Twenty-seven years ago, Mike Dominguez filled his tiny gallery on North Oracle Road with small locally-produced art. He called it 鈥淪mall Things Considered.鈥
It was a smash. Every year, the show grew with the number of artists and the fans who spilled out for the end-of-the-art-season event. Eventually, 40 artists participated. 鈥淚t was just too many,鈥 for that space, he says.
This year, it鈥檚 up to 81 artists 鈥 Dominguez says he caps it at that number 鈥 and it鈥檚 happening at Davis Dominguez鈥檚 much larger, airy space near downtown 鈥 their home after they outgrew the Oracle Road gallery. You have just a week left to see this year鈥檚 show.
Dominguez sends invitations to artists with very specific instructions for the art:
鈥淧aintings and works for the wall can be no larger than 12- by 12-inches,鈥 he says. 鈥淪culpture can be no higher than 18 inches.鈥
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Not all the artists adhere to those specs. This year, one brought in a wall sculpture that was about 6 feet long. He had to refuse it.
The artists in the show aren鈥檛 just the 30 the gallery represents.
鈥淲e have some prominent artists from other galleries that we borrow. People like Jim Waid, Barbara Rodgers and Gail Marcus-Orlen.鈥
鈥淪mall Things鈥 continues through June 22 at Davis Dominguez Gallery, 154 E. Sixth St. It鈥檚 open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays. It鈥檚 free.
The gallery will be closed for July and August, and reopen in September.
For more information, call 629-9759 or go to .
Contact reporter Kathleen Allen at kallen@tucson.com or 573-4128. On Twitter: @kallenStar
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