Learn more about this year's Questa Art Tour

Discover the heart of a village during this year’s Questa Art Tour.

“Part of what we do on the tour is really try to highlight what Questa is in everybody’s hearts,” Alberta Bouyer, chair of the Questa Creative Council, said, “that’s not necessarily so visible when you’re just driving through.”

Visitors can take their time to exploring the village and art during the 10th annual Questa Art Tour on Saturday, Aug. 9, and Sunday, Aug. 10.

Sandra Harrington, Questa resident and artist in the tour, has participated every year and has seen the tour grow over the last decade.

“There was a lot of skepticism and nobody really knew whether it would stick or whether it would be a good turnout,” Harrington said. “And it’s just amazing how many people come from Albuquerque and Santa Fe and Taos to little Questa and every year it’s got a little bit better.”

The tour started in 2014, with a break during COVID, when the village was looking for a way to bring people in after the local mine closed down.

“When we started the art tour, we just really wanted to keep it the whole picture, not just have newcomer artists,” Bouyer said. “We wanted to make sure that it was diverse and had traditional arts as well as very contemporary arts.”

There will be 21 stops, featuring more than 50 artists on the nearly 20-mile tour route for the tour.

“Everyone that makes things wants somebody to look at them and hopefully appreciate them and even purchase them,” Harrington said.

Bouyer said she hopes that those who have not been before will come to see a new area of the state.

“We do get visitors up from Albuquerque ... there’s a lot of newcomers to the area that haven’t explored yet,” Bouyer said.

Harrington said people are drawn to the town for its beauty and the kindness of its community.

“I guess what would draw people here would be the intrigue of the wildness and the affordability,” Harrington said. “But I think people stay, because it’s a nice place to live.”

As the tour reaches a decade, Bouyer says she hopes that over the next decade it will stay true to its mission.

“I hope it keeps representing the best of Questa and just keeps building community,” Bouyer said. “It’s been a really good venue for people getting to know their neighbors and getting to respect what their neighbors bring to the big picture.”

Questa Art Tour showcases over 50 artists