Cultural & creative center · Lobitos, Peru

Kapchay

A cultural and creative center on the north coast of Peru, hosted by the artist Inti — home to artist residencies and free art programs for the community.

Hosted by Inti

What is Kapchay?

Kapchay is a cultural and creative center in Lobitos, a surf town on the desert coast of Piura, in northern Peru. Once an empty warehouse, it is now a living studio — white brick walls, open light, murals on every surface — where people come to make, live and learn together.

Kapchay is hosted by the artist Inti, who lives and works here and keeps its doors open to visiting artists and local children alike. Here, art is something shared.

The corner Kapchay mural — a fish beneath a red sun
An artist at work inside Kapchay

Artists in residence

Live and create at Kapchay

Visiting artists are welcome to live and work in the space alongside Inti. Residents get room to make, access to the studio and its materials, and the slow rhythm of Lobitos — the surf, the desert light, and the community around the space.

  • A place to live inside a working studio
  • Studio space and shared materials
  • Days by the ocean in Lobitos
An art workshop with local children at Kapchay

For the community

Free art programs Free

Kapchay opens its doors to local schoolchildren with free, hands-on art workshops — drawing, painting and printmaking in a real artist's space.

Teachers, schools and community groups are welcome to arrange a visit or a workshop.

Inside Kapchay

The space

The studio, the murals, the workshops and the people who pass through. Tap any photo to enlarge.

The host of Kapchay

Inti

Inti is the self-taught artist who hosts Kapchay, the cultural and creative center he built and runs in Lobitos — known across town for his fish, his faces and his tag. See his paintings, prints and hand-painted clothing on his personal website.

Visit tataintiart.com
The artist Inti

Get in touch

Visit, stay, or bring a group

Kapchay is in Lobitos, Piura. The fastest way to reach us is by message.

Lobitos · Piura · Peru