Your memberships, support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and improve conditions. Your generous donation will help fund our mission.
Welcome to the Hilltop Gallery where the gift exchange takes place. Artists present their work as a gift to the viewer. The viewer's gift to the artists is to look and see. Our Mission: "To create, enhance and promote the arts and culture in the region."
We are a place in the community for the community!
Elizabeth Weatherbie, President
Teresa Godinez, Vice President,
Secretary (Vacancy)
Treasurer (Vacancy)
Alex, Jones, Board Member
David Weatherbie, Board Member
Samuel Saunders, Board Member
Helen Chester, Board Member
Celia Concannon, Board Member
Ana Parada, Board Member
Board Member (Vacancy)
Hilltop Gallery is a non-profit organization run by the Board of Directors, Volunteers and part-time staff. We are always looking for individuals interested in the arts and volunteering with time and ideas. Contact us for more information, and help keep the arts alive!
Children's Art Classes
Ages 4 to 12
Saturday Mornings from 10:30am to 12pm
Starting up again September 9th 2023
*Sponsored by Alfredo I. Velasquez, SCC Schools Superintendent
A $5 donation is requested.
FREE to members
Please, check back for new workshops for kids happening soon!
Art, Theater, Music and more...
Please, call the gallery for more information.
Join us Thursday Evenings from 5pm to 6pm
with Teresa Godinez as she teaches physical, mental, and spiritual practices/disciplines which aim to control and still the mind, recognizing consciousness and physical well-being. A $5 donation is requested at the door, or FREE to Members.
Lights low, soothing music and YOGA!
A $5 donation is requested per class.
FREE to Members
For more information, please call us at (520) 287-5515
Hilltop Gallery proudly presents:
Hat Trick - The Art of Los Wagners
Opening Reception:
Sunday, September 3rd from 1pm to 4pm.
Live music by Slow Waves
https://www.youtube.com/@SlowWaves_official
Desert Dwellers Roasters Coffee
https://www.instagram.com/desertdwellers_roasters/
... and so much more!
Join us for this unique and fascinating exhibit by https://www.instagram.com/jerrywagnerjr/ & https://www.instagram.com/ali__megan/ along with the incomparable Olive!
Join us Saturday, September 23rd from 1pm to 4pm for the Closing Reception where there will be more food, live music and fun! Music on the patio featuring Distorted
FREE GUITAR CLASSES!
Have you always wanted to learn guitar? Now's your chance!
Beginning Tuesday, June 6th, Hilltop Gallery began hosting the art of Music.
Join Ricardo Medina for some more sessions for kids and adults.
Ages 12 and up, including Adults: Saturdays from 4pm to 6pm
For more information, call us at (520) 287-5515.
Thank you for supporting The Arts!
*made possible by South32 Hermosa Grant through the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona
"The gallery belongs to the people. Let the people enjoy it!" ~Jean Rauscher Wisdom 1972
Hilltop Gallery
INVITES ALL MEMBER ARTISTS TO JOIN US FOR OUR
51st ANNUAL MEMBERS SHOW
October 8 through October 31, 2023
Opening Reception
Sunday October 8th from 1 to 4 pm
For more information, call us at (520) 287-5515.
Thank you for supporting The Arts!
Please call us, or come by, to renew your memberships!
"The gallery belongs to the people. Let the people enjoy it!" ~Jean Rauscher Wisdom 1972
CALLING ALL ACTORS! - CALLING ALL STUDENTS!
If you are between the ages of 14 years old and 18 years old, and you would like to participate in our Theater Camp, you're in luck!
Coming soon!
Join Veronica Weatherbie, and staff, for this new and fun Theater Camp!
October 10th through the 13th from 11am to 3pm
Dress comfortably. No flip-flops
For more information, call us at (520) 287-5515
Thank you for supporting The Arts!
*sponsored by SCC School Superintendent, Alfredo I. Velasquez and Invest in Our Youth
Co-Sponsored by United Way of Santa Cruz County
"The gallery belongs to the people. Let the people enjoy it!" ~Jean Rauscher Wisdom 1972
The City of Nogales & Hilltop Gallery Presents
NOGI FEST 2023!
