Artist Studio Tours
Each year, artists in communities surrounding Santa Fe open their studios to visitors. These annual studio tours offer a wonderful opportunity to meet acclaimed area artists, see where they work and learn about their creative process.
Many tours have been taking place for decades, drawing visitors from around the country who return year after year to visit their favorite artists and discover new artists. Galleries and local businesses join the festivities, too. You'll always find delicious food like posole and green chile and often, live music adds to the fun.
Purchase one-of-a-kind traditional and contemporary arts and crafts directly from the artists. You'll see an astonishing array of work, from painting and photography to pottery, weaving, wearable art, jewelry, furniture, tin work and more.
These tours are held in picturesque towns and villages near Santa Fe. As you make your way from studio to studio, you'll admire the gorgeous views and vistas outdoors and the incredibly creative work on display inside.
Eldorado Studio Tour
Visit more than 90 artist studios in this tour near Santa Fe. There's an impressive array of work to see and buy, including stained glass, digital art, fiber arts, photography and more.
Pilar Studio Tour
This lovely village along the Rio Grande hosts an annual studio tour, when about a dozen artists who make pottery, wearable art, paintings and more open their doors and invite you to visit their workspaces and view their creations.
Pojoaque River Art Tour
The annual Pojoaque River Art Tour takes place in the picturesque Pojoaque River Valley, an old farming community 16 miles north of Santa Fe. Nearly 20 artists, including residents of Pojoaque and San Ildefenso pueblos, open their studios, exhibiting paintings, pottery, weavings, glass and more.
High Road to Taos Art Tour
This scenic route from Chimayo to Vadito takes you to galleries and studios of artisans along the High Road between Santa Fe and Taos. With nearly 60 stops, this tour offers woodcarvings, paintings, jewelry, wind chimes and more. Northern New Mexico's vibrant fall colors are on display, and you can feast on traditional fall foods.
Pecos Studio Tour
Drive just 20 minutes from Santa Fe to the peaceful, picturesque village of Pecos, where you can visit with about 20 artists in their open studios. You'll see paintings, ceramics, tinwork, jewelry, wearable art and more.
El Rito Studio Tour
Meet more than 25 artists who live and work in this sleepy village that was an early Spanish settlement, located about an hour's drive northwest of Santa Fe. The annual open studio tour features everything from blacksmithing, fiber arts and pottery to santos and retablos.
Abiquiú Studio Tour
More than 70 artists welcome visitors to their studios in this annual tour. The Chama River Valley is a work of art itself this time of year, with golden cottonwoods and breathtaking mountain vistas. You'll see paintings, weavings, furniture, traditional Spanish Colonial art and much more as you explore the gorgeous place where Georgia O'Keeffe once lived and worked.
Galisteo Studio Tour
Meet more than 30 artists living in this beautiful old adobe village in the glorious Galisteo basin. You'll see a wide range of work in these open studios from photography and painting to to pottery, sculpture, weaving and more. Wind your way on foot beneath towering cottonwoods and, once you've worked up an appetite, feast on traditional New Mexican fare.
Dixon Studio Tour
Nestled in the beautiful Embudo Valley, Dixon is home to a lively group of more than 50 artists who open their studios for the annual art studio tour. You'll find everything from painting, photography and jewelry to stoneware, wearable art, herbal bath and beauty products, handmade chocolates, local wines and roving musicians. Take care of the appetite you've worked up walking from studio to studio through this picturesque village by feasting on traditional Northern New Mexico foods.
La Cienega Studio Tour
More than 30 artists open their studios for this annual art tour southwest of Santa Fe. You'll find painting and photography as well as fiber arts, sculpture, glass, jewelry and more.
