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BAC Benefit Art Auction March 1
BISBEE — The Bisbee Arts Commission 15th Annual Benefit Art Auction will be held at 7 p.m., March 1 at Serbian Hall. Honored at the event will be Manny Martinez, a long-time artist and resident of Bisbee. Martinez came to Bisbee in 1974 from Fort Worth, Texas, where he had recently received his MFA in studio art from Texas Christian University. Over the years he has been involved in Bisbee Fine Arts, The Central School Project, and the Subway Gallery all supporting the arts in Bisbee.
The Bisbee Arts Commission is an all volunteer commission of the City of Bisbee that promotes the arts in Bisbee. The proceeds from the BAC Benefit Art Auction benefit the BAC Mini-Grants Program, which provides grants to Bisbee artists and arts organizations.
This year’s pot of $6,000 was awarded to five projects including: Bisbee Community Chorus to help sponsor bringing the Tucson Symphony Orchestra to Bisbee on Feb. 28; Obscure Productions to help produce the group’s June production of “Babe, the Sheep Pig” by Dick King-Smith in City Park; Bisbee KBRP Community Radio to help purchase a new computer needed to ensure 24-hour radio in Bisbee; Sergio Lalli to develop a Bisbee Channel on youtube.com; Women Artists Now (SWAN) to promote a women artists event in late March.
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Also on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. an art preview of auction items will be held at Serbian Hall. The “Meet the Artist Reception” with no-host bar will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by Bisbee Community Chorus. The auction commences at 7 p.m. Bid cards for the auction are $2.
Serbian Hall is in Bakersville in the Warren District of Bisbee at 216 Park Ave. To get there take the Bisbee Road exit off of the traffic circle, turn left at the blue building on to 3rd Street, then take a left onto Park.
TAA’s annual Quilt Show on
The Tombstone Association of the Arts is proud to announce “The 26th Annual Quilt Show.” The gallery is located at 317 Allen St., in Tombstone. The show will run through Tuesday. Hours are from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily with free admission.
Original modern and traditional quilts of all sizes and patterns will be shown, some for sale and other family heirloom treasures for display only. Visitors to the gallery will be encouraged to vote for their favorite quilt as three People’s Choice Awards will be given.
For information, call Marian Spencer at 457-3476 or Pat Rourke at 457-3283.
Winter Mineral Market back
The Tombstone Gem Show has brought back the Winter Mineral Market. Market dates are Friday through Monday — Feb. 22-25, 29, and March 1-3, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 108 S. Fourth St., in Tombstone. The open air mineral market showcases rare Arizona minerals, specializing in minerals mined from Bisbee, Morenci and Tombstone mines.
Many of the minerals for sale or display are becoming very limited in availability due to changes in the mining industry. The show will include displays of Arizona minerals in jewelry, specimens and cutting material, as well as special collections that change each week.
Admission is free and free raffle prize drawinjs will be held during the show. For information, visit tombstonegemshow.info or call Betty Krug at 457-9505.
Double Adobe Quilt Show set
On March 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. the Annual Double Adobe Quilt Show will be held at the Old Double Adobe School located at 7081 N. Central Highway (the corner of Double Adobe Road and Central Highway). Admission is free. There will be live music and door prizes. Children are welcome.
A hand-appliqued and hand-quilted Savannah Vine quilt will be raffled at 4 p.m. the day of the show. Tickets will be sold at the door for $1. For information or directions, call Mary at 364-5090.
SE AZ Photography Show
The Art League of Willcox is sponsoring the 25th Annual South East Arizona Fine Art & Photography Show at the Willcox Elks Club, 247 E. Stewart St., Willcox. Show dates are April 18-20, with the artist reception, April 18 from 6 to 8 p.m.
The show is free to the public, and is open to all artists and photographers. The artist categories are Youth I, Youth II, Novice, Intermediate I, Intermediate II and Advanced. The photography categories are Youth I, Youth II, Intermediate and Advanced. Classes for artwork are Scenic, Animals, People, Floral, Genre, Still Life, Structural and Artist’s Choice.
