Tucson Weekly: Art (July 25

ART
Opening This Week
HAZMAT GALLERY. 197 E. Toole Ave. 624-5019. Mixed media works by outsider artist Maggie Mae opens in the basement gallery on Saturday, July 27 with a reception from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. with performances by Al Foul. Spite: Ten Years of the Toole Shed features Tucson artists. Both shows continue through August 24. Summer hours are noon to 6 p.m., Thursdays through Saturdays.
T/PAC COMMUNITY GALLERY. 240 N. Stone Ave. 624-0595. Gender Optional features local artists using gender in figurative representation opening with a reception on Friday, July 26 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and continues through August 6.
Continuing
ARIZONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 949 E. Second St. 628-5775. Ongoing: One Hundred Years of Fashion: Social History and Self-Image.. 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. Forty glass artists from Tucson and beyond show their work through August 31. Gallery hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
BEAR'S PATH GALLERY. 8806 E. Tanque Verde Road. 760-1416. My Pet benefits the Humane Society of Southern Arizona and features oil paintings of our best friends by Patricia Murray and the You CAN Paint artists. Show continues through September 6. Summer hours are Monday, Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesday, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Thursday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Friday, Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon.
BORDERS BOOKS ORACLE. 4235 N. Oracle Road. 292-1331. Continuing through August 15: C. Buck Walker shows landscapes in watercolor and prismatics.
CENTRIC PHOTO. 3220 E. Speedway Blvd. 325-0065. Dorothy Sturges presents her photographic work of Thailand, Tibet and China in a summer show that continues through August 31.
COTTAGE BAKERY AND CAFE. 800 N. Kolb Road. 722-1129. Continuing through August 9: When Landscape Goes Figural features casein/egg paintings and prints by Ingrid Williams. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
DESERT ARTISANS' GALLERY. Continuing through September 15: Stretching the Imagination features a group show of painting, clay, wood, metal, glass and jewelry. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
DINNERWARE CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY. 135 E. Congress St. 792-4503. A solo exhibition features the work of Bob Carey opening Tuesday, July 23 and continuing through August 17. A reception takes place on Saturday, July 27 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Call for gallery hours.
ETHERTON GALLERY DOWNTOWN. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. Summer Selections: Photographs features work by Christopher Burkett, Kate Breakey, Bill Wittliff and Michael O'Neil through August 31. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.
GALERIA LA SIRENA. 2905 E. Broadway. 319-1262. Hot Island Dreaming, featuring Latin and Caribbean art, continues through Labor Day. Gallery hours are Tuesday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
GALLERY FOUR TEN. 410 E. Ft. Lowell Road. 740-1947. Summer group show features Craig Clements, Jim Ru, Lydia D'Amico and others. Continues through August 31. Gallery hours are on Fridays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
HOTEL CONGRESS GALLERY. 311 E. Congress St. 903-0577. Continues through August 1: Dry is a show of recent photgraphic works by Flashflood whose members include Jessi Atwood, Diana Berntzen, Kristin Giordano, Rebecca Horton and Rosanna Salonia.
JOSEPH GROSS GALLERY. UA campus. 626-4215. Continues through August 7: Currents. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays.
LIONEL ROMBACH GALLERY. UA campus, southeast corner of Park Avenue and Speedway Boulevard. 626-4215. Continues through August 7: American Landscape features new photographs by Jeremy Dyer and Luke Stettner and Yours, Mine and the Spaces in Between features paintings and mixed media by Theresa Redringer and SJ Gibson. Gallery hours are weekdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
OBSIDIAN GALLERY. 4340 N. Campbell Ave. 577-3598. Fliers is an invitational, multi-media theme show to banish the summer duldrums featuring 30 artists. The show continues through September 14. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
PHILABAUM GLASS GALLERY. St. Philip's Plaza, 4280 N. Campbell. 884-7404. Bits N' Pieces features glassworks that require multiple processes to create the final piece featuring nine glass artists. The show continues through August 24. Gallery hours are Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
PRIMITIVE ARTS GALLERY. 3026 E. Broadway Blvd. 326-4852. Marble Buddhist sculpture, antique Laotian textiles and Navajo rugs are featured through August 31. Summer hours are Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
SAGUARO ARTISANS GALLERY. 215 N. Court Ave. 792-3466. Continues through August 1: Joan Bleakly's Fiesta pots, pillows, dolls and painted wood boxes plus Tony Valesquez' iron tables, lamps and furniture are featured. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
SALON Q. Cafe Quebec, 121 E. Broadway Blvd. Velvet Kitsch features a show and silent auction of vintage velvet paintings through August 24. Gallery hours are daily, 8 a.m. to midnight.
