PREVIOUS EDITIONS
Third edition celebrating art, design and community: ABC Art Baja California
San José, Todos Santos and La Paz
March 20 to May 31, 2025
For the third consecutive time, the festival reaffirmed its position as a key platform for art, culture and community dialogue across three venues.
Over twelve weeks, more than 125 artistic activities were presented, including workshops, exhibitions and community events in public and private spaces, bringing together local, national and international proposals in more than 50 participating spaces, from galleries to museums, restaurants and independent projects.
San Jose del Cabo
Participating locations: Crania, Casa Doma, ACRE, Galería Enrique Guerrero, Hotel El Ganzo, Hotel Drift, Camanay, Tropicana and other spaces.
Experiences: Art, meditation, gastronomy and music.
In addition, works were presented in Plaza Mijares. by Alfredo Bucay Atri, Eliseo Díaz, Luis Daniel Fiol Castro, María Novoa, Alejandro Glatt and Tomás Walter.
TODOS SANTOS
Places and activities:
Barro Sur offered the workshop My New Favorite Mug! and the exhibition Sticks and Stones, with more than ten ceramic artists: Christa Assad, Jason Durland, Steven Jacobi, Abel Martinez, Uli Martinez, Paolo Melandri, Natalia Szalc, Jenni Ward and Kevin Wickham.
SALARA, in collaboration with Galerie Nordenhake, presented Dust Tail, a collective exhibition that brought together contemporary artists such as Jerónimo Rüedi, Patricia Treib, Not Vital and Elena Damian.
LA PAZ
Places and activities:
The La Paz Cultural Center hosted the Community Philharmonic Orchestra's Spring Concert.
Teatro de la Ciudad presented the Carlos Chávez String Quartet.
Orchid House, Desiert@bierto, Hambrusia and the Pablo L. Martínez Historical Archive offered gastronomic experiences, exhibitions and talks.
Exhibitions:
Oystera presented works by Silvana Solivella, Naomi Olson, Rebecca Uliczka, Tanya Yapor, Verónica Rosas, Sofía Dinatale, Tomás Walter and Darya Maltseva, highlighting Solivella's immersive installation.
In AMVLETO, the photographer Yvonne Venegas showed Walking Portraits, a spin-off series from Sea of Cortez.
Baja Piano Fest (organized by Artist Migration and Ginocchio Gallery):
It celebrated its first edition with presentations by Mauro ffortissimo and Diana GamerosArtist César Perales added a new mural to Centenario Street, reaffirming the value of local collective memory. And the exhibition Mexican Icons: Design, Art and Crafts, curated by Soon Very Soon, in collaboration with Txt.ure, presented works of Ana Paula Álvarez, exploring the relationship between light, shadow, and perception.
ABC Art Baja California thanks the government agencies for their institutional cooperation in celebrating this festival: Government of the State of Baja California Sur • Los Cabos Institute of Culture and Arts • South Baja California Institute of Culture • Baja California Sur Art Museum • Ministry of Tourism and EconomyWe extend our gratitude to our sponsors: Baja Club • Crania • Ginocchio Galería • Jo no Trucks • Oystera • Santa Terra • Tropicana • Zunrodinary, as well as the support of our Media Partners: AMI GLOBAL • Bloody Pie • Coolhunterx • Cosmopolitan Jungle • Grid Traveler • México Traveler • Ocean Blue World • Travelers Guide to México • WAWW
Second edition celebrating art and culture: ABC Art Baja California
La Paz, San José, Todos Santos, Tijuana and Ensenada
March 9 to May 5, 2024
The festival featured a variety of artistic activities with more than 50 projects that solidified the festival as a relevant point in the region by fostering community and promoting culture in Baja.
Each venue hosted a series of experiences and exhibitions related to art, culture, music, and gastronomy in local spaces and public squares, with notable artistic interventions, such as: Quetzalcóatl by Leyla Brashka, Papayas to the moon by Alejandro Glatt, Squared Water and Cement Mound by Goga Trascierra and A Love Letter to Loss by Charlotte Hacker-Muller.
PATIO BY ZⓈONAMACO at the Puerto Los Cabos Sculpture Garden
Outdoor artistic interventions that addressed themes such as:
The History of Whaling: Migrant by Beatriz Cortez
Workshop in collaboration with children to create the world they desire: Embroidering Adriana's Dreams
The Plastic Waste Crisis in San Jose: Dark Side: Plastic by Chris Wyrick
The problem of overexploitation of the totoaba, an endemic fish of the Gulf of California: The lucky Totoaba by Miguel Fernández de Castro
The relationship of the body with space, nature and the desert in the context of the virtual age in which we are currently immersed: Tangible illusions by Manuel Lozano
BY CURATORS
“PATIO is the place where sculptures, performances, ephemeral pieces, workshops or community projects converge, a space that breathes territory, nature and culture.”
