery at the UA Campus Christian Center seeks art in all media for wall display during the 1998-'99 season. Interested artists should send 10 35mm slides representative of their work, slide list and résumé to: The Campus Christian Center, 715 N. Park Ave., Tucson, AZ 85719. Submission deadline is April 15.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Midvale Park Chevron is accepting applications for its' first annual Art and Craft Festival March 27 and 28. Call 529-1946 for information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Collage Association of Southern Arizona is accepting new members through the month of February. Call Lee Corral at 721-1607, or Bernita Bresson at 733-1093, for information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Desert Artisans' Cooperative Gallery is accepting applications for membership. All two- and three-dimensional work will be considered, with immediate openings for artists creating three-dimensional works. To receive a prospectus, send SASE to: Membership Committee, Desert Artisans' Gallery, 6536 E. Tanque Verde Road, Tucson, AZ 85715. Submission deadline is February 11. Call 722-4412 for information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The PCC West Campus Art Gallery seeks artists working in all media for the 1998-'99 school year. 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. Submission deadline is February 14.
CALL FOR MEMBERSHIP. The Group for Photographic Intentions is accepting applications for membership from Tucson area artists. GPI is a non-profit artists' organization which provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and information about contemporary photographic concerns. For an application, send SASE to: GPI, P.O. Box 1691, Tucson, AZ 85702. Application deadline is March 31. Call 578-3058 for informaiton.
EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS. WomanKraft Castle Art Center. 388 S. Stone Ave. 629-9976. WomanKraft continues its Neighborhood Arts Empowerment Workshop Series on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Workshops are $10, free to anyone making less than $15,000 a year, carless or homeless. Children who are capable of working independently are welcome; others must have adult supervision. Pre-registration is required. Call 629-9976 for registration or for a schedule of upcoming workshops.
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.
WAREHOUSE WALKS. Take a tour of Tucson's Historic Warehouse District with The Tucson Arts District Partnership. Tours run the second Saturday of each month, and meet at 8:50 a.m. in the lobby of the Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress St. Group size is limited, with RSVPs requested by 5 p.m. the Thursday prior to the tour. Participants should dress comfortably, and plan on being outdoors. Call 624-9977 for reservations and information.