EXQUISITE
Art & Culture
Drawn
to BEAUTY If you include art and culture as part of your travel experience,
REEL TO REEL
you'll find that this small corner of the Baja California peninsula
The Los Cabos International Film Festival, aka Festival
provides ample oportunities for artful pleasures, live entertainment
Internacional de Cine de Los Cabos draws thousands of film
and engaging activities.
aficionados and hundreds of film industry professionals. Directors Spike Lee, Terry Gilliam, Oliver Stone and Paul Schrader, and
charming and sophisticated Gallery District. Not only is the area
actors Nicole Kidman, Adam Driver, Monica Bellucci, Jared Leto,
home to countless galleries and artist studios, it also plays host
Jacob Tremblay and Octavia
to an incredibly popular weekly Art Walk, which takes place on
Spencer number among
Thursday evenings between November and June.
those who have presented
Here you’ll find spaces dedicated to work by some of the most important and trailblazing local artists, including sculptor Julian
work, received awards and taken part in events.
Garcia Forcelledo’s 22-year-old Arte Gallery and studio, and 14-year-old contemporary Galería Corsica. Keep an eye out for
WHAT A SAINT
pieces by Javier Guadarrama, Victor Mora, Eduardo Mejorada
Not far from Los Cabos,
and Spanish-born painter Enrique Bascon, who heads up his own
Todos Santos is a bastion
gallery as well.
of art. One of three magical
Gallerist Patricia Mendoza — whose namesake gallery spotlights
Come for the seaside and stay for the art, live entertainment and festivals. By LAWRENCE FERBER
towns in the Baja California
a diverse range of contemporary creators and work, including
peninsula, it’s a Colonial city
conceptual, avant-garde, and cheeky paintings and sculpture —
overlooking the Pacific Ocean that moves to a much slower rhythm.
started offering an Art-to-Table experience that sees collaboration
Park beside the picturesque, yellow church downtown, and set out
between Mexican artists and the area’s organic farms. For the
to explore the galleries, restaurants and shopping available there.
event, chefs craft menus inspired by the artists and incorporate
The town is a joy in itself, with its camera-worthy pastel buildings
produce and meat from the local growers. These can be booked
and historic façades. Still, the standout feature is in the city’s
for groups directly with the gallery.
galleries, most of which line the cobblestone streets surrounding
The district is also home to the San José del Cabo Jazz Weekend Concert Series, which takes place in the winter. Keep an eye on the calendar at visitloscabos.travel/events for
the downtown district. Some are housed in weathered, singlestory, brick buildings, while others, such as in-home galleries where the artists live and work, offer more intimate settings. On
the latest updates on the jazz festivals, as well as concerts and
any given day, you can visit a dozen or more studios where you’re
other live events.
likely to meet the artists and hear a bit about their latest projects.
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