ART

Opening This Week

Listings ELIZABETH CHERRY CONTEMPORARY ART. 437 E. Grant Road. 903-0577. www.cherry-art.com. Opening March 4 and continuing through April 3: Photography Salon, featuring the work of 23 artists. There is a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, March 5. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and by appointment.

EPIC CAFE. 745 N. Fourth Ave. 624-6844. Continuing through May 2: Le Porte, photographs by Mona Esposito. There is a reception from 7 to 10 p.m. on Sunday, March 7.

HACIENDA DEL SOL GALLERY. 5601 Hacienda del Sol Road. 299-1501. Opening March 7 and continuing through March 30: Second Annual Mask Exhibit. There is a reception from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 7. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

OLD PUEBLO FRAMEWORKS AND GALLERY. 6290 E. Grant Road. 885-0746. Opening March 6 and continuing through April 3: More Than Horses, paintings by Diana Davis. There is a reception from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 13. 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.

SHANE HOUSE GALLERY. 218 S. Fourth Ave. 623-2577. Opening March 6 and continuing through March 28: Just the Three of Us, works by Adam Davis, Io Palmer and Josh Gravholt. There is a reception from 7 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, March 6. Gallery hours are during Downtown Saturday Nights and by appointment.

TEMPLE GALLERY. Temple of Music and Art. 330 S. Scott Ave. 624-7370. Continuing through April 7: aerial photographs by Adriel Heisey. There is a reception from
6 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 5. Gallery hours are
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and prior to theatrical performances.

Continuing

APPARATUS GALLERY. 299 S. Park Ave. 791-3505. Continuing through March 13: House, a group exhibition of images and art furnishings. Gallery hours are from
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 April 1: works by Garth Wallrich. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Sunday.

ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM. 2201 N. Kinney Road. 883-3077. Continuing through April 11: Under Sonoran Skies: A Photographic Perspective. Gallery hours are 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through April.

ARTERY FINE ARTS GALLERY. 2843 N. Campbell Ave. 327-6094. Continuing: A Journey in Color. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

CENTER FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY. UA Fine Arts Complex, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 621-7968. Continuing through March 21: Bodies of Work: Series and Obsessions from the CCP. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday though Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

DC/HARRIS GALLERY. 41 S. Sixth Ave. 629-9446. Continuing through March 13: Historical Improvisations, recent paintings by Don West. Gallery hours are 1 to
5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and by appointment.

ETHERTON GALLERY. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. Continuing through March 27: Documentary Traditions, photographs by Alex Webb, Danny Lyon, Dana Salvo and Donald Woodman. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Thursday and during Downtown Saturday Nights.

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.

MURPHEY GALLERY. St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-1816. Continuing through March 23: paintings by Gwen Dean and Melinda Morey. Gallery hours are 2 to 4 p.m. Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

OBSIDIAN GALLERY. 4340 N. Campbell Ave. 577-3598. Continuing through March 20: jewelry by Michael Boyd, Andy Cooperman and Diane Egbert; glass work by Debra May; and fiber by Claire Campbell Park. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

OROBOROS STONE ART GALLERY. 101 W. Sixth St. Continuing: sculptural stone art by Ed Davenport. Gallery hours are 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday,
1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and by appointment. 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: pastel portraits by Paul Erath, continuing through March 15 at 110 S. Church Ave.; sculpture by Merlin Cohen, continuing through March 21 at 221 N. Court Ave.; and oil paintings and photographic collages by Jeff Court, continuing through March 21 at 4 E. Congress St. Call 624-9977 for information.

PHILABAUM CONTEMPORARY ART GLASS GALLERY. 711 S. Sixth Ave. 884-7404. Continuing through April 17: Captured Light, featuring work by six artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

PINK ADOBE ART GALLERY. 6538 E. Tanque Verde Road. 298-5995. Continuing through March 13: ceramics by Don Reitz. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

PCC ART GALLERY. PCC West Campus. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 206-6942. Continuing through April 2: work by tapestry weavers Rachel Brown, Donna Contractor and Donna Martin. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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.

RAW GALLERY. 43 S. Sixth Ave. 882-6927. Continuing through April 3: The Giant Eats Jack and Other Stories, recent mixed-media prints and paintings by Joe Forkan, Michael Longstaff and George E. Huffman. Gallery hours are 1 to
5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, during Downtown Saturday Nights and Thursday Night Artwalks, and by appointment.

SAGUARO ARTISANS GALLERY. 215 N. Court Ave. 792-3466. Continuing through March 20: hand-embroidered apparel by Gerri Marshall, handpainted ceramic figurines by Kathy Baumann and Southwest clay sculptures by Lillian Kinslow. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

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.

T/PAC COMMUNITY GALLERY. 240 N. Stone Ave. 624-0595. Continuing through March 12: Tapestries from the Southwest. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

TOHONO CHUL PARK. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Continuing through March 14: First Nation--Fine Weavers, an exhibit of Navajo art. Continuing through March 29: Cactus in Context: Art Images as Scientific Inquiry. Gallery 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.

TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. 7005 S. Plumer Ave. Continuing through April 2: Color, Shape, Texture: A Delicate Balance. Call 573-8100 for information.

TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. Goodman Pavilion. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Continuing through March 31: El Nacimiento, the traditional Mexican nativity scene in the Sosa-Carillo-Frémont House Museum. Gallery hours are
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to
4 p.m. Sunday.

UNION GALLERY. UA Student Union, north side of the mall, east of Old Main. 621-5123. Continuing through April 8: the Alumni Invitational with installations by Catherine Nash and Robert Renfrow. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to
10 p.m. daily.

WOMANKRAFT GALLERY. 388 S. Stone Ave. 629-9976. Continuing through March 31: Drawing Down the Muse, featuring works by workshop leaders and participants in the Creative Women's Weekend Celebration. Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday.

Last Chance

ARTIST OF THE MONTH GALLERY. Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. 323-6791. Continuing through March 5: China, computer-enhanced photographs by Nile Root. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

DESERT ARTISANS' GALLERY. 6536 E. Tanque Verde Road. 722-4412. Continuing through March 7: Sol y Sombra. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

EL CENTRO CULTURAL DE LAS AMERICAS.
40 W. Broadway. 629-9536. Continuing through March 10: Casa Grande pottery by Vicente Zepeda, photography by Dante Sandoval and cards by Annie Lopez. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

G.A.S.P. GALLERY. Utterback Middle School. 3233 S. Pinal Vista. 617-6100. Continuing through March 8: Contemporary Statements in Crafts. 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.

LIONEL ROMBACH GALLERY. UA Campus. Southeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway. 626-4215. Continuing through March 9: the Art History Graduate Symposium. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.

SALON Q. Café Quebec. 121 E. Broadway Blvd. 325-9066. Continuing through March 6: Encore '98, new works by artists featured in 1998. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to
11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday.

TUCSON JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER. Dodge Boulevard at River Road. Continuing through March 7: works by Herb Gilbert and Lynn O'Brien. Call 623-3668 for gallery hours.

TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. Goodman Pavilion.
140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Continuing through March 7: Works on Paper, by Miriam Schapiro. Gallery hours are
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to
4 p.m. Sunday.

Out Of Town

TUBAC CENTER FOR THE ARTS. 9 Plaza Road. Tubac. (520) 398-2371. Continuing through March 21: Arizona Aqueous XIV. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday.

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). Call 624-9977 for more information.

ART WORKSHOPS. Pink Adobe Gallery. La Plaza Shoppes. 6538 E. Tanque Verde Road. The Pink Adobe Gallery offers the following workshops: furniture painting from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Monday, March 8; and picture framing and matting from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 9. Register by calling 298-5995.

CALL TO ARTISTS. Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery is accepting slides for the artist roster. To receive an application and information send a business sized SASE to Dinnerware Roster, 135 E. Congress, Tucson, AZ, 85701. Deadline is March 27.

CALL TO ARTISTS. T/PAC Community Gallery is accepting artist group proposals for 1999-2000 exhibitions. Artist associations, cooperatives, guilds, groups and organizations of three or more may submit an application form with five slides per artists, slide list and up-to-date biographical materials for each artist. Deadline for receiving materials at the Arts Council is 5 p.m. Monday, March 15. Contact Zulma Biddle, Community Gallery Coordinator, at 624-0595, ext. 16, or zbiddle@tpacaz.org for more information.

CALL TO ARTISTS. Apparatus Gallery is accepting entries depicting botanical images or functional work for garden enhancement for their spring show, opening in March. Drop off or mail photographs or slides by Wednesday, March 10, to Apparatus Gallery, 299 S. Park Ave., Tucson, AZ, 85719. Call 791-3505 for information.

CALL TO ARTISTS. Artists interested in submitting works for the Tucson Museum of Art's 1999 Arizona Biennial can pick up a prospectus at the Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Ave., or call 624-2333 for a copy. Deadline is March 26.

CALL TO ARTISTS. The Dome Gallery is accepting submissions of fine art, sculpture, candlestick makers, pottery and jewelry. Send six photos or slides with SASE to the Dome Gallery, 25 Calle Baca, P.O. Box 4701, Tubac, AZ, 85646-4701; or call Cynthia at 398-8606.

CALL TO ARTISTS. The Central School Project and Friends of the San Pedro invite artists to submit work created on, for, or about the San Pedro River. There is an entry fee of $10 for up to three pieces, and $2.50 for each additional piece. For information, contact Michael Gregory, Director, Central School Project, P.O. Drawer H, Bisbee, AZ, 85603. Deadline is April 10.

CALL TO ARTISTS. Seeds for Life is a multi-media, community-centered project. Phase One consists of 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 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.

DOCENT TRAINING. The Tucson Arts District Docent program trains volunteers on Tuesday nights from 5:30 to 7 p.m. beginning Tuesday, March 9, at the Arts District offices, 4 E. Congress St. Call 624-9977 for information.

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.

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. TW


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