Why this first edition matters — and why we’re excited
If you’ve been paying attention, you already know this: Yucatán has quietly become a very interesting place to experience contemporary art in Mexico. Artists from around the world are living and working here, galleries are taking real risks, and the conversations feel thoughtful rather than trend-chasing.
Enter WAY: Week of Art Yucatán, running January 27–31, 2026 — the first edition of what is clearly designed to become an annual Art Week for the region, and a natural prelude to Mexico City Art Week and Zona MACO, but with its own pace, geography, and point of view.
WAY is showcasing what already exists in the art scene — and inviting people to step inside it.
What is WAY?
WAY (Week of Art Yucatán) is a five-day celebration of contemporary art, design, music, film, and convivial gatherings, unfolding across Mérida and surrounding locations. It brings together local and international artists, curators, galleries, project spaces, and cultural thinkers, with a program that balances substance and pleasure.
Expect:
- Serious art talks and screenings
- Site-specific exhibitions in haciendas and studios
- A city-wide gallery tour
- Sobremesas, tastings, and long conversations
- And yes — proper parties
This is an art week for people who care about context as much as content.
Salón Gallos
WAY’s home base is Salón Gallos, a space that needs no introduction if you’ve been following Mérida’s cultural scene. With over six years of programming and more than 150 cultural events, Gallos naturally anchors the week — hosting talks, screenings, performances, tastings, and the Grand Finale closing party.
THE FULL PROGRAM
WAY – Week of Art Yucatán
January 27–31 | Mérida & Yucatán
Cost: $1400 full week access /$800 Saturday Gallery tour only, buy tickets at Salon Gallos or https://way.com.mx/en/buy-tickets/
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27
Opening Day – Salón Gallos
WAY WAY WAY – Welcome Cocktail
🕔 5:00 PM | Salón Gallos
Art Talk: Marco Castillo
Conference: On Collectivity
🕕 6:00 PM | Salón Gallos
Between Jungle and Market: Possible Bridges in the Yucatecan Art Scene
Panel Discussion
🕖 7:15 PM | Salón Gallos
Invited Project Spaces – Salón Gallos
• La Bienal del Caballo — Neotortillería
• No Por Mucho Madrugar — Proyectos Expectra
• Office Space — Alejandro Manzanero
Exhibition: Fallen Astrolabes & Misprogrammed Heavens
Matías Meszaros Cervantes
🕖 7:00 – 9:00 PM | Salón Gallos
Élite Regional – Live Concert
🕗 8:00 PM | Salón Gallos
EPIC Night – Mezcal ÉPICO Tasting
🕗 8:00 PM | Terraza Gallos
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28
Cinema, Performance & Music
Performance: Omar Said
Atlas (Diaporama)
🕔 5:00 PM | Cinema Gallos
Screening: AVIA, The Garden of Memory
A film by Rodrigo Imaz
🕕 6:00 PM | Cinema Gallos
Presentation: Lithographic Works
Rodrigo Imaz
🕖 7:00 PM | Cinema Gallos
Screening: Crater
El Colegio de la Desextinción
🕖 7:00 PM | Cinema Gallos
EJKIUMI (aka Omar Barquet)
Vinyl Selector
🕗 8:00 PM | Salón Gallos
Gin & Tonic Experience
Gin KATUN Distillation
🕗 8:00 PM | Salón Gallos
THURSDAY, JANUARY 29
Hacienda, Exhibitions & Music
NEPANTLA
Design and Art Exhibition in a Historic Henequen Hacienda
🕚 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Hacienda San Juan, Telchac Pueblo
Sobremesa
Beach lunch with discount + complimentary drink
🕑 2:00 – 5:00 PM | Playa Viva Telchac
Pop-Up: Carla Fernández
🕔 5:00 PM | Casa Flora, García Ginerés 📍
Inaugural Exhibition Reception
🕔 5:00 PM | Galería 25 📍
Opening: Ba’alché – “Animal de Monte”
🕡 6:30 PM | Galería Silvestre 📍
Party & Live Concert with Soprano Sofía Ramírez
🕗 8:00 PM | Centro Cultural La Cúpula Calle 54 x 41 y 43
FRIDAY, JANUARY 30
Sculpture, Residency & After Party
PLANTEL MATILDE
At the Line Where the Sky Meets Earth, Objects Cease to Exist
🕚 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Plantel Matilde, Sac Chich
TERRENO BALDÍO
Results from the Barrio de Sac Chich Artist Residency Program
🕐 1:00 – 5:00 PM | Las Flores, Sac Chich
Participating artists include:
Aldeni Barguez, Luca Bray, Eduardo Chan Tun, Ricardo Chan Tun, Ángeles Chuc Díaz, Rogier Houwen, Kiyoto Ota, Bartola Puc Chan, Jesús Ignacio Soto Chuc, Mario Alberto Soto Chuc, Milagro Guadalupe Soto Chuc, Rubid Alejandra Soto Chuc, Patricio Tejedo
Sobremesa
Lunch by local cooks
🕐 1:00 – 5:00 PM | Comedor Las Flores
💲 Extra cost: $500 MXN
After Party x @coqueta.mp4
🕗 8:00 PM | Zapote 70 📍
💲 $200 MXN
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31
Gallery Tour & Grand Finale
WAY Gallery Tour
Explore selected galleries with complimentary drinks
🕙 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM | Mérida
Participating Galleries
Proyectos Espectra (Salón Gallos), La Bienal del Caballo (Salón Gallos), Galería Casa Colón, Galería Urbana, La Galería, La Concordia, Galería 25, Casa Creativa, Kin Ha, ESAY, La Cúpula, La Sala, Casa Escuela, Lux Perpetua, 54 Gallery, Silvestre, Galería Secreta, Casa Lo’ol, Centro Cultural Hartii, Arte1010, and Taller Maya.
Sobremesas – Restaurant Perks
Discounts with WAY wristband at:
Ariadna, Bartolomé, Salón Gallos, Proyecto Casa 459, Patio Petanca, Lázaro, Lagarto de Oro, MUGY, Casa Antana, Bardo
🕑 2:00 – 6:00 PM
Art Talks – Cinema Gallos
• Yoshua Okón (La Panadería / SOMA)
🕔 5:00 – 6:00 PM
• María García Sainz (PEQUOD Co.)
🕕 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Performance: Rafiki Sánchez
An Expanded Reading
🕕 6:00 PM | Cinema Gallos
GRAND FINALE – WAY x GALLOS
Closing Party
🕗 8:00 PM – 2:00 AM | Salón Gallos
Live & DJ Sets:
• KAFI (Live)
• DJ ARAH x AXOLOTEC
• CARA (El Micky, resident DJ)
🥃 Rum, Mezcal & Gin tastings all night
Why this first edition matters
WAY feels important because it’s measured, confident, and rooted in place. It reflects the reality of Yucatán’s art scene today — international but local, ambitious but grounded. As a first edition, it sets the tone for what could become a yearly Art Week in Yucatán, and a key stop on Mexico’s contemporary art calendar.
We’ll be there. You should be too.
📍 WAY: Week of Art Yucatán
🗓 January 27–31, 2026
🌐 way.com.mx
