Tucson Botanical Gardens was the setting for an inspired event: the opening of a month-long exhibit of the art of Nick Georgiou and Titus Castanza.

Among the terms used to describe art disconnected from the establishment gallery circuit and art schools are degenerate, outsider and lowbrow.

The saguaro is one of our more unique national treasures. A classic icon of Tucson and the Sonoran Desert Southwest, it is a majestic sight to behold.

Illumination seems to be William Dubin’s obsession, and this theme perfectly elucidates his unorthodox watercolor technique on display at Borealis Arts.

March 2010: Andy Warhol during the filming of Lonesome Cowboys at Rancho Linda Vista, Oracle, AZ 1968. Photo (detail) copyright by Bob Broder. See more Wahol photos at the Eric Firestone Gallery downtown through April 25.

This unique show is a constellation of 40 small works, featuring stars.

Exhibit opens Sat, Oct 3.

Imagine a group of artists moving from one location to the next, drawing the same subject in a different vein to raise money for good causes. That scene becomes reality on August 29 with The Drawin