The third annual Mérida Artist Studio Tour Saturday, unique and self-guided, reveals local artists’ private spaces to the public.
Many of the 25 artists on the tour are represented in galleries and museums around the world, but the MEL Artist Studio Tour is the only time their studios are open to the public. Explore the rooms where sculptures, prints, printings and photographer is produced.
Several artists are new to the tour this year:
David Aldrich, Viviana Hinojosa, Emilio Said, Samia Farah, Monica Rezman, Jason Kriegler, Paul Lorenz, David Stansbury, Joseph Kurhajec, Alejandro Farias, Ivan Gabaldon and Kreso Cavlovic.
Returning to the tour are:
Jorge Espinosa Torre, Emilio Torre Gamboa, Mark Callahan, Samuel Barrera, Manuel Taure, Igor Solis, Jose Gongora, Ivan Baltazar, Rodolfo Baeza, Jorge Guerra, Ernesto Novelo, Henry Martinez Tenorio.
Tickets: 200 pesos before Feb. 21; 250 pesos the day of the tour. Purchase them at the Mérida English Library; the Slow Food Market; Galería La Eskalera, Calle 70 #474B x 57 y 59, Santiago, Mérida; Soho Galleries, Calle 60 #400A x 43 y 41, Santa Ana, Mérida.
Proceeds benefit the Mérida English Library.
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