IV Edition of the Art Circuit

Cartagena Becomes a Living Gallery with the IV Edition of the Art Circuit

From July 17 to September 13, La Heroica will host more than a dozen exhibitions, gatherings, and experiences celebrating Caribbean art.
Cartagena dresses in art. From July 17 to September 13, the capital of Bolívar will host the fourth edition of the Cartagena Art Circuit, an initiative that is already establishing itself as the most important cultural event in the north of the country.
This year, the city will vibrate with an ambitious program that brings together emerging, established, and mid-career artists in 11 high-profile cultural spaces, including museums, galleries, and cultural centers.

Painting, sculpture, textile art, installations, photography, video art, and mixed media will be the main themes of a profoundly Caribbean tour that celebrates the diversity, memory, identity, and creative power of the territory. Read: Azull Martínez captures the soul of Lorica and the streets of Cartagena in art

The Circuit not only seeks to bring art to the general public, but also to position Cartagena as an epicenter of the visual and plastic arts in Colombia.

Feminine, Ancestral, and Oceanic Art in Cartagena

The opening day, July 17, is divided into three stages. A private cocktail party for special guests will be held at the NH Galería. Meanwhile, the Cartagena Museum of Modern Art (MAMC) will open three exhibitions to the public, charged with symbolic power and sensitivity:
"Weaving Identity: The Women of Mampuján," an exhibition that portrays the work of weavers, victims of the armed conflict, who reconstruct their history with threads as a tool of memory and collective healing.
"Women in the Collection," curated by Eduardo Polanco Porras, pays tribute to key Colombian artists such as Ana Mercedes Hoyos and Maripaz Jaramillo.
"Bronces de Grau," which showcases sculptures by the master Enrique Grau, an icon of modern Latin American art, whose figures exalt Caribbean Blackness and sensuality.

That same day, the Museo Naval del Caribe opens "Océano," an exhibition curated by Gonzalo Zúñiga Ángel that reflects on seascapes as a stage for cultural tensions. Admission is free during the opening.
In parallel, the Museo del Oro Zenú presents "6,000 Years between Land and Sea," an archaeological exhibition on the amphibious cultures of the pre-Hispanic Caribbean. The exhibition highlights the spirituality and intimate relationship of these communities with coastal ecosystems. It will be open until September 13, with free admission.

The narrative of water continues on July 17 at San Lázaro Distrito Artes, with the exhibition "An Amphibian Exhibition," curated by María Claudia Eljach and Rubén Egea (Colartist).

Far from the typical tourist postcards, this exhibition brings together artists such as Jose Covo, Rafael Dussán, Cecilia Herrera, Dayro Carrasquilla, among others, to offer a sensorial and poetic vision of Cartagena as a changing, fluid, and living city. Free admission.
Institutional Meetings and Emerging Talent

On July 18, the Cartagena Chamber of Commerce will host the 1st Interinstitutional Meeting of Contemporary Art of the Caribbean, a closed event that seeks to strengthen ties between cultural organizations in Cartagena, Barranquilla, and Santa Marta.

That same day, the NH Gallery will inaugurate a group exhibition featuring leading figures in Colombian art such as Pedro Ruiz, Álvaro Barrios, Ruby Rumié, and Camila Barreto, which will be on display throughout July with free admission.

Also on the 18th, the Alliance Colombo Française de Cartagena will present the 4th Observatory of Contemporary Art, a Mercuria Gallery curatorship focused on new voices in emerging art. Artists include Aura Cardoiz, Isabel Zuluaga, Daniel Alvarado León, Javier Forero, and Úrsula Ochoa, who engage in a dialogue with painting, sculpture, mixed media, and illustration from different regions of the country.
Nature, Science, and Art in the Cartagena Art Circuit 2025

The July agenda concludes on the 28th with the opening of "BIOFILIA" at the Museo Naval del Caribe, an interdisciplinary exhibition that reflects on the connection between humans and the natural world.

Through installations, video art, and interactive pieces, this exhibition—organized by the Biofilia Alliance and supported by organizations such as the Humboldt Institute, the Cartagena Botanical Garden, Parque Explora, and the Universidad de los Andes—invites us to rethink our relationship with the environment from an aesthetic and scientific perspective. It will be open until September 1.
Tickets and prices for the 4th Cartagena Art Circuit
The main venues on the circuit offer free admission, with the exception of the Museum of Modern Art and the Naval Museum, which apply different rates for nationals and foreigners. Here are some key facts:

Museum of Modern Art: $25,000 for adults, $15,000 for children. Nationals: $20,000 for adults, $10,000 for students and seniors.
Naval Museum: $23,000 for adults, $2,000 for children, $10,000 for students.
Zenú Gold Museum, NH Gallery, San Lázaro District Arts, and Alliance Française: Free admission.
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