Your 2025 holiday guide to affordable gifts by local artists at Southwest museum stores, in person and online. Shop Black Friday, Museum Store Sunday, and beyond.
Maybe you’re feeling pulled in too many directions, wondering how to stretch your budget and your time this holiday season. Exploring local museums can provide a relaxing break from the rat race, and help you find creative, affordable gift options.
Most museum shops carry works made by local artists, including prints, jewelry, ceramics, and more. Here’s a look at museums in the Southwest where you can shop while showing some local love.
Several are holding holiday gift fairs or special discount days, and most have online offerings—so you can shop in the Southwest no matter where you’re spending the holidays.
Stay tuned to social media for museums in your area (linked below) to find additional details about pop-ups, holiday festivals, and other events featuring works by local artists and makers—as well as special discount days for museum and/or community members.
Arizona
Heard Museum, Phoenix
Heard Museum Shop
Shop for gifts handcrafted by Indigenous artists in the main shop as well as a the museum’s Books and More boutique. Gift options include jewelry, pottery, baskets, weavings, accessories, folk art, books, prints, and more. The museum’s Holiday Gift Guide is available online. Their Ornament Marketplace on November 28-30 is free, but does not include museum admission.
Phoenix Art Museum
The Museum Store
The store’s Holiday Gift Guide is available online. Look for Museum Store Sunday discounts on November 30. On Mondays and Tuesdays in December, The Museum Store is open even though the museum will be closed. Choose from art and design products including an eclectic mix of books, home décor, apparel, accessories, locally-crafted jewelry and ceramics, children’s items, and more.
Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff
Museum of Northern Arizona Shop
During the shop’s Winter Market & Open House on December 6-7 you can purchase directly from 25 Native American artists of the Colorado Plateau region. Market and museum admission is free that weekend. Explore artwork, books, jewelry, pottery, weavings, carvings, apparel, baskets, ornaments, fashion accessories, and more in the shop.
Tucson Museum of Art
The Museum Store
The store carries works by over 100 local and regional artists, such as ceramics by Stump Canyon School and Lisa Rooney, glass art from Sonoran Glass School, textiles by June Cabat, and jewelry by Juvelarto and Little Toro. Shop for accessories, art supplies, artworks, books, housewares, jewelry, puzzles, games, and toys.
Colorado
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
The Museum Shop
The shop‘s Holiday Pop-Up Shop happening November 25-December 28 will feature ten local artists working in an array of media, including Kay Borleis of Lady Bits Co and Taylor Carlton of Cicada Glassworks. Find a fun assortment of card decks, tarot cards, kits, games, books, catalogues, and works by local artists.
Denver Art Museum
The Shops at Denver Art Museum
Look for gifts by local artisans including jewelry, housewares, prints, ceramics, accessories, chocolate, and coffee. The museum’s shops also carry books, puzzles, apparel, children’s gifts, ornaments, and more.
Museum of Contemporary Art Denver
MCA Shop
Gift options include ceramics designed exclusively for the shop buy Denver-based artist Em (Paz) Stevens, as well as art supplies, handbags, totes, housewares, games, puzzles, jewelry, prints, books, accessories, and more. Look for twenty or so local makers, artists, and other vendors during the free Holiday Makers Market, December 13-14. When you buy a gift membership for the holidays, it comes in a cute little gift box.
Fort Garland Museum and Cultural Center
Gift Shop
Choose from locally handcrafted gifts, including paintings, pottery, and jewelry, as well as books, children’s items, and more. Featured artists in the shop include Gene Atencio and Teresa Grimsley. The Artisan’s Winter Market on December 13 will highlight works by local artisans and crafters.
Nevada
Nevada Museum of Art, Reno
The Shop
Gift options include jewelry, sculpture, prints, puzzles, home décor, fashion accessories, and more. The shop carries several gifts by artists based in Nevada and the Western region.
New Mexico
Albuquerque Museum
The Museum Store
The store offers artworks, jewelry, home goods, and gourmet food by artists based in New Mexico and the Southwest, as well as books, children’s gifts, and more.
Harwood Museum of Art, Taos
The Harwood Museum of Art Store
Just inside the museum’s entrance, shop for artworks by local and regional artists, as well as books, home décor, stationary, and more. The store is holding is holding a Season’s Greetings Sale with several discounts, November 28-30.
New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe
Rosalie D. and Steven J. Harris Shop
The Museum of New Mexico Foundation operates several MNMF Shops, where gift offerings include works by local and regional artists, as well as books, posters, puzzles, accessories, children’s items, and more.
Texas
Ballroom Marfa
Ballroom Marfa Shop
Find prints, music, posters, artworks, jewelry, apparel, and more at the shop, including several limited edition objects created by local and regional artists.
Blanton Museum of Art, Austin
The Blanton Museum Store
Explore art-inspired books, stationary, jewelry, homewares, toys, and more at the store. Look for special discounts during Museum Store Sunday on November 30.
Dallas Museum of Art
The DMA Shop
Browse their online Holiday Gift Guide. Gift options at the shop include accessories, home goods, books, children’s items, stationery, art supplies, artworks, and more.
San Antonio Museum of Art
SAMA Shop
Works by local artists include earrings by LauraQ Designs, flash prints by Alex Kass, candles by Mission Crafts Chandlery, and a necklace by Minx & Onyx. Choose from artworks, accessories, home décor, books, children’s gifts, and more. At Holiday on Jones: Family Day & Holiday Market during Small Business Saturday on November 29, find even more gifts from over fifty local artists and makers including Patricia Castillo Art, Ed Escobedo Ceramics, and Tejas Glass.
Utah
Southern Utah Museum of Art, Cedar City
The SUMA Shop
Look for gifts by local and regional artists at the shop, such as jewelry by Mauve Jewelry Co. and The Land of Salt, ceramic cups and bowls by Drew Liedtke, paper objects with artwork by Jimmie F. Jones, stationary items by Public School, and risograph prints and cards from Next Chapter Studio. The shop also carries books, children’s items, and more. They will offer fresh gift options including prints, games, art supplies, puzzles, and more during the Very SUMA Holiday Sale happening November 29-December 6,
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City
Art Shop
The shop in the museum lobby features books, artworks, jewelry, art-themed gifts, and more.
Utah Museum of Fine Arts
Museum Store
Explore jewelry, stationery, books, home goods, personal care items, works by local artists, and more in the store. The store’s Holiday Market happening December 6-7 will feature local and handmade gifts including candles, ceramics, prints, fiber arts, soaps, and more.
