Tucson Weekly: Art (January 17

ART
Opening This Week
BOOKMANS USED BOOKS. 1930 E. Grant Road. 325-0241. The Bedroom Projects features photography by Palo Verde High School students sharing their private worlds through the camera's eye. Bookmans' new gallery space opens with a reception on Friday, January 18 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Music is provided by the Utterback Middle School String Ensemble.
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER. 3800 E. River Road. 299-3000. Galerie Yoramgil of Beverly Hills brings Israeli art exploring both traditional and current trends. A reception for the artists is held on Sunday, January 20 at 4 p.m. Show continues through January 30. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fridays and Sundays. For details call 299-3000, ext. 103.
RAICES TALLER 222 GALLERY. 222 E. Sixth St. 881-5335. Small works by Raices Taller members Paco Ballesteros, Cristina Cardenas, Gonzalo Espinosa, Ceci Garcia and others plus guest artist Sonia Barr are exhibited Friday, January 4 with a reception from 1 to 5 pm. The show continues through February 2. Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
THURSDAY NIGHT ARTWALK. Tucson Arts District Partnership. P.O. Box 3009. 624-9977. Meet at Watercolor Gallery at 110 E. Sixth Street between 5 and 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 17 for a reception followed by a tour of galleries and studios along Sixth Street. Free.
TUCSON/PIMA ARTS COUNCIL. 240 N. Stone Ave. 624-9977. Exploring the Evolution of Art and Life showcases UA-based artists working in video, installation, performance, photography and assemblage. Opening reception for the the artists is from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, January 18. Show continues through February 22. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
Continuing
ARIZONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 949 E. Second St. 628-5775. Ongoing: The American Flag: Symbol of Freedom. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays.
AUSI GALLERY. 6060 N. Oracle Road. 797-2275. Continuing through February 21: Building with Fire showcases the work of master glass sculptors Allen Anderson and Rollin Karg. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.
BORDERS BOOKS. Borders Books Oracle. 4235 N. Oracle Road. 292-1331. Continuing through February 15: Viewpoint features acrylics by Lee Beach. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 9 to 9 on Sundays.
DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. 154 E. Sixth St. 629-9759. Continues through February 23: Watercolors by Bruce McGrew plus recent paintings by his Philadelphia colleagues Murray Dressner and Elizabeth Osborne are on display. As part of the gallery's New Artists series, John Davis features his sculpture. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
DRAWING STUDIO. 214 N. Fourth Ave. Random Acts of Art is a silent auction of art angels to benefit the Drawing Studio continuing through Friday, January 25. Artists donating work in clay, wood, fiber, metal, glass and mixed media are members of the Arizona Designer Craftsmen. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.
ETHERTON GALLERY DOWNTOWN. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. Continuing through January 26: American Tapestry, recent photographs by Christopher Burkett; Poetics of Place, recent paintings by Nancy Tokar Miller; and Dick Arentz's photographs from the British Isles. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays and noon to 7 p.m. Thursdays.
GOCAIA GALLERY. 302 E. Congress St. 623-4588. Continuing through February 9: Robert Wick exhibits his bronze sculptures, sketches and hand-colored digital drawings. Gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m Tuesdays through Saturdays.
HAUSMAN GALLERY. Tucson Audubon Society. 300 E. University Blvd. Continuing through February 23: landscapes, wildlife and botanicals in a variety of media by 11 artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays.
HAZMAT GALLERY. 197 E. Toole Ave. 882-7542. Slap Happy is an exhibition of video, installation and photography by UA professor Kenneth Shorr, and Toys in the Basement by Tucson artist Mark Murray features sculptures of found objects. Shows continue through February 23. Gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays.
MELIORA ARCHITECTURAL GALLERY. 178 E. Broadway Blvd. 792-9595. Continuing through February 25: Architecture as Urbanism, an exhibit by architect Bob Vint considering individual buildings in the larger context of urban form.
METROFORM LIMITED. 27 N. Stone Ave. 882-6606. Continuing through January 25: recent printed works by Sheila Chambers and a collection of 19th- and 20th-century Japanese baskets. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays.
MURPHEY GALLERY. St. Phillips Church 4440 N. Campbell Ave. Watercolor paintings by Lucy Masterman and landscape photographs by Jan W. Smith are on display and continue through January 31. Gallery hours are 2 to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
OBSIDIAN GALLERY. 4340 N. Campbell Ave. 577-3598. Bisbee artist Toni Sodersten shows welded steel and porcelain sculpture in a show that continues through February 16. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays.
PHILABAUM GLASS GALLERY. 711 S. Sixth Ave. 884-7404. Continuing through January 26: Regions of the Flame II featuring works by 17 flameworking masters. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.
SHANE HOUSE. The Shane House. 218 S. Fourth Ave. 319-2836. Continues through January 27: Endgames: Patterns in Life and Chess features paintings by Howard Salmon concerning his experiences with cancer. Hours by appointment.
TUCSON PUPPETWORKS. Tucson Puppet Works. 770-1533. Glow Show, an exhibition of fluorescent, cartoon-inspired paintings and cardboard assembleges viewed under blacklights by local artist Franzie Weldgen runs through January 27. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday 2 to 7 p.m. and by appointment. Call 770-1533 for more information.
VANIER GALLERIES. 7131 N. Oracle Road. 797-4224. Terence La Noue makes his Tucson debut with new paintings. The show continues through January 31.
VICTORIA BOYCE GALLERIES. 3001 East Skyline Drive. 615-2236. Washington artist Bruce Morrow displays acrylic paintings and woodblock prints through February 1. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays.
Last Chance
EL PRESIDIO GALLERY. 3001 E. Skyline Drive. 299-1414. A five-artist show includes watercolor and oil paintings by Coleen Bobinac, Glenn Dean, Louis Maestas, Owen Rose and Lisa Schupbach and continues through January 22. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays.
HOTEL CONGRESS GALLERY. 311 E. Congress St. 903-0577. Continuing through January 18: an exhibition of paintings by Matt Cotten. The gallery is always open.
SALON Q. Cafe Quebec. 121 E. Broadway Blvd. Continuing through January 19: All That Jazz features new surreal paintings by Romanian artist Adrian Paiu and prints by Richard Callahan. Reflections from Within features new paintings from Tucsonan Gavin Troy. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to midnight daily.