What is Pinta Santo Domingo Art Week?
It is an intensive five-day cultural program that activates the city of Santo Domingo through contemporary art, featuring a curated agenda that includes exhibitions, guided tours, talks, special events, and activities open to the public.
What is the conceptual focus of the 2026 edition?
The 2026 edition focuses on Santo Domingo as a key territory where history, living culture, and contemporary practices converge, positioning the city as a space of connection between the Caribbean and the Latin American and international art scenes.
Why does the Caribbean take center stage this year?
The goal is not only to highlight local Dominican art and culture, but to understand it within a broader Caribbean cartography, where the richness, complexity, and diversity of artistic practices across the region converge, viewing the Caribbean as a dynamic flow of cultural production, exchange, and critical thinking.
What role does the FORUM play within Art Week?
The FORUM is a space for reflection and dialogue that brings together artists, curators, thinkers, and international and local specialists to discuss the issues and artistic practices of the Caribbean from collaborative and contemporary perspectives. It is open to the public, with multiple venues, dates, and schedules.
Who is the artistic director of the event?
The artistic direction of Pinta Santo Domingo Art Week 2026 is led by Irene Gelfman, Global Curator of Pinta, ensuring the conceptual, artistic, and quality coherence that characterizes Pinta’s events.
What types of activities are included in the program?
Exhibitions, gallery openings, artist studio visits, guided city tours, public conversations, film screenings, gastronomic and musical events, and activities for the whole family. Further details of the 2026 program will be announced shortly.
Are the activities open to the public?
Yes. The program is public and free of charge, and is especially curated to offer an in-depth experience of the local and Caribbean cultural scene.
Where do the activities take place?
At galleries, partner institutions, and cultural spaces throughout the city, with a main exhibition hosted at a landmark cultural institution in Santo Domingo, along with multiple venues across the city.