---
title: Arquetopia
description: Nonprofit artist residency hosting artists, writers and researchers in Mexico and Peru.
url: https://www.artsume.com/o/arquetopia
type: organization
createdAt: "2026-10-16"
updatedAt: "2026-10-21"
organizationType: Residency
location: Puebla, Mexico
website: https://www.arquetopia.org/
yearFounded: 2009
---

# Arquetopia

*Residency • Puebla, Mexico*

## About

Nonprofit artist residency hosting artists, writers and researchers in Mexico and Peru.

Arquetopia Foundation is an independent Mexican and Peruvian nonprofit that runs international artist residency programs in Puebla and Oaxaca, Mexico, and Cusco, Peru. Founded in 2009, it began as an educational arts initiative for inner-city youth and grew into a residency hosting artists, writers, researchers, curators and art historians from over 110 countries.

Its programs are intensive, mentored and research-based, built on reciprocity, non-dominant forms of knowledge, and an anti-colonial, social-justice outlook. Residents work through materials, techniques and themes in settings shaped by complex colonial histories.

The foundation also promotes sustainable development and social transformation through artistic, cultural and educational programs, and offers special programs for alumni.

## Details

- **Founded:** 2009
- **Address:** Avenida 15 Poniente 715, Centro Histórico, Puebla, Puebla, 72000, MX
- **Website:** https://www.arquetopia.org/
- **Social Media:** instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arquetopia, facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arquetopia, youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ArquetopiaFoundation/featured

## Programs

View current programs from Arquetopia on Artsume: https://www.artsume.com/o/arquetopia