Talks on art and literature in Santiago

Santiago has over 100 talks on art and literature, 58 of them free. This Thursday, October 22, highlights include Filosofando con rock David Bowie at Café Literario de Ñuñoa, the Cátedra Raúl Ruiz on Martin McDonagh's cinema at Universidad Diego Portales and Paneles de conversación at Centro Cultural CEINA, all free; on Saturday 24, the Conversatorio Recursividad y estética en Ballroom at Casa Mecenas. Talks and debates dominate, mainly in Santiago, Providencia and Las Condes.

• Recursivity and aesthetics in Ballroom talkSat, Oct 24 · 17:00 · Casa Mecenas, Santiago · Free
• Arts Forum 2026: Re-creationsUntil Thu, Oct 29 · Sala Sergio Aguirre, Santiago
• Yūrei: the nature of the Japanese ghostTue, Oct 27 · 12:00 · Café Literario Parque Balmaceda, Providencia · Free
• Entre Oscuridad y Colmillos: Carmilla, Drácula y el vampiro góticoToday · 16:00 · Café Literario Parque Balmaceda, Providencia · Free
• Nicolas Bourriaud lecture, Encuentro RACO 2026Tue, Oct 27 · 16:00 · Auditorio Biblioteca Nicanor Parra, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago · Free
• Cátedra Raúl Ruiz: The cinema of Martin McDonaghToday · 11:30 · Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago · Free
• Talk: "In search of the lost Vivaldi"Wed, Nov 4 · 19:00 · Universidad de los Andes, Las Condes
• Talk: Pioneers of the modern movementWed, Nov 18 · 19:00 · Universidad de los Andes, Las Condes
• Talk: "The power of images"Tue, Oct 27 · 10:30 · Universidad de los Andes, Las Condes
• Coffee, art and literature: "The Odyssey"Mon, Oct 26 · 16:00 · Casa Club, Universidad de los Andes, Las Condes
• Talk: "Gustav Klimt, the master of gold"Tue, Nov 10 · 10:30 · Universidad de los Andes, Las Condes
• National Awards SeriesTue, Nov 17 · 19:30 · Teatro Zoco, Lo Barnechea
• Talk and workshop with Daniela ThiersSat, Nov 7 · 11:30 · Centro Lector, Lo Barnechea · Free
• Illustration and Graphic Narrative TalkMon, Oct 26 · Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins, Santiago
• Interview with Marty FriedmanSat, Nov 14 · 20:00 · Teatro Cariola, Santiago
• Conversation panelsUntil Fri, Oct 23 · Centro Cultural CEINA, Santiago · Free
• EEE Festival: The Politics of DiscomfortThu, Nov 12 · Bar de Patio, Providencia · Free
• Epistemologies of the Body TalkWed, Nov 4 · 16:00 · Casa Palacio, Santiago · Free
• Philosophizing with rock David BowieToday · 19:00 · Café Literario de Ñuñoa · Free
• Timothy Dhalleine: 12 years telling the story of PatagoniaFri, Nov 13 · Parque Santa Rosa de Apoquindo, Las Condes
• Elogio de la materia talkThu, Nov 26 · 19:00 · Salón Oriente Casa Palacio, Santiago · Free
• Joaquina Salgado and QOA: On digital languageToday · 14:30 · Sala Adolfo Couve, Facultad de Artes U. de Chile, Providencia · Free
• Conversations Cycle: Doing things with archives14:50 · Sala de Usos Múltiples, Biblioteca de Humanidades UC, San Joaquín · Free
• Open class Colectivo ComúnToday · 15:00 · Salón Sergio Larraín G-M, Providencia · Free
• Panel Body practicesTomorrow · 10:00 · Centro Cultural CEINA, Santiago · Free
• Panel Danza y entornos digitalesToday · 12:00 · Centro Cultural CEINA, Santiago · Free
