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Opening This Week

ARTIST OF THE MONTH GALLERY. Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. 748-1551. Opening with a reception at 10 a.m. Sunday, December 1, and continuing through December 31: Four Walls/Four Media/One Artist, a show of painting and teaching methods by Syd Clayton-Seeber. Continuing through December 8: Beautiful Writing, an exhibition of calligraphy. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.

BERO GALLERY. 41 S. Sixth Ave. 792-0313. Continuing through December 21: Surplus, large, color images of hats by photographer James Graham. An opening reception for the artist meets from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, December 6. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Thursday Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night. Call 792-0313 for information.

DINNERWARE GALLERY. 135 E. Congress St. 792-4503. Opening Wednesday, November 27, and continuing through December 21: paintings by Linda Caputo. There will be an opening reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, November 30. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Thursday Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night.

MANY GOATS GALLERY. Williams Center Plaza. 5460 E. Broadway. 790-8342. Opening December 1 and continuing through December 31: recent works by Syd Clayton-Seeber, Noreen Dziat, Lawrence Acadiz and Conrad Jackson. Show includes faux stone "petroglimpses," gourd masks, Kachina carvings and other wood works. Call for gallery hours.

MARATHON GALLERY. Plaza Palomino. 2920 N. Swan Road. 323-1138. Opening with a reception from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, November 30, and continuing through December 31: a Holiday Miniature Exhibition, with more than 50 small-scale paintings by national and international artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

MURPHEY GALLERY. St. Philip's In The Hills. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-1816. Opening with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, December 1, and continuing through December 26: watercolors by Helen Roberts and oil-on-canvas realist landscapes by Al Christensen. Regular gallery hours are 2 to 4 p.m. Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

OLD PUEBLO FRAMEWORKS AND GALLERY. 6290 E. Grant Road. 885-0746. Opening with a reception from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, December 1, and continuing through December 31: Inner Dialog, paintings by Joyce Huntington Stanek. Continuing through November 30: Harlequin Flute, paintings by Mina Conant. 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.

ROTUNDA GALLERY. UA Student Union, second floor. 621-5123. Opening December 5 and continuing through December 12: Amanuenses. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

TEMPLE GALLERY. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875. Opening Thursday, November 28, and continuing through January 8: aquatic- and earth-inspired mixed-media works on paper by David Andres and bronze sculpture by Julia Andres. Continuing through November 29: Domestica: Children Series, figurative paintings by Cynthia Miller incorporating mixed-media elements. Gallery hours are noon to 7 p.m. Thursday, noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and from 7 to 10 p.m. on Downtown Saturday Night.

Continuing

APPARATUS GALLERY. 299 S. Park Ave. 791-3505. Continuing through December 30: small pieces by 12 photographers. 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 December 18: Mnemonics, recent paintings by Trude Parkinson. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday.

ART!!! GALLERY. 6328 E. Broadway. 745-8586. Continuing through January 1997: 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.

DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. 6812 N. Oracle Road. 297-1427. Continuing through December 7: landscape paintings by Philip Melton and still-life paintings by Diane Meyer Melton. 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. 6536A E. Tanque Verde Road. 722-4412. Continuing through January 5: Different Dimensions, traditional paintings and sculpture. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

ETHERTON GALLERY. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. Continuing through January 11: the 15th anniversary exhibition, including paintings, prints, photographs and sculpture. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Thursday and Downtown Saturday Night.

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.

JCC GALLERY. 3800 E. River Road. 299-3000. Continuing through December 30: paintings by Laurie Rosenstock Giangregorio and raku clay sculpture by Gail Titus. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Sunday.

JOSEPH GROSS GALLERY. UA campus, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 626-4215. Continuing through December 12: In The Mouth of the Jaguar: An Impotent Sacrifice, M.F.A. thesis work by Julia Benites Arriola. Continuing through December 13: Culmination, the annual Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Exhibition. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.

LAS MANTAÑITAS GALLERY. 1070 E. Miles St. 388-9911. Continuing through December 21: paintings by Wanda Duke. Gallery hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and by appointment.

OBSIDIAN GALLERY. 4340 N. Campbell Ave., Suite 90. 577-3598. Continuing through January 4: jewelry and objects by Louisiana artist Thomas Mann. Also continuing: Obsidian's annual holiday exhibition, featuring works in clay, glass, fiber, metal and wood. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday. Call 577-3598 for information.

