Tubac Arizona Announces a Series of Special Events Themed “Art Worth Seeing” throughout January and February 2016
Tubac, AZ (PRWEB) January 13, 2016 -- January 2016 kicks off the Tubac-Tumacacori season of “Art Worth Seeing” anchored by the 57th Annual Festival of the Arts and includes The Tucson Seven Exhibition, Arizona Aqueous XXX, a nationally known water media exhibit now in its 31st year, Open Studio Tours and more.
In Tubac for the first time, visitors can see works by Harley Brown, Duane Bryers, Don Crowley, Tom Hill, Bob Kuhn, Ken Riley and Howard Terpning at The Tucson Seven exhibition showing at the Tubac Center of the Arts. These artists enjoy national reputations for artistic achievement and represent a special generation of artists who moved to Tucson from the world of East Coast illustration to new careers painting subjects in the American West.
The Tucson Seven have a common bond of exceptional talent and experience as forerunners in illustration and are not singled out as seven of the most well-known names in the world of western art. The exhibit will run through January 24, 2016 at the Tubac Center of the Arts. The Gallery is open Mondays-Saturday, 10am-4:30pm Sundays, noon-4:30pm. Admission is free, donations are appreciated. For more information, call 520.398.2371 or visit TubacArts.org.
Open Studio Tour Preview Exhibit is from January 15-March 20, 2016. This is an exhibit of art from participants in the Santa Cruz Valley Artist Open Studio Tour which is a three day self-guided tour of artist’s studios in the Santa Cruz Valley. Open Studio Tour dates are Fri., Sat., Sun. March. 18, 19 20, 2016.
The 57th annual Tubac Festival of the Arts, Arizona’s longest running festival, will feature 175 art booths with artists from around the country. The festival features a range of artwork from fine painting and sculpture to fun and functional ceramics, skillfully crafted wood and leatherworks and shimmering glass. Visitors will also see photography, unique jewelry, artful clothing and mixed media works. A juried show, the Tubac Festival of the Arts features Tucson metal artist, Roberto Marquez will feature his unique metal art fountains. Renowned Santa Fe artist, Amada Pena, will be on hand with new work as well as his many collectors’ favorites. Travelling from Idaho are last year’s Best of Show winners, painters Karen and Steven Boyd. Festival attendees will find several parking lots both in and adjacent to the event. Throughout the festival, free trolley service takes visitors to and from the parking lots and around Tubac village. The horse-drawn carriages delight attendees of all ages. Admission is free. Parking is $8 per car, all parking proceeds benefit local nonprofit organizations. Located south of Tucson at Exist 34 and 40 on I – 19, Tubac is a haven for art, history and nature lovers. The Tubac Festival of the Arts is presented by the Tubac Chamber of Commerce and runs from February 10-14, 2015. For more information, call 520.398.2704 or visit TubacAZ.com.
The national juried Arizona Aqueous XXX Exhibit is in its 30th year of featuring works of art where water based pigments on paper must constitute the major portion of the work. Entries composed of paper constructions, paper collage, cut paper, mobiles or two or three dimensional wall pieces are eligible. Watercolor works by artists from all parts of the country are featured in this long standing exhibit which runs January 29-March 13, 2016 at the Tubac Center of the Arts. For more information, call 520.398.2371 or visit http://www.TubacArts.org.
Other special events happening in January and February 2016 are:
Jan. 1-24, Members’ Juried Exhibit, Tubac Center of the Arts
Jan. 7, Arts Speak: Virginia Hall, the Creative Process, Tubac Center of the Arts, 5pm
Jan. 14, Sunrise Opening, Tumacácori National Historical Park, 6:30 – 9am
Jan. 15, March 20, Open Studio Tour Preview Exhibit
Jan. 16, Tubac Home Tour, Tubac Center of the Arts
Jan. 16, Jack Lasseter on Cochise, Tubac Presidio, 2pm
Jan. 21, Arts Speak: Charles Russell Meets Picasso, Tubac Center of the Arts, 5pm
Jan. 22, Vocalist Joe Bourne trio, “Tribute to Nat King Cole,” Tubac Center of the Arts, 7:30pm
Jan. 23, Carol Sletten talk on Apache Woman Warrior Lozen, Tubac Presidio, 2pm
Jan. 29, March 13, AZ Aqueous XXXI, National Water Media Exhibition at Tubac Center of the Arts
Jan. 29 to May 29, Master Artist Gallery Reopens, Tubac Center of the Arts
Jan. 30, Santa Cruz Collectors’ Car Show, Tubac Golf Resort & Spa, 10am-3pm
Jan. 31, The Remarkable Music of Jamaica multimedia presentation, Tubac Presidio, 2pm
Feb. 2, Art Speaks: “Ways to Look at Art,” Rogena Degge, & Carolyn Wayland Tubac Center of the Arts. 5pm
Feb. 6, Jack Lasseter on Geronimo, Tubac Presidio, 2pm
Feb. 10-14, Tubac Festival of the Arts
Feb. 12, Sunrise Opening, Tumacácori National Historical Park, 6:30 – 9am
Feb.18, Art á la Carte Dinner with Derek Boshier, Tubac Center of the Arts at Tubac Golf Resort & Spa, 6pm
Feb. 20, Potted Garden Questions Answered, Choosing Pots, Watering and Critters, Tubac Presidio, 2pm
Feb. 21, Teodoro Ted Ramirez Artist-in-Residence Concert: Sue Harris and Nancy Elliot, Tubac Presidio, 2m
Feb. 22, Full Moon Night Photography Workshop, Tumacácori National Historical Park, 6-8pm
Feb. 26, Jack Neuback & Friends, “Life is a Cabaret”, Tubac Center of the Arts, 7:30pm
February 28, Chris B. Jacome in Concert, Tubac Presidio, 2pm
Tubac is a charming village home to fine art galleries, eclectic shops, interesting restaurants, historic B & B’s, excellent state and national parks, the world-class Tubac Golf Resort & Spa and a myriad of events, attractions and celebrations throughout the season. For a comprehensive list of events visit TubacAZ.com.
Tubac and Tumacácori are located in Southern Arizona, 40 minutes south of Tucson, on I-19 at Exits 34 and 29. For more information, call the Tubac Chamber of Commerce at 520.398.2704 or visit http://www.TubacCalendar.com, or visit Destination Tubac-Tumacácori on Facebook at http://on.fb.me/1Pl6OTQ
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http://www.tubacaz.com – Tubac Chamber of Commerce, Angela Kirkner, 520.398.2704
http://www.TubacPresidio.org – Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, Shaw Kinsley, 520.398.2252
http://www.TubacArts.org – Tubac Center of the Arts, Karin Topping, 520.398.2371
http://www.NPS.gov/Tuma - Tumacácori National Historical Park, Bob Love, 520.377.5060
http://www.AnzaTrail.org – Anza Trail Coalition of Arizona, 520.841.6944
http://www.tubacgolfresort.com - Tubac Golf Resort & Spa, Patti Todd, 520.398.3521
Angela Kirkner, Tubac Chamber of Commerce, http://http.www.tubacaz.com, +1 520.398.2704, [email protected]
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