Nogales is welcoming the First Annual Nogi Arts & Music Festival this October!
Join our community, artists, vendors and musicians for a funtastic day of Music, Entertainment, Art and so much more!
The Nogi Fest will take place Saturday, October 21, 2023 at Cordova Park in front of the City Hall from 3pm to 10pm.
Live musical performances by:
Springs of Iris Alejandro Magno Trio Los Waldo's Dorian Moore Cicada Ivan Orellana – From the Voice Damas Y Calaveras Flower Roof – Valentino & Alma Bad Catholics
The entire event will be MC'd by
Veronica Weatherbie
BRING YOUR OWN CHAIRS!
Sponsored by the Following:
Patrons of the Arts, Inc./ Hilltop Gallery
City of Nogales
Santa Cruz Humane Society
D.A.M. Specialties
Tito's Pizza & Italian Eatery
Roberto. C. Montiel Law Firm
Santa Fe Ranch
Sheriff David Hathaway
Lisa Gonzales-In Memory of Toby Gonzales
Slack-Mendez Law Firm
Nogales-Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce
Quality Inn Americana Hotel
Mariposa Discount Store
State Farm Dani Sanchez-Ley
Nogales Tactical
Croppers Nogales Auto Center
For more information, give us a call: (520) 287-5515
Sky Island Landscapes
Helen Chester & Gisa Krüeger
Join us in November as we welcome Helen Chester and Gisa Krüeger in this doubly beautiful exhibit of landscapes and more...
Opening Reception:
November 7, 2023 from 1pm to 4pm
There will be live music aned refreshments.
Christmas is For Children 2023
Join us for this very special Christmas Event in December 2023
The Nogales Community Children will be exhibiting artwork for this very special exhibit!
There will be the Challenger Children's Choir directed by Mr. Fred Milner along with a very special visitor, and so much more!
If you have a child who would like to participate in this Children's Exhibit, please give us a call!
(520) 287-5515
FREE GUITAR CLASSES!
Have you always wanted to learn guitar? Now's your chance!
Join Ricardo Medina for some summer sessions for kids and adults.
Beginning Tuesday, June 6th, Hilltop Gallery will be hosting the art of Music.
Ages 12 to 17: Tuesday 4pm to 6pm
Ages 18 and up: Thursday 4pm to 6pm
EVERY WEEK UNTIL AUGUST!
For more information, call us at (520) 287-5515.
Thank you for supporting The Arts!
*made possible by South32 Hermosa Grant through the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona
"The gallery belongs to the people. Let the people enjoy it!" ~Jean Rauscher Wisdom 1972
June 2023
In collaboration with the City of Nogales Parks & Recreation Department, we welcome back the Annual Summer Arts Program for Kids!
For over 45 years, Hilltop Gallery and the City of Nogales have been bringing the children in the community arts education.
To sign up your child for summer programs, contact the CON Parks & Rec.
(520) 285-5780
Schedule:
Monday through Friday
June 5 through July 21 , 2023
Ages 5-7 9:30-10:30a
Ages 8-10 10:45-11:45a
Ages 11-15 12:00-1:00p
Co-Sponsored by Alfredo I. Velasquez, SCC Schools Superintendent
Invest in Our Youth Funds
May 7, 2023
Hilltop Gallery Presents:
Annual Prizes of May Times Two!
Every year we are looking for artists of ALL ages just like you!
This year, there will be two separate exhibiting rooms with children and adults!
Prizes in all categories for both exhibits will be announced during the event.
If you would like to be in our annual juried show, please contact us!
Join us for our opening reception:
Sunday, May 7th
1pm to 4pm
THIS EVENT IS FREE!
There will be poetry, music, food and so much more to accompany this fantastic artist's exhibit!
Masks and social distancing, please.
For more information about this exhibit, and others, please follow us on our social media, and give us a call.
