SAFA Launches Chile's First Large-Scale Visual Arts Festival Across Santiago
From October 6 to 11, the first large-scale visual arts week, SAFA (Santiago Festival de las Artes), will engage 150 cultural venues across Chile's Región Metropolitana. Organized by Fundación Antenna and sponsored by BICE, the festival includes twelve cultural routes in neighborhoods such as Vitacura and Barrio Italia. Eleven locations, including Museo del Sonido and Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral (GAM), will have trained mediators leading tours. A jury will present the Premio SAFA a la Mejor Exposición, while the audience can cast their votes for the Premio SAFA a la Mejor Exposición del Público. More than 800 activities are scheduled. Additional information can be found at safa.cl and on Instagram @safa_stgo.
Key facts
- SAFA runs October 6–11, 2026, across Santiago's Región Metropolitana
- 150 cultural spaces open free of charge during the festival
- Twelve neighborhood routes structure the program, from Vitacura to Yungay and Franklin
- 100 young mediators were trained through the Escuela de Mediación Antenna–UC
- Mediated student tours occur in 11 venues including GAM, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, and MAVI UC
- Jury members are Soledad García, Ignacio Szmulewicz, and Varinia Brodsky
- Public voting offers a Premio SAFA al Público of $1.000.000
- More than 800 activities are scheduled; full program available from September 23 at safa.cl
Entities
Artists
- Soledad García
- Ignacio Szmulewicz
- Varinia Brodsky
Institutions
- SAFA
- Santiago Festival de las Artes
- Fundación Antenna
- BICE
- BICE en el Arte
- Mercedes-Benz
- Smart
- Escuela de Arte de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
- Escuela de Mediación Antenna–UC
- Museo del Sonido
- Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral
- GAM
- Centro Cultural Montecarmelo
- Sala GASCO Arte Contemporáneo
- Centro de Extensión Oriente UC
- Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino
- Galería Gabriela Mistral – Arte Contemporáneo
- Museo de Artes Visuales MAVI UC
- Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
- Centro Cultural La Moneda
- Centro de Extensión Alameda UC
- Premio PAM
- Murales para Chile
- Fundación Teatro del Lago
- Arte al límite
Locations
- Santiago
- Chile
- Región Metropolitana
- Barrio Italia
- Bellas Artes
- Bellavista
- Independencia
- Las Condes
- Lo Barnechea
- Matta-Franklin
- Providencia
- Quinta Normal
- Santiago Centro
- Vitacura
- Yungay
- Franklin
- London
- United Kingdom
- Mexico City
- Mexico
- Basel
- Switzerland