City Listings - Art (February 1

ART

Opening This Week

CENTRAL ARTS COLLECTIVE. 188 E. Broadway. 623-5883. Opening February 3 with a reception from 7 to 10 p.m. and continuing through February 28: Merged Realities: A Synthesis of Art and Science, a national juried exhibition of science-inspired works by artists from 22 states. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Downtown Saturday Night, Thursday Night Art Walk and by appointment.
DE GRAZIA GALLERY. Little Gallery. 6300 N. Swan Road. 299-9191. Opening February 4 with a reception from noon to 4 p.m. and continuing through February 16: Neon Pueblos and Native Cacti, an exhibition of brightly colored watercolors by Cal Cook. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Sunday.
DINNERWARE GALLERY. 135 E. Congress St. 795-4503. Opening February 2 with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. and continuing through February 24: an exhibition of four new mixed media works on paper by Laura LaFave. Continuing through February 24: mixed media paintings on paper by Monica Jost. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Thursday Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night.
ECLECTIC GALLERY. 69 E. Pennington St. 620-1668. Opening February 3 with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. and continuing through March 15: an exhibit of realist works by Tucson artists. Regular gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, Thursday Night Art Walk, Downtown Saturday Night and by appointment.
G.A.S.P. GALLERY. Utterback Middle School. 3233 S. Pinal Vista. 617-6100. G.A.S.P Gallery is Tucson's only student-run gallery, and is supervised by art instructor Linda Poverman and UA Museum of Art Curator of Education, Josh Goldberg. Opening February 1 with a reception from 6 to 7 p.m. and continuing through March 5: Eleven From ABC Multi-Media Art, an exhibition of painting, printmaking and ceramics by 11 members of the Artists' Black Community (ABC). Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
HUNTER GALLERY. 7000 E. Tanque Verde Road. Suite 15. 298-8270. Opening February 1 and continuing through March 30: drawings by American fashion illustrator Gregory Weir-Quiton, works by nine contemporary artists, and Early California Plein Air artists. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Tuesday.
MELIORA GALLERY. 178 E. Broadway. 792-9544. Opening February 3 with a reception from 7 to 10 p.m. and continuing through March 31: Line and Space: Projects and Process, featuring architectural drawing and models by Les Wallach. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
OBSIDIAN GALLERY. St. Philip's Plaza. 4340 N. Campbell Ave. 577-3598. Opening February 3 with a reception from 5:30 to 8 p.m. and continuing through March 24: creative jewelry by Michael Boyd, Jude Clarke and Diane Egbert. Introducing tapestry art by Amy Weber, work in handmade paper by Nancy Wilkoff and new drawings by Mary Ryan. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
PHILABAUM GALLERY. 711 S. Sixth Ave. 884-7404. Opening February 3 with a reception from 5 to 9 p.m. and continuing through April 27: Southwest Invitational IX: Homo Vitreus, featuring 20 artists' interpretations of the human form in glass. Visiting artist Leah Wingfield presents a lecture on her works from 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday, February 3. Milon Townsend demonstrates flameworking during the reception. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
UA Museum of Art. UA campus, Speedway east of Park Avenue in the Fine Arts Complex. 621-7567. Opening February 2 and continuing through February 29: La Raza: Diversity and Identity in Mexican and Mexican American Art, an exploration of the cultural contributions of Mexican artists from both sides of the border. Continuing through March 10: Robert Beckman: The Body of a House, featuring eight large paintings detailing the 2.3 seconds of a house's destruction during the 1953 nuclear bomb test in Nevada. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Closed on Saturdays and UA holidays. Admission is free.

