The aspens are golden, the days are crisp and clear and it’s autumn in Santa Fe, the perfect season for the famous fall Artist Studio Tours, held in historic, scenic villages surrounding Santa Fe.
Drive out early on a cool autumn morning to northern New Mexico’s nearby villages where gifted artists live and work, often using traditional techniques passed through their family for generations. Pick up a map and spend the day touring the studios of painters, sculptors, photographers, weavers and other artists who create exceptional traditional and contemporary works. Warm up along the way with posole, green chile stew and other northern New Mexico treats served in studios, galleries and other stops on the tour.
These Artist Studio Tours offer a unique opportunity to meet and buy work directly from northern New Mexico’s celebrated artists. You’ll find fantastic, one-of-a-kind treasures for everyone on your holiday shopping list. And don’t forget to buy a few wonderful works of art for yourself.
Artist Studio Tours Schedule
Drive out early on a cool autumn morning to northern New Mexico’s nearby villages where gifted artists live and work, often using traditional techniques passed through their family for generations. Pick up a map and spend the day touring the studios of painters, sculptors, photographers, weavers and other artists who create exceptional traditional and contemporary works. Warm up along the way with posole, green chile stew and other northern New Mexico treats served in studios, galleries and other stops on the tour.
These Artist Studio Tours offer a unique opportunity to meet and buy work directly from northern New Mexico’s celebrated artists. You’ll find fantastic, one-of-a-kind treasures for everyone on your holiday shopping list. And don’t forget to buy a few wonderful works of art for yourself.
Artist Studio Tours Schedule
22nd Annual Galisteo Studio Tour
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, October 17 and Sunday, October 18
Walk among ancient cottonwoods in the historic village of Galisteo as you visit artist studios filled with beautiful paintings, pottery, jewelry, sculpture, weaving and more.
Galisteo, 25 miles south of Santa Fe off Highway 285
(505) 466-2118
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
You’ve probably visited a few of the National Park Service’s network of almost 400 environmental, cultural and recreational sites. But did you know that you can apply to live inside a national park as a special guest for a few weeks without paying rent? Imagine being surrounded by sea views and dramatic cliffs in Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, Maine, or observing elk, bighorn sheep and the endangered California condor in the untamed wilderness of the Grand Canyon’s North Rim. Simply apply to be an Artist-In-Residence at one or more of the 29 National Parks currently participating in the program.
To find out more about Artist-In-Residence programs, visit:
http://writersdigest.com/articles/kane_artist_in_residence.asp
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".