The Tucson Jewish Community Center is now accepting applications for SCULPT, an annual exhibition featuring work in a wide range of mediums. Artists may submit up to three pieces for indoor display (Oct 1–Nov 15, 2026) or be considered for large-scale outdoor installation in the Sculpture Garden. There are no entry fees, and work will … Read more
For one night each year, this fragrant and stunning flower reveals itself to anyone lucky enough to greet it. To celebrate the treasured Peniocereus greggii or night-blooming cereus, an exhibition in the Entry Gallery will feature the Queen of the Night in all her glory. Image from the 2025 installment of Queen of the Night: … Read more
Tucson Artist Protest invites you to join the third incarnation of Expression Against Repression, a grassroots exhibition at The Historic Y. This show centers work that pushes back against repression in all its forms (systemic, cultural, internal, or imagined) and celebrates artists imagining alternatives. Free to enter and participate! Even if your work isn’t usually … Read more
2026 Summer Visual Artist Residency Award. The Summer Artist Residency for the month of July offers serious artists the opportunity to explore new directions in an extraordinary desert setting among creative peers. The Award includes a furnished one-bedroom house, separate studio, and $1,000 stipend. The selected artist will share their work in an open studio … Read more
The 2026 Sahuarita Photography Competition explores Desert in Bloom—the quiet and vibrant ways life emerges and adapts in the Sonoran Desert. Photographers are invited to capture landscapes, shifting light, community spaces, and everyday moments that reveal the character and surrounding area of Sahuarita. Winning images will be displayed in a yearlong exhibition at Sahuarita Town … Read more
In partnership with Pima County, Art State Arizona is seeking a Public Artist or Artist Team to create a site-specific public artwork for the Suzanne Shields Pedestrian Bridge, a new pedestrian crossing connecting the east and west banks of the Santa Cruz River at Riverpark Drive and N. Commerce Drive in Tucson’s District 3. Implemented … Read more
A day is composed of 24 hours; split in half, the cycle is equal parts day and night, twelve-hour intervals – heralded by the transitional phases of dawn and dusk. The exhibition series SONORAN HOURGLASS will survey how time moves over the Sonoran Desert in the most obvious and subtle of ways – through the … Read more
The Town of Gilbert seeks to commission a professional visual artist or artist team to design, fabricate, and install (Turnkey only) a donor recognition wall interior art installation. Qualified artists are invited to submit proposals for the above-referenced project through the Town’s electronic bidding platform. The installation will be located at the new Gilbert Advocacy … Read more
The University of Arizona’s Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry invites artists, creatives, and community practitioners from the Arizona-Sonora border region and Southern Arizona tribal nations to apply for the new Confluencias: Voices and Visions of the Arizona-Sonora Border grant. As part of the Fronteridades program, this initiative seeks innovative art and education-based projects that elevate overlooked … Read more
Join Desert Artists Community Collective at Groundworks on Thursday March 19th for their very first artist social! Do you want to meet other local artists but struggle to get out of the house? Here’s a low pressure way to do just that! Bring your latest WIP, your sketchbook, or just yourself, and discover the amazing … Read more