Tucson Weekly: Art (November 16 - November 21, 2000)

ART
Openings and Receptions
DETAILS & GREEN SHOELACES. 2990 N. Swan Road, No. 147. 323-0222. Continuing through December 31: Art Furniture, which features the work of Avner Zabari. Jewelry, Jewelry, Jewelry features the work of 10 artists and trunk shows with guest artists November 17 through 19. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
ELEANOR JECK GALLERIES. St. Philip's Plaza. 4280 N. Campbell Ave., Suite 5. 299-2139. Simple Gifts, a group show featuring paintings by Louis Mason, fiber arts by Leila Kizimi and jewelry by Kai Smith, opens November 17 and continues through December 31. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and by appointment.
NOMAD GALLERY. International Arts Center. 516 N. Fifth Ave. Basement entrance, Studio 11. 235-7846. Attack of the Strangler Figs, which opens November 18 and continues through December 2, features living sculptures by Carlos Lozano and photographs by Donna Stephenson. Be on the lookout for random, impromptu performances by The Improv Workshop. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday.
T/PAC COMMUNITY GALLERY. 240 N. Stone Ave. 624-0595, ext. 26. Health and Safety in the Arts includes artists from the Tucson Warehouse District Studio and highlights safety and health issues in the making of art without compromising quality. The exhibit opens November 17 and continues through December 21. An artists' reception is November 30 from 5 to 7 p.m. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
TJCC FINE ART GALLERY. Tucson Jewish Community Center. 3800 E. River Road. 299-3000, ext. 103. Oil paintings by Robert Goldman, color photographs by Jay W. Smith and color and black and white photographs by Frank Tiller are on display through December 20. There is an opening reception November 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
TUCSON PUPPET WORKS. 111 E. Congress St. 770-1533. Puppets From Around the World opens Friday, November 17 with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. which features a shadow puppet show at 8:30 p.m. The show runs through December 10 and features traditional puppets from Burma, Turkey, Indonesia, Thailand, China and more. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday 2 to 7 p.m.
Continuing
ARIZONA GALLERY. UA Memorial Student Union. 621-6142. Continuing through December 6: Annual Alumni Invitational features the paintings of Paul Waid. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
ARTE SPAZIO GALLERY. 5101 N. Oracle Road. 888-8788. Master painter Carl Timner exhibits figure drawings in charcoal, graphite, pastel, Conte and wax crayon. The exhibit continues through December 3. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and by appointment on Sunday.
AUSI GALLERY. 6060 N. Oracle Road. 797-2275. Continuing through November 30: Laurie Weckel's pastel paintings of Southeastern Arizona landscapes. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
CARBONBASE GALLERY. 101 W. Fifth St. 903-2695. Continuing through November 26: Storm and Stress features the work of artists Lee Street, Kate Street, Joel Meltzer, Megan Aker, Albert Chamillard, Jaime Chandler and Jay Hardin. Gallery hours are 6 to 9 p.m. Friday through Sunday.
CENTER FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY. UA campus, south end of the pedestrian underpass at Speedway Boulevard and Park Avenue. 621-7968. Continuing through November 26: Louise Dahl-Wolfe: The American Image. Also on exhibit is Couples, portraits by photographer Mariana Cook. Admission is free. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. 154 E. Sixth St. 629-9759. Continuing through December 9: Expressionist dog paintings by Albert Kogel, abstract paintings by Rudolph Nadler and bronze and glass sculpture by Katja Fritzsche. 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 E. Tanque Verde Road. 722-4412. Sonoran Spectacular features the work of local artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
DINNERWARE CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY. 135 E. Congress St. 792-4503. Continuing through December 2: Altering the Discourse: Contemporary Native American Women Photographers Facing the Year 2000 features the work of Jolene Rickard, Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie, Shan Goshorn and Colleen Tessay. The exhibit presents the work of four contemporary Native American women photographers who consider ways in which their cultural experiences can be explored and communicated through visual media. A panel discussion takes place November 30 at 7 p.m. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and 7 to 9 p.m. during Downtown Saturday Night.
