Galleries’ Nights comes to Chiang Mai this weekend

Kicking off the evening is the official opening ceremony, starting at 4.30pm at the Chiang Mai University Art and Cultural Center (CMUACC), located at the bottom of Nimmanhaemin Road.

From there, hop onto one of the red truck shuttle buses (free trips at 5.30pm and 6pm) that loop through seven galleries around the city – a great palace to make friends with fellow art enthusiasts! 

Alternatively, you can make your own way to the galleries of your choice – because art is all about freedom, right? 

Keeping to the main city limits, Friday’s featured galleries include Gallery Seascape, Art Mai? Gallery, 31st Century Museum of Contemporary Spirit, Kalm Village, The Meeting Room Art Gallery, HEAD HIGH Second Floor and DC Collection.

Missed something? Don’t worry – the exhibits will still be on display on Saturday, although the shuttle service won’t be running. 

If you get lost or need more information for Friday’s event, call CMUACC at 053 218280. They’ll make sure you don’t miss a thing.

Day two explores the outskirts of the city, covering gallery spaces in the Jetyod and Ping River areas. 

Today, red truck shuttle services will depart from the Alliance Française de Chiang Mai at the same two times as Friday. Here you can also explore a special exhibition titled Sajja by Worasit Kileksi or find out more information about the event and the organisers who are based here for the duration. 

You can also call to find out more information by dialing 053 275277 – note this is a different number from Friday! 

Participating galleries on Saturday include Baan Tuek Art Gallery, Dream Graff Gallery, La Luna Gallery, Little Shelter Box, in-tangible institute, JoJo Kobe Art Gallery and Jing Jai Gallery. 

Without listing every name (which you can find at their website we’ve picked a few highlights of this year’s event that should not be missed. 

While the full list of exhibiting artists is available at galleriesnights.com, don’t miss the works of Kamin Lertchaiprasert, Note Kritsada Phakawatsuntorn, Padungsak Kochsomrong, and Morakot Ketlao – four artists on our watchlist! 

Chiang Mai’s close-knit artistic community also means you might even bump into a few of the creators themselves during your gallery-hopping adventure. Ditch the excuse, grab your friends, pick your favorite galleries and get stuck into some art. Bosh.