Tucson Weekly: Art (February 15 - February 21, 2001)

ART
Opening This Week
ARIZONA GALLERY. UA Student Union. Shemear features the paintings of Karen Domnitch Felton. For Domnitch Felton, "shemear" is the act of pushing and pulling 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. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
AUSI GALLERY. 6060 N. Oracle Road. 797-2275. Reflections and New Visions is a one-man show featuring contemporary glasswork by Richard R. Hornby, whose pieces reflect his love of dense, rich, vibrant color and capture the palette of the Southern Arizona desert. The show opens with a reception February 17 from 5 to 8 p.m. The exhibit continues through March 16. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays.
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.
COLOR OF BONE. The Bad Girl Storytelling Brigade opens a five week exhibit on Friday, February 16, 5 p.m. at the T/PAC Community Gallery, 240 N. Stone. The show includes art by Cantrell Maryott Driver, Katie Cooper, Mitzi Cowell, To-Reé-Neé Wolf Keiser, Karen Falkenstrom. Performances happen every Friday except March 16, at either noon or 5 p.m. till the closing reception on March 23. Call 624-0595 or 624-7552 for more information.
LIONEL ROMBACH GALLERY. UA campus, southeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard. 626-4215. The Ties that Bind: Constructions of Family Childhood and Home is an exhibit of paintings, sculpture, drawings, photographs and mixed-media art by various artists. The exhibit opens February 21 and continues through March 28. There is an opening reception February 23 from 5 to 7 p.m. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays.
METROFORM LIMITED. 27 N. Stone Ave. 882-6606. Contemporary Photography Show features works by Scott Baglione, Lorraine A. DarConte, Jason Carlisle, 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.
ROTUNDA GALLERY. UA Student Union. Since You're Gone, which opens February 17 and continues through March 18, features works by S. J. Gibson. Gibson employs lithography, photocopy transfers, mono printing, cyanotype and traditional and solar plate etching to scrutinize the dimensions of self. There is an artists' reception February 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
Continuing
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. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. The gallery is closed from noon to 1 p.m. 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 2: Coming to Terms features two separate mixed-media installations by 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.
COLLAGE AEROBICS. Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. Continuing through March 5: Collage Aerobics features 30 local artists. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
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. Continuing through February 24: Ancestral Park features oil paintings by Betina Fink, which focus on a contemporary burial ground near her home. 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. 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.
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.
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. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and by appointment.
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.
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.
NEW DIMENSIONS GALLERY. 3067 N. Campbell Ave. 318-4082. How the West Was Formed: Amazing Clays and Other Factors features artists 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.
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.
PINK ADOBE GALLERY. La Plaza Shoppes. 6538 E. Tanque Verde Road. 298-5995. Continuing through February 28: Storypeople wood sculptures by Brian Andreas, functional glassware by Jill Fagin and ceramic animal sculptures by Andree Richmond. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.
PHILABAUM GLASS GALLERY. 711 S. Sixth Ave. 884-7404. Continuing through April 21: 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. 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.
TOHONO CHUL EXHIBIT HALL. Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Continuing through March 25: Saddle, Bit and Rope: Cowboys and Ranchers of Southern Arizona and the Tools of their Trade features handmade cowboy gear and photographic portraits of cowboys and ranchers of the region and majestic views of the land they work. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
TUCSON PUPPET WORKS. 111 E. Congress St. 770-1533. Continuing through February 23: Helping Hands features various artists who have helped and supported Tucson Puppet Works 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.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH. 3601 W. Cromwell Drive. 579-7094. Continuing through March: An exhibit of photographs by Mary Andrews, Ronnie Salonia, Mick Hermann and Lorraine A. DarConte. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to noon Sundays and Wednesdays.
WILDE MEYER GALLERY. 3001 E. Skyline Drive. 615-5222. An exhibit of works by noted animal artist Ron Burns continues through February. Burns' work features 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
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 ends February 17. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays.
EL PRESIDIO GALLERY. 3100 E. Skyline Drive. 733-0388. Closing 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.
GALLERY OF HEART. 6960 E. Sunrise Drive, Suite 130. 232-9186. Ending 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.
G.A.S.P. GALLERY. Utterback Middle School. 3233 S. Pinal Vista. 617-6100. Closing 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.
JOSEPH GROSS GALLERY. UA campus. Southeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard. 626-4215. Ending 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.
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.
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.
WATERCOLOR GUILD. Watercolor Gallery. 110 E. Sixth St. 622-1056. Ending 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 3 p.m. Saturdays.
