Call Description

“I Hear Music” is a national exhibition of works, in all mediums (including video), that are inspired or influenced by music.

Music makes us dance, can make us laugh, make us cry, bring us together, bring back memories of people, places and specific times in our lives.

“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” —Plato

“Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.” ―Maya Angelou

“You can cage the singer but not the song.” —Harry Belafonte

“The best music is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.” —Bruce Springsteen

“Art is how we decorate space; Music is how we decorate time.” ― Jean Michel Basquiat

APPLICATIONS:

Applications are accepted online only via CallForEntry.org. Members and Non-Members of Tubac Center of the Arts are eligible.

ASSISTANCE
If you are new to CaFE™ and need assistance to register or enter, please go to the CaFE™ help page on their website at https://www.callforentry.org/cafehelp.phtml 

For help sizing your photos for entry, please visit CaFE™ page https://www.callforentry.org/image_prep.phtml

FEES
Artists can submit 3 works of art.  The initial nonrefundable entry fee is $35. Each additional submission is $5.

Payments are made at the end of the CaFE™ entry process either via credit card online, PayPal, or a check mailed to Tubac Center of the Arts. 

Members us the code: Music2026 for $10 off the submission price.

IMAGES
Artists agree to release the use of images and video 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.

JUROR: Marianna Pegno

Marianna Pegno is the Senior Curator, Art and Social Practice at the Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block, where she leads socially engaged, community-based initiatives. With over 15 years of museum experience, she advances organizational transformation by co-creating projects with local communities. Pegno's relationship-building and commitment to collaborator conversations have resulted in initiatives rooted in dialogue and shared authority. These include creating multivocal exhibitions that explore the intersections of heritage, history, culture, and material experimentation; expanding access through innovative person-centered audience engagement; and interdisciplinary practices advancing multilingual, community-centered approaches. She has also co-authored publications on these topics, including Community-Based Curation: A Toolkit for Expanding Narratives and Changing Practice and Institutional Change for Museums: A Practical Guide to Creating Polyvocal Spaces. Marianna holds a PhD in Art History and Education and an MA in Art History from the University of Arizona, as well as a BA from New York University.

AWARDS 
Awards will be selected by the juror in the gallery at TCA. The awards will be presented in person during the Opening Reception on September 25, 2026.  

Best of Show:                            $500

Award of Excellence                 $300

Award of Merit                           $200

Honorable Mention                    $100

Honorable Mention:                   $100

SALES:
All work must be for sale. TCA will retain a 40% commission. Price work accordingly. 

ARTWORK
Giclee or other reproduction methods of original artwork printed on canvas, paper, or other substrates are NOTpermitted. 

Re: Digital Photography – If the photograph is a numbered piece in a series, please provide the number. The number of the piece and series total should be visible to the viewer.

Entry must be original, entirely the work of the artist, and cannot have been previously shown at TCA.

Artwork size limitation is restricted to a maximum width of 36” wide and no more than 72” high. No artwork may be removed from the exhibit prior to the close of the exhibition on Sunday, November 1st, 2026, except for sold art.

We are now accepting VIDEO! 

DELIVERY/SHIPPING

Artists are responsible for shipping to and from TCA.  Unsold work will be shipped back to the artist after the close of the exhibition.  Artists must provide a barcoded preprinted PREPAID shipping label for the return of their artwork.  Please, no Styrofoam peanuts. Please note the legal agreement for an additional return of artwork notice.

Artists are responsible for the return of their artwork that does not sell during the exhibit and assumes all costs and risks for the return shipping of the art. Tubac Center of the Arts will not store artwork from exhibits.

Arrangements for the return of artwork must be made within 30 days of exhibit closing. Artwork left at TCA for more than 60 days after exhibit closing becomes the sole property of the art center and may be sold, donated, or disposed of at the discretion of Tubac Center of the Arts without compensation to the artist.

Shipped work must be sent via FedX or UPS to:
Tubac Center of the Arts - Attn: I Hear Music
9 Plaza Road, Tubac, AZ 85646

Artwork sent via the US Mail, USPS, send to:

Tubac Center of the Arts - Attn: I Hear Music
PO Box 1911, Tubac, AZ 85646

This call and opportunity are open to all artists in the United States.

To become a member of TCA, please register on our website at www.Tubacarts.org or call 520-398-2371.

TIMELINE

Monday, May 4, 2025
Submissions are open.

Friday, July 27th, 2025
Entry deadline

Tuesday, July 28th – August 4th, 2026

Jurying Process

Monday, September 14 – September 18, 2026
Shipped art due

Monday, September 21, 2026
Hand-delivered art due

Friday, September 25, 2026
Opening Reception, 5-7pm

Monday, November 2, 2026
Art must be picked up on Monday. If you are unable to pick up your work on this day, please contact the exhibits and program manager exhibitsmanager@tubacarts.org

Shipped art will be returned the week of November 9, 2026. 

Tubac Center of the Arts is the core of artistic heritage in Tubac, Arizona. We are dedicated to providing quality art exhibitions, education, and opportunities for our members, the communities of Santa Cruz County, Arizona and our national and international visitors.

Please contact Jared Newton at exhibitsmanager@tubacarts.org with any questions.

Legal Notice:

By applying to this exhibit, the artist agrees to release the use of any image of themselves and their art in relation to the exhibit applying for, as a permanent record of the exhibition and for promotional use relating to the exhibition and the art center. The applicant agrees to all terms listed in the application/prospectus. The applicant agrees that he/she is a current member of Tubac Center of the Arts at the time of application and agrees to keep membership in good standing at the time of the exhibition. If membership is not current, artwork will not be accepted.

Artists are responsible for the return of their artwork that does not sell during the exhibit and assumes all costs and risks for the return shipping of the art. Tubac Center of the Arts will not store artwork from exhibits.

Arrangements for the return of artwork must be made within 30 days of exhibit closing. Artwork left at TCA for more than 90 days after exhibit closing becomes the sole property of the art center and may be sold, donated, or disposed of at the discretion of Tubac Center of the Arts without compensation to the artist.

Application Requirements

All applicants must be over the age of 18.

Eligibility Criteria

Artists should be 18 years or older.  All artwork except video is accepted if it is the original artwork of the artist.  No reproduction art is accepted.