Visual arts
Exhibits opening through March 14.
Community Long Gallery — Academy Village, 13701 E. Old Spanish Trail1. "Hidden Trails," abstract paintings by Francheskaa, March 14-May 25. Reception: 4:30-6:30 p.m. March 14. 647-0900.
Conrad Wilde Gallery — 210 N. Fourth Ave. "Third Annual Encaustic Invitational" features 24 artists working with a medium that combines melted beeswax and paint. Through March 29. 622-8997.
El Presidio Gallery — 186 N. Meyer Ave. Impressionist realist oil painters Chuck Mardosz and John Pototschnik display their work March 8-21. Reception: 5:30-8:30 p.m. March 8. 299-1414.
Galleria La Sirena — 2905 E. Broadway. Latin American and Caribbean acrylic and oil paintings exhibited March 8-April 18. Reception: 4:30-8 p.m. March 8. 319-1262
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Jane Hamilton Fine Art — 1825 E. River Road. "Spring Show: New Works by Ten Local Artists," oil paintings and clay, wood and bronze sculptures, through March 23. 529-4886
Mardon Frost — 2960 N. Swan Road. Carol Ruff Franza and Ron Head display their bronze and clay sculptures and paintings, March 14-April 1. Reception: 5-8 p.m. March 14. 323-6947.
Murphey Gallery — St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church, 4440 N. Campbell Ave. Oils by Marilyn Poppino and watercolors by Victoria Wills, through March 27. 299-6421.
Temple of Music and Art — 330 S. Scott Ave. "Owen Williams (1935-2007), "mixed media exhibit, March 7-April 2. Reception: 5:30-7:30 p.m. March 7. 624-7370.
Tohono Chul Park — 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. "The Getzwiller Navajo Churro Collection: Tradition and Innovation," rugs and wearable art, March 13-May 18. Also, "John Watt: Portraits of Navajo Land," oil paintings, through April 22. Reception: 5:30-7:30 p.m. March 13. Free with park admission: $7; discounts. 742-6455.
Trico Electric Cooperative Lobby — 8600 N. Tangerine Road. "Spring 2008 MAC Member Art Show," paintings in oil, acrylic and watercolor, March 10-28. Includes Nancy Denzler, Rebecca Bushner, Candace Greenburg, Tracy Skinner, Jerry Loczi. 682-4488.
UA Museum of Art — 1031 N. Olive Road. "Salpointe Art Exhibit," inspired by the Laylah Ali exhibit now on display. March 7-9. Reception: 5 p.m. March 7. 547-5882
Western National Parks Association Bookstore — 12880 N. Vistoso Village Drive, Oro Valley. "Hidden Canyons," Patty Whitley's photographs of Southwestern slot canyons. Through March 31. Reception: 3:30-5 p.m. March 8. 622-6014.
Wilde Meyer Gallery — 3001 E. Skyline Drive. "Contemporary Landscape Interpretations," paintings by Brenda Bredvik, Barbara Gurwitz, Mitch Henderson, Gregg Rochester, Monika Rossa and Albert Scharf. March 13-April 3. 615-5222.
WomanKraft Art Gallery — 388 S. Stone Ave. "Forever Wild" explores themes of wild animals in paint, fiber art, ceramics and photography with more than 30 artists, through March 31. 629-9976, Ext. 2.
Ongoing
Agua Caliente Ranch House Gallery — Roy P. Drachman-Agua Caliente Regional Park, 12325 E. Roger Road. "Venture Into Spring," watercolors of the Southwest, through March 12. 749-3718.
ArtCulture Partnership: Art 4 U — 951 E. 35th St. "Mythical Perspectives," macabre sculptures by Jesse Berlin and Daniel Hornung, through March 22. 792-3617.
ArtsEye — 3550 E. Grant Road. "American Cowgirl," photographs by Jamie WIlliams, through May 16. 325-0260.
Azora Gallery — Plaza Colonial, 2870 E. Skyline Drive. Paintings and sculpture by Gonzalo Espinosa, through March 14. 577-5111.
Bear's Path Gallery — 8806 E. Tanque Verde Road. "Artists' Choice," oil paintings, through March 8. 760-1416.
