Las Artistas Art & Fine Crafts Show 2025

The Las Artistas Art & Fine Craft Show, now in its 55th year, is a popular pre-Thanksgiving event attracting an upscale audience of arts and crafts collectors and enthusiasts from El Paso, TX, Las Cruces, NM, and beyond. This small, artist-produced show is strictly juried, catering to affluent and discerning buyers. All booths will be located inside at the EPIC Railyard Event Center and will be 10x10 or 10x15. Booth fees range from $345 to $485 and include electricity. The show features art and craft demonstrations, live music, and creative cuisine from food trucks, plus new VIP hours with mimosas from 9:00 a.m to 11:00 a.m on Saturday.

The show runs November 15-16, 2025, with hours Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 10-4. Applications are available March 15 - May 31, with jury notification on June 15 and acceptance deadline July 15. Jurors Choice awards are given to 4 participating artists each year with $100 certificates applicable towards the following year's booth fee, awarded in categories: Best of Show, Best 2D, Best 3D and Best Emerging Artist. A limited number of emerging artists are accepted each year at a discounted rate of $100 for an 8'x10' space.

Founded in 1970, El Paso Las Artistas is a non-profit organization promoting appreciation for fine crafts and art within the El Paso and southern New Mexico communities. Artists must be present for the duration of the show and are required to provide their own walls, pipe & drape, or other suitable booth enclosure. Five images are required for application, including a booth shot. Commercially manufactured, imported, kit or mass-produced items are not acceptable, and artists may only sell media that have been juried and accepted into the show.