Tucson Weekly: Listings: Art (December 31

ART
Opening This Week
Listings APPARATUS GALLERY. 299 S. Park Ave. 791-3505. Opening January 1 and continuing through February 28 with an artist's reception from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, January 31: 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.
DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. Casas Adobes Office Park. 6812 N. Oracle Road. 297-1427. Opening January 6 and continuing through February 14: Mimi 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.
DINNERWARE GALLERY. 135 E. Congress St. 792-4503. Opening January 6 and continuing through January 31, with an artist's reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, January 10: new series of oils and egg temperas by painter Betina Fink. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Thursday, and Downtown Saturday Nights.
KALEIDOSCOPE FINE ARTS GALLERY. Unitarian Universalist Church. 3601 W. Cromwell Drive. 615-8625. Opening with an artist's reception from noon to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, January 4, and continuing through January 31: Western Reflections, works by artist and sculptor Kenneth E. Crook. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
MURPHEY GALLERY. St. Philips in the Hills Episcopal Church. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 298-0586. Opening with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, January 4, and continuing through January 29: wildlife, landscape and architectural works in various mediums by Joel Grushkin; and colorful paintings in mixed media by Terre-Miller Roades. 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 an artist's reception from 3 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, January 3, and continuing through January 30: Love Letters, an exhibit of calligraphic works by Southern Arizona Scribes. 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.
Continuing
ACCESS TUCSON GALLERY. 124 E. Broadway. 624-9833. Continuing through February 1: Ars Moriendi (The Art of Dying), works by Daniel Martin Diaz. Gallery hours are noon to 10 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 3 to 11 p.m. Saturdays.
CENTER FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY. 621-7968. UA Campus, south end of the pedestrian underpass. Continuing through January 11: Mexico City 1941: Photographs by Helen Levitt. Also continuing through January 11: Foto/Auto/Bio: The Charles Harbutt Archive. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
DE GRAZIA GALLERY. 6300 N. Swan Road. 299-9192. Continuing through January 9: Peaceful Reflections, a mixed-media exhibit about family relationships, features painting, drawing and printmaking by Loretta Bogdanowicz. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
DESERT ARTISANS' GALLERY. 6536 E. Tanque Verde Road. 722-4412. Continuing through January 11: Warm Colors for Winter, paintings, sculpture and mixed-media creations. 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, featuring 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 January 24: photographs by Graciela Iturbide and Kate Breakey, and mixed-media works by Elizabeth Ernst. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Thursday, and Downtown Saturday Nights.
GOOFY GALLERY. 2639 E. Broadway. 320-1488. Continuing through February 1: works by Desert View High School Students. Continuing through December 31: handcrafted fountains by Michael Krapek. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
THE IMAGE GALLERY. 127 E. Congress St. Continuing through January 25: Platinum Legends, the Arizona Media Arts Center's collection of photographs by Gary Auerbach. Call 622-2262 for gallery hours.
IRONWOOD GALLERY. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. 2021 N. Kinney Road. 883-2702. Continuing through January 25: The Sonoran Connection, a juried exhibition of the Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild. 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 January 10: Images of the Virgin de Guadeloupe, featuring non-traditional representations of the Virgen de Guadeloupe. 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.
LAS MAÑANITAS GALLERY. 1070 E. Miles St. 388-9911. Continuing through January 10: Flora in the High Alleghenies, watercolors by Janet Tifft. Gallery hours are by appointment.
MELIORA GALLERY. 178 E. Broadway. 792-9544. Continuing through January 17: In-Fill Projects by the Third Year Design Studio of the College of Architecture at the University of Arizona. There is a closing reception from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, January 17. Gallery hours are from 9 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
M. REVAK & CO. 1440 N. Stone Ave. 624-3445. Continuing through January 31: framed prints and etchings by George Elbert Burr. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
PHANTOM GALLERY. 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. 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. Call the Tucson Arts District Partnership at 624-9977 for information.
