Tucson Weekly: Art (February 8 - February 14, 2001)

ART
Opening This Week
ARTE SPAZIO GALLERY. 5101 N. Oracle Road. 792-2096. Damian Quezada, from the village of Mata Ortiz in Chihuahua, Mexico, demonstrates his pottery skills February 9 from 3 to 9 p.m., February 10 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and February 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Enjoy Italian cookies and coffee daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free.
ARTIST OF THE MONTH GALLERY. Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. 885-5179. Continuing through March 2: Sonoran Desert Icons is an exhibit of digitized images by Nile Root, which includes a decade's worth of photographs featuring icons of this region such as ocotillo and saguaro in bloom and javelinas rooting for food. There is a reception February 11 from noon to 2 p.m. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. The gallery is closed from noon to 1 p.m.
COLLAGE AEROBICS. Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. Continuing through March 5: Collage Aerobics features 30 local artists. There is a reception February 11 from noon to 2 p.m. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
NEW DIMENSIONS GALLERY. 3067 N. Campbell Ave. 318-4082. How the West Was Formed: Amazing Clays and Other Factors opens with a reception February 10 from 3 to 7 p.m. Featured artists include Tim and Pam Ballingham, Joy Holdread, Kat Taylor, Len Hughes and Keri Wallace among others. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays.
PINK ADOBE GALLERY. La Plaza Shoppes. 6538 E. Tanque Verde Road. 298-5995. From the Heart É A Celebration of Art That Makes You Smile takes place February 10 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Meet artist Andrea Barron, who creates glass-bead and silver charm jewelry. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.
Continuing
CAMPUS CHRISTIAN CENTER ART GALLERY. 715 N. Park Ave. 623-7575. A joint exhibit of watercolors by local artists Becky Duncan and Marcia Vavich is on display through March 8. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
CENTRAL ARTS COLLECTIVE. 300 E. Congress St. 623-4588. Continuing through March 3: Mixed Media Installation features the work of collective members Mary Babcock and R. Darden Bradshaw. Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 7 to 9 p.m. Downtown Saturday Nights.
DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. 154 E. Sixth St. 629-9759. Photorealist paintings by David Kessler, still life drawings and paintings by Susan Conaway and landscape paintings by James Cook are on exhibit through March 17. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
DESERT ARTISANS' GALLERY. 6536 E. Tanque Verde Road. 722-4412. Ongoing: Desert Treasures features the work of local artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sundays.
DINNERWARE CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY. 135 E. Congress St. 792-4503. Ancestral Park features oil paintings by Betina Fink, which focus on a contemporary burial ground near her home. The exhibit continues through February 24. A special exhibition in the Members' Gallery features guest artist Chen Hongshu and Dinnerware member artists. East Meets West is a cross-cultural exhibition of Eastern and Western approaches to the same subject matter. A Chinese painting workshop conducted by Chen Hongshu takes place February 10 from 10 a.m. to noon. The workshop costs $20, including materials. Pre-registration is required. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, and 7 to 9 p.m. on Downtown Saturday Night.
ELEANOR JECK GALLERIES. 4280 N. Campbell Ave., Suite 5. 299-2139. Continuing through February 23: Variations on a Theme features paintings and mixed media by Greg Benson and Cynthia Miller. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and by appointment.
ELIZABETH CHERRY CONTEMPORARY ART. 441 E. Grant Road. 903-0577. How is everything? Everything is going to be ... alright is a reflection on our place in contemporary society as viewed from the past and the fictional future. The exhibit, curated by Bob Nickas, features the works of Verne Dawson, Wayne Gonzales, Chuck Nanney, Amy O'Neill, Steven Parrino, Lisa Ruyter and John Tremblay. The show continues through February 17. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays.
EL PRESIDIO GALLERY. 3100 E. Skyline Drive. 733-0388. Continuing through February 21: An exhibit of new paintings by Tom Dorr, Cheryl English, Doug Oliver and Nancy Bautzmann. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays.
ETHERTON GALLERY DOWNTOWN. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. Subverted Realities: Photographs and Paintings by Joel Peter Witkin, Daniel Martin Diaz and Rocky Schenck continues through March 17. The exhibit explores the primacy of the individual psyche, and the elaboration of the personal myth born of memory. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays and by appointment.
