A First for Tulum: The Beginning of Horizontes Mexicanos
COLECTIVO CHERANÍ, CHERAN, MX
This is the beginning of something we’ve been waiting for — even if we didn’t know we were.
Tulum has been a hub for creative energy for years, but somehow, it never had a proper art festival made by and for artists — until now. Horizontes Mexicanos is the first official Mexican art festival to happen in Tulum, and that means something. Not because we’re chasing headlines or hashtags, but because it’s time.
Time to give space to Mexican artists. Time to talk honestly about process, community, vulnerability. Time to let the murals and the performances say what can’t be written.
If you know Tulum Art Club, you know that this isn’t about spectacle. It’s about building a long-term, cultural presence. One that honors creativity, not trends. One that collaborates with the community, instead of extracting from it.
This first edition of Horizontes Mexicanos is our way of planting roots again. It started as an idea in a conversation with Benny Vergara, founder of Artery, someone I deeply respect for the way he understands contemporary art and the importance of context. With his support, and the shared vision we have for creating an actual ecosystem for artists in Mexico, this first festival is not a one-off. It’s a foundation.
We kicked off with the first group of invited artists and an unforgettable mural by Colectivo Cherani. That mural is more than just color on a wall. It carries memory, resistance, and a whole history you can feel as you walk past it. The opening exhibition and performances felt real. Not polished, not perfect — but alive. Exactly how art should feel.
And the best part? This is just the beginning. In April, we welcome the second wave: Secreto Rebollo from Guadalajara, Bache from Durango, and Fina Ferrara from Monterrey. Each of them brings their own language, and each will leave something behind — not just physically, but emotionally, conceptually.
Horizontes Mexicanos is the first of several projects we’re hosting this year through Tulum Art Club. After a lot of silence and planning, 2024 is the year we activate again. We’ve been working on a series of residencies, site-specific interventions, and pop-up shows that will slowly weave together a new version of what Tulum Art Club can be.
This blog isn’t a press release. It’s a marker. A note to those who’ve followed our work, and to those just arriving in this scene, that something honest is happening. We’re not aiming to go viral. We’re aiming to make something that lasts. Something that belongs.
If you’re in Tulum — come see the murals. Talk to the artists. Go beyond the surface. If you’re not, you’ll see parts of it online. But know this: the real thing, the reason we do this, can’t be captured in pixels.
Horizontes Mexicanos is not just an art festival in Tulum. It’s a new page. Written by many hands. In many languages. Under the same sky.
Alfonso Garrido
Foudner of Tulum Art club