ELIZABETH CHERRY CONTEMPORARY ART. 441 E. Grant Road. 903-0577. www.cherry-art.com. Continuing through December 9: an installation by German-born artist and curator Trebor Scholz titled Folks & Fun. In addition, Scholz presents Fight the Powers! The Internationalization of Resistance Movements December 2 at 7 p.m. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and by appointment.
ETHERTON GALLERY. Joesler Village, 4419 N. Campbell Ave. 624-7370. Continuing through January 1, 2001: Southwest Tribes: Vintage Photographs1870-1930, featuring photographs by Edward S. Curtis, Karl E. Moon, Ben Wittick, Frank Rinehart, John Hillers and others.
ETHERTON GALLERY DOWNTOWN. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. Local Color: Photographs by Adriel Heisey, Jack Dykinga and William Lesch continues through January 6. Meet the photographers at a reception November 25 from 7 to 10 p.m.
FEED GALLERY. 1250 E. Manlove St. 624-8435. Continuing through December 22: Made In Japan features three Japanese artists spanning three generations from one family: Nobuko Sakamoto (grandmother), Saeko Fukui (mother) and Kanako Fukui (daughter). Gallery hours are by appointment.
GALLERY OF HEART. 6960 E. Sunrise Drive, Suite 130. 232-9186. Hanging On By A Thin Nail features acrylic paintings by Lisa Walraven and paintings by Earle Wheatley through December 9. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and by appointment.
G.A.S.P. GALLERY. Utterback Middle School. 3233 S. Pinal Vista. 617-6100. Continuing through November 30: Limits features work by The Drawing Studio and consists of drawings and paintings in a variety of media. Call for gallery hours.
HIGH SCHOOL INVITATIONAL. Pima Community College Art Gallery. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 206-6942. The exhibit features paintings, photos, sculpture and more by top talent in Tucson and vicinity high schools. The show continues through December 7.
INDUSTRY. 439 N. Sixth Ave. 792-2620. Continuing through November 26: Wayward Vacations features portraits from the Sunbelt and objects in landscape by photographer David Wasserman, with a group exhibition on the dock. Gallery hours are noon to 7 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and by appointment.
IT'S A BLAST GALLERY. 2631 E. Broadway Blvd. 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.
LIONEL ROMBACH GALLERY. UA campus, southeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard. 621-4215. Well Begun Is Half Done is an objects and mixed-media installation by Kelly McGehee that explores the construction and perception of gender identity through an examination of fairy tales, nursery rhymes and centuries-old proverbs. The exhibit continues through December 13. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
MAIN LIBRARY GALLERY. Main Library, 101 N. Stone Ave. 791-4391. Continuing through December 15: Pencil Portraits by Jan McDonald. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
MEDICINE MAN GALLERY. 7000 E. Tanque Verde Road, Suite 7. 722-7798. New works, including original oils, monotypes and lithographs by Phoenix artist Ed Mell, are on display during November. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
MELIORA ARCHITECTURAL GALLERY. 178 E. Broadway Blvd. 792-9544. Continuing through November 25: 1975-2000 Seaver Franks Architects A.I.A. Retrospective. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday by appointment.
