Mexicali Art Week| 101°

From Tuesday, April 14 to Saturday, April 18, 2026, the first edition of Semana del Arte en Mexicali will take place. During these five days, artists’ studios, art galleries, and cultural venues across Mexicali will open their doors to the public to present projects, host exhibitions, and engage in discussions around ideas that shape our time.

Semana del Arte en Mexicali was created to expand the visibility of visual artists working in Mexicali and its valley, strengthening the local artistic community while broadening its audience through a dynamic program of activities. The initiative is organized by a working group called 100° de Arte, and 101° marks its first edition.

The program includes 37 activities: Check the program here

Activities

The Semana del Arte program unfolds across 25 venues throughout the city and includes several types of events open to the general public free of charge.

● Exhibitions

The program includes visits to 19 contemporary art exhibitions across different venues. Artists presenting solo exhibitions include: Daniel Castro (Galería de la Ciudad), Dsek (Tres Ojos), Hugo Fermé (Planta Libre), Israel García Corona (CETYS), Gisel López (Cuarto Creciente), Yaneli Montiel (Facultad de Artes – UABC), and Daniel Soria (TNUMBRA).

Group exhibitions include: Planos planos: pinturas del folclor paranormal cachanilla (Artista 1701); Especialistas en liberación espiritual (Tae Dinn); 51° (Cero/Cero); Silēre phōs pherein (Los silencios que fosforecen) (Planta Libre); Como de otro mundo. Extrañamientos del territorio (IIC – Museo); XXV Bienal de Arte de Baja California, Selección 2025 (Ceart); and Pasado y Presente. La Cooperativa ‘José García Arroyo’ (Steppling Art Gallery).

● Lectures

The program also features renowned creators from the state, the country, and abroad who will share ideas that enrich cultural perspectives in the region. Participants include the acclaimed architect Tatiana Bilbao and visual artist Abraham Cruzvillegas, both visiting Mexicali for the first time. The program also welcomes curator Inés Katzenstein and writer Chris Kraus, visiting from New York and Los Angeles, respectively.

● Open Studio

For this program, artists open the doors to their workspaces (studios or workshops) to share projects and works in progress, as well as to discuss the ideas, processes, materials, and techniques they are experimenting with. Participating artists include: Pablo Castañeda; Carlos Coronado Ortega; Ruben García Benavides; Matter y Anavic; Marco Miranda; Observatorio Urbano; and Miranda Varo.

Members of the public interested in visiting the studios can register free of charge; the studio address will be shared once attendance is confirmed.

● Roundtables

This series features brief presentations followed by conversations among speakers and with the audience. Four programs explore artistic trends and ideas resonating locally: The Built Environment as Artistic Material (with Melisa Arreola, Mónica Arreola, Eduardo Lozano, Karina Villalobos); Connecting Artistic Generations (with Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy, Alejandra Phelts, Carlos Coronado); Educational Impulse in the Field of Art (with Diana Jiménez, Marielsa Castro, Minoru Kiyota); and The Secret History of the Visual Arts in Mexicali (with Alejandro Espinoza, Luis G. Hernández, Mayté Miranda, Israel Ortega).

● Workshops

The UABC Faculty of Arts will offer two workshops during Semana del Arte open to the public: a photography workshop led by Tijuana-based artist Ingrid Hernández, and an art and new media workshop led by Tijuana-based artist Talia Pérez Gilbert.

Tickets and Registration

All events are open to the public free of charge; advance registration is required to secure entry. The Semana del Arte website includes the full list of events and the digital registration system to obtain entry tickets: semanadelartemexicali.com

Information, registration, and details about the activities, as well as announcements of additional information and registration desks for Semana del Arte, will be shared via Instagram: @semanadelarte.mxl