Campus Christian Center Art Gallery — UA Campus, 715 N. Park Ave. "ManodeMona," watercolor paintings and charcoal drawings, through March 14. 623-7575
Center for Creative Photography — 1030 N. Olive Road. "Debating Modern Photography: The Triumph of Group f/64" includes the works of photographers such as Ansel Adams, through May 4. Becky Senf leads a gallery walk, 1 p.m. March 9. 621-7968.
Colores Gallery — 7100 Main Street, Scottsdale. "I Prefer Horses," paintings by Chaille Trevor, Karen Bezuidenhout, Suzanne Betz. Through March 27. 1-480-947-1489.
Davis Dominguez Gallery — 154 E. Sixth St. New landscape paintings by James P. Cook, through March 29. 629-9759.
DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun — 6300 N. Swan Road."The Way of the Cross," original oils, through May 11. 299-9191.
Desert Artisans' Gallery — 6536 E. Tanque Verde Road. "Paint Splash," through March 23. 722-4412.
Dinnerware Artspace — 264 E. Congress St. "Paperworks: The Sonoran Collective for Paper and Book Artists", artists' books and works on paper, through March 29. 792-4503.
The Drawing Studio — 33 S. Sixth Ave. " Collage as a Way of Seeing: Beyond Kindergarten," juried show of collage works, through March 29. 620-0947.
Edge of the Earth Gallery — 901 N. 13th Ave. "The Descent of Man" mixed media sculptures by Shindalini, through May 31. 358-3660.
El Ojito Springs Center for Creativity — 340 N. Fourth Ave. "Arizona 911 From New York to Nogales," sculpture and mounted works by Neil Bernstein, through June 1. 624-4800.
Espresso Art — 942 E. University Blvd. Acrylic on canvas works by Richard Jarvis features 1920s women. Through March 21. 624-4126.
Etherton Gallery — 135 S. Sixth Ave. "The View From Here," photographs, through March 22. 624-7370.
Fulton-Hayden Memorial Art Gallery — Amerind Foundation Museum, 2100 N. Amerind Road, Dragoon. "Living Icons," portraits, through June 19. 1-520-586-3666.
G.A.S.P. Gallery — Utterback Middle School, 3233 S. Pinal Vista. "TUSD Collects: Figurative Works" depicts men at work, through March 7. 225-3500.
Gallery at the Gardens — Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way. "A Natural Investigation," photographs of potted cacti by Kate Breakey, through April 27. Call for viewing. 326-9686, Ext. 16.
Galeria La Sirena — 2905 E. Broadway. "Textiles: See, Touch and Enjoy Art," textiles, weavings, silkscreens and batiks, through March 7. 319-1262.
Global Arts Gallery — 315 McKeown Ave., Patagonia. "Luv-a-Thon & Lucky 13 Anniversary," through March 15. 1-520-394-0077.
Griffonage Studios — 270 E. Congress St. "Dessins Petits/Small Drawings," by Laura LaFave, through March 29. . 623-3323.
Grogan Gallery of Fine Art — 2890 E. Skyline Drive. "Balancing Entropy and Order," paintings by Michael Longstaff and Stephanie Shank, through March 7. 577-8787.
Holy Joe Studio — 1124 N. Stone Ave. "Yaqui Pahcola Mask Exhibit," hand-carved American Indian masks, through March 27. 405-5800.
Hotel Congress Lobby — 311 E. Congress St. "Mysterium Fidei" expresses suffering and faith with resin oil paint and wood, through March 9. 622-8848.
Ironwood Gallery — Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, 2021 N. Kinney Road. "Blossom: Art of Flowers," through March 30. 883-3024.
La Pilita Museum — 420 S. Main Ave. Third Annual Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild exhibit, through March 24. Reception: 1-4 p.m. March 8. Free. 882-7454.
Lionel Rombach Gallery — 1031 N. Olive Road. "A Field Guide to Love and Marriage," paintings and images by Dianna Taylor, through March 7. 626-4215.
Mark Sublette Modern — Plaza Colonial, 2890 E. Skyline Drive. "Under the Gold Dome," oil and canvas works by Michael Haykin, through March 14. 299-7798.
Max Gallery — 3001 E. Skyline Drive. Robert Kembel's landscape, architectural and figurative oil paintings, through March 15. Reception: 5-8 p.m. March 15. 529-7349.
