City Listings - Art (March 20

ART

Opening This Week

EL CENTRO CULTURAL GALLERY. 40 W. Broadway. 629-9536. Opening with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 22, and continuing through April 5: works by Marta De Leon, Teresa Soltero and Helen Villanueva. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and by appointment.
G.A.S.P. GALLERY. 3233 S. Pinal Vista, Utterback Middle School. 617-6100. Opening with a reception from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 20, and continuing through April 11: works by Veronica Escudero and Linda Shearer Whiting. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. G.A.S.P. (Great Art by Students and Professionals) Gallery is the only student-run gallery in Tucson.
SANDERS GALLERIES. 6420 N. Campbell Ave. 299-1763. Opening with a reception from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 22, and continuing through March 31: works by John Fawcett, Ron Himler, Richard Iams, John McCrea and Jason Rich. Call for gallery hours.
STARSINGER STUDIO GALLERY. 209 S. Sherwood Village Drive. 721-0649. Opening with a reception from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 23, and continuing through April 30: Fiber Alchemy, fiber wall-art by Jewell Peterson. Gallery hours are from noon to 5 p.m. Sundays.
TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. Opening Friday, March 21, and continuing through May 18: Tucson 7: Brown, Bryers, Crowley, Hill, Kuhn, Terpning, and Riley, works by seven of Tucson's most prominent contemporary cowboy artists. Continuing through March 23: People, Places, and Things: Thirty Years of Photography, an exhibit of the extensive works of Dr. John P. Schaefer. Continuing through March 23: Lasting Impressions, drawings by Thomas Hart Benton. Continuing through March 23, in the Sosa-Carrillo-Fremont House: El Nacimiento, more than 200 hand-painted Mexican miniature figures in an elaborate nativity scene arranged by Maria Luisa Tena. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for seniors and students, and free for children under age 12. Admission is free for all on Tuesdays.

