Call Description

2026 Open Studio Tour:

Tubac Center of the Arts Open Studio Tour
An exhibition and a Studio Tour for Santa Cruz Valley Southern Arizona artists. 
You are invited to apply to participate in the Tubac Center of the Arts Open Studio Tour 2026, which will take place over two weekends.

Gallery Walking Tour (Tubac):  February 27, 12 - 6p.m.

Tubac, Rio Rico: February 27 – March 1, 2026, 10:00 am - 4pm. 

Green Valley & Quail Creek: March 6 – 8, 2026, 10 am - 4pm.

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 interstate.  

Tour artists may contribute one piece to the Open Studio Tour Artists exhibition held at the Art Center, February 13 – March 29, 2026.

Application Deadline: January 5, 2026.

Please note: Artist studios must be located between Sahuarita, Arizona and Nogales, Arizona, along the I-19 corridor. Artists are encouraged to partner with other artists, if possible, to encourage more visitor traffic; however, each artist at the location must register even if sharing space.

Contact:

Please contact us by way of email exhibitsmanager@tubacarts.org or phone 520-398-2371 for questions or further information.

Thanks for joining us!

Images:
Artists agree to release the use of images of accepted works to TCA only as a permanent record of the exhibition and only for promotional use relating to the exhibition and the art center.

Catalog Image - VERY IMPORTANT

The image you enter into CaFE will be used for the Open Studio Tour catalog. When applying to the Open Studio Tour, please use the image that you want to be included in the OST catalog. 

The catalog image does not have to be the same artwork submitted for the Exhibition and may be an image that has already sold.  It is representational of your work.
 
Timeline and Important Dates:

Monday, September 23, 2026: Call Opens

Friday, January 5, 2026: Artists Entry deadline!

Friday, January 5, 2026: Advertisement reservation & payment deadline.

January 9, 2026: Ad files due.

Week of January 12, 2026: Proof approvals for catalog listings due (You will receive a PDF of your listing for approval) Approval deadline: January 16, 2026.

January 19, 2026: Catalog to printer

February 3, 2026: Catalogs distribution begins

Friday, February 13, 2026: OST Preview Exhibit Opening Reception, 5-7pm 

Friday, February 27, 2026: Gallery Walking Tour, 12-6 p.m.

Friday, Saturday, & Sunday – February 27, 28 & March 1, 2026, 10 am–4 pm (Tubac & Rio Rico) & March 6, 7, 8, 2026, 10am - 4pm (Green Valley & Quail Creek)


Please contact TCA at 520-398-2371 or email at exhibitsmanager@tubacarts.org for special arrangements if you cannot meet the specified hand delivery or pickup dates.

FEES: 

All fees are non-refundable.

The OST participation fee is $125.  Entry fee includes tour participation, catalog listing and all advertising and promotions of the event, as well as participation in the OST Preview Exhibit with Opening Reception.  

Open Studio Tour Exhibition:

The Open Studio Tour Exhibition will be held at the Tubac Center of the Arts, February 13 to March 29, 2026. 

The OST Artists Exhibition is offered as a benefit to artists participating in the studio tour.  It is an optional exhibition with no additional fees. The exhibition not only entices visitors to your studio but allows the opportunity to preview and sell your work. 

Open Studio Tour artists may submit one piece of artwork for the Open Studio exhibition at no additional cost. Due to gallery space limitations works may not be larger than 30" wide and the number of pieces accepted will be capped.  There will be a separate application emailed later to all OST artists for submission to the OST Exhibition. Studio Tour artists will be contacted with further details on entering the Studio Tour Exhibition.

Application Requirements

Must live in region where event takes place.

Eligibility Criteria

Must be 18 years or older.