Bogotá, March 22, 2023. ARTBO | Weekend, an initiative of ARTBO, the arts program of the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce, celebrates a new meeting of citizens with Art. This event has established itself as one of the most important in the artistic scene in Bogotá, with a large program and various spaces participating in the circuits that will participate in its seventh edition.

For three days, from April 21 to 23, visitors will be able to enjoy a special program of tours of the city's main art circuits, which include galleries, self-managed spaces, institutions and museums. The initiative aims to bring various audiences closer to the languages and processes of the plastic arts.

Galleries, spaces and circuits

ARTBO | Weekend invites the public to explore Bogotá through tours in six art circuits - Historic Center, Macarena, Teusaquillo, Chapinero Central, San Felipe, Chapinero Norte, where the spaces that will have special activities and exhibitions are located. All activities are free and open to the public with extended hours so that visitors can enjoy the programming at their own pace. Access to these spaces is free of charge and with prior registration on the website. Free transport will be available that will facilitate the transfer between the circuits throughout the city. The spaces that participate in each circuit are:

• Historical Center: La Candelaria is one of the main cultural points of the historical center of Bogotá. The highest concentration of museums is in this sector. The public will be able to visit spaces such as the Bodega Piloto; Bogotá Cinematheque – Gallery; San Agustín Cloister – National University of Colombia, Fragments, Space for Art and Memory; Gilberto Alzate Avendaño Foundation – FUGA; Santa Fe Gallery; Miguel Urrutia Art Museum - MAMU, and Santa Clara Museum.

• Macarena: Recognized as one of the first bohemian neighborhoods in the city, the cultural offer of La Macarena is framed by small cafes and restaurants that are organized around the Parque de la Independencia. The participating spaces are Alonso Garcés Galería, Espacio El Dorado Gallery, SN maCarena, Estación Terrena, Bogotá Museum of Modern Art - MAMBO, NC - art, Bancolombia Art Gallery and Museum of Visual Arts - Jorge Tadeo Lozano University.

• Teusaquillo: Located in a town characterized by architecture with a strong English and French influence, in recent years its enormous houses have been transformed to accommodate spaces reserved for art and culture. You can find spaces such as Galería Salón Comunal, mor charpentier, Casatinta and Taller Trez.

• Central Chapinero: Hoffmann House, Riegner Houses, FORO.SPACE, Christopher Paschall Gallery s. XXI, Sextant Gallery | Arte Dos Gráfico, La Balsa Arte, Mmaison Gallery, Nine Eighty, Ocher Gallery, Other 360º Degrees and Corner.

• San Felipe: Historically a residential neighborhood, it owes its recent development to the growth of the artistic sector that has taken over the place. For eight years, cultural managers and investors have promoted San Felipe as the city's arts district. There will be various spaces, such as Adrián Ibáñez Gallery, Doce Cero Cero Gallery –12:00–, Elvira Moreno Gallery, Vision Institute, LGM Gallery, Plecto Contemporary Art Space, Policroma, Proceso Art Gallery, SGR Gallery, Sketch, House Plastic, Espacio KB, Estudio [74], Museum of Contemporary Art of Bogotá - MAC, Plural Node Cultural and Proyecto Binario.

• Chapinero Norte: Beatriz Esguerra Arte, Espacio Continuo, El Museo Gallery, La Cometa Gallery, LA Galería, Montenegro Art Projects – MAP and Espacio Alterno Gallery – Uniandinos.

Additionally, ARTBO | Weekend 2023 will present other free activities through the following components:

Forum: is a space for learning and discussion of topics related to contemporary art. For this edition, it will be curated by Sofía Casarín, Art Director of LIAISON, an agency that works with museums and institutions in their travel and institutional development programs.

Intervention: this component seeks to explore the relationship between art and the city through a curated sample. Now where? is an exhibition under the curatorship of Carolina Cerón, associate professor of the Art Department of the Universidad de los Andes and has a practice as a curator, made up of the works of the participating art spaces.

Editorial Meeting: this space will present a selection of editorial projects by artists who have integrated publishing and the book format into their practices, as well as a program of talks, workshops and activations.

Mediation: During the tours in the different artistic circuits, the public will be able to enjoy the services offered by the ARTBO | Weekend, made up of professionals from different disciplines, who seek to contribute to the construction of processes of social transformation through education, art and culture.

The 56 exhibition spaces will offer a special program at the following times:

Friday April 21 11:00 a.m. m. to 8:00 p.m. m.

Saturday April 22 11:00 a.m. m. to 8:00 p.m. m.

Sunday April 23 11:00 a.m. m. to 6:00 p.m. m.

Enjoy the programming and free transport in each of the circuits. For more information visit www.artbo.co.