-Lena Solà Nogué, curator of PATIO BY ZⓈONAMACO
“Curating a project like PATIO BY ZⓈONAMACO is both a challenge and a privilege. Working with artists to carry out specific projects in such a unique environment as Baja California is a singular undertaking, especially in the Puerto Los Cabos Sculpture Garden, where the natural space connects with the historical, geographical, and environmental context. This curatorial process is distinct and deeply meaningful. The experience has been incredibly enriching; the artists have addressed highly relevant contemporary themes, and I am very pleased with the project's development.”
-Juan Canela, curator of PATIO BY ZⓈONAMACO
Additionally, events such as the Art Walk at the La Paz boardwalk kiosk showcased works by more than 20 local artists. Murals were also created in public spaces in Todos Santos by Elti Alejandro, César Perales, and Callie Herd, and in San José by Aurora Covarrubias.
ABC Art Baja California It offered a total of 129 activities over 8 weeks at its five locations, while PATIO BY ZⓈONAMACO exhibited more than 20 pieces in the landscape of the Puerto Los Cabos Sculpture Garden.
The ABC Art Baja California festival thanks all the venues that participated in this second edition, as well as the artists of PATIO BY ZⓈONAMACO. We extend our gratitude to the authorities of Baja California Sur for their support, to the Los Cabos Trust for their collaboration in promotion, and to our partners and sponsors: Alfredo Ginocchio Gallery Los Cabos • Artsy Nights • Charro Beer • Hotel El Ganzo • Puerto Los Cabos Sculpture Garden • Mini Cooper • Palm Foundation • Tequila 1800 • Zunordinaryas well as our Media Partners.
The first successful edition of ABC Art Baja California
La Paz, San José and Todos Santos
March 10 to April 23, 2023
The ABC Art Baja California cultural festival, founded by Zélika García and Karim Reza, celebrated its 1st edition presenting a series of experiences and exhibitions linked to art, culture and gastronomy through two main programs:
THE PATIO by ZⓈONAMACO
It exhibited more than 50 sculptures, installations, and ephemeral pieces by national and international artists in an open-air space located in Santa Terra, Todos Santos, receiving visitors and various groups from local schools. The curatorial team consisted of:
Direlia Lazo (Cuba, 1984)
Eloísa Hernández (Mexico, 1978)
José Roca (Colombia, 1962)
Juan Canela (Spain, 1980)
María Elena Ortiz (Puerto Rico, 1984)
Pilar Tompkins Rivas (USA, 1974)
Some of the performances were Teach Me Spanish/Enséñeme Español by Nao Bustamante and Marcus Kuiland-Nazario; El toldillo de la memoria (Tarot Marika) by Alfonso José Venega, and Vanguardia Bruja by Verónica Meloni.
LOCAL by ABC
It presented exhibitions, performances, DJ sets and gastronomic events in hotels, galleries, design spaces, artists' studios, restaurants, museums and other alternative spaces, setting up artistic circuits in the three venues with a total of 253 activities.
Part of their programming included:
The Cinema, curated by Samantha Ozer: A series of short films and installations at the Manuel Márquez de León Theater in Todos Santos; Puerta Cortés in La Paz, and Coffee Lab by Lab Baja in San José del Cabo, featuring the work of Alexandre Estrela, Slater Bradley, Arturo Hernández Alcázar, Maria Jose Arjona, Ananké Asseff, Gabriela Golder, Joiri Minaya, Silvia Rivas, Elvira Smeke, Ana G Zambrano and Aline Motta.
The Mural: Artists César Perales, Chris Wyrick and Jessica Méndez developed 3 murals in the town of Todos Santos.
The Plaza: Concerts were presented by Estephania Unzon, Levi Camacho and Costa Azueta, as well as the performance I dressed the stones I found with my sweater by Elvira Smeke.
Winners:
Marea Project – ABC ART LA PAZ
Mango House – ABC ART SAN JOSÉ
Military Gallery – ABC ART ALL SANTOS
Other events:
Artsy Nights x ABC Art Baja California: Exclusive musical event where DJs participated Roderic, Rodrigo Gallardo, Josefono L Telefono, Marymoon, Agatha, Ukiyo, Giacomo and Ape & Fenix.
The ABC Art Baja California festival thanks each of the venues that participated in its first edition, as well as the artists from EL PATIO by ZⓈONAMACO. It also extends its gratitude to the authorities of Baja California Sur for their support in making the festival possible; to the La Paz and Los Cabos trusts for their promotional support; to our partners, Palm Foundation and Tequila 1800; and to our media partners.