MURPHY GALLERY. St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church. Southeast corner of River Road and Campbell Avenue. 299-6421. Continuing through November 30: abstract oils by Kathleen Lewis and watercolors by Ginny Cosby. Gallery hours are 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
NEW DIMENSIONS GALLERY. 3067 N. Campbell Ave. 318-4082. Continuing through January 10: Through These Hands features copper work by Kathleen Matsinger, gourd masks by Noreen Dziat and retro cowboy woodcuts by Abby Levine, among others. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
OBSIDIAN GALLERY. 4340 N. Campbell Ave. 577-3598. Continuing through December 30: The gallery celebrates 15 years with a special exhibition featuring artist Elizabeth Frank's wood and mixed-media figurative sculpture. Other artists in the show include jewelers Kit Carson and Betty Harris, glass artists Debra May and Tom Philabaum, and mixed-media artist Karl Vidstrand. There is an artists' reception December 2 from 6 to 9 p.m. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
OLD TOWN POT SHOP AND GALLERY. 186 N. Meyer Ave. 620-1725. Continuing through December 31: Santos de Mission San Xavier del Bac, in which black and white photographs by Patrick Grimes reveal the spiritual essence of the mission and its creators. The Bottle features the ceramic art of Rose-Angeli, who explores the unlimited ways of articulating the bottle's form from an ordinary soda bottle to an elegant Korean Yi Dynasty piece. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
OUROBOROS STONE ART GALLERY. 101 W. Sixth St. 622-3699. www.ouroborosgallery.com. Ongoing: sculptural stone art by Ed Davenport. Gallery hours are by appointment only.
PINK ADOBE GALLERY. La Plaza Shoppes. 6538 E. Tanque Verde Road. 298-5995. Continuing through November 30: Functional glass sculptures by Fire & Light, folk art birdhouses by Kathryn Arnett and silver jewelry by Karen Richards. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
PHILABAUM GLASS GALLERY. 711 S. Sixth Ave. 884-7404. Ongoing: Philabaum and Friends. Tom Philabaum, his studio mates and two colleagues present new works in glass. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
RAICES TALLER 222 ART GALLERY. 222 E. Sixth St. 792-9619. An exhibit of fine art in honor of the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos by artists and guests of the gallery continues through November 25.
ROTUNDA GALLERY. UA Memorial Student Union. 621-6142. Continuing through December 6: Broken Minds features paintings by Sandra Winn that address the fragile human mind. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
SALLY HUSS GALLERY. 2924 E. Broadway Blvd. Ongoing: prints, monoprints, hand-painted items and serigraphs by Sally Huss. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.
SALON Q. Cafe Quebec. 121 E. Broadway Blvd. 325-9066. Continuing through November 26: Desire under the Palms, featuring watercolors of the Arizona Inn and desert Southwest by Jane Hunlu. Works by Adrian Paiu, James Luckett and Richard Callahan are also on display. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday.
STILLWELL-TWIGGS HOUSE. 134 S. Fifth Ave. 623-6060. Continuing: new work by Chandra Lear, and associate members of The Drawing Studio use paper and canvas to interpret the color red. Gallery hours are by appointment.
STUDIO 113. 113 E. Broadway Blvd. 623-5167. 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.
STUDIO 220. 220 E. Congress St. 628-1433. Ongoing: work by Don Swenson, William Skiles, Lisa Krikawas, Jerry Flanary and Lisa Stotska. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Also open Downtown Saturday Nights.
SUNDANSE CAFE. 621 N. Fourth Ave. Continuing through December 7: Hassle-Free Aquariums features original art by Sarah Bernhardt. Call 323-1670 for more information and gallery hours.
THE ART & FRAMING COMPANY. 4585 E. Speedway Blvd., Suite 102. 321-9299. Continuing through December 22: Last Picnic in Paradise features paintings by Claudia Delong. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
TUCSON AUDUBON HAUSMAN GALLERY. 300 E. University Blvd. 298-6206. Continuing through November 30: landscapes, wildlife and botanicals in a variety of media. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays.
TUCSON BOTANICAL GARDENS. 2150 N. Alvernon Way. 326-9686. An exhibit of transparent watercolor paintings by Gloria Kravitz Davis continues through November 26. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.
TUCSON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. 200 S. Sixth Ave. 792-9985. Ongoing: Middle School Mix, a collection of two- and three-dimensional art from seven of Tucson's middle schools. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. 7005 S. Plumer Ave. Continuing through December 9: Icons, Myths and Religion is a group exhibit featuring Lorin Labardee's Roadside Shrines, a series of photographs documenting the folk tradition of commemorating accident victims. Call 573-8100 for gallery hours and more information.
TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Continuing through January 7: Contemporary Southwest Image XV: The Stonewall Foundation Series features the provocative paintings of Joanne Kerrihard. Continuing through January 7: Joe Labate uses camera-less ink jet images of common and unusual found objects, juxtaposed in theatrical arrangements directly on the digital scanner in the exhibit Directions. Continuing through January 7: Contemporary glass works from the TMA collection, plus several pieces on loan from local artists and galleries. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5, $4 for seniors, $3 for students 13 and up, and free for children 12 and under. Admission is free every Sunday.
TUCSON-PIMA PUBLIC LIBRARY. 101 N. Stone Ave. 791-4393. Continuing through November: Hiapsi Wami Seewam (Flowers of Life) is a collection of work from the Project Choki. Library hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
UA MUSEUM OF ART. UA campus, southeast corner of Speedway Boulevard and Park Avenue. 621-7567. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
VELVET TEA GARDEN. 450 N. Sixth Ave. 388-9922. Continuing through November 27: New Paintings by Gavin Troy. Call for gallery hours.
VICTORIA BOYCE GALLERIES. El Cortijo Art Annex. 3001 E. Skyline Road. 615-2236. Continuing through December 9: An exhibit of Claribel Cone's abstract oil paintings, monoprints, collages and pastels. Call for gallery hours.
WOMANKRAFT. 388 S. Stone Ave. 629-9976. Continuing through December 20: The Holiday Bazaar is a show and sale of arts and crafts by some of the city's finest artisans, including clay sculpture by Gerrie Young and paper landscapes by Gayle Swanbeck. There is a reception December 2 from 7 to 10 p.m. Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Last Chance
CENTRAL ARTS COLLECTIVE. 300 E. Congress St. 623-4588. Continuing through November 18: Tohono: Espacios del Corazón, featuring work by members Glenn Johnson and Cynthia Stewart and guest Lori Andersen. Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and Downtown Saturday Nights.
DEGRAZIA LITTLE GALLERY. 6300 N. Swan Road. El Pan Nuestro de Cada Día (Our Daily Bread) is a collection of paintings depicting the visual simplicity and complexity of the Sonoran lifestyle by Marianne D. Cracovaner. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Sunday. The show ends November 17.
GALLERY FOUR TEN. 410 E. Ft. Lowell Road. 740-1947. Continuing through November 22: Hidden Faces features the work of Greg Carmean, Tracy Feartherstone, Ron Iwamoto, Darin Schoeny and Jorge Vergeli. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and by appointment.
GOCAIA. 302 E. Congress St. 623-4588. Concluding November 18: an unconventional exploration of the human figure meant to expand personal perception of the body as art, focusing on Rotraut and other artists. Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Out Of Town
KARIN NEWBY GALLERY. 19 Tubac Road, Tubac. (520) 398-9662. Great Women of the Southwest, which opens with receptions November 18 and 19 from 1 to 4 p.m., features works by Barbara Hill, Susan Kliewer and Barbara Smith. The exhibit continues through November 30. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Sunday.
THE BACK ROOM GALLERY. 74 Main St., Bisbee. 520-432-7019. Ongoing: The Hatha Yoga Series, photography by Larry Elkins.
TUBAC FINE CRAFT FAIR. Tubac Center of the Arts. 9 Plaza Road, Tubac. (520) 398-2371. A juried invitational exhibit featuring more than 30 artists working in wood, ceramics, fiber, paper and more is on view from November 18 through December 30. Admission to the November 18, 11:30 a.m. Holiday Art Market is free, although donations are accepted. Center hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
Announcements
ARTIST FELLOWSHIPS. T/PAC. 240 N. Stone Ave. 624-0595, ext. 18. Applications and guidelines are available for the 2001 Artists' Fellowships at T/PAC or on its website at www.artscounciltucson.com. Monies totaling $20,000 are available in literary arts, visual arts, traditional/folk performing arts and media arts. Application deadline is December 15 by 5 p.m.
