City Listings - Art (March 21

ART

Opening This Week

DINNERWARE GALLERY. 135 E. Congress St. 795-4503. Opening March 26 and continuing through April 20: Imagines Latino Americas, featuring black and white photography by A.C. Huerta and Amy Zuckerman. There's an artists' reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 30. Continuing through March 23: mixed media paintings on paper by Monica Jost. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Thursday Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night.
JOSEPH GROSS GALLERY. UA campus, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 626-4215. Opening March 21 and continuing through March 31: Homosexuality Images and Power, works by seven Arizona artists. There will be an opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 22, with readings and performances celebrating historic gay and lesbian figures. A related symposium entitled Sex and Scholarship meets from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 26. Call 621-5039 for information. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
TEMPLE GALLERY. Temple of Music and Art. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-8210. Opening March 21 and continuing through April 24: mixed media constructions and drawings by Alfred Quiroz. There is an artist's reception from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 29. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and prior to ATC performances.
UA Museum of Art. UA campus, Speedway east of Park Avenue in the Fine Arts Complex. 621-7567. Opening March 24 and continuing through April 7: Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition. There is an artists' reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 7. Exhibiting artists discuss their work at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 27 and April 3. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Closed on Saturdays and UA holidays. Admission is free.

Continuing

APPARATUS GALLERY. 299 S. Park Ave., Studio C. 791-3505. Continuing through April 27: Reciprocal Impacts, featuring Amey Broeker, Greg Huston, David Elliot, Thomas Grubba, Sean Justice, Larry Wilson and Keith Schreiber. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
ARIZONA GALLERY. UA Student Union. 621-5123. Continuing through April 11: Tyrant Figures, an exhibition of paintings by Aaron Morse. Gallery is open during Student Union hours.
Arizona Historical Society. 949 E. Second St. 628-5774. Continuing through December 31: Emergence: The South Park Story, 1940-1950, a photo exhibit tracing the development of the South Park neighborhood, located along Park Avenue south of 22nd Street; and A Memento for My Descendants: The Buehman Studio Perspective, photographic works of German immigrant Henry Buehman. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
BERO GALLERY. 41 S. Sixth Ave. 792-0313. Continuing through March 30: Myths, Milagros and Magic, an exhibit by New Mexico photographer Judith Vejvoda of photo transfers on linen stretched over canvas in celebration of the Goddess. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Thursday Night Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night.
BERTA WRIGHT. Two locations: 260 E. Congress St. (882-7043); and Foothills Mall, 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd. (742-4134). Continuing through March 27: Dolls, featuring folk- and fine-art dolls by Anne Swan and Sandy Carlson. Congress gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, Thursday Night Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night. Foothills Mall hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Center for Creative Photography. UA Fine Arts Complex, southeast of the pedestrian underpass at Speedway and Park Avenue. 621-7968. Continuing through April 10: The Archives, selections from the permanent collection with recent acquisitions from 1992 to present. Regular 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 March 30: 13 Easy Pieces, a members' exhibition. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Downtown Saturday Night, Thursday Night Art Walk and by appointment.
DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. 6812 N. Oracle Road. 297-1427. Continuing through April 13: stone sculpture by George Ehnat and photodrawings by Harold Jones. 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-A Tanque Verde Road, La Plaza Shops. 722-4412. Continuing through May 5: Unique Expressions, a mixed-media show by local artists. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
ECLECTIC GALLERY. 69 E. Pennington St. 620-1668. Continuing through April 18: Three Realities, an exhibit of new photography by Cy Lehrer, Omer V. Claiborne and Bill Baker. Regular gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, Thursday Night Art Walk, Downtown Saturday Night and by appointment.
ELEANOR JECK GALLERY. 4280 N. Campbell Ave., Suite 5. 299-2139. Continuing through March 30: composite in oil, acrylic and mixed-media pieces by Lynne Loshbaugh. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Etherton Gallery. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. Continuing through March 30: paintings by Nancy Tokar Miller and Simon Donovan, and drawings by Fred Rhoads. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Thursday and Downtown Saturday Night.
HUNTER GALLERY. 7000 E. Tanque Verde Road, Suite 15. 298-8270. Continuing through March 30: drawings by American fashion illustrator Gregory Weir-Quiton, works by nine contemporary artists, and early California "plein air" artists. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and Monday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Tuesday.
IRONWOOD GALLERY. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. 2021 N. Kinney Road. 883-2702. Continuing through April 25: an exhibition by second generation potters of Mata Ortiz, featuring ceramics, photographs and demonstrations. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Sunday. Admittance is free with museum admission.
JOSÉ GALVEZ GALLERY. 743 N. Fourth Ave. 624-6878. Continuing through April 13: Print Traditions Lives, a joint exhibition of contemporary Mexican printmakers Artemio Rodriguez, Jesus Angel Perez Valverde and Israel Rodriquez. 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 or by appointment.
MELIORA GALLERY. 178 E. Broadway. 792-9544. Continuing through March 31: Line and Space: Projects and Process, architectural drawing and models by Les Wallach and his firm. Regular gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
OBSIDIAN GALLERY. St. Philip's Plaza. 4340 N. Campbell Ave. 577-3598. Continuing through April 27: clay works by Donna and Wesley Anderegg and natural fiber baskets by Gail Campbell. Continuing through March 24: jewelry by Michael Boyd, Jude Clarke and Diane Egbert; tapestry art by Amy Weber; work in handmade paper by Nancy Wilkoff and new drawings by Mary Ryan. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
PHILABAUM GALLERY. 711 S. Sixth Ave. 884-7404. Continuing through April 27: Southwest Invitational IX: Homo Vitreus, featuring 20 artists' interpretations of the human form in glass. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Glass-blowing demonstrations are usually given from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Call ahead to verify schedule.
PCC WEST CAMPUS ART GALLERY. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 884-6385. Continuing through March 28: The PCC High School invitational features works by Tucson-area High School students. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday.
RAW GALLERY. 43 S. Sixth Ave. 882-6927. Continuing through April 27: The Shadow Years, paintings by Rose Johnson. Regular gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, Downtown Saturday Night and Thursday Art Walk.
TOHONO CHUL PARK GALLERY. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Continuing through April 22: Bugs in Our Backyard: Art Work by Greg Brenden and Judy Faitsch, an exhibit of watercolor and sculpture works. Opening March 21 and continuing through May 19 in the Exhibit Hall: Bloom: Interpretations by Eight Artists. Regular gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. A $2 donation is requested.
TUCSON/PIMA ARTS COUNCIL GALLERY. 240 N. Stone Ave. 624-0595. Continuing through March 29: the Visual Arts Fellowship exhibit. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and Thursday Night Art Walk.