Continuing

APPARATUS GALLERY. 299 S. Park Ave., Studio C. 791-3505. Continuing through February 29: paintings by Sarah Kucerova. There is an artist's reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, February 3. Gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Arizona Historical Society. 949 E. Second St. 628-5774. Continuing through December 31, 1996: Emergence: The South Park Story, 1940-1950, a photo exhibit tracing the development of the South Park neighborhood, located along Park Avenue south of 22nd Street. Continuing through December 31, 1996: A Memento for My Descendants: The Buehman Studio Perspective, featuring the photographic works of German immigrant Henry Buehman. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
BERO GALLERY. 41 S. Sixth Ave. 792-0313. Continuing through February 24: mixed-media photo-constructions and sculptural books by Sharon Holnback and Patricia Katchur. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Thursday Night Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night.
Center for Creative Photography. UA Fine Arts Complex, southeast of the pedestrian underpass at Speedway and Park Avenue. 621-7968. Continuing through March 10: Points of Entry: Tracing Cultures, featuring twelve contemporary American artists who explore themes central to the definition of multi-culturalism in the 1990s. Ruben Ortiz Torres discusses his work in a slide lecture at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, February 1 and artist and sculptor Gavin Lee presents a slide presentation of his works at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, February 8. Regular gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. 6812 N. Oracle Road. 297-1427. Continuing through March 2: new paintings by Bruce McGrew and drawings and sculpture by Judith Stewart. 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-A Tanque Verde Road, La Plaza Shops. 722-4412. Continuing through March 11: New Beginnings, an exhibition of works by various local artists. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
ELEANOR JECK GALLERY. 4280 N. Campbell Ave., Suite 5. 299-2139. Continuing through February 23: paper pieces and acrylic mixed-media on canvas by Greg Benson. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Etherton Gallery. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. Continuing through March 30: paintings by Nancy Tokar Miller and Simon Donovan, and drawings by Fred Rhoads. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Thursday and Downtown Saturday Night.
JCC ART GALLERY. 3800 E. River Road. 299-3000. Continuing through February 11: Persuasive Moments, oil paintings by Bruce Horn and Tucson and San Diego Series, watercolors by Diana Schwartz. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Sunday.
JOSÉ GALVEZ GALLERY. 743 N. Fourth Ave. 624-6878. Continuing through February 10: Mascaras Pintadas: Retratos Intimos, works in gouache on paper by Cristina Cardenas, and acrylic paintings by Gonzalo Espinoza. There is a reception from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, February 3. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and 6 to 9 p.m. Downtown Saturday Night or by appointment.
JOSEPH GROSS GALLERY. UA campus, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 626-4215. Continuing through February 9: Picture This, an exhibit of photographic works by renowned artists, including William Wegman, to be auctioned off at the UA Department of Art's black-tie fundraiser on the evening of February 9. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
LOCAL 803, INC. 803 E. Helen St. 882-4625. Continuing through February 10: fiber installation by Julia Latané, fiber sculpture by Melinda Morey and non-silver photography by Elaine Querry. Regular gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and by appointment.
PCC WEST CAMPUS ART GALLERY. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 884-6385. Continuing through February 20: Photo and Foundry, an invitational exhibition of alternative process photography by Linda Poverman, Keith Schreiber and Todd Walker, and cast metal sculpture by Susan K. Johnson, Susan Krause, Joe Harris and Don Haskin. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday.
RAW GALLERY. 43 S. Sixth Ave. 882-6927. Continuing through February 10: recent paintings by Joe Forkan and Heather Green. Forkan's works are painterly, multi-image commentaries and observations. Green's works include paintings inspired by travel and impossibilities. Regular gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, Downtown Saturday Night and Thursday Art Walk.
TOHONO CHUL PARK GALLERY. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Continuing through March 11 in the Main Gallery: black and white photography of Yosemite National Park, Monument Valley and Death Valley by Allen "Ike" Fordye. Continuing through March 17: Arizona Designer Craftsmen '96: A Treasury of Fine Craft, a juried exhibition featuring jewelry, furniture, art quilts, handmade books, fiber art and clay. Regular gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. A $2 donation is requested.
Tucson Museum of Art. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Continuing through March 10: A Gift of Vision, a collection of works donated by the Small family. Admission to the museum is $2 for adults, $1 for seniors and students, free for members and children under 12. Free for all on Tuesdays. Docent-led tours of the TMA Historic Block are offered at 11 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Announcements

