ART

Opening This Week

Listings APPARATUS GALLERY. 299 S. Park Ave. 791-3505. Opening November 6 and continuing through December 27: Assemblage, a group exhibition of works in three-dimensional collage by David Adix, Diane Mansfield Colligan, David Elliott, Lorin Lambardee, Michael Longstaff, Cantrell Maryott, Joel Murphy and Julie Sasse. There is a closing reception from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, December 13. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

APPAREL GALLERY. 101 E. Toole Ave. 798-1952. Opening November 6 and continuing through December 15: The Lady Wore Red, a mixed-media exhibition by several local artists. Gallery hours are 3 to 10 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and from 3 to 11 p.m. Saturday.

BERO GALLERY. 41 S. Sixth Ave. 792-0313. Opening November 6 and continuing through December 20: exhibition by the Group for Photographic Intentions, featuring works by 11 artists. There is an opening reception from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, November 8. Gallery hours are noon to 2:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 2:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday and from noon to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. Casas Adobes Office Park. 6812 N. Oracle Road. 297-1427. Opening November 6 and continuing through December 13: paintings on paper sacks by Herb Gilbert; paintings on canvas by Albert Kogel; and wood and metal sculpture by Barbara Jo McLaughlin. 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. 299-9192. Opening November 6 and continuing through November 14: calligraphic line by Deanna Thibault. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

DESERT ARTISANS' GALLERY. 6536 E. Tanque Verde Road. 722-4412. Opening November 12 and continuing through January 11: Warm Colors for Winter, paintings, sculpture and mixed-media creations. There is an artists' reception from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, November 16. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

G.A.S.P. GALLERY. 3233 S. Pinal Vista, Utterback Middle School. 617-6100. Opening with a reception from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, November 6, and continuing through December 12: Ghosts of A Chance, monoprints and mixed-media works by The Drawing Studio. 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.

JOSEPH GROSS GALLERY. UA campus, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 626-4215. Opening with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, November 12, and continuing through December 11: The University of Arizona's Annual BFA Senior Exhibition. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.

OBSIDIAN GALLERY. 4340 N. Campbell Ave. 577-3598. Opening November 8 and continuing through January 3: paintings by Simon Donovan; mixed-media figures by Elizabeth Frank; and contemporary steel mirrors and mixed-media jewelry by Thomas Mann. There is an artists' reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, November 15. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

PCC ART GALLERY. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 206-6942. Opening with a reception from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 12, and continuing through December 11: drawings by Michael Contreras; paintings by Kay Emig; and three-dimensional collages by Diane Mansfield Colligan. 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.

PINK ADOBE GALLERY. 222 E. Congress St. 623-2828. Opening November 6 and continuing through November 30: silver, gold and gemstone jewelry by Tara Kemp; ceramic dog bowls and birdhouses by Janine Bennette; and photography by Jim Nilson. 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. 6538 E. Tanque Verde Road. 298-5995. Opening November 6 and continuing through November 30: handcrafted wood sushi trays and chopsticks by Roger Combs; functional pottery by Mike Howard; and silver, gold and gemstone jewelry by Elizabeth Rodgers. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Opening November 7 and continuing through January 4: Contemporary Southwest Images XII: The Stonewall Foundation Series, featuring works by Emmi Whitehorse. Continuing through January 11: the 22nd annual Western Federation of Watercolor Societies exhibition. Continuing through November 30: Images of Mission San Xavier del Bac, an exhibition celebrating the Bicentennial of Mission San Xavier. Also continuing through November 30: Blue Ring, a video installation by Andrea Hull. 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.

WINGSPAN GALLERY. 300 E. Sixth St. 624-1779. Opening November 6 and continuing through November 30: mixed-media works by Michael Mullholand. Gallery hours are from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Continuing

ARIZONA GALLERY. UA Student Union, north side of the mall east of Old Main. 621-5123. Continuing through December 11: The Relevance of The Beautiful, photographs by Diane Mansfield Colligan and poems by Charles Gillispie. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday.