THE GALLERY AT SCIENCE OF MIND CENTER. 4500 E. Speedway Blvd., Suite 15, in Midway Business Park. 886-2860. Continuing through February: Just for the Fun of It features a variety of painting styles including Southwestern, aquatic themes and abstract expressionism by artists Syd Clayton-Seeber, Pat Hatch, Nancy Prager, Del Sutton, and others. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.
THE GALLERY AT TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. Main Terminal. 7250 S. Tucson Blvd. 573-8113. Continuing through March 12: An exhibit of works featuring horses and rodeos includes impasto oils by Jack Dolan, mixed media by Tom Gress, oil paintings by C.S. Stutesman and photographs by Lorraine A. DarConte.
G.A.S.P. GALLERY. Utterback Middle School. 3233 S. Pinal Vista. 617-6100. Continuing through February 16: Joel Dunst Returns. Using words and symbols, Dunst paints intensely personal works on canvas and paper with acrylic and oil pastels. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
GALLERY FOUR TEN. 410 E. Ft. Lowell Road. 740-1947. Continuing through March 10: a juried exhibit of work by members of the Southern Arizona Ceramic Artist Association, which promotes techniques and aesthetics inherent in the ceramics arts. There's a reception February 9 from 5 to 9 p.m. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and by appointment.
GALLERY OF HEART. 6960 E. Sunrise Drive, Suite 130. 232-9186. Continuing through February 17: Heart to Heart features the work of clay and paint artist Kurt Tallis, watercolorist Ann Tracy-Lopez and oil and acrylics painter Carol Thaler. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and by appointment.
JOSEPH GROSS GALLERY. UA campus. Southeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard. 626-4215. Continuing through February 15: Cristina Cárdenas: A Flor de Piel features recent works by regional artist Cárdenas. Her large-scale paintings reflect her desire to disrupt stereotypes of gender, religion and race and to increase cross-cultural dialogue. Call for gallery hours.
HOTEL CONGRESS GALLERY. 311 E. Congress St. 903-0577. Women in Space, which features water-media works on canvas and wood and hanging steel birds painted with space imagery by Catherine Eyde, continues through March 16. The gallery is open 24 hours a day.
INDUSTRY. 439 N. Sixth Ave. Suite 165. 792-2620. Continuing through February 25: Black & White & Marble features works by New York photographer John Maggiotto, who prints his images of sports and romance and mushrooms and garlic on marble. Gallery hours are noon to 7 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays.
LIONEL ROMBACH GALLERY. UA campus. Southeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard. 626-4215. Continuing through February 15: Time, Place and Relationship features paintings and mixed-media works by Kristen Heist and Smita Kohl Mathews. The show looks at issues of examination, preservation and conservation in life and the moment.
MEDICINE MAN GALLERY. 7000 E. Tanque Verde Road. 722-7798. Jeff Aeling and Jan Mapes share their unique perspective of the natural world. Aeling's landscapes and Mapes' intimate portrayals of animals are on display through February. In addition, 40 paintings by Western artist James Guilford (Jimmy) Swinnerton are on exhibit. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays.
MELIORA: AN ARCHITECTURAL GALLERY. 178 E. Broadway Blvd. 792-9544. Continuing through February 24: A Return to Downtown: Projects for the New Millennium features upcoming projects by the Sakellar Association. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
MURPHEY GALLERY. St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church. River Road and Campbell Avenue. Continuing through February 28: An exhibit of plein-air watercolor landscapes by Judy Flynn and Southwestern landscape oils by Louise Harris. Gallery hours are Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m.
NIECE-KIMPTON GALLERY. 6420 N. Campbell Ave. 577-5447. The gallery features fine jewelry and sculpture by Kurt Niece and glass, wood, metal, ceramics and photography by top American artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.
OBSIDIAN GALLERY. 4340 N. Campbell Ave. 577-3598. Continuing through February 24: Desert Soul features new works in clay by Thomas Kerrigan, who applies sophisticated textures and glazes to his earthenware forms. Also on display are small figurative works by Hirotsune Tashima. The gallery's annual jewelry exhibition features three nationally known artists: Michael Boyd exhibits bracelets, rings, neckpieces and earrings fashioned from semiprecious stones that he cuts himself; Andrew Cooperman is renowned for his interpretations in metal, stones and found materials of natural forms; and Gina Pankowski fashions jewelry from intricately fabricated links of different shapes in silver and gold. The exhibit continues through March 17. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays.
