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 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 professional artists, as well as art produced by local high school students in our annual Hi-Art exhibit each May.
2022-2023 Season
August 19 – September 25, 2022
Members Open Exhibit
Main Galleries
TCA’s annual non-juried member’s exhibit presents the artwork of artists members. Not a member? Join or renew now.
Members may APPLY to this exhibit.
Image: detail of “Sifting,” by Karol Honeycutt, 2020 Members’ Open Best of Show.
Richard Lasley
Master Gallery
Lasley’s love of the Indian culture inspires him to draw and paint Indians of the Northwest and Southwest. He portrays the creative lifestyle of the many Indian Tribes that inhabited the Northwest Continent.
Tehan Ketema MFA Grad.
Studio Gallery
Tehan Ketema is an Eritrean American artist from the Bay Area, CA. Her work has been showcased in places such as Filter Photo, The Kampala Art Biennale, Madison Overture for the Arts, and Vogue Italia, among others. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison through the First Wave Program, she is currently completing an MFA in Photography and Video Imaging at the University of Arizona.
Master Artists Collection
Entry Gallery
Select works from the TCA Master Artists permanent collection will be presented in the front gallery.
September 30 – November 13, 2022
Surface Design Association
Main Galleries
Tubac Center of the Arts is pleased to partner with the Surface Design Association to present the Southwest Regional Juried Exhibition.
Juror: Annie Lopez
Dolores Chiappone
Master Gallery
Chiappone’s art reflects a lifelong investigation into the nature of the mind, perception, and reality. Her dream life is a rich and active tool for the discovery of hidden, underlying connections between people and the natural world. In her life and her art, movement and transformation are central.
Image: “Stepping Out” oil on canvas, 40″ x 30″
Historical Artists of Tubac
Studio Gallery
In partnership with the Tubac Historical Society, TCA will present the artwork by lesser known artists from Tubac’s history.
Image: Tubac & the Santa Rita Mountains from the S.E. side”, Charles Schuchard, 1857
Plein Air on the Santa Cruz
Front Gallery
October 28 – November 13
Artworks from the 2022 Plein Air Retreat will be presented in the front gallery.
Image: pastel painting by Elizabeth Neer.
November 18 – December 31, 2022
Members' Juried Exhibit
Main Galleries
TCA’s annual Members’ Juried Exhibit presents a juried selection of artwork by TCA artists members. Not a member? Join or renew now.
Image: “Encryption” detail by David & Paula Perino, 2020 Members’ Juried Best of Show winner.
Arizona Scupture
Master Gallery
This statewide juried exhibition of sculpture presents the work of artists residing in Arizona. All sculptural media are accepted.
Deadline to Apply: October 5, 2022
Juror: Lee Blackwell
Cover image: Lee Blackwell, Red sculpture
Members' Open Winners
Studio Gallery
This annual exhibition presents the artwork of the top award winners from the Members’ Open Exhibit. Artists will be announced in September.
January 6 – February 19, 2023
Arizona Aqueous XXXVII
Main Galleries
TCA’s annual juried Arizona Aqueous exhibit presents artwork created with water media on paper.
Image: “Betty’s Run,” Rick Demont, 2020 AZ Aqueous BEST OF SHOW winner
Juror: Jackson Boelts
Roy Purcell Retrospective
Master Gallery
TCA is pleased to present the art of Roy Purcell.
Members' Juried Best of Show
Studio Gallery
The Best of Show winner in the Members’ Juried Exhibition will present a solo show of their artwork.
The artist will be announced in November.
February 25 – April 3, 2022
National Printmaking
Main Galleries
A national juried exhibition of artwork created through printmaking techniques.
Juror: Jennifer Clarke
Image: “Magnolia” messotint by Jennifer Clarke
This exhibit closes Sunday, March 26th.
Randall Lee Case
Master Gallery
Paintings by Randall Lee Case
Image: “Homestead” oil, 48″ x 60″ by Randall Lee Case
Open Studio Tour Artists
Studio Gallery
The artwork of participating Open Studio Tour artists will be presented in the Studio Gallery.
The self-guided Open Studio Tour will be on March 10, 11, & 12, 2023.
Image: Detail from “La Cienega at Midnight,” Charles Thomas, 2021 OST Poster Contest Winner
April 7 – May 28, 2023
Farm Island Anthology
Main Galleries
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
The Masters
Master Gallery
A selection of work from our permanent collection of Master Artists willl be presented for this exhibit.
Hi-Art 2023
Front Gallery
TCA is pleased to present the artwork of the Santa Cruz Valley High School students.
Image: Natalie Corona, Sahuarita High “Dissonance,” Best of Show 2022.
Mid-Art 2023
Front Gallery
TCA is pleased to present the artwork of the Santa Cruz Valley Middle School School students.
June 2 – July 4, 2023
Proud To Be Seen
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.