ARTERY FINE ART GALLERY. 2843 N. Campbell Ave. 327-6094. Continuing through November 30: Desert Images, featuring fine art in all media by more than 40 local artists of the Southwestern League of Fine Arts. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

CENTRAL ARTS COLLECTIVE. 188 East Broadway. 623-5883. Continuing through November 29: drawings and sculpture by Moira Geoffrion; monoprints and paintings by Melinda Morey; and paintings and watercolor sketches by Charles Rosenthal. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

DINNERWARE GALLERY. 135 E. Congress St. 792-4503. Continuing through November 22: large scale mixed-media portrait paintings by Michael Chittock. There is an artist's reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, November 8. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Thursday, and Downtown Saturday Nights.

FRAMED TO PERFECTION GALLERY. Park Mall. 5870 E. Broadway. 571-1963. Continuing: Hale-Bopp photography by Flandrau astronomer Michael Terenzoni; 3-D wall sculptures and wall puzzles by Syd Clayton-Seeber; and landscape photography by Bill Lesch. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.

IRONWOOD GALLERY. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. 2021 N. Kinney Road. 883-2702. Continuing through November 16: Desert Paintings, works by Juan Rios Ce-Acatl. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, free with museum admission.

JOSÉ GALVEZ GALLERY. 743 N. Fourth Ave. 624-6878. Continuing through November 29: Galvez Gallery's fourth annual Día de los Muertos group exhibit. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Downtown Saturday Nights and by appointment.

KALEIDOSCOPE FINE ARTS GALLERY. Unitarian Universalist Church. 3601 W. Cromwell Drive. 742-3815. Continuing through November 30: Alien Ancestors...Gods, Goddesses and Powerful Beings from Elsewhere. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, 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 November 14: color photographic prints and mixed-media installation works by Julie Brunner and Robert Gorecki. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

MR. LULU'S. 110 E. Congress St. 882-9265. Continuing through November 27: The Living Room Boys, a series of photographs created from manipulated Polaroids by Miro Gudelsky. Hours are 1 to 6 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Sunday; 4 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday; 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday; and by appointment.

LAS MAÑANITAS GALLERY. 1070 E. Miles St. 388-9911. Continuing through November 22: designs in stained glass by Peter Franken. Gallery hours are by appointment.

MELIORA GALLERY. 178 E. Broadway. 792-9544. Continuing through November 30: For The Love of Drawing, architectural works by Doug MacNeil. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

OLD PUEBLO FRAMEWORKS AND GALLERY. 6290 E. Grant Road. 885-0746. Continuing through November 28: Paper Poetry, an exhibit of works by fiber artist Betsy Farmer. 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. Continuing through December 2 at 221 S. Church Ave.: marble, alabaster and limestone sculptures by Ed Davenport. Continuing through December 2 at 221 N. Court Ave.: oils and alkyds by Mary Theresa Dietz. Continuing through December 15 at 38 E. Congress St.: "Lost Glove" installation by Janet Bardwell. Continuing at the Tucson Arts District Partnership, 4 E. Congress St.: neo-primitive paintings by Elizabeth Elequin. Continuing at 45 N. Sixth Ave.: works by student artists from Carrillo Intermediate School. 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. Call the Tucson Arts District Partnership at 624-9977 for information.

RAW GALLERY. 43 S. Sixth Ave. 882-6927. Continuing through November 22: new paintings and monoprints by Joe Forkan. Also continuing through November 22: Raw Light, an exhibition of miniature works by the group T.A.G., in the Raw windows. Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, until 7 p.m. for Thursday Night Art Walk, Downtown Saturday Nights, and by appointment.

ST. GREGORY ART GALLERY. 3231 N. Craycroft Road. Continuing through November 29: works by watercolor artist Sue Stevens. There is an artist's reception from 3:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, November 14. Call Barbara Rosenberg at 749-1162 for information.

TEMPLE GALLERY. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875. Continuing through November 26: photographs by Judith Golden. 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 November 30: a juried exhibition by members of the Arizona Colored Pencil Society. Continuing through November 17: Contemporary Beadwork: Traditions and Transitions. 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 November 9: the 1997 UA Annual Art Faculty Exhibition, featuring works by 44 artists teaching design, painting, sculpture, print, photograph, videograph and weaving. Continuing through April 1: Robert Wick: Campus Outdoor Sculptures. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Last Chance

ARTIST OF THE MONTH GALLERY. Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. 748-1551. Continuing through November 7: Centennial Celebration, works by members of the National League of Pen Women. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

ELIZABETH CHERRY CONTEMPORARY ART. 437 E. Grant Road. 903-0577. Continuing through November 8: Unite! To Win Still Greater Victories, posters and prints by Frank Kozik. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and by appointment.