OUROBOROS STONE SCULPTURE GALLERY AND STUDIO. 101 E. Sixth St. 622-3699. Ongoing: marble abstract and figurative sculpture by Ed Davenport. Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays and by appointment.
PHILABAUM GLASS GALLERY. 711 S. Sixth Ave. 884-7404. Married to Glass showcases the work of nine married couples, including Valerie and Rick Beck, Kate and Billy Bernstein, Kate Vogel and John Littleton and Shari and David Hopper. While some of the couples collaborate to produce pieces, others create work independently. Always, it is the common thread of glass that ties them together. The exhibit continues through April 21. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.
SAGUARO ARTISANS GALLERY. 215 N. Court Ave. 792-3466. Continuing through March 1: An exhibit of iron sculpture and furniture by Tony Valasquez and hand-painted Southwestern-style clothing by Julie Shandley. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays.
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. Mondays through Saturdays and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays.
SALON Q. Cafe Quebec. 121 E. Broadway Blvd. 325-9066. A Great Big Festering Neon Distraction features the multi-process photo collages of Zachary Smith and metal and light collage interpretation of charkas by H. Colditz. The exhibit continues through March 17. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 8 a.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays.
SHANE HOUSE. 218 S. Fourth Ave. 241-3194. Implants is an exhibit of recent photographs by Kerstin Jones. Call for gallery hours.
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. Tuesdays through Fridays, and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Also open Downtown Saturday Nights.
TEMPLE GALLERY. Temple of Music and Art. 330 S. Scott Ave. Continuing through February 21: Herb Stratford: Metaphor features assemblages of found and created elements that speak on several levels simultaneously and deal primarily with the mediation of experience. Stratford uses wax, salt, sand and magnifying lenses in his works, which serve as suggestive elements when juxtaposed. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
TUCSON PUPPET WORKS. 111 E. Congress St. 770-1533. Continuing through February 23: Helping Hands features various artists who have helped and supported TPW and the All Soul's Procession. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday 2 to 7 p.m. and Downtown Saturday Night 'til 9.
UA MUSEUM OF ART. UA campus near Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard. 621-7567. Continuing through February 25: Kenneth Noland: The Navajo Tapestries is a literal weaving of contemporary art aesthetics and traditional Navajo arts. Noland's minimalist drawings and paintings were the templates for three tapestries by Navajo weavers Sadie Curtis, Rose Owens and Mary Lee Begay. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 .m. Mondays through Fridays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays.
WATERCOLOR GUILD. Watercolor Gallery. 110 E. Sixth St. 622-1056. Continuing through February 17: Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild's plein-air show. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 11a.m. to 3p.m. Saturdays.
WILDE MEYER GALLERY. 3001 E. Skyline Drive. 615-5222. An exhibit of works by noted animal artist Ron Burns continues through the month. Burn's works feature bold, brightly colored canvases of animals that elicit smiles, snickers, chuckles and belly laughs. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays.
Last Chance
ARIZONA GALLERY. UA Student Union. Continuing through February 13: Whimsical Fairy Tale Paintings features the drawings of Cynthia Gay Rose, including her signature flying figures, which capture the freedom and simplicity of childhood. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
CENTER FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY. UA campus, south of the pedestrian underpass at Speedway Boulevard and Park Avenue. 621-7968. Closing February 11: Nagatani/Tracey Collaboration, 1983-1989 features the work of painter, photographer, installation artist and sculptor Patrick Nagatani and painter AndrÉe Tracey. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
PCC ART GALLERY. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 206-6942. Photographer/digital montage artist Stephen Marc, painter Monica Aissa Martinez and sculptor Kelvin Yazzie exhibit their work through February 15. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays.
ROTUNDA GALLERY. UA Student Union. Closing February 13: Sometimes Sorry Isn't Good Enough features the work of UA art senior John Richey, who examines the complicated structures of communication and forgiveness. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
SENSUOUS SAND SERIES. Borders Books. Park Place, 5870 E. Broadway Blvd. 584-0111. Closing February 10: Sensuous Sand Series features color photography by Bill Baker. Store hours are 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 8 a.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays.