Out of Town
GLOBAL ARTS GALLERY. 315 McKeown Ave., Patagonia. (520) 394-0077. Continuing through April 1: Animated Metaphors celebrates Valentine's Day with the work of Lynn O'Brien, who layers text and collage on canvas to build an image. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Announcements
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.
ARTIST ROSTER WORKSHOP. The workshop focuses on application preparation and enrollment for the Southern Arizona Artist Roster. Once selected, the artist's data is placed on T/PAC's website. Reservations are required for the February 17, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. workshop/luncheon. Cost is $10. Call 624-0595 for more information.
ARTLAB 16. Dinnerware Contemporary Art Gallery. 135 E. Congress St.. 792-4503. ARTlab 16 features award-winning and internationally known poets, performance artists and video artists based in Phoenix. The group performs a mix of live spoken-word and poetry pieces and sensical/nonsensical performance art works February 17 at 7 p.m. Admission is free.
CALL TO ARTISTS. Audubon Society. 300 E. University Blvd. The Hausman Gallery of the Tucson Audubon Society is seeking submissions of nature-related two-dimensional art. Deadline for submissions is February 15. Call Jan Rios at 298-6206 for more information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. Recent Works 2001: A National Juried Exhibit is open to all media except crafts. There is a non-refundable entry fee (up to 3 slides) of $28. Additional slides are $5 each. Deadline for submissions is April 16. Six artists will be chosen to either be published in the literary/art magazine Gertrude or be included in a future group show. Winners also receive a free one-year membership to The Salon Studio. For a prospectus, send a SASE to Ronda Stone, 736 W. 5th St., Loveland, CO 80537 or e-mail thesalon@qwest.net. The exhibit opens May 23.
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. 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.
COLORS OF MARANA. The Marana Arts Council is seeking visual artists to display and sell their work at the first Colors of Marana festival in Marana Park March 17 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call Laura Jones at 405-3173 for more information.
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.
CULTURAL TOURISM INFOMERICAL. Tucson/Pima Arts Council. 240 N. Stone Ave. Learn about projects, programs and opportunities, present and future, focusing on cultural tourism March 13 from 6 to 9 p.m. The workshop is free. Call 624-0595 ext. 14 to reserve a space.
EXPRESSIVE ARTS THERAPY. Center for Expressive Arts Therapy. 3838 E. Ft. Lowell Road, Suite 2. This introductory course in expressive arts therapy employs dancing, painting, acting, drumming and more to help students discover their creative potential. A 10-week course begins February 28, and there are two weekend courses February 24-25 and March 24-25. For registration and cost call 325-7795.
GRANTS. Arizona Commission on the Arts professional development grants are available throughout the year to help Arizona artists and representatives of small and mid-sized Arizona arts organizations attend out-of-state conferences, workshops, seminars and retreats that contribute to their professional growth. Subject to approval, grants are awarded up to $750. For more information contact Karen McKee at (602) 255-5882.
LEARNING IN THE ARTS. Hilton Tucson East. 7600 E. Broadway Blvd. (602) 255-5882. A statewide symposium focusing on arts education research, Turning Myth Into Reality: What Arts Education Can Do/Does, takes place February 23-24. Speakers include Eric Booth, James Catterall and Dick Deasy, who join local artists, administrators and educators to discuss arts education research and how it enhances student learning in the classroom. For a full conference schedule visit az.arts.asu.edu/artscomm/ed/aaeri/confsched.html. Registration for the two-day conference is $75.
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.
PLANT TO PAPER WORKSHOP. Tucson Audubon Society. 300 E. University Blvd. Native Seeds Search is conducting the workshop Paper From Scratch: From Pant Fiber to Sheet February 17 and 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Learn the 1,400-year-old Japanese hand-beating method of making paper from a variety of plant materials with paper artist Catherine Nash. Cost of the class is $75 for lecture and one workshop or $125 for lecture and both workshops. The lecture takes place February 16 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. For more information and to register call Martha Burgess at 907-9471.
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.
SEATLLE COURTHOUSE COMMISSION. The King County Public Art Program seeks artists for the historic King County Courthouse in downtown Seattle. Artwork opportunities are part of a major rehabilitation project planned for interior areas of the courthouse. Two projects are available: entrance artwork (an interior wall area flanking either side of a central staircase) and floor design (artist-designed floor treatment). Contact Cath Brunner at (206) 296-8680 or e-mail cath.brunner@metrokc.gov for more information.
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.