CLAY DEMONSTRATION. Clay artist Marcy Wrenn demonstrates the technique of hand-building clay forms from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, February 4, in the Exhibit House, at Tohono Chul Park, 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. Admission is free.
GRANT WORKSHOP. Tucson/Pima Arts Council offers a grantwriting workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, February 3, at 240 N. Stone Ave. Workshop is geared toward arts organizations. Reservations required. Call 624-0595, ext. 16, for registration and information.
ART INSTRUCTION. Andrew Rush offers Advanced Composition: Mastering Visual Thinking, on Wednesday afternoons beginning February 7 and continuing through March 27, at the Drawing Studio, 601 S. Fifth Ave. Course is designed to take basic studio art skills and turn them into "deeper" visions. Registration required. Call 620-0947 for registration and information.
CREATIVE CARTOONING. Professional cartoonist Steve Forrester offers a six-week Creative Cartooning course on Saturdays beginning February 3 at Tucson Open University, 2030 E. Broadway. Cost is $26, with registration open through second class meeting. Call 622-0170 for registration and information.
CAPT. SPIFFY'S CLASSES. Capt. Spiffy's is offering a four-week class in comic book illustration from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Mondays, beginning February 5, at 944 E. University Blvd. Class will focus on figure and dynamic motion. Superheroes are not required, though spandex is encouraged--but please, no body armor. Call 624-4643 for registration and information, or stop by the store.
NON-PROFIT GRANTS. The Tucson/Pima Arts Council, 240 N. Stone Ave., has grants available for non-profit organizations whose primary focus is to provide arts programs to the Tucson area. Applications may be picked up at the T/PAC office. Deadline is March 15. Call Albert Soto at 624-0595, ext. 18, for information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Eclectic Gallery seeks artists to exhibit realist paintings and sculptures in February/ March. Hyper-realists are encouraged. Open to any media and subject matter except Clichéd Southwestern subjects. Any dimensions except those too big to fit in the door. Entries for a juried show of abstract works scheduled to open April 20 are also being accepted. Send SASE for prospectus to: Eclectic Gallery, P.O. Box 2066, Tucson, AZ 85702. Deadline for entries is March 25. First, second and third cash prizes. Non-refundable entry fee of $15. Call 620-1668 for an appointment and information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The PCC West Campus Gallery is accepting submissions for upcoming shows. Works by two to four artists are usually exhibited for four-week periods. College provides announcements and a reception. Interested artists should send ten 35mm slides, slide list, resume, other pertinent information, and SASE to: Linda Rosenfield, Gallery Coordinator, Arts Division, Pima Community College, 2202 W. Anklam Road, Tucson, AZ 85709-0001. Call Linda at 884-6385 for information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. G.A.S.P. Gallery seeks proposals for group and solo exhibitions. All media accepted. Send up to twenty slides and support material with SASE to: Linda Poverman, G.A.S.P. Gallery, Utterback Fine Arts Magnet School, 3233 S. Pinal Vista, Tucson, AZ 85713.
ART TALK. Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Ave., offers the following free lectures at 1:30 p.m. in the Education Building: Joan Jacobson discusses Folk Art of Michoacan, Mexico, on February 1; Sheila Mortonson speaks on The Color Yellow in the Art of Van Gogh on February 5; and on February 8 Helen Thompson discusses Women and Their Quilts. Call 624-2333 for information.
TEMPLE TOURS. ATC hosts tours of the historic Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Ave., at 11 a.m. every Monday and at 10 a.m. every Saturday through May 18, 1996. Tours begin in the courtyard and are led by ATC docents. Reservations are not needed for these free public tours. Group tours may be arranged by calling Hope Towner at 884-8210.
ART WALK. Visit the Downtown Arts District from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, with free docent-led Art Walk tours beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Park Inn Suite Santa Rita Hotel, 88 E. Broadway. Call 624-9977 for information and a listing of participating galleries.

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