Open Studio Tour 2025
10am-4pm, March 14 – 16, 2025
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 and reception at Tubac Center of the Arts on Friday, February 28. Visitors can pick up a studio tour guide, view examples of the art in the gallery, and plan their studio tour weekend. The Open Studio Tour is a free self-guided tour is a unique opportunity to meet painters, sculptors, jewelers, potters, illustrators and more in their working studio spaces throughout the Santa Cruz Valley.
Open Studios features 3 FREE events:
Open Studio Preview Exhibition – March 1
Open Studio Gallery Reception will be held at the Tubac Center of the Arts at 9 Plaza Road in Tubac. Many of the participating artists will have their latest art on display. The reception will be held on March 1 from 5 to 7pm. The exhibition will be open through April 13th.
Tubac Gallery Night – Friday March 14 from 4pm to 7pm
Tubac Gallery Night is a once-a-year chance to enjoy an evening touring over 20 participating galleries. Meet the artists and enjoy demos and treats. Collect stamps from the galleries and head over to Tubac Center of the Arts to enter a FREE raffle drawing at 7pm.
Open Studio Tour – 3 days, March 14, 15 and 16 from 10am to 4pm
Visit the studios and workshops of 65 artists from Green Valley to Tubac to Rio Rico. An Open Studio Guide lists the artists, galleries, and maps with all the information you will need for a self-guided tour.
View last year digital catalog here!
For Artist looking to participate in the Open Studio Tour 2025
Artists are invited to apply to participate in the Tubac Center of the Arts Open Studio Tour 2025, which will take place March 14, 15 & 16, 2025 from 10:00 am-4 pm. The Open Studio Tour is a marketing opportunity for serious professionals and a supportive environment to nurture and present new and emerging artists. This Tour extends from Nogales in the south to Sahuarita in the north along the I-19.
Tour artists may contribute one piece to the Open Studio Tour Artists exhibition held at the Art Center, February 28th – April 13, 2025. Application Deadline: December 22, 2024.