Centro de las Artes de San Agustín

Art center · San Agustín Etla Municipality ·

Centro de las Artes de San Agustín

Art center · San Agustín Etla Municipality ·

Ecological arts center in renovated textile mill, exhibits, workshops

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Av. Independencia s/n, Vista Hermosa, 68247 San Agustín Etla, Oax., Mexico Get directions

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"Textile Mill Converted to Art Center Oaxacan artist Francisco Toledo spearheaded the project of converting an abandoned textile mill into an arts center, which was inaugurated in 2006. The Centro de las Artes San Agustin (CASA) hosts exhibits of a variety of media, as well as courses and workshops. It is an ecological arts center and encourages artistic creation using environmentally friendly processes, and community involvement. CASA is located in San Agustin Etla, about a twenty minute drive from Oaxaca city. It is open daily from 9 am to 6 pm, and if you go on Sundays, there is an organic market on the grounds (Mercado Los Eucaliptos)."

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Strayn W.

Google

Thanks Ivan (host of Etlan) that took us here and explained the context, I felt deeply inspired by the effort Mr. Francisco Tedelo did to recognize the the history of people, villages and living experiences on individuals. Those views are not rooted for only Oaxaca or Zapotec people but also cross culturally inspiring.

Justine T.

Google

Absolutely terrific! It’s a stunning work of architecture and the exhibits were fascinating and beautifully presented. We spent 3 hours wandering and the photos don’t do it justice. It’s in such an unexpected location and absolutely worth the travel time from Oaxaca.

Great E.

Google

Beautiful building with gorgeous courtyard and a nice mask exhibition with Spanish/English descriptions. This place is huge, and it's worth the visit if passing by. Also, it's free, so please donate at the entrance. There's a small building beside the Centro de Artes and has some rotating exhibitions. Worth it!

Darryl F.

Google

An interesting, and beautiful, multimedia arts center. The building and grounds are absolutely gorgeous. Word to the wise: There is not a lot of art on display (make sure you check the website before you go) so you'll be spending most of your time wandering the grounds. Worth the +/- hour trip out of town if you have the time to spare (and reliable transportation) though given all the cultural attractions in Oaxaca I wouldn't rank it as a must see.

Piers O.

Google

This probably isn't on everyone's Oaxaca itinerary but it absolutely should be. A gorgeous renovated paper mill turned art space in the serene beauty of the mountains.

George A.

Google

Definitely a place to go on the Oaxaca circuit. Incredibly beautiful Italian Renaissance bldg restored to become a spacious gallery, with wonderful grounds. While St Augustine has little else for tourists to visit just a half day trip there from Oaxaca is very worthwhile. The village is set in the foothills of the mountains with lots of water around. The caller exhibited a mind-blowing South African artist installation which is was mind altering. Go for the surprise.

Gerda L.

Google

Fantastic rooms. Great mask exhibit. The view from the terrace reminds me of Southern France. It’s just beautiful. I particularly loved the Papel picados covering the windows on the upper floor.

Sebastiaan van der S.

Google

Awesome place, building and museum. Loads of history in the old paper and textile museum, saved by Francisco Toledo and made into a public museum. Great art, photography and historical expositions. Just a great place for a day out!

Mariana G.

Yelp

Here's a little bit of history of CASA: This place used to be an early-20th-century textile mill, a few years ago it was purchased by Oaxacan Artist Francisco Toledo, to be later converted in 2006 into the 1st Latin American center for Ecological Arts. There's also Arte Papel, Toledo's hand made paper workshop, which before used to be the hacienda's hydro electric power plant. Today it was the 1st time I visited this place, I've been around since a couple minutes away there's an organic market every Sunday. There was a textile exposition, all of the clothes shown were from different plays & authors, like Shakespeare. You can see Toledo's details in every inch of CASA combined with the old architecture of the place. We were also able to see a worker in one of the workshops making socks. It was amazing to see how it was done. The expositions are changing constantly, so you never know what you'll see. Also don't forget to take a rest in the gardens, there's different kinds of cacti, flowers and even some fruit trees like mandarin. Really nice place where you can bring your kids, and after go for a walk in town. The best part: you can find all of this & more on 30 minutes outside Oaxaca.

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Strayn W.

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Justine T.

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Great E.

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Darryl F.

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Piers O.

Google

This probably isn't on everyone's Oaxaca itinerary but it absolutely should be. A gorgeous renovated paper mill turned art space in the serene beauty of the mountains.

George A.

Google

Gerda L.

Google

Fantastic rooms. Great mask exhibit. The view from the terrace reminds me of Southern France. It’s just beautiful. I particularly loved the Papel picados covering the windows on the upper floor.

Sebastiaan van der S.

Google

Mariana G.

Yelp

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