TUCSON-PIMA ARTS COUNCIL COMMUNITY GALLERY. 240 N. Stone Ave. Subverting the Prevailing Paradigm from the artist group Five Wily Muses ends February 9. The group exhibition is an examination undertaken by five artists who work in clay, fiber, video and anything that is free, confronting issues of artistic hierarchy. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
Upcoming
ARIZONA GALLERY. UA Student Union. Shemear features the paintings of Karen Domnitch Felton. For Domnitch Felton, shemear is the act of pushing and pulling the paint across the canvas and allowing the colors and forms to work together in multitudes of playful layering. The exhibit opens February 17 and continues through March 18. There is a reception for the artist February 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. The gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
CENTER FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY. UA campus, south of the pedestrian underpass at Speedway Boulevard and Park Avenue. 621-7968. Lorie Novak: Photographs, 1983-2000 and Collected Visions: An Installation by Novak open with a reception and artist's talk February 17 from 4 to 6 p.m. Novak discusses her photography and Collected Visions at 5 p.m. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.
METROFORM LIMITED. 27 N. Stone Ave. 882-6606. Contemporary Photography Show features works by Scott Baglione, Lorraine A. DarConte, Mary Rodarte and Linda Rosenfield. The exhibit opens with a reception February 17 from 6 to 9 p.m. and continues through March 20. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays.
Announcements
ARROWHEAD/SPEAR-MAKING WORKSHOP. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. 1000 E. Fort Lowell Road. 798-1201. Archaeology technician Allen Denoyer offers a workshop on making and using atlatls (spear-throwers) and spears February 10 from 9 a.m. to noon. Learn how to fashion traditional atlatls and wooden spears using natural Sonoran Desert woods and leather materials. Bring a pocketknife to carve the wood. All other equipment is provided. Cost of the class is $40 per person. Learn to make an arrowhead out of obsidian and other stone like prehistoric Arizonans did February 11 from 9 a.m. to noon. Some prior training or experience in flintknapping techniques using hammerstone and antler for removing flakes from stone cores is needed for this class. Cost is $25 per person.
ARIZONA BIENNIAL. Arizona's only juried biennial exhibition will be held at the Tucson Museum of Art June 8 through August 5. Arizona Biennial 2001 is open to all artists residing in Arizona, working in all media. The prospectus for the competition is available at the museum at 140 N. Main Ave., by calling 624-2333 or by e-mailing cbodden@tucsonarts.com. All entry forms and slides must be received no later than 5 p.m. April 13. Notification of results will be mailed May 4.
CALL TO ARTISTS. Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery is accepting entries for its Ninth Biennial National Juried Exhibition. The show is open to all professional artists residing in the U.S. who are at least 18 years old. Works must have been completed in the past two years. Entry forms are available at the gallery, 135 E. Congress St., Tucson, AZ 85701. Prospectuses may also be obtained by mailing a request along with a SASE to the above address. Deadline for submissions is February 28. Call 792-4503 for more information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Tucson/Pima Arts Council is seeking an artist or team of artists for a $30,000 commission with the Department of Transportation. The Fourth Avenue Merchants Association is requesting a gateway feature at the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Sixth Street. A pre-submission meeting that discusses project details takes place February 8 at 4 p.m. in Room 101 of the International Arts Center, 516 N. Fifth Ave. The deadline for proposals is February 22.
CALL TO ARTISTS. Prescott College is seeking artists with two-dimensional work to participate in the Prescott Billboard Project, which is a progressive visual dialogue about how society defines itself. Opportunities exist for six billboard installations and 100-plus posters pertaining to a variety of social and political themes. For a prospectus contact Prescott College, Prescott Billboard Project, c/o Erin Elder, 301 Grove Ave., Prescott, AZ 86301. Deadline for entries is March 15.
CALL TO ARTISTS. WomanKraft is accepting work for Drawing Down the Muse, a celebration of women's creativity. This exhibit is open to all women who are teaching workshops or attending the weekend gathering by the same name. Work must be received by March 31. Call Gayle at 629-9976, ext. 2 to make an appointment to have work reviewed.
CALL TO ARTISTS. St. Philip's in the Hills Murphey Gallery seeks artists working in all media (hanging art only) for its 2001-2002 season. Interested artists should submit five slides to St. Philip's in the Hills Gallery Committee, P.O. Box 65840, Tucson, AZ 85728 by March 1. Include the size, medium and style of work for each slide submitted along with a brief rÉsumÉ and a SASE for return of materials.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Central Arts Collective is seeking work for a juried show titled My Pet 4, a serious/comic/conceptual look at our involvement with pets. To enter, send $15 and a maximum of three slides of work in any media to Central Arts Collective, 300 E. Congress St., Tucson, AZ 85701. Deadline for entries is March 1. In addition, the collective is seeking women artists for a juried exhibition titled ROAR: Women's Work, which examines women's issues such as race, gender, identity, religion, culture and social commentary. Send up to three slides of work in any media and $25 to the above address. Deadline for entries is March 20. For more information call 623-4588 or e-mail joexr@azstarnet.com.