Continuing

APPARATUS GALLERY. 299 S. Park Ave. 791-3505.
Continuing
through March 29: 7 Painters, a group show of small paintings by Simon Donovan, Gene Hall, Sarah Kucerova, Kelly B. Morris, Lynn O'Brien and William Wheelan. Paintings by Jo Anderson will also be on display. Regular gallery hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
ART!!! GALLERY. 6328 E. Broadway. 745-8586.
Continuing
through March 31: oil paintings, pastels, and colored pencil works by Irene Ferguson. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
ARTERY FINE ART GALLERY. 4609 N. Oracle Road. 887-1614. Continuing through April 30: Desert Mystique, paintings, prints and pottery by 40 local artists. There will be a reception for the artists April 12 and 13. Gallery hours are noon to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
ARTIST OF THE MONTH GALLERY. Unitarian Universalist Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. 748-1551. Continuing through April 6: Eighth Annual Multicultural Exhibit. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
BERO GALLERY. 41 S. Sixth Ave. 792-0313. Continuing through April 5: new photographic works by Gordon Stettinius. Regular gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Thursday Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night.
CENTER FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY. UA campus, on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 621-7968. Continuing through April 13: The Waving of Foliage and the Coming and Going of Ships, live projections by Richard Torchia. Regular gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
CENTRAL ARTS COLLECTIVE. 188 E. Broadway. 623-5883.
Continuing
through March 29: Death: A Round Trip Ticket, works, words and images celebrating death by 35 artists. Regular gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Thursday Art Walk and Downtown Saturday Night.
DAVIS DOMINGUEZ GALLERY. Casas Adobes Office Park. 6812 N. Oracle Road. 297-1427. Continuing through April 5: new paintings by Josh Goldberg and Pamela Marks. Regular 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 E. Tanque Verde Road. 722-4412. Continuing through May 3: Reflections, a mixed-media exhibit featuring watercolor and oil paintings, pottery and sculpture. There will be a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 22. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
DINNERWARE GALLERY. 135 E. Congress St. 792-4503.
Continuing
through March 29: The Dance, ceramic sculptures and drawings by Gary Benna, and A Collaborative Portrait of Diane Marie Ferris, photographed by Ann Simmons-Myers. Regular gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and noon to 7 p.m. Thursday.
EAGLES NEST GALLERY. 2420 N. Pantano Road. 290-6115.
Continuing
through March 31: originals and prints by Cal Cook and Elena Bennett. Also on display are photographs by R.C. Gorman, G.E. Mullan and Ted DeGrazia. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and by appointment.
ELIZABETH CHERRY CONTEMPORARY ART. 1421 E. Broadway. 903-0577. Continuing through April 10: works by Cecilia de Medeiros. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and by appointment.
ETHERTON GALLERY. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370.
Continuing
through March 29: recent paintings by Bailey Doogan, Holly Roberts and Chris Rush. Regular gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Thursday and 7 to 10 p.m. Downtown Saturday Nights.
HACIENDA DEL SOL GALLERY. 5601 N. Hacienda del Sol Road. 299-1501. Continuing through April 8: Latitudes, mixed-media monoprints by Acacia Alder, Chris Bondante and Sheila Chambers. Call 529-6919 for gallery hours.
IRONWOOD GALLERY. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. 2021 N. Kinney Road. 883-2702. Continuing through June 2: Desert Reflections, a juried exhibition of Southern Arizona clay artists, in conjunction with an invitational glass arts installation. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, free with museum admission.
IT'S A BLAST! GALLERY. 2631 E. Broadway. 327-7879.
Continuing
through March 31: pierced and carved glass by Phil Kindler and Marsha Jacquay. Also continuing: works by 18 local and regional artists in watercolor, fiber, ceramics, glass, metal and jewelry. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
JCC GALLERY. Corner of Dodge Boulevard and River Road. 299-3000. Continuing through April 9: acrylic and oil paintings by Robert Goldman and wood with acrylic paint works by Jonathan Howe. Regular gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Sunday.
JOSEPH GROSS GALLERY. UA campus, south end of the pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 626-4215.
Continuing
through April 5: Animal Writes, paintings and drawings by William T. Wiley. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
KALEIDOSCOPE FINE ARTS GALLERY. Unitarian Universalist Church. 3601 W. Cromwell Drive. 742-3815. Continuing through March 31: works by Georgia Schwartz. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m. to noon Sunday and by appointment.
MANLEY GALLERY. 2425 E. Ft. Lowell Road. 321-9705.
Continuing
through March 30: black-and-white photographs by Robert Fishman. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and by appointment.
MARK ROSSI GALLERY. 2451 N. Fontana Ave. 623-7136.
Continuing
through April 31: Vitreus Novus, new glass works by Jason L. Metcalf. Call for gallery hours.
OBSIDIAN GALLERY. 4340 N. Campbell Ave. 577-3598.
Continuing
through March 29: Obsidian Gallery's annual Gem Show, featuring various jewelry artists in addition to natural wood and mixed-media sculpture by Roger Asay. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
OLD PUEBLO GALLERY. 6290 E. Grant Road. 885-0746.
Continuing
through March 30: Inner Places, monotypes and monoprints by Roz Eppstein. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, and by appointment.
PCC ART GALLERY. 2202 W. Anklam Road. 884-6942.
Continuing
through April 14: From A Glass Seed, works by Tucson artists Aurore Chabot, Darla Masterson, Michael Joplin, Roy Pearson and Alfredo Rivera. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and during weekend performances at the Center for the Arts.
PHILABAUM CONTEMPORARY ART GLASS. 711 S. Sixth Ave. 884-7404. Continuing through April 26: Southwest Invitational X: Regions of the Flame, works by more than 40 glass artists. Call for regular gallery hours.
PRIMITIVE ARTS GALLERY. 3026 E. Broadway. 326-4852.
Continuing
through March 31: giant Huichol Indian beaded prayer bowls by the Ruiz family, and Amazon jungle headdresses of the Kayapo, Tapirapé, and Xingu peoples. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and by appointment.
RAW GALLERY. 43 S. Sixth Ave. 882-6927. Continuing through April 5: The Last Retablo, recent oils, watercolors and prints by Prescott artist Doug Weber. Continuing through April 30: Love To Hate--Hate To Love, a show of miniature works by the T.A.G. group. Regular gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, Downtown Saturday Night, Thursday Art Walk and by appointment.
SHANE HOUSE GALLERY. 218 S. Fourth Ave. 623-2577.
Continuing
through April 12: Alternate Turnings or Stuff From Over The Fence, mixed-media sculptures by John Poole. Gallery hours are during Downtown Saturday Night and by appointment.
TEMPLE GALLERY. 330 S. Scott Ave. 884-4875.
Continuing
through April 9: watercolors by Barbara Smith. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and prior to ATC performances. Call 624-7370 for information.
TOHONO CHUL PARK GALLERY. 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. 742-6455. Continuing through April 28: Clearly Elegant--Functional Glass by Arizona Artists. Continuing through March 30: Missions, Shrines and Holy Places, photographs by Arizona artists depicting places of petition and thanksgiving; plus milagros, santos, and retablos. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
T/PAC COMMUNITY GALLERY. 240 N. Stone Ave. 624-0595.
Continuing
through March 28: works by the 1997 Visual Arts Fellowship award recipients and finalists. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
VENTURE GALLERY. 6541 E. Tanque Verde Road. 298-2258.
Continuing
through March 31: Plein Air Show, featuring works by Bill Anton, PJ Garoutte and Lita Judge. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
WINGSPAN GALLERY. 422 N. Fourth Ave. 624-1779.
Continuing
through March 31: expressionist acrylic paintings by Corky Frausto. Call 624-1779 for gallery hours.
WOMANKRAFT GALLERY. 388 S. Stone Ave. 629-9976.
Continuing
through March 29: Women Artists Return From the Darkness, featuring paintings, drawings, sculpture, prints, photographs and more. Regular gallery hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday.