THE WOMEN'S GALLERY. 3610 N. Prince Village Pl., Suite 100. 795-5288. Continues through August 15: Summer Exposition 2002 features multi-media artwork of 18 women from Pima, Santa Cruz and Cochise counties. Gallery hours are Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
TOHONO CHUL EXHIBIT HALL. Tohono Chul Park. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Desert After Dark features art that celebrates nightime wonders including quilts, sculpture, paintings and much more. Continues through August 25.
TUCSON-PIMA PUBLIC LIBRARY (MAIN). 101 N. Stone Ave. Home is a Rainbow: Reflections of Community and Identity features artwork by aritsts with developmental disabilities. Show is sponsored by Pima College Adult Education's Project RAISE and continues through August 31 in the lobby of the library.
WOMANKRAFT. 388 S. Stone Ave. 629-9976. People Through Women's Eyes is a multi-media show featuring portraits, sculptures and more. Continuing through August 24. A reception takes place on Saturday, August 3 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Gallery hours are 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Last Chance
DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. 154 E. Sixth St. 629-9759. Continues through July 27: Tenth All-Tucson Small Works Invitational features more than 60 artists. Gallery hours are Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
JANE HAMILTON FINE ART. 1825 E. River Road, Suite 111. 529-4886. Sunset Skies features painters Tom Murray, Alan Scott, Michael Natale and Don Ward through July 31. Summer hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
METROFORM LIMITED. 27 N. Stone Ave. 882-6606. Continuing through July 26: Photos by Gary Ladd, Jesse Alexander, Maurice Sheriff, Claudio Cambon, Maggie Taylor and Debe Hale. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.
SHANE HOUSE GALLERY. 218 S. Fourth Ave. Continues through July 31: Denise Grimes shows large, figurative paintings. Hours are by appointment. 623-2577.
Out of Town
ARIZONA SISTERS GALLERY. 76 Main St. Bisbee. 432-9199. Steel Toones shows whimsical steel sculptures by Steve Novak. Show continues through July 31. Gallery hours are Thursday through Monday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Announcements
A BOUQUET FOR LOU BERNAL. The Drawing Studio. Area artists have donated work for a daily Silent Auction through August 10, noon to 5 p.m. Recpetion takes place on Saturday, August 10 at 6 p.m. Call 620-0947 for details.
BLUE TOPAZ GALLERY. 45 S. Sixth Ave. 622-2533. Contemporary Art continuing. Gallery hours are Monday to Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
CALL TO ARTISTS. Desert Lutheran Church. 5360 E. Pima. Southwest League of Fine Arts is seeking new members. Network with other artists and share your skills on the third Monday of the month from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Call 327-1187 for details.
CALL TO ARTISTS. Otero Gallery. 5 Hesslebarth Lane. Tubac. (520) 398-8014. Painters, sculptors and cratspeople from Southern Arizona are invited to apply for gallery membership through August. Call 325-1005.
JURIED WATERMEDIA EXHIBIT. Tubac Center of the Arts. 9 Plaza Road. Tubac. 398-2371. Eighteenth annual Arizona Aqueous national juried exhibit seeks artists using water-based media on paper to send slides by November 1. The juror is watercolorist Ernest Velardi and there is up to $5000 in awards. Four entry limit, no fee. Call 398-2371 for prospectus and questions.
SUBMIT ARTWORK. Dada Art and Hair Studio. La Placita Village, 110 S. Church Ave. Artists are invited to submit artwork for the 2002-2003 season. Include 10 to 20 slides/color photographs, an artist statement, resume and SASE by July 31.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. Tucson Arts District Partnership. P.O. Box 3009. 624-9977. Interested people are invited to volunteer in various aspects of the upcoming season. Call for details.