La Capilla Azul

01/09/2026

This summer we have been updating our website, so that visitors can have access to all of the newsletters we've published since late 2024. Just click on this link and you'll have a choice of which newsletter you'd like to read.

18/06/2026

Last month we celebrated our third anniversary with Capilla Azul's tenth exhibition, Angelus Novus, featuring new works by the Quellon-based artist Andrés Ávila and the Spanish artist Rogelio Lopez Cuenca. More than 150 people attended the opening, and a great time was had by all. Following is the invitation, and lots of photos and videos of the work and the event.

19/01/2026

We hope to see you this Saturday for the opening of Metamorphosis, featuring new works made for the La Capilla Azul by María-Inés Galecio and Karina Aguilera Skvirsky!

13/12/2025

We sometimes get asked why La Capilla Azul is in such a remote location, which is a hard question to answer with just words. But the truth is that in recent years some of us have gradually come around to the belief that art exists so that we humans can show each other a better way forward. As you can see the Rio Paildad delta on the Gran Isla de Chiloé is the sort of place that you never forget once you visit. Here's a drone video from the year we began fundraising, but before any work has begun, where you can see the entire spread, including the Capilla (lower center). If it looks like how you imagine the Garden of Eden might have looked, you're catching my drift. And if you can't visit us in person, you can always do so on our website (capillaazul.com), and while you're there, please consider signing up for our mailing list and/or making an end-of-year contribution. And if the latter is not doable right now, just relax and enjoy the view. .azul

28/11/2025

It appears Condé Nast Traveler has now picked up on the forthcoming The 99 book, in which our little Capilla Azul is featured as one of the most influential art spaces in the world. We even merit a thumbnail description in this article as "the curious Capilla Azul on the main island of the Chiloé archipelago, in southern Chile, which can be reached by ferry." Works for me!

Esta guía invita a descubrir pequeños grandes secretos: curiosos museos, instalaciones perdidas en el desierto o interesantísimas fundaciones.

15/11/2025

Rafael Lara (1969-2024), four small woodblocks carved by hand, and a woodcut print made using a different block, n.d., as seen in the current exhibition of Lara's work at Capilla Azul, Espiritu Libre, which closes December 6. The intimacy of these works is pretty remarkable, as is their relative fragility. There are twelve in total, some more finished than others, and the current idea being floated is to make a single impression from each of the best ones, and preserve print & woodblock side by side in a single frame. La Capilla Azul www.capillaazul.com

15/09/2025

If you're reading this, then you are cordially invited to join us from 4 to 9 pm on Saturday, September 27, for the opening of Espíritu Libre, an exhibition bringing together forty works by the late, great Rafael Lara (1969-2024) with works made by his students at Academy of Art Islas al Sur, where Rafael taught printmaking to children. As always there will be music, food, drink, poetry, gifts for all kids, free posters and catalogs, and our traditional raffle. The full address is Comarca Contuy, Queilen, Gran Isla de Chiloé, Región Los Lagos, Chile.

14/09/2025

Just wanted to share our updated and improved website, thanks to our graphic designer Erin Elder. There are still a few details to be ironed out, but please pay us a visit and let us know what you think:

Para quienes nos visitan desde la ciudad, todo lo que aparece ante nuestros ojos en la vida rural se presenta como una bendición y un espectáculo que deseamos que nunca termine. Asimismo, cada momento dedicado a contemplar la tierra y el mar del sur de Chile puede considerarse una prueba irrefutab...

11/09/2025

Opening on Saturday, September 27: Espíritu Libre, which showcases the art of the late Rafael Lara (1969-2024), alongside works by the students he taught at the Academia de Artes Islas al Sur. Invitation to follow!