PCC ART GALLERY. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 884-6942. Continuing through December 12: Essential Elements, fabric sculptures by Shelly White, mixed-media ceramics by Dora Hernandez, and metal and fabric art by Patty Haberman. 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. Various downtown locations. Bright, large-scale acrylic paintings by Elizabeth Elequin are on display at 38 E. Congress St. Terra cotta sculpture by Martin Martinez is on display at 221 N. Court Ave. Wood assemblages by Kyle Johnston are on display at 110 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.

SEDAN GALLERY. 197 E. Toole Ave. 620-1381. Continuing: Jewelry and sculpture by Lisa Krikawa, Industrial Arts and furniture by Kevin Mills and Stefan Schwab. Gallery hours are 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.

SHANE HOUSE GALLERY. 218 S. Fourth Ave. 623-2577. Continuing through January 3: The Manipulation of Adornment, mixed-media works by Stephanie Schlack. Hours are 7 to 10 p.m. Downtown Saturday Night and by appointment only.

T/PAC COMMUNITY GALLERY. 240 N. Stone Ave. 624-0595. Continuing through January 3: the Southern Arizona Ceramic Artists annual juried show, works by more than 150 member artists. 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 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. 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.

UA MUSEUM OF ART. Located on the southeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway. 621-7567. Continuing through January, 1997: La Cadena Que No Se Corta: Las Artes Tradicionales de la Communidad Mexicoamericana de Tucson/The Unbroken Chain: The Traditional Arts of Tucson's Mexican-American Community. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

UNION GALLERY. UA Student Union, first floor. 621-5123. Continuing through December 13: Sources--Alumni Invitational. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

WOMANKRAFT GALLERY. 388 S. Stone Ave. 629-9976. Continuing through December 21: Annual Holiday Bazaar. This exhibit features unique and inexpensive art items for gift giving, with extended gallery hours through December. Call for schedule.

Last Chance

CENTER FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY. UA campus, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 621-7968. Continuing through December 1: Crimes and Splendors: The Desert Cantos of Richard Misrach. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.

DE GRAZIA GALLERY. 6300 N. Swan Road. 299-9191. Continuing through December 6: Watercolors Are For The Birds...And Other Subjects, paintings by Richard D. Feinberg. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Sunday.

ECLECTIC GALLERY. 69 E. Pennington St. 620-1668. Continuing through December 5: The Arts in Art, an exhibition of photography, painting and sculpture by Elaine Querry, John Wortman and Fern Barber. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, during Thursday Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night. Call 620-1668 for information.

PINK ADOBE GALLERY EAST. 6538 E. Tanque Verde Road. 298-5995. Continuing through December 7: Hearts of Silver...Hands of Steel, an exhibit of contemporary metal sculpture and jewelry. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

TOHONO CHUL PARK GALLERY. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Continuing through December 1: For The Birds, ornithologically inspired contemporary art by 16 Arizona artists. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

WINGSPAN. UA Centennial Hall. University Boulevard east of Park Avenue. Continuing through December 6: 100 Families, One Family, a photo-documentary exhibit exploring the diversity of 100 Tucson-area families. Exhibit hours are noon to 5 p.m. daily. Closed Thanksgiving Day. Admission is free.

Announcements

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 handbuilding, oil techniques, pastel portraiture and more. For information call 745-8586.

VOODOO BOUTIQUE. Experience the benevolent spirits of Haitian music, food and drink at the Haitian Voodoo Flag Boutique open house from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, December 1, at 3010 W. LaVonne Drive (near Star Pass and Shannon roads). X-mas flags, primitive art, metal sculpture, altar objects, painted boxes and other exotic wonders await. Call 206-0548 for information or private showings by appointment. Open houses continue Sundays through December 15.

ARTIST FELLOWSHIPS. Applications and guidelines are available for the 1997 Artists' Fellowships at the Tucson/Pima Arts Council. There are four $3,000 fellowships in the area of Visual Arts II, three $3,000 fellowships in Literary Arts I and one $3,000 fellowship in Performing Arts I. Applications are available at the Tucson/Pima Arts Council, 240 N. Stone Ave. Deadline is December 9. Call 624-0595 for information.

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.

CALL FOR MEMBERS. The Desert Artisans Cooperative Gallery seeks new members. Fine art and fine crafters considered. There are immediate openings for 3-D artists. Send SASE to Desert Artisans Gallery, 6536 E. Tanque Verde Road, Tucson, AZ 85715. Deadline is December 9.

CALL TO ARTISTS. The Tohono Chul Park gallery is accepting submissions from glass artists for their exhibition Clearly Elegant: Functional Glass by Arizona Artists. Works created in the past two years are eligible. For information, send SASE to: Peggy Hazard, Assistant Exhibit Curator, Tohono Chul Park, 7366 N. Paseo del Norte, Tucson, AZ 85704.

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