Milagros Gallery — 2905 E. Skyline Drive. Valentine art and milagros, through March 15. 615-0477.
Mountain Shadow Gallery — 3001 E. Skyline Drive. New works by Santa Fe sculptor Destiny Allison, through March 10. 577-6301.
MOCA on the Plaza — 149 N. Stone Ave. "Arid Zones/Zones Arides," through April 26. 624-5019.
Obsidian Gallery — 4320 N. Campbell Ave. "Annual Jewelry Exhibition Plus," through March 8. 577-3598.
Philabaum Glass Studio & Gallery — 711 S. Sixth Ave. "Bobtanicals" features botanical sculptures by Bob and Laurie Kliss, through April 30. 884-7404.
Pima Community College, Louis Carlos Bernal Gallery — 2202 W. Anklam Road. "Land, Art and the Sacred: Three Perspectives," through March 7. 206-6942.
Platform Gallery — 439 N. Sixth Ave. "Cotton Wood," mixed media by Matt Cotten and oil on canvas by Jesse Wood of Santa Fe, through March 29. 882-3886.
Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery & Workshop — 218 E. Sixth St. "¡Carnival!" through March 8. 881-5335.
SAAVI Gallery — Southern Arizona Association for the Visually Impaired Gallery, 3767 E. Grant Road. Paintings by Cal Cook and Ron Boyd, through March 31. Reception: 6-8 p.m. March 14. 795-1331.
Stone Dragon Studio — 1126 N. Stone Ave. "Dinosaur Sculptures," through March 27. 624-7099.
Tang Gallery — 32 Main St., Bisbee. "Time and Space," abstract paintings by Claudia Schlosser, through April 3. 1-520-432-5824.
Tangerine Gallery — 2522 E. Fort Lowell Road. "Wonderscapes: Earthy Questions and Speculations,"works on canvas and paper, by Bonnie Marson, through March 8. "Art, Words & Music: A Journey Along the Creative Continuum," discussion with Marson, 1 p.m. March 8. 326-5028.
Tohono Chul Park — 7366 N. Paseo del Norte. "Earth, Air, Fire, Water," through March 9. Free with park admission: $7; discounts. 742-6455.
Toscana Studio and Gallery — 9040 N. Oracle Road. "Flora Fantastica," original paintings by Elizabeth von Isser, Pam Cheeseman, Richard Zelens and others, through March 30. Reception: 7-10 p.m. Feb. 23. 575-1445.
Tucson International Airport — 7150 S. Tucson Blvd., Upper Link Gallery: "Making a Point: An Exhibit of Cast-Paper Paintings" by Ron Nelson features three-dimensional images, through April 30. Main Gallery, Central Core: "We Walk in Beauty," photographs of American Indians by Gary Auerbach, through March 30. 573-8187.
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block — 140 N. Main Ave. "Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 2," through May 11. In Casa Cordova: "El Nacimiento," through March 30. Museum admission: $8; discounts. 624-2333, Ext. 109.
UA Union Gallery — 1303 E. University Blvd., third floor. "BFA Senior Exhibition," best works by UA art students, through March 21. 621-6142
UA Mineral Museum at Flandrau: The UA Science Center, West University Boulevard and North Cherry Avenue. The Hubert C. de Monmonier Collection, "An Unknown Treasure Comes to Tucson," through May 31. $5 with discounts. 621-4227.
UA Museum of Art — 1031 N. Olive Road. "Robert McCall: Imagination Unbound," poster art of spaceflight. March 6-Aug. 10. Artist talk at 4:30 p.m., followed by reception, 5-6:30 p.m. March 6. Also, "Fantastic Worlds," paintings, and "Drawings From the Typology Series," through March 23. "Goya's Mastery in Prints: Los Caprichos," displays 80 aquatint etchings, by Francisco de Goya, that satirize human behavior, through June 8. 621-7567.
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Running Bear Productions Art Show — MountainView Clubhouse parking lot, 38759 S. MountainView Blvd., SaddleBrooke. Mixed media includes ironworks, paintings and sculptures. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. March 8-9. 818-1000.
From the Artist: Corwin Clairmont — Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Ave. Artist discusses his work and career. 5:30 p.m. March 6. Free with museum admission: $8. 624-2333.
