The galleries at Tubac Center of the Arts include over 4,300 square feet of exhibition space. There are many opportunities for artists to submit to juried exhibitions each year. Additionally, the art center presents two exhibits each year exclusively for TCA member artists. Click here for information about becoming a member.
All exhibit opportunities are posted on the TCA website. Applications are only accepted online through CallForEntry.org. Click HERE for the CAFE HELP page. See below for current opportunities.
Main Gallery
The main gallery includes the front entry, middle gallery, and the Smith Gallery and is the space that hosts our national juried exhibits.
Master Gallery
The Master Gallery and the east wing of the art center was built in 2012 after a two year capital campaign. Its original focus was to create a gallery space dedicated to hosting the work of the historical and contemporary artists that made Tubac the place “where art and history meet.”
Studio Gallery
The Studio Gallery shares the space with our library, meeting room, and workshops.
The exhibit schedule fills three different gallery spaces from August through May with rotating national and regional exhibits with art by professional artists, as well as art produced by local high school students in our annual Hi-Art exhibit each May.
2022 – 2023 Season
Schedule of Exhibit Opportunities
Members' Open Exhibit
August 19 – September 25, 2022
The annual Members’ Open Exhibit is a non-juried exhibit of artwork open to TCA member artists only.
SDA Southwest Regional Exhibition
All current SDA members in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Southern California, Texas, and Utah are invited to submit work for the juried SDA Southwest Regional Exhibition. The exhibition will be juried by Arizona artist, Annie Lopez.
September 30-November 13, 2022 at
Tubac Center of the Arts
9 Plaza Road, Tubac, AZ 85646
Join SDA and get application information on their website. Deadline to apply: August 3, 2022.
Plein Air on the Santa Cruz
The PASC exhibit is the culmination of a workshop and retreat at Rancho Santa Cruz in Tumacacori, AZ, October 24-28, 2022.
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Deadline to apply: September 1, 2022
Members' Juried Exhibit
November 18 – December 31, 2022
Tubac Center of the Arts “Members’ Juried Exhibit” is juried exhibit open to all members of the Tubac Center of the Arts and all media other than video is accepted.
Juror: Russel Recchion
Deadline to appy: October 5, 2022
Download the prospectus here.
Join or renew your membership.
Arizona Sculpture
November 18 – December 31, 2022
This statewide juried exhibition is open to artists residing in Arizona. All sculptural media are accepted. The exhibition will be held inside the Master Gallery. Artwork must be suitable for an indoor presentation.
Deadline to Apply: October 14, 2022
Download the prospectus here.
Click here to apply online.
Juror: Lee Blackwell
Cover image: Lee Blackwell, Red sculpture
Arizona Aqueous XXXVII
Tubac Center of the Arts presents the annual “Arizona Aqueous XXXVII” exhibit, a national juried exhibit of artworks created with water media on paper.
Deadline to Apply: November 7, 2022
Download the prospecuts here.
Click here to apply online.
Juror: Jackson Boelts
National Juried Printmaking
February 25 – March 26, 2023
This exhibition presents the many different printmaking techniques from artists across the country.
Deadline to Apply: January 12, 2023
Juror: Jennifer Clarke
Cover image: “Magnolia” Mezzotint, Jennifer Clarke
Proud To Be Seen
May 26 – July 2, 2023
In Partnership with
Bruce Baughman Studio & Gallery
In this national juried exhibit, TCA will host a virtual exhibition and selected works will be presented at the Bruce Baughman Studio & Gallery in Tubac.
Click here to learn more and apply.
Deadline to Apply: April 24, 2023
Farm Island Anthology
Exhibit Dates:
Bone Creek Museum:
March 17 – July 10, 2023
Tubac Center of the Arts:
April 7 – May 29, 2023
A collaborative exhibition with Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art (David City, NE).
The artworks submitted for consideration will utilize the Farm Island Anthology Poetry by Penny Niemi as the descriptive centerpiece for inspiration. the module
Learn more an apply by clicking here.
Deadline to apply: January 19, 2023
Image:
“Spring,” Oil painting by Dale Nichols, 1969
Hi-Art 2023
Exhibit Dates:
April 7 – May 21, 2023
Local area high school students are invited to apply to the annual Hi-Art exhibition. Awards and a college scholarship will be presented.
Learn more an apply by clicking here.
Deadline to apply: March 20, 2023
Image:
Natalie Corona, Sahuarita High “Dissonance,” Best of Show 2022.