CALL TO ARTISTS. GOCAIA Gallery. 302 E. Congress St. 623-4588. Artists 18 and older are invited to submit a maximum of four works (slides only) completed within the last three years for a juried exhibition of modern multi- and mixed-media works. Projects in all media are welcome. Entry forms and slides must be postmarked by midnight March 28. A nonrefundable fee of $20 payable to GOCAIA must accompany each submission. Mail entries to the above address.
DOCENTS NEEDED. International Wildlife Museum. 4800 W. Gates Pass Road. The museum is seeking enthusiastic people who enjoy animal biodiversity, conservation and working with the public for its docent program. Training begins March 5 from 9 a.m. to noon and continues on Mondays and Wednesdays for 10 consecutive weeks. There is a $20 fee that includes museum membership. To request an information packet contact the museum at 629-0100 ext. 275.
FILM SUBMISSIONS. The Arizona International Film Festival is looking for new and innovative independent works to be part of the Reel Frontier Film and Video Competition. Film and video submissions are being accepted through February 12 in the categories of narrative and documentary features, documentary shorts, and narrative, experimental and animation shorts. Submissions must be an Arizona premiere and must have been completed between January 2000 and February 2001. Finalists in the Reel Frontier will be screened during the 2001 Arizona International Film Festival scheduled for April 19-29 at the Screening Room. Awards are presented to the best in each category, and "Best of Arizona." Entry fees are $50 for works that are 45 minutes and over and $30 for those under 45 minutes. Entries must be submitted on half-inch VHS for pre-screening. For festival screenings, finalists will be presented in 35mm or 16mm film formats or half-inch, 3/4-inch, Beta-SP and digital video formats. For entry guidelines and forms, visit www.azstarnet.com/~azmac, e-mail azmac@azstarnet.com or write to Box 431, Tucson, AZ 85702.
HERB CLASSES. Overton Fine Arts Center. 1830 W. Overton Road. Learn the art of making soap, lotion and other products from scratch using herbs you grow yourself. The four-week class includes demonstrations and hands-on creation. Seating is limited; classes are Tuesdays February 6-27 from 10 a.m. to noon, or Thursdays February 8 to March 1 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Contact Jacqueline Soule at 292-0504 to register. Cost of classes is $50.
MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY DAY. Tucson/Pima Arts Council. 240 N. Stone Ave. This half-day workshop presents old and new technologies to help artists, arts organizations, small business people and others. Topics to be covered include digital photography, scanners, Adobe Photoshop and more. Learn how these technologies can help you develop better proposals for public art and other projects. The workshop takes place February 10 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and costs $15. Snacks are provided; bring your own lunch. Call 624-0595 ext. 20 or 17 to reserve a space.
PAPERWORKS. International Arts Center. 516 N. Fifth Ave. Paper and book artists are invited to join PaperWorks, a new organization. Call 745-1597 for more information.
ROUTE 66/ALBUQUERQUE. New Mexico Arts and the City of Albuquerque Public Art Program are seeking artists for an upcoming joint project for Cultural Corridors: Public Art on Scenic Highways/Albuquerque East Gateway. The roadside commission commemorates historic Route 66 and Albuquerque, "Gateway to the Desert Southwest." Project amount is $100,000 and is open to artists nationwide. To receive a prospectus contact New Mexico Arts at P.O. Box 1450, Santa Fe, NM 87504-1450, or call (505) 827-6490, or e-mail csanders@oca.state.nm.us. Please refer to Cultural Corridors/Albuquerque when requesting the prospectus.
T/PAC GROUP SHOWS. The Tucson/Pima Arts Council Community Gallery is seeking groups of artists for seven 5-week-long exhibitions. Artist associations, cooperatives, guilds, and groups of three or more artists may submit an application form with 10 labeled slides per group, an annotated slide list and brief biographical information for each participant by 5 p.m. March 5. Applications are available at the T/PAC office at 240 N. Stone Ave. from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call Aimee Baker at 624-0595, ext. 26 for more details.