Classes for photography are Scenic, Animals, People, Plants/Floral, Structural, Still Life, Events, Experimental and Photographer’s Choice. Fees are as follows (per item): Youth — $2; working members — $5; non-working member — $8; and all others — $10.
For information, call Lisa Glenn, co-chair SEAFAPS, at 384-2658, or write to The Art League of Willcox, P.O. Box 333, Willcox AZ 85644.
Michael Cadieux showing at CSP
An exhibit of “New Paintings” by Michael Cadieux is now showing at Central School Project in the Ida Power Gallery of the historic Central School facility, 43 Howell Ave., in Old Bisbee.
Cadieux has taught painting and art history for the University of Montana, the University of Arizona, Arizona Western College, the Kansas City Art Institute and, most recently, at the Douglas campus of Cochise College.
His work has received numerous awards and grants, including two Andrew Mellon Faculty enrichment grants, two Outstanding Educator of American awards, and a U.S. Office of education grant to lecture, study and tour India.
In addition, he has lectured and given papers at several colleges and universities, including The School of the Visual Arts in New York and the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
His work is represented in numerous private and corporate collections, including Cellular Business Systems, Amoco Productions and the Saudi Royal Family.
The exhibit will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Fridays through Sundays, through March 2. For information, call 255-3008 or e-mail info@centralschoolproject.org.
HAA showing Prescott’s work
Brian Prescott has traveled from Iceland to Papua New Guinea and from southern California to Africa, Venezuela and Costa Rica. His images of life and nature from these fascinating and inspiring places will be presented at the Huachuca Art Association Gallery from Feb. 1-24.
Admission is free. Visitors will be treated to images that are a mix of digital photos and scanned slides taken over the last several years.
Prescott began his photographic journey 40 years ago. His work was widely shown in southern California and in 2003 he was invited to display his work in a one-man show at the San Bernardino County Museum in Redlands, Calif.
The gallery is open from Thursday through Sunday noon to 4 p.m. The HAA is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of art and artists in the Sierra Vista area.
For information, log onto www.huachuca-art.com or call 803-1078.
‘Bike Nite’ at Nick’s Place
Nick’s Place will be putting on Bike Nite on the fourth Thursday night of each month, this month it will be on Feb. 28, from 5 to 9 p.m. There will be live music, a bike judging contest with prizes, door prizes and drink and food specials. There also will be raffles, with proceeds going to a different charity each month. They will have different vendors featuring their goodies, so ride on down and check out all the action at Nick’s, and have a great time. They thank sponsors, Joan Hodges at Long Realty, Liz Balke from High Desert Massage, The Lone Star Cafe, and Advanced Tig Welding, courtesy of Scott Brown owner. They are looking for vendors to show and sell their wares, for a fee of $15 a booth. The January event was a big sucess, so come in and make February the same.
Romance at Belleza
“Romance is in the air” could be the theme of the newest work of Jesse T. Hummingbird showing at Belleza Fine Art Gallery this February. All of his pieces reflect a romantic influence in a most unusual way. He has painted original images on sheet music. He collects the old sheet music from second-hand stores and from friends and family who donate theirs. The images are gleaned from the title of the music. All of these are of the romantic nature … including “Somebody Loves You,” “I Wanna Be Loved,” “I Love You Truly” and “It Had to be You.”
In addition to Jesse’s work this month, February — the month with Valentine’s Day — marks an international celebration of love and fertility. The Victorian style of Valentines incorporated decorative collaged elements, such as dried flowers and doilies, using he familiar heart symbol commonly recognized today. In accordance with this style, artist Rose Johnson has produced seven new collaged Valentines, also showing this month at Belleza.
Reflective of the elaborate Valentine style of the Victorian era, these pieces capture various fanciful sentiments; but they stand out in their uniqueness because of their distinct Asian flavor, inspired by the artist’s recent journey to Bali.
Belleza Art Gallery is owned and operated by a nationally recognized nonprofit, The Renaissance House (women’s transition project). All net proceeds serve a substance abuse treatment program for homeless women and their children from the state of Arizona. It is located at 27 Main St., in Bisbee. For information, call 432-5877, or visit www.bellezagallery.org.