Last Chance

LIONEL ROMBACH GALLERY. Joseph Gross Gallery building, southeast corner of Speedway and Park Avenue. 626-4215.
Continuing
through March 26: Alternate Realities, mixed-media sculpture, paintings and ceramics by Muriel Pacheco and Shawn Hensley. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
MURPHEY GALLERY. St. Philip's In The Hills. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-1816. Continuing through March 27: watercolors by Joan Warren, and oil and pastel paintings by Pam Hamilton. Gallery hours are 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.

Announcements

CALL TO ARTISTS. Visual artists interested in submitting work for possible inclusion in Free At Last: Expressions of Emancipation in Honor of Juneteenth. Juneteenth marks the event when, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, Texas slaves learned of their freedom. All media are welcome; cash awards available. Entry deadline is April 30. For prospectus send SASE to: Free At Last, Central Arts Collective, 188 E. Broadway, Tucson, AZ 85701; or call 623-5883.
CALL TO TEEN ARTISTS. The Tucson Children's Museum seeks a logo for their newly launched TNT (Teens 'n' Tots) storytelling program. The artist submitting the winning design will receive recognition and a $75 honorarium. Artwork must be clearly marked with name, address, age and phone number of artist. Entries may be mailed or hand-delivered to: TNT Program, Tucson Children's Museum, 200 S. Sixth Ave., Tucson AZ 85701. Entry deadline is 4 p.m. Friday, April 4. Call Glenda Bonin at 629-0270 for information.
CALL FOR DOCENTS. The Arts District Partnership wants you! Their next five-week orientation/training series begins on March 26 and will run on consecutive Wednesdays. After completing the training, docents will lead Arts District events including Art Walk tours, Downtown SaturDay and Downtown Saturday Night events and more. Call 624-9977 for information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. Dinnerware Artists' Cooperative Gallery is currently accepting slides for the artist roster, which allows artists eligibility for exhibitions and Artist-Membership. To receive information and an application send SASE to Dinnerware Roster, 135 E. Congress St., Tucson, AZ 85701. Application deadline is May 2.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Southern Arizona Coalition of Latino Arts is now accepting entries for the upcoming annual exhibition Cuentos del Barrio II: Bodies and Borders. This exhibition will focus on the body and la frontera. Works may range from abstract to figural, but must be free standing. Any media will be reviewed and collaborations are encouraged. Entries must be submitted by March 31. Call 792-8831 for submission guidelines and information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. Artists interested in submitting works for possible inclusion in the 1997 Arizona Biennial may pick up a prospectus at the Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Ave. Entries for the Biennial, the only juried exhibition open to all artists and craftspeople living in Arizona, will be accepted through April 1. Call 624-2333 for information.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Empire Café and Lounge, in association with Bero Gallery, invites artists working in all media--including video, performance, sculpture and installation--to participate in an artists' collective. Artists will create work for changing thematic exhibitions hosted by Empire Café and Lounge, 61 E. Congress St. Call Bero Gallery at 792-0313 for information. Deadline for submissions is March 31.
CALL TO ARTISTS. The Art!! Gallery, a cooperative of artists, is currently accepting new members. Call 881-0129 for information.
ART WALK. Take advantage of the wealth of fine artists and galleries in Tucson. Visit the Downtown Arts District between 5 and 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, and enjoy free, docent-led tours of public art displays and participating galleries 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.
GLASSBLOWING DEMONSTRATION. Watch glassblowers practice their craft at the downtown studio of Philabaum Contemporary Art Glass, 711 S. Sixth Ave. Call 884-7404 to confirm the day's schedule or if there are more than six people in your party.

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