There’s Something for Everyone
The galleries at Tubac Center of the Arts include over 4,300 square feet of exhibition and workshop space. The Main Gallery also hosts an annual performing arts series. Artists may submit to open calls. Visit the Submissions page for more information.
Main Gallery
The Main Gallery includes the Front Gallery, 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 professional artists, as well as art produced by local high school students in our annual Hi-Art exhibit each May.
2024-2025 Season
Opening Receptions will start at 5pm on the first day of each exhibition.
August 9 – September 15, 2024
Visions of Old Tubac
Studio Gallery
Redicover the past of Tubac through photographs from the Tubac Historical Society Collection.
September 20 – November 10, 2024
Cowgirl Artists of America: Land of Legend
Main and Smith Gallery
Bringing together western photographers and makers of traditional western gear to showcase the culture and lands of the American West.
Juror: Megan Wimberley
Image: On The Move by Susan Humphrey
Sue Conner: The Tree & Me
Master Gallery
Look more closely at the people, places, and objects, that are overlooked and discarded. Honor the rich, untold stories that lies within hidden objects.
Artist: Sue Conner
Image: “For Friends Who Reminds Us of What Really Matters” by Sue Conner
Plein Air on the Santa Cruz
Studio Gallery
Selections from the 7th Annual Plein Air Workshop at Rancho Santa Cruz will be hung at TCA.
November 15, 2024 – January 5, 2025
Members’ Juried Exhibit
Main and Smith Gallery
A juried exhibition for members of the Tubac Center of the Arts. All works are originals creations by the artists.
Juror: David Simons
Image: Flutter by Gerald Rockwell
Will Whitehouse: Form & Formlessness
Master Gallery
Tolerating Chaos is a central theme in Will’s work and the idea that drives his process. Relinquishing control & embracing ‘not knowing’ – a metaphor for the journey of life.
Artist: Will Whitehouse
Image: Brendan by Will Whitehouse
Members’ Open Winners Exhibit
Studio Gallery
This exhibit presents the works of the 5 award winners from the Members’ Open Exhibition.
Image: Sonoran Conversations by Christina Hammond (2023, Best in Show)
January 10 – February 23, 2025
AZ Aqueous XXXIX
Main and Smith Gallery
The national juried annual exhibition features artwork that incorporates water-based media on paper.
Juror: Barbara Borgwardt
Image: The Opera by Megan Johnson (2024, Best in Show)
Albert Kogel: Shards
Master Gallery
“Each painting is a thread I follow through myself never knowing how or where it will end. My process allows me to travel in various dimensions without leaving my studio.”
Artist: Albert Kogel
Image: Para Los Perros (For the Dogs) by Albert Kogel
Members’ Juried Best in Show
Studio Gallery
Features the work of the artist who recieved Best in Show in the annual Members’ Juried Exhibit.
Image: For To Gaze Awhile by Barbara Kuzara (2023, Best in Show)
February 28 – April 13, 2025
Dreamscapes
Main and Smith Gallery
An exhibition inspired by, or rooted in dreams and altered realities that stem from living in a culture where stability is challenged by social, natural, and technological upheaval.
Juror: Elisabeth Geel
Trent Pechon: You Are Here
Master Gallery
Trent Pechon raises questions about our relationship with, and dependence on, the natural world while pointing to the shifting arbitrary categories of art, life, nature, and culture.
Artist: Trent Pechon
Image: Coffee Break by Trent Pechon
Open Studio Tour Artists
Studio Gallery
An exhibition of the artwork of participating Open Studio Tour artists will be presented at TCA.
Image: The Painted Sky by Rebecca Dahlke
April 18 – May 25, 2025
Hi Art and Mid Art 2025
Main and Smith Gallery
Explore our exhibit of artwork in a variety of media by high school and middle school students from the Santa Cruz Valley school.
Image: Pushing Daisies by Annabelle Mendoza (2024, Innovation award)
Victoria Thornton: Dreamweavers
Master Gallery
A symphony of vibrant colors and textured layers in the latest collection by the award winning contemporary artist, who masterfully captures the essence of celestial splendor.
Artist: Victoria Thornton
Image: Brighter Side of Tomorrow by Victoria Thornton
It’s a Small World
Studio Gallery
Celebrating artists who create in small scale. Whether painting on the head of a pin, sculpting miniatures, or carving a landmark out of pencil lead, we expect big things.
Juror: Emily Wolverton
May 30 – July 4, 2025
Proud to Be Seen
Studio Gallery
View the selected works in this national juried exhibit, TCA will host a virtual exhibition and selected works will be presented at the Black Dog Gallery in Tubac.
Image: No Less Than the Trees and the Stars by Jennifer Hocking