• Panel Dance and heritageToday · 10:00 · Centro Cultural CEINA, Santiago · Free
• Talk: Editing and typographic useToday · 12:00 · Escuela de Diseño UTEM, Santiago · Free
• Open class: Teodoro FernándezToday · 14:00 · Sala Doctorado Campus Lo Contador UC, Providencia · Free
• Pascuala Ilabaca: Cultivating diversityToday · Sala SCD · Mallplaza Egaña, La Florida
• Ancestral shadowsWed, Oct 28 · Biblioteca Pública de La Reina · Free
• 4th Theatrical Heritage MeetingWed, Oct 28 · 11:45 · Plataforma Cultural U. de Chile, Ñuñoa · Free
• Encuentro Bamba 2026Tomorrow · 09:30 · Parque O'Higgins, Santiago · Free
• FECID Talk with Carlos CabezasFri, Oct 30 · Centro Cultural de España en Chile, Providencia · Free
• Inclusive Artistic Practices WorkshopWed, Nov 4 · 09:00 · Sala Isidora Zegers, Sede Alfonso Letelier Llona, Santiago · Free
• Experimental Audio Encounter - Day 1Today · 10:00 · Museo del Sonido, Santiago · Free
• Experimental Audio Encounter - Day 2Tomorrow · 10:00 · Museo del Sonido, Santiago · Free
• II Colloquium on Theater and InclusionWed, Nov 4 · 09:00 · Sala Eloísa Díaz y Plataforma Cultural, Ñuñoa · Free
• Entre Viñetas SeminarSat, Nov 14 · 10:00 · Auditorio Palacio Pereira, Santiago · Free
• Entre Viñetas SeminarSat, Nov 7 · 10:00 · Auditorio Palacio Pereira, Santiago · Free
• Lecture: Colonial Music with Ramiro AlbinoSat, Oct 24 · 10:15 · Iglesia del Monasterio del Carmen Bajo de San Rafael, Independencia · Free
• Cultural Café: La OdiseaMon, Oct 26 · 16:00 · Casa Club El Mercurio, Vitacura · From $10,000
• Artistic Vocation DiscussionTomorrow · 19:30 · Junta de Vecinos Villa San Miguel · Free
• Talk: The Vanilla ProcessSun, Oct 25 · 14:00 · Fundación Mecenas, Providencia
• Discussion: Foundations of Chilean Hip-HopTue, Oct 27 · 12:00 · Facultad de Derecho Universidad de Chile, Providencia · Free
• Course: Brief history of sculpture12:00 · Auditorium Galería Patricia Ready, Vitacura · Free
• Talk: Who Killed Gaete?Fri, Oct 30 · 19:30 · Teatro Comunitario Novedades, Santiago · Free
• Presentation of the Carmen Waugh Digital ArchiveThu, Oct 29 · 17:00 · Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago · Free
• 7th UTEM Typography MeetingUntil Thu, Oct 22 · Escuela de Diseño UTEM, Santiago · Free
• Digital distribution and musical self-managementTomorrow · 15:00 · Balmaceda Arte Joven, Santiago · Free
• Architecture and Collective Well-being ReflectionSat, Oct 24 · 10:00 · Centro Kelluwün, Peñalolén · Free
• Formas de Sostener TalkToday · 19:00 · Museo Taller, Providencia
• How to be a full-time artistFri, Oct 30 · Radisson Blu, Las Condes
• Panel: From hobby to serious projectFri, Oct 30 · Radisson Blu, Las Condes
• You and artSun, Nov 8 · 17:00 · Casa Gato, Ñuñoa · From $5,000
• Round table: La Escena de AvanzadaTue, Oct 27 · 18:30 · Instituto Francés de Chile, Santiago · Free
• WüFF 2026: Cars & FursFri, Oct 30 · Radisson Blu, Las Condes
• WüFF 2026: FurRaymiFri, Oct 30 · Radisson Blu, Santiago
• Avatàra Ayuso TalkTomorrow · 10:00 · CEINA, Santiago · Free
• Elías Santis: The Boy and the Shared TableTomorrow · 17:00 · Centro Cultural Las Condes · Free

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