PHILABAUM CONTEMPORARY ART GLASS. 711 S. Sixth Ave. 884-7404. Continuing through January 24: Temporal Discord, psychological studies of contemporary life. The exhibit features works on paper by Daryl Childs, and works by eight glass artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
RAW GALLERY. 43 S. Sixth Ave. 882-6927. Continuing through January 10: Slow Traffic in Stolen Bone, a mixed-media narrative by Michael Longstaff. Also continuing: The Thursday Art Group's narrative series of small works in the front windows dealing with a William Blake Poem. 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.
ROTUNDA GALLERY. UA Student Union, third floor. 621-5123. Continuing through January 22: monotypes printed on antique linen damask napkins, tea towels and other textiles, by Carolyn Zarr. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Sunday.
TEMPLE GALLERY. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875. Continuing through January 7: Ideas/Idas, figurative paintings by Christina Cárdenas. 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 January 26: ART/WEAR: Barbara Brandel's Tapestry Jackets and Contemporary Jewelry by Arizona Artists. Continuing through February 1: Little Pieces of My Heart: Mexican-American Quilts and Needlework of Southern Arizona. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
T/PAC COMMUNITY GALLERY. 240 N. Stone Ave. 624-0595. Continuing through January 16: Full Frontal Night, an exhibition of photography and mixed-media works by Figurehead, a Tucson-based artist group featuring six 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 January 11: the 22nd annual Western Federation of Watercolor Societies exhibition. 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.
UA MUSEUM OF ART. UA Fine Arts Complex, pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 621-7567. Continuing through January 27: 62 bronze sculptures by Auguste Rodin from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Collection. 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.
Last Chance
DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. Casas Adobes Office Park. 6812 N. Oracle Road. 297-1427. Continuing through January 3: 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.
SHANE HOUSE GALLERY. 218 S. Fourth Ave. 623-2577. Continuing through January 4: Into The House, a Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition by Dean Hamerly, featuring paintings and fabricated sculpture. Gallery hours are during Downtown Saturday Nights and by appointment.
TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Continuing through January 4: Contemporary Southwest Images XII: The Stonewall Foundation Series, featuring works by Emmi Whitehorse. 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.
VENTURE FINE ARTS. 6541 E. Tanque Verde Road. 298-2258. Continuing through the weekend of January 2: Oils, acrylics and sculptures by featured artists Paul Baca, Dan Bates, Keith Christie, Richard Fillhouer, Richard Iams, Caroline Norton, Gary Price and Dan Young. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and by appointment.
Out Of Town
55 MAIN GALLERY. Bisbee. 432-4694. Continuing through January 31: From Realism to Abstraction and Back Again, new paintings by James Ru. Call for gallery hours.
OTERO STREET GALLERY. 5 Camino Otero, Tubac. 398-8014. Continuing through January 25: Cornucopia of Color and Form, featuring works by Diana Davis and Pat Marohn. Gallery hours are from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
TUBAC CENTER OF THE ARTS. 9 Plaza Road, Tubac. 398-2371. Opening January 2 and continuing through January 30: Fifth Members Gallery Exhibit, featuring woodworking by Phil Patterson; black-and-white photography by George Marcek; watercolors by Fiona Lovelock; acrylic and monoprints by Mary Langston; watercolor, ink pastel and acrylics by Hazel Dixon. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
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. Our work demonstrates that the arts can be used to impact social issues. We are seeking artists who are interested in working collaboratively to design and produce art with people in our community. Current projects include: Street Murals, Wall Murals, Group Exhibits and Street Puppets. All events are free and open to the public. For information on 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.
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 Murphey Gallery Committee will by jurying for the 1998-'99 exhibition season. Send five representative slides with a legal size SASE to: The Art Gallery Committee, St. Philips in the Hills Parish, P.O. Box 65840, Tucson, AZ 85728. Submission deadline is February 1. Call Phyllis Wenger at 299-1091 for information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Pima Community College 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 an 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 TO ARTISTS. Central Arts Collective is accepting entries for my pet 2, a serio/comic/emotional/conceptual look at people's involvement with pets. This juried exhibition is open to all U.S. artists in all media. Deadline is February 1. For prospectus, send an SASE: "my pet 2," Central Arts Collective, 188 E. Broadway, Tucson, AZ 85701.
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.