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Opening This Week

ALAMO WOODWORKERS GALLERY. 101 W. Sixth St. 882-9490. Opening April 1, and continuing through April 21: Interned Galaxies, mixed-media installations by Cate McCarthy. There will be a reception for the artist from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 11. Call for gallery hours.

CENTRAL ARTS COLLECTIVE. 188 E. Broadway. 623-5883. Opening April 5, and continuing through April 26: Transcendent Places, works by Amanda Yopp, Ron Mayo, Renee Koehler, Mark Roddy and Jo Andersen. A reception for the artists meets from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 5. 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.

ETHERTON GALLERY. 135 S. Sixth Ave. 624-7370. Opening April 1 and continuing through May 29: Mano Volante, featuring works by masters of Italian art-glass. Also on display are photographs by Virgil Hancock. There will be a reception from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 5. 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.

MURPHEY GALLERY. St. Philip's In The Hills. 4440 N. Campbell Ave. 299-1816. Opening March 30 and continuing through April 24: Personal Perceptions, featuring watercolors and mixed-media works by Charlotte Jones and Mary Argueta. There will be a reception for the artists from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 6. Gallery hours are 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.

OLD PUEBLO FRAMEWORKS AND GALLERY. 6290 E. Grant Road. 885-0746. Opening April 1 and continuing through April 30: Southwestern Impressions, watercolors by Lisa Vaupel. There will be a reception for the artist from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 5. Regular 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.

UA MUSEUM OF ART. UA Fine Arts Complex, pedestrian underpass on Speedway east of Park Avenue. 621-7567. Opening April 2 and continuing through May 12: Integrated Image, photography and glass works presented in conjunction with the International Glass Conference. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Continuing

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.

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. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

EL CENTRO CULTURAL GALLERY. 40 W. Broadway. 629-9536. 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.

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.

JOSÉ GALVEZ GALLERY. 743 N. Fourth Ave. 624-6878. Continuing through April 13: the Galvez gallery hosts the second annual fundraising exhibition to benefit the UA Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan. Exhibition features more than 40 serigraph prints from the collection of Rick Meyer. There will be a reception from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 5. Regular 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 Nights.

G.A.S.P. GALLERY. 3233 S. Pinal Vista, Utterback Middle School. 617-6100. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

PHANTOM GALLERY. Various downtown locations. The pervasive impact of birds on people is the theme of Marian Leone Kozachik's acrylic paintings on display at 38 E. Congress St. Terra-cotta sculpture by Martin Martinez is on display at 221 N. Court Ave. Lillian Kinslow's "Egg-Topia," stoneware and porcelain images playing off the power of the egg, takes over 221 S. Church Ave., in La Placita Village. Call the Tucson Arts District Partnership at 624-9977 for information on other Phantom Gallery locations.

PHANTOM MURALS. Various downtown locations. The following outdoor murals are located in the Arts District: Ofrenda, by Martin Hernandez, 111 S. Sixth Ave; Homage To Tucson, by Lydia D'Amico, 400 N. Fourth Ave; Cats, by Monika Rossa, 36 E. Congress St.; Daisy Eyes No. 2, A Transformation of Deliberate Ambiguity, by Jon Matheson, 25 E. Congress St.; mythical muscular figures by Gustavo Rocha behind Johnny Gibson's in Arizona Alley; Drawn to the Light, by Luna Lee Ray, corner of Broadway and Stone Avenue; and The Thinkers, by Eleanor Kohloss, Fourth Avenue and Sixth Street. Call the Tucson Arts District Partnership at 624-9977 for information.

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.

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.

ROTUNDA GALLERY. UA Student Union, second floor. 621-5123. Continuing through April 24: No Rhyme or Reason, a juried, multi-media student art exhibition. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

SHANE HOUSE GALLERY. 218 S. Fourth Ave. 623-2577. Continuing through April 12: Alternate Turnings or Stuff From Over The Fence, mixed-media sculpture by John Poole. Gallery hours are during Downtown Saturday Night and by appointment.

STARSINGER STUDIO GALLERY. 209 S. Sherwood Village Drive. 721-0649. Continuing through April 30: Fiber Alchemy, fiber wall-art by Jewell Peterson. Gallery hours are from noon to 5 p.m. Sundays.

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.

TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART. 140 N. Main Ave. 624-2333. 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. 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.

UNION GALLERY. UA Student Union, first floor. 621-5123. Continuing through April 17: the second annual International Self-Illuminative Glass Exhibition, featuring works by students from the UA Neon Workshop and invited professional artists/members of the Glass Art Society. There will be a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 13. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Last Chance

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.

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, photographs 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

SANDERS GALLERIES. 6420 N. Campbell Ave. 299-1763. Continuing through March 31: works by John Fawcett, Ron Himler, Richard Iams, John McCrea and Jason Rich. Call for gallery hours.

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.

Out Of Town

MESQUITE GROVE GALLERY. 371 McKeown Ave., Patagonia. Continuing through April 30: the 11th annual Modern Masks and Shields show. Call 1-520-394-2732 for gallery hours and information.

TUBAC CENTER OF THE ARTS. 9 Plaza Road, Tubac. Continuing through April 20: the Arizona Glass Artists exhibit, featuring works by Arizona "hot glass" artists. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Call 398-2371 for a gallery schedule.

Announcements

ISSUES IN ART. Tucson/Pima Arts Council. 240 N. Stone Ave. 624-0595. Jack Becker, founder of FORECAST Public Artworks, presents Issues in Contemporary Public Art at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 27. Becker will discuss the current philosophies on public art, and how Tucson is developing new public art projects. Call 624-0595, ext. 21, for information.

CALL TO ARTISTS. Visual artists interested in submitting work for possible inclusion in Free At Last: Expressions of Emancipation in Honor of Juneteenth should send SASE to: Free At Last, Central Arts Collective, 188 E. Broadway, Tucson, AZ 85701. All media are welcome; cash awards available. Entry deadline is April 30. Call 623-5883 for information.

CALL TO ARTISTS. ART!! Gallery, an artists cooperative, is currently accepting new members. Call 881-0129 for information.

CALL TO TEEN ARTISTS. The Tucson Children's Museum seeks a logo for the 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 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 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.

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.

GARDEN PARTY. Spend the afternoon surrounded by beautiful flowers and beautiful art from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at 522 S. Fifth Ave. Janet Miller's reverse glass paintings will be on display, and refreshments will be served. Call 624-8709 for information.

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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