Last Chance

JCC ART GALLERY. 3800 E. River Road. 299-3000. Continuing through March 25: Angels and Ancestors, lithographs, etchings and monotypes by Leonard Baskin, including the Native American series Angels to the Jews. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Sunday.
Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Continuing through March 24: Celebrations of Form and Color, a mixed media exhibition by children in grades K through 8. Continuing through March 24 in the John K. Goodman Pavilion: the sixth annual Women Artists and the West Show and Sale, focusing on Western and traditional realist themes. All works are for sale. 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. Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Announcements

ART SPACE LOANS. The Tucson Arts District Partnership, Inc., currently has low interest Art Space Development Loans for those interested in preserving existing art space or developing new art space in the downtown area. Up to $5,000 is available to individuals, organizations or groups interested in acquiring, renovating and/or rehabilitating downtown area property for arts uses. Completed applications must be received by 5 p.m. Friday, April 19. Call the Arts District at 624-9977 for application and information.
WATERCOLOR SHOW. The Southern Arizona Watercolor guild hosts its 28th annual watercolor exhibit March 21 through April 11 in the former Old Pueblo Museum at Foothills Mall, 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd. A reception is held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 23. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Call Vanessa at 798-1222 for information.
PAPERMAKING CLASS. Artist Catherine Nash offers Papermaking from Plants March 23 and 24. This two-day intensive workshop includes papermaking from cooked plant fibers, beating, Western/Japanese techniques and pulp painting. Call 740-1673 for registration and information.
ART TALK. Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Ave., offers the following free lectures at 1:30 p.m. in the Education Building: Marita Larkin presents Gainsborough and Reynolds on March 21; Nancy Williams discusses The Just Discovered Gustave Caillabotte on March 25; and Jean Cox presents Art Theft: From Grave Robbers to Museums on March 28. Call 624-2333 for information.
ART WALK. Visit the Downtown Arts District from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, with free docent-led Art Walk tours beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Park Inn Suite Santa Rita Hotel, 88 E. Broadway. Guided tours end at 7 p.m. Call 624-9977 for information and a listing of participating galleries.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Southern Arizona Arthritis Foundation is accepting original art for 1996 holiday greeting cards. Any subject matter suitable for a holiday card (to be reproduced in 5-by-7 format) will be considered. Original works or color transparencies may be submitted. Deadline is April 30. Call Ann-Eve Cunningham at 290-9090 for information.
CALL FOR ENTRIES. The UA Activities Board Arts Committee is accepting work in the comic art genre for comiCAzine: A Comic Art Show, scheduled April 25 through May 3 at the UA Student Union Gallery. Open to professionals and amateurs. Work must be ready to hang and be submitted for review by April 17. Deliver works to UA Department of Student Programs, Student Union Room 101. Call Christina at 621-0764 for application and information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Dinnerware Artists' Cooperative is accepting slides for the artists roster. Being included on the roster makes an artist eligible for exhibitions and the Directors' Board at Dinnerware. Applicants must work in the visual arts, be Tucson residents, pay a monthly dues of $35, and be willing to contribute time to the Cooperative. Individuals pursuing a degree are ineligible. To receive an application and instructions send a business size SASE to: Dinnerware Roster, 135 E. Congress St., Tucson, AZ 85701. Deadline is April 5.
CALL TO ARTISTS. José Galvez Gallery is accepting slides of works by artists 25 years old and younger for Menos 25, a juried exhibition scheduled for July 31 through August 31. Open to Latino artists residing in AZ, CA, CO, NM and TX, and to non-Latino artists with works reflecting a Latino theme. Submit eight to 10 slides, resume and SASE to: José Galvez Gallery, Attn: John, 743 N. Fourth Ave., Tucson, AZ 85705. Deadline is March 31.
PERFORMANCE ARTISTRY CONFERENCE. Arizona-based performing artists and companies committed to continuing or expanding their touring activities in the Western U.S. may apply for Commission sponsorship to attend and exhibit at the Western Alliance of Arts Administrators (W.A.A.A.) annual conference, September 2 to 7, in Portland, Oregon. This is the Western-region conference, bringing artists and presenters together for professional development and booking. Call Mollie Lakin-Hayes, Presenting and Touring Director, at (602) 229-8221 for guidelines and application form.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS. Tucson/Pima Arts Council is accepting proposals for exhibits by artist guilds, associations and collaborative groups. Individual exhibits will not be considered. Applications may be picked up at the T/PAC office, 240 N. Stone Ave., between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Approximately 2,500 square feet of gallery space is available for six week exhibitions beginning in September. Submit application, SASE and not more than five slides of each of artist's works to: T/PAC Community Gallery, 240 N. Stone Ave., Tucson, AZ 85701. Deadline is April 1. Call Maryjane Dorofachuk at 624-0595, ext. 16, for information.
CALL FOR ENTRIES. The Austin Heart of Film Festival is accepting screenplay entries for the Film Screenwriters' Conference and Film Festival scheduled October 10 through 13 in Austin, Texas. Categories include: Adult/ Mature themes (feature length), Children/Family theme (feature length) and Student Short (under 30 minutes). Deadline is June 17. Entry fee is $30. Send SASE to: Austin Heart of Film Festival, 707 Rio Grande, Suite 101, Austin, TX 78701; or call (800) 310-FEST for information.
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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