The main gallery includes the front entry, middle gallery, and the Smith Gallery and is the space that hosts our national juried exhibits.

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.”

Our new season opens with  TCA’s annual Member’s Open Exhibition, a nonjuried exhibit exclusively for artist members of TCA.   If you’re not a member yet, consider joining the Tubac Center of the Arts here. Image shown, “Rust Jacket”, Members Open 2019 award winner by Donna Tousley.

The Master Artist collection includes artwork by TCA’s designated Master Artists, Dale Nichols, Hal Empie, Virginia Hall, Tom Hill, Nicholas Wilson, Jean Wilson, Walter Wilson, Ross Stefan, and Hugh Cabot.

“Raise Your Voice” is a national juried exhibit celebrating the 19th Amendment and women’s rights. The exhibit supports the Smithsonian Museum on Main Street “Voices and Votes” traveling exhibit held concurrently in the Master Gallery.

Juror: Barbara Rogers.

Tubac Center of the Arts is one of five venues in the state of Arizona to host the Smithsonian Museum on Main Street exhibit, “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” in partnership with Arizona Humanities. This educational exhibit serves as an opportunity to convene conversations about what it means to be a citizen and examine the context and main controversies being America’s democratic system.

“Members’ Juried Exhibit” Continues to be a highlight for local artist members and the community, providing one of two exhibit opportunities exclusive to TCA member artists.

Juror: Catherine Nash

Barbara Rogers is an award-winning artist and retired art professor from the University of Arizona, now a Professor Emeritus of Painting and Drawing in the School of Fine Art at the University of Arizona in Tucson. 

Barbara’s paintings transcend daily life and the six o’clock news, to evoke the sublime, to reaffirm the existence of beauty and the critical importance of cherishing the earth. 

“Arizona Aqueous” has been a tradition at TCA for 34 years. This national juried exhibit engages artists from across the country working in traditional and contemporary methods that incorporate water media on paper.

Juror: Jim Waid

Tubac artist, Marion Valentine was one of the early Tubac artists, along with her husband Hans, their home was also their studio, open to the public. Marion was well known for her unique batik paintings. In this retrospective, we celebrate her love of art and community for her 120th birthday, February 14th, Valentine’s Day!

HarmstonArts represents a partnership of 30 years of creativity.  Steve and Bonnie Harmston work together with a focus that reflects each of their unique sensibilities. Steve has a BFA in Printmaking and  Bonnie has a degree in Marketing. Together they collaborate on designs that reflect their experiences from travels throughout the wild and rural parts of the land. Their silkscreen prints are the expression of this imagery with simple, hand-cut shapes, overlaying a vibrant color palette of translucent and opaque colors.

Southern Arizona has one of the most robust and exciting art scenes in the United States and one avenue for investigating the exceptional work of our artists from Sahuarita to Nogales is through the Open Studio Tour. Beginning February 26, patrons can take a preview of the work of our annual Open Studio Tour, March 12-14, 2021. Plan your visit by previewing the artist’ studios you wish to visit during the Tour. Grab a free restaurant guide as well for your artistic journey in Southern Arizona.

This juried exhibit will present the many different types of printmaking methods, including monotype, etchings, drypoint, lithography, woodcut, linocut, collagraph, and screenprint. Additionally, educational material describing the different types of printmaking will help visitors understand the methods and techniques. The exhibit highlights original printmaking methods and addresses the difference between the art form of printmaking versus the reproduction of art called a “print.”

Juror: David Andres

This national juried exhibit will present works of art that celebrate the dark sky initiatives and the Tubac Dark Sky application. This exhibit partners with the Tubac Presidio Historic Park and the Tubac Heritage Alliance to create supporting Dark Sky events in Tubac.

Juror: Catherine Nash &

Robert Renfrow

Hi-Art is an annual exhibit showcasing the work of local high school students. The exhibit is sponsored by the Cowboy Paint Out event held each November and provides awards and a college scholarship to a graduating senior.

An Inner Astronomy is my response to the mysterious beauty of our physical sky and my reflections on an inner space that I catch glimpses of during quietude and contemplation. I am very drawn to the mystery of the night sky and it has inspired my art for some time now.