MarfaMUST and Martha Invitational Return for May Arts Weekend
Mark your calendars for a vibrant arts weekend on May 29-30, 2026, hosted by MarfaMUST, an organization founded by Jeanhee Yu, Dim Zayan, and Guy Sealy. This event will feature a studio tour spotlighting local artists, the reintroduction of the Martha Invitational at Rule Gallery, and a pop-up exhibition titled "Homecoming" at New Star Marfa. "Homecoming" will include tintype portraits by Carolyn Macartney, as well as creations by other Marfa-based artists, inspired by Martha Hughes and Bettina Landgrebe. Maps of participating studios will be available both online and in print for visitors.
Key facts
- MarfaMUST arts weekend is May 29-30, 2026.
- MarfaMUST is an artist-run collective founded by Jeanhee Yu, Dim Zayan, and Guy Sealy.
- The weekend includes a studio tour, the Martha Invitational at Rule Gallery, and Homecoming exhibition at New Star Marfa.
- Homecoming features tintype portraits by Carolyn Macartney and other Marfa artists.
- Martha Invitational spoofs the Marfa Invitational, renamed Marfa Invitational Open in 2025.
- Original Martha Invitational was in 2023 in Martha Hughes's studio with Leslie Wilkes and Diana Simard.
- 2026 Martha Invitational includes Hughes, Wilkes, Simard, and Bettina Landgrebe.
- A map of participating studios will be available in print and online.
Entities
Artists
- Jeanhee Yu
- Dim Zayan
- Guy Sealy
- Carolyn Macartney
- Martha Hughes
- Bettina Landgrebe
- Leslie Wilkes
- Diana Simard
Institutions
- MarfaMUST
- Rule Gallery
- New Star Marfa
- Marfa Invitational
- Marfa Invitational Open
- Glasstire
Locations
- Marfa
- United States