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Your Mktg Kit is ready and past seminar helpful tips on how to have a successful Tour! Get your cheat sheet from the recent artist meeting!
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This is your go-to source for any news regarding the 2026 Tour schedule and key dates to keep in mind. Are you an artist interested in being part of the Tour next year ? Registration will open in November 2026. Watch this space and get on the mailing list.
GET READY! ITS PARTY CITY!!!
IMPORTANT REMINDER: Our Preview Gallery Opening is coming up soon on JUNE 4th from 5 - 7PM at the Community Gallery in the Santa Fe Convention Center. The Gallery will validate all parking tickets in the Convention Center for the reception!!! More details below in the calendar.
Tour Kick-Off Party at Darryl Willison's Studio
# 77 JUNE 19th! Artist Tom Dodge is hosting a party the Friday night before the last Tour weekend and Alicia Jones is hosting an artist party Saturday night on the last weekend. Choclo Clayton is planning an artist after party at his Studio on Guadalupe Street TBA!
MORE DETAILS IN THE CALENDAR BELOW.
And if that's not all - check out one of our sponsor's TREND MAGAZINE Release Party 2026, June 3 at the CCA West Gallery from 5:30 - 7:30 PM.
Santa Fe Studio Tour Kickoff 2026
STUDIO TOUR ARTISTS
C A L E N D A R Important dates to Remember. . .
5
MAY Tuesday
ARTIST INFO MEETING REQUIRED
DOWNTOWN Santa Fe Public Library in the Community Room
5 PM - 6PM
MISSED the MEETING!!! Download the CHEAT SHEET HERE !!
IMPORTANT SINCE IT HAS ALL THE CRUCIAL DATES COING UP FOR THE TOUR!
7
MAY Thursday
GALLERY EXHIBIT FINAL INFO + TITLE CARD DUE
BY 5 PM
DEADLINE FOR ALL PARTICIPATING ARTISTS in the Community Gallery Exhibit:
BEHIND STUDIO WALLS
JUNE 4 - JULY 3. YOU MISS THIS DEADLINE, YOU WILL NOT BE IN THE SHOW.
28
MAY Thursday
DROP-OFF WORK
June Downtown Community Gallery Exhibit
201 W. Marcy Street
next to the Convention Center
Parking is extremely limited.
Artists registered for the exhibit will Drop-Off their work. We understand that people have scheduling issues, but we cannot accommodate everybody showing up at once, so please try to honor your time slot.
May 28, 9am - noon - Last names A through E
May 28, 1pm - 4pm Last names F through M
29
MAY Friday
DROP-OFF WORK
June Downtown Community Gallery Exhibit201 201 W. Marcy Street
next to the Convention Center
Parking is extremely limited.
Artists registered for the exhibit will Drop-Off their work. We understand that people have scheduling issues, but we cannot accommodate everybody showing up at once, so please try to honor your time slot.
May 29, 9am - noon - Last names N through S
May 29, 1pm - 4pm - Last names T through Z
03
JUNE Wednesday
TREND MAGAZINE
2026 RELEASE PARTY
5:30 - 7:30 PM
04
JUNE Thursday
Gallery Opening
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
PUBLIC WELCOME
Community Gallery will validate all Convention Center parking tickets for the reception!
BEHIND STUDIO WALLS
PREVIEW GALLERY at the Santa Fe Downtown Community Gallery
201 W. Marcy Street
JUNE 4th - JULY 2nd
OPENING JUNE 4, 5 - 7 PM
MORE ABOUT THE SHOW + THE GALLERY ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
05
JUNE Friday
SHOW IS UP UNTIL JULY 2 nd
Tues - Sat Noon - 5 PM
BEHIND STUDIO WALLS
PREVIEW GALLERY at the Santa Fe Downtown Community Gallery
201 W. Marcy Street
JUNE 4th - JULY 3rd
Directions COMMUNITY GALLERY ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
11
JUNE Thursday
PICK-UP TOUR SIGNAGE + PRINT MATERIALS
Starts 9 AM , OPEN ALL DAY
If you can't make it, you must have someone else pick up your signs etc.
Ron Pokrasso's Studio
1417 Galisteo Street
505-577-6296
19
JUNE Friday
ARTIST PRE-PARTY!
