Each week will provide a creative approach to subject matter and watercolor techniques. Members: $270 Non-Members: $300

Colin Cox, a professor of Shakespeare, a playwright, actor, and director, stars in a thrilling, funny, often heart-wretching journey through the life of William Shakespeare.

In this class you will learn to create gorgeous textures and effects that reflect the look of the land, sea and sky through the use of a special painting technique. All paint and supplies are provided. Members: $135 Non-Members: $150

With transparent watercolors, the class will be able to paint a glass object still life depicting reflective qualities of glass. Members: $360 Non-Members: $400

Mark Mulligan is back again! This time with a tribute to Jim Croce.

Gustav Klimt’s career straddled two worlds – the world of classical art that first made him famous, and the new and exciting world of Symbolism and Art Nouveau that would change the world of art forever. He was instrumental in shaping this new world, with his daring compositions, his new ways of looking at art, […]

Join Greg for a multi-day plein air painting workshop that describes and demonstrates insights into his painting strategies. It will cover staging concepts, giving attending artists useful new ways to recognize how to build their art. Greg will demo, as well as encouraging workshop participants to paint with ongoing instructor input. It’s a unique opportunity […]

This essential encaustic workshop will encompass several unique techniques to create beautiful, layered paintings rich with texture and translucency using your photographs. Members: $373.50 Non-Members: $415

Moving from copying to suggestive brush work is one of the biggest challenges an artist can face. the painting should be an interpretation of the beauty that you see to copy is a low aim. In my opinion the subject is not the most important but the way it’s painted. Members: $351 Non-Members: $390

Many people consider the 1960s and 70s a time of experimentation. Artists were experimenting with new styles – op art, pop art, surrealism, minimalism – and recording artists were experimenting with new sounds. Album covers became a new canvas to explore. Fine artists, musicians, and album cover designers all strove to put a new spin […]

For over fifteen years, Tubac Center of the Arts has presented a regional artists Open Studio Tour held each March. Artists from Green Valley, Quail Creek, Tubac and Rio Rico open their studios and share their latest creations with tour visitors. This annual event is FREE to the public and opens with a preview exhibition […]

Imagine using nothing but cheese cloth and thread to create a masterpiece of your own. This class will teach you how to do just that. Layering different kinds of cheesecloth, you will create an art piece that is fun, unique, and easy! We will be using Dura-Lar (a polyester film that’s a mix between Mylar […]

Throughout history, people have sought to create a bright, beautiful red to wear on themselves, see on their walls and everything in between. This is the story of how one insect changed the way the entire world was able to produce the most perfect red. TMA Docent: Diane Foray

The real work of painting is inward and not on a canvas, the real work is seeing your subject without judgements. To me painting is an event and if its right on the inside it will be right on the canvas. Its a fact the better we see the better we’ll paint. Let’s explore this […]