Bienvenidos a OBRACADOBRA You have arrived at the beautiful

Bienvenidos a OBRACADOBRA
You have arrived at the beautiful city of Oaxaca and are about to embark on your art project. We
have found that this city offers great inspiration and plenty of resources to help you along. Below
please find a list of some locations that we think will be of help to artists. Please feel free to email
us at info@obracadobra.com during your stay and ask us questions along the way. Obracadobra is
a very do-it-yourself residency experience, but depending on your medium you may need outside
help, and we (Amanda and Jean the art residency coordinators) or Amado Bolanos the manager
of the Casa Colonial, can put you in touch with local artisans if you desire. Also, we have begun
a collection of used art materials from former residents that you are welcome to use, and if you
want to leave any behind please do so. You will find these materials in a wooden crate in the studio.
The following is a sampling of some of the museums, stores and sites of interest for contemporary
artists working in Oaxaca.
ARTIST RESOURCES:
Fernando Sandoval Taller de Grabado - Fernando Sandoval’s Printmaking Studio
Av. Hidalgo 1212 Col. Centro
Tel. 01 951 5165612
Cel. 045 951 1814881
tallerfs2@hotmail.com
Frida Kahlo Materiales Para Artistas - Art Supply Store
Armenta y Lopez 503 B Centro
Tel: (951)516-3732
MUSEUMS & LIBRARIES:
Museo de Contemporaneo de Oaxaca
Oaxaca’s stunning contemporary art museum with international exhibitions.
Macedonio Alcalá 202 Centro, 68000 Oaxaca
01 951 514 1055
El Centro Fotográfico Manuel Álvarez Bravo
Center for Photography
Photogrpahy exhibits + audio listening stations
M. Bravo # 116 Esq. García Vigil
Centro Historico Oaxaca, Oax.
Tel. (01 951) 516-9800
Oaxaca Cine - Film screenings, lectures, seminars etc
(in the Teatro Macedonio Alcala Opera House)
Oaxacacine Alcala
Independencia No. 900
Col. Centro 68000
tel: +52 (951) 516-3668
IAGO Instituto de Artes Gráficas de Oaxaca
One of the most important collections of graphic arts in Latin America, IAGO hosts an art
library, film center, photography center and sound archive.
Macedonio Alcalá No 507, Centro
Telfs: 52+951 516 69 80/516 20 45
CASA Centro de las Artes de San Agustín
A beautifully restored textile mill that now functions as an art center with large art galleries, workshops
and conferences. CASA is surrounded by pools that are part of a gravity-powered water system that cools
the roof and also supplies a paper-making workshop down the hill.
Independencia s/n en San Agustín Etla, Oaxaca. C. P. 68247
(01951) 521-25 74
Museo Textil de Oaxaca Textile Museum of Oaxaca
This museum is dedicated to bringing people, traditions, fine crafts, design and art together The restored
18th century building offers incredible textile exhbitions, workshops and a library.
Hidalgo 917 Centro Histórico
Casa de la Ciudad
With exhibits and conferences, Casa de la Ciudad focuses on Oaxaca as an urban center and makes
proposals to improve the urban environment. It has a vast collection of photographs, architectural plans
and books.
Calle del General Profirio Diaz Porfirio Díaz 115 esquina con Morelos Centro,
01 951 516-9750
Biblioteca Infantil de Oaxaca
The children’s library of Oaxaca hosts activities, events, public outreach and children’s books in
Spanish. Most striking to older visitors is the archictecture which is built around existing trees on the
property and the entryway fountain.
José López Alavéz 1342
(Entre Dr. Gilberto Bolaños Cacho y Hornos),
Barrio de Xochimilco, C.P. 68040,
Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca
Tel: (01951) 502-6344 y 5026345