Hilltop Gallery Presents
A double show featuring the Open Mic Night Anniversary and
"No Brushes Allowed" Pour Paint Exhibit
Join us in Celebrating The Arts with this Double Feature Presentation where visual meets performance!
There will be live music on the patio featuring local talents:
Program as follows:
2:00 Nefftys introduction
2:05 Jose Antonio Leon
2:15 Dorian Moore
2:30 Angela Gervasi
2:45 Kevin Jung
3:00 Juan Daniel
3:15 Mario Gaxiola
3:30 Alma and Val
3:45 Mayra
4:00 Juan Miguel
4:15 Alejandra Garcia
4:30 Seres One
4:45 Rx 631
5:00 Jackie Hernandez
5:10 Antonio Acosta
5:25 Plan A
5:40 Distorted
And, in our studio
Beverly Prager's Students
"No Brushes Allowed!"
Local talents that joined our pour paint workshop will be displaying their finished works of art!
Opening reception:
Sunday, April 16th from 1pm to 6pm
For more information on this event, and others, please call: (520) 287-5515
Made possible by a grant from Community Foundation for Southern Arizona South 32
April 2, 2023
Mata Ortiz Pottery
Hector Yeto Gallegos & Laura Bugarini Cota
Come and take in the amazing artistry of this fantastic pottery!
http://www.hectorylauramataortizpottery.com/
Join us for our opening reception:
Sunday, April 2nd
1pm to 4pm
THIS EVENT IS FREE!
There will be poetry, music, food and so much more to accompany this fantastic artist's exhibit!
Masks and social distancing, please.
For more information about this exhibit, and others, please follow us on our social media, and give us a call.
March 2023
"Mola: Truth Maps"
Jacqueline Arias
Show Description:
This exhibit considers the meaning of molas, artisanal quilt designs made by indigenous Guna women in Panama. The molas are activated as visual and aural maps - lived maps - inhabited maps that collect and narrate the lived experiences of the people of Panama. The line that moves throughout these works, in the videos, the prints and the VR, is the line of knowledge-building: resisting, subverting and protecting.
Jacqueline Arias is a second-year MFA interdisciplinary student born in Costa Rica and raised in southern Ohio. This varied geographical and cultural history has inspired a body of work that combines experimental video, data-visualizations, sound and performance to construct alternative historiographies. Her feature length documentary film, Imaginary Mothers, about mother's voices in Costa Rica was screened at the 2017 Golden Door International Film Festival. Arias has been invited to speak about her work at Nogales Museum, Mexico and Loyola University, Maryland.
Join us Sunday, March 5th from 1pm to 4pm for the Opening Reception.
There will be art, music, food and fun!
Special Musical Guests, "The Sashas!"
THIS EVENT IS FREE!
There will be a special closing reception on March 26th from 1pm to 4pm with music, a food truck and a Q & A with the artists!
For more information on this show and others, give us a call or send us an email.
Masks and social distancing, please.
Mid-Month Exhibit:
Sabrina Manson - Student Artist
Join us for a very special senior project exhibit from March 12th from 1pm to 4pml.
February 2023
DAVID FERNANDEZ
"Shim Sham Mish Mash"
A show with a grand collection of fine art by this local native!
Born in Nogales, he has lived here most of his life. He is an artist, a poet and a musician.
"The meaning behind, or understanding of, my art is less important than an openness to it; for without a recipient, there is no art." ~Videz
For more information on David Fernandez, visit his website in the link below:
Join us for our opening reception:
Sunday, February 5, 2023
1pm to 4pm
THIS EVENT IS FREE!
There will be poetry, live music by "Once Upon a Time", food and so much more to accompany this fantastic artist's exhibit!
Masks and social distancing, please.
For more information about this exhibit, and others, please follow us on our social media, and give us a call.
Luis Preciado
"Bird on a wire"
Join us in January of 2023!
Welcome back Luis Preciado!
Join us Sunday, January 8, 2023 from 1pm to 4pm for the Opening Reception.