ETHERTON GALLERY. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. Continuing through November 8: paintings by Gail Marcus-Orlen; photographs by Christopher Burkett; and paintings by Owen Williams. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Thursday, and Downtown Saturday Nights.

PHILABAUM CONTEMPORARY ART GLASS. 711 S. Sixth Ave. 884-7404. Continuing through November 8: Molten Marriage, Combinations of Metal and Glass, featuring works by 14 artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

ROTUNDA GALLERY. UA Student Union, third floor. 621-5123. Continuing through November 13: For Amusement Only, photographs of the Arizona State and Maricopa County Fairs. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Sunday.

TUCSON BOTANICAL GARDENS GALLERY. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 326-9686. Continuing through November 8: The Floral Connection, paintings by Deezie Manning-Catron. Gallery hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.

UNION GALLERY. UA Student Union, first floor. 621-5123. Continuing through November 7: Love Makes a Family: Living in Lesbian and Gay Families, a photographic exhibition by Gigi Kaeser. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Out Of Town

OTERO STREET GALLERY. 5 Camino Otero, Tubac. Continuing through November 23: Views of the Santa Cruz Valley, featuring works by Shirley Flynn, Margaret Johnson, Mary Langston and Rea Ragatz. Call 398-8014 for gallery hours and information.

TUBAC CENTER FOR THE ARTS. 9 Tubac Road, Tubac. Continuing through November 9: Twenty-Five Years of Art Commitment in Tubac, featuring works by 50 resident artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Call 398-2371 for gallery schedule.

Announcements

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. On November 6, enjoy a special Art Walk featuring the Tucson Symphony Orchestra's Piano Quartet performing at 6:30 p.m. in the Hotel Congress Lobby, 311 E. Congress St. 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 Tucson International Mariachi Conference seeks submissions for the Tucson International Mariachi Conference poster. Submit original artwork, sketches, or three slides of work completed within the last two years. An honorarium of $1,000 will be awarded. Work should reflect the 1998 Conference theme: Aires Mexicanos--its impact and cultural significance--in an abstract or representational style. Posters from the last 15 years can be seen at La Frontera Center, 502 W. 29th St. Submission deadline is December 15. Call Lolie Gomez at 884-9920, ext. 243, for information.

CALLING COMMUNITY ARTISTS. The Tucson Arts Brigade is a multi-cultural, intergenerational collective of community-based cultural workers. They're seeking artists interested in collaborating on neighborhood and community-based art projects. Current projects include a series of posters and murals on Communities in Transformation--Healing Themselves, Healing Others. For information on weekly design and brainstorming sessions, commissions and donations of art supplies, call 791-9359; or email ArtBrigade@aol.com.

COLLAGE CALL. The Collage Association of Southern Arizona invite serious artists working in the field of mixed-media collage to their meeting at 9:30 a.m. Friday, November 7, in the library at Camlu Apartments, 102 S. Sherwood Village Drive. Call 886-2860 for information.

EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS. WomanKraft Castle Art Center. 388 S. Stone Ave. 629-9976. WomanKraft continues its Neighborhood Arts Empowerment Workshop Series on November 8, with Making Displays. Classes meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. 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.

TOTALLY TUBAC. Tubac Center of the Arts presents an in-depth, guided tour of Tubac's art, artists and galleries at 9 a.m. Saturday, November 8. Cost is $35, which includes lunch and exhibition catalog. Call 1-520-398-2371 for information.

TRAVELING EXHIBIT. The Tucson-Pima Arts Council's Rural arts Program, the Rural Arts Traveling Exhibit, runs from December through July, and exhibits two- and three-dimensional works by artists living outside of Tucson city limits in Pima County. Submission deadline is December 2. Interested artists may call Maryjane Dorofachuk at 624-0595, Ext. 19, for information.

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. TW


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