5 - 8 PM
DARRYL WILLISON'S STUDIO #77
Willison West Art Space
1189 Parkway Drive #E4, next to Wild Leaven off Henry Lynch in the Siler/Rufina District
505-238-6469
Bring your mktg materials!
20
JUNE Saturday
First Tour Weekend
Studios Open 11 AM - 5 PM
Have your studio clean and ready!
Price your work clearly and engage with your visitors.
REMEMBER TO COUNT YOUR DAILY
VISITORS and SALES
21
JUNE Sunday
First Tour Weekend
Studios Open 11 AM - 5 PM
Have your studio clean and ready!
Price your work clearly and engage with your visitors.
REMEMBER TO COUNT YOUR DAILY
VISITORS and SALES
22
JUNE Monday
Studio events - courses, workshops
Events until Friday, June 26
LISTS of EVENTS HERE
A week of Courses, Workshops and other Studio Events take place during this week.
Some are FREE to the public others have a participation fee.
26
JUNE Friday
OPEN HOUSE ARTIST PARTY!
5 - 8 PM
THOMAS DODGE STUDIO #83
Open House in the Sculpture Garden
7606 Mesa Del Oro Lane in the
Tierra Contenta neighborhood off Airport Road
27
JUNE Saturday
Second Tour Weekend Begins
Studios Open 11 AM - 5 PM
Have your studio clean and ready!
Price your work clearly and engage with your visitors.
REMEMBER TO COUNT YOUR DAILY
VISITORS and SALES
27
JUNE Saturday
Huge Artist Party! ART-BQ
starts at 3 PM - late!
come after the Tour closes
ALICIA JONES STUDIO #86
Beer + live music + food + ART!
127A Camino San Jose
near La Cienega
28
JUNE Sunday
Second Tour Weekend - Last Day of the Tour
Studios Open 11 AM - 5 PM
Have your studio clean and ready!
Price your work clearly and engage with your visitors.
REMEMBER TO COUNT YOUR DAILY
VISITORS and SALES
Watch for the ARTIST SURVEY EMAIL
PLEASE FILL OUT BEFORE YOU DROP-OFF YOUR SIGNAGE or
NO LATER THAN BY JULY 2
29
JUNE Monday
DROP-OFF YOUR STUDIO SIGNS
2-6 PM
Ron Pokrasso's Studio
1417 Galisteo Street
505-577-6296
IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT, HAVE SOMEONE DROP-OFF INSTEAD OR MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH RON
30
JUNE Tuesday
DROP-OFF YOUR STUDIO SIGNS, LAST DAY!
9AM - 1PM
Ron Pokrasso's Studio
1417 Galisteo Street
505-577-6296
IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT, HAVE SOMEONE DROP-OFF INSTEAD OR MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH RON
02
JULY Thursday
ARTIST SURVEY DUE
Please finish the artist survey that was sent to you. It's important for us to know what worked and what didn't. We also need the statistics for applying for future grants.
THANK YOU!!!!!
03
JULY Friday
GALLERY EXHIBIT ENDS
PICK-UP WORK
TBA
Schedule to pick-up your work from the Community Gallery will be similar to the drop-off. We will notify you by email when your pick-up time is.
Artist Marketing Kit
There are several downloads available for your marketing: a pdf with promotion tips with a press release + various logos from high resolution to web usage. Included are a also couple of our iconic "swooshes"! In case you wish to print extra directional signs beyond what we allocate to each studio, there are also two templates for additional signage.
MKTG TIPS
LOGOS
SIGNAGE
Info from past workshops . . .
Instagram Reels Hands On
Even with a wifi blackout throughout the city, we still had a good group on hand to learn about Instagram Reels and ponder over the 10 Biggest Mistakes Studio Tour Artists Make! Thank you Stephanie West and Jane Frederick for a lively presentation! For those of you
who couldn't make it, here are downloadable docs prepared by Stephanie and Jane. In addition, there is also an Adobe document on creating Reels for more information.
10 Mistakes
INSTA Reels
Adobe
The Biz of Being an Artist!
Sabrina Staires' course on The Business of Being an Artist gave us all a great marketing roadmap with many great tips! She also stressed the importance of asking ourselves as artists why do we do what we do? What inspires us? What brings us joy?
Sabrina also does one-on-one counseling.
You can download her document here with her talking points and contact info.
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