Musical guests, The Bad Catholics will be playing from 2pm to 4pm on the patio.
Featuring Native Nogalians: Chris Martin, Roland Valencia, Hector Aguirre and Rudy Esquivias
Desert Dwellers Roasters , Jason & Ivonne Almeida, will be providing samples and selling their freshly roasted coffee.
Stop by, say hi and give it a try!
THIS EVENT IS FREE!
Masks and social distancing, please.
For more information on this show and others, give us a call or send us an email.
Happy Birthday Hilltop Gallery!
September 1972 was the very first Exhibit at Hilltop Gallery, and September 2022 will not be the last!
Thanks to patrons, artists and the community for making this possible!
50 years!!!
We are having a very special
Closing Reception
from 5pm to 8pm
featuring live music and performances by
Neil Malick
Nefftys
Kevin Jung
Angela Gervasi
and, more!
Please, join us for the start of the next 50 years!
This event is FREE!
Visit our friends at La Linea Art Studio for more art exposure and appreciation! Exhibiting works by local artists along with musical guests at their Exhibit Openings.
Monday through Friday you can find La Linea's doors open from 4pm to 6pm.
Saturdays, the doors open from 1pm to 4pm.
Hours and days may vary.
Join in on the fun the last Wednesday of the month for their popular "Open Studio!" Featuring live music, food, art and fun!
Everyone is welcome!
Learn more about our community, people who make a difference, upcoming events in our area, education and so much more!
Border Eco Magazine is dedicated to connecting our community to the great people, events, organizations, and services that make a difference in Santa Cruz County.
And, don't forget to check out our new page in the Border Eco! Echoes from the Hilltop! Every month we feature local artists and musicians that we feel echo in our comminity!
Nogales-Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce https://thenogaleschamber.org/
Pimeria Alta Museum https://pimeriaaltamuseum.org/
Rio Rico Historical Society https://www.rioricohistoricalsociety.org/
City of Nogales & Hilltop Gallery Presents
Nogi Fest 2023!
Made Possible by the Following Sponsors & Supporters:
Patrons of the Arts, Inc./ Hilltop Gallery
City of Nogales
Santa Cruz Humane Society
D.A.M. Specialties
Tito's Pizza & Italian Eatery
Roberto. C. Montiel Law Firm
Santa Fe Ranch
Sheriff David Hathaway
Lisa Gonzales-In Memory of Toby Gonzales
Slack-Mendez Law Firm
Nogales-Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce
Quality Inn Americana Hotel
Mariposa Discount Store
State Farm Dani Sanchez-Ley
Nogales Tactical
Croppers Nogales Auto Center
Joan Schoeny
Corinne Milton
Fernando Sandoval of the Martinez Group
Joan Dolan
JB & Karla Manson
Alex Jones & Jane Masden
Sharon Urman
Janice Johnson
Joel Block & Badria Bedri
For many years, the Nogales Chamber of Commerce has worked together with Hilltop to bring the arts and knowledge to the community. The Chamber's President, Olivia Ainza-Kramer, has gone out of her way to help the gallery and the community. It has been an honor and a privilege working with such a wonderful organization.
Check out our little gift shop when you visit the gallery. It's full of arts and crafts created by our local community and neighboring friends.
We accept all debit/credit cards, Apple Pay, along with cash and checks.
For over 40 years Hilltop Gallery hosts the City of Nogales Summer Art Program for Kids ages 5 to 15.
This program houses nearly 100 children and a staff of 5 to 7 individuals teaching arts and crafts during the summer months.
The program finishes off with an exhibit of the children's art and a reception for family and friends.
This program is co-sponsored by Santa Cruz County Superintendent of Schools Alfredo I. Velasquez.
Hilltop Gallery is always looking for volunteers to help out with exhibits and special events. Please, contact us if you are interested in volunteering.
Hilltop gallery is pleased to incorporate the performing arts to accompany the visual arts. We celebrate music, poetry, dance and so much more! Please, join us in showcasing your talents by dropping us a line and letting us know you're an artist.