ART WORKSHOP. Artist Barbara Babcock offers painting workshops each weekend through November, beginning Friday evenings and ending on Sunday mornings. Space is limited to six students and takes place at 650 W. Linda Vista Road, Oracle. For information or tours of the facility, call 520-896-2100.
ART WORKSHOP. T/PAC. 240 N. Stone Ave. A Presenting Yourself as an Artist workshop discusses the professional side of being an artist November 18 from 9 a.m. to noon for visual artists and 1 to 4 p.m. for performing artists. Learn the basics of proposal writing, slides/performance documentation, résumé writing and other business areas. There is a $5 materials fee per session. Call 624-0595 ext. 10 for reservations, which are required.
ART WORKSHOP. Randolph Art Center arts and crafts building. 200 S. Alvernon Way. Learn basic techniques in Colored Pencil 101 with Jene Gallegos November 18. The class is for those with some drawing experience. Call 791-4063 for more information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. PCC Art Gallery seeks artists working in all media who wish to exhibit working during the 2001-02 school year. Send 10 35mm slides representative of work to be shown, a slide list, résumé and SASE to Jennifer Sullivan Carney, Gallery Coordinator, Visual Arts Division, Pima Community College, 2202 West Anklam Road, Tucson, AZ 85709-0015.
CALL TO ARTISTS. T/PAC's 2001 Rural Arts Traveling Exhibit seeks two- and three-dimensional work from artists working and living throughout Pima County, outside the Tucson city limits, for the December through July 2001 show. Deadline for applications, which are available at T/PAC, 240 N. Stone Avenue, is December 1. Call Maryjane Dorofachuck at 624-0595, ext. 19 for details.
CALL TO ARTISTS. Art2 Fine Art Market is seeking quality exhibitors for upcoming events. Submit three slides or photos (include name, address, phone and SASE) by November 13 for the December 2 show. Submit slides to Tucson Arts District Partnership, P.O. Box 3009, Tucson, AZ 85702. Call 624-9977 for more information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. Downtown Underground is seeking artists, performers, musicians, dancers, filmmakers, poets and volunteers for an upcoming arts festival. Deadline for application is November 30. For application send SASE with name, address and phone, plus $20 application fee, to Downtown Underground, 120 E. Congress St., Tucson, AZ 85701. For details call Kazimer at 624-8433 or Katherine at 481-6088.
CALL TO ARTISTS. Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery is accepting slides for its member-artist roster. For an application, send a business-sized SASE to Dinnerware Roster, 135 E. Congress St., Tucson, AZ 85701, or download it from dinnerwareArts.com.
CALL TO ARTISTS. Gallery of Heart is seeking fine art for the Day by Daz show, which opens December 10, and its Heart to Heart show, which opens January 19. Call George at 232-9186 for more information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. Tubac Ironworks Gallery and Desert Hands Boutique is interviewing artists who produce metal work, whimsical art, paintings, ceramics, glass, jewelry and hand-painted clothing. For information call 520-398-0126.
COMMUNITY ARTS LAB. Tucson Arts Brigade. 901 N. 13th Ave. A series of 12 two-hour intergenerational workshops on mural-making techniques is available through December 20. It costs $24 for members and $60 for non-members. Scholarships and work exchanges are available. Call 388-9553 to register and to get more information.
DOCENTS. Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Avenue. 624-2333. The museum's docent council invites you to become involved with a dynamic and dedicated group of people. The docent program offers education, enrichment, outreach and fun. Classes begin January 11. Jean Webster discusses Public Art: Not Just for Pigeons November 16 at 1:30 p.m. in the museum's education building.
POTTERY WORKSHOP. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. 1000 E. Fort Lowell Road. Continuing through November 28: a Southwestern Indian pottery workshop. Call 798-1201 for details.