By Marcia Tinker
The SCAA Red Dot Studio Tour returns Labor Day Weekend with more studios and an additional day! The Silver City Art Association is thrilled to have 27 member studios open for the Studio Tour. With the addition of eight more studios this year, it was decided to add one more optional day on Labor Day Monday. The Studio Tour has become an annual Labor Day event offering a rare glimpse into otherwise private studios.
The diverse group of SCAA Studio members create their art using materials like steel, wood, fiber, clay, wax, pigments, found objects and utilize processes like digital and conventional photography. They work in dedicated studio spaces throughout Grant County. These eclectic spaces offer solitude, inspiration, creativity, a retreat, and a place to truly focus. During the Red Dot Studio Tour, you are invited to see how and where these artists create!
The Studio Tour kicks off in August with an exhibit at Light Art Space Flash Gallery, 109 West Broadway, Silver City. Artwork from each participating studio will be on display from Thursday August 27 through Sunday September 6. View the artwork and plan which studios you want to visit. Meet the artists before you go on Friday night September 4 from 4:00 to 7:00.
All studios are easy to find with the Studio Tour brochure. Each year the number and locations of artists participating changes. New are added, some may have moved their studios and some retire! Two maps must be developed each year, one for the Greater Downtown studios and one for Outlying Studios! The cover of the 2026 Studio brochure features renowned artist, Lois Duffy, who is one of SCAA's founding members. Her studio will feature her lifetime collection of art work.
Studio Tour brochures are available at downtown galleries and at the Murray Ryan Visitor Center. The Studio Tour brochure and info on all SCAA events go to the website: silvercityart.com. Remember to check www.visitsilvercity.org for all Silver City events!
