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Classes & Workshops

MACC Education

The MACC is committed to providing a variety of inclusive, and culturally based arts and cultural activities through our dynamic classroom facilities. The MACC Education and Curatorial team presents a range of programming to feature traditional arts and crafts workshops, to contemporary expressions and applications of these traditional practices. Key art forms include but are not limited to storytelling, painting, printmaking, textile arts, culinary, dance, theatre, and design. Together with local, Mexican American artists, makers and culture bearers, the MACC is a space for learning, creativity, innovation and accessibility.

Our educational programing is designed to engage our community by celebrating and preserving Mexican American arts, culture and history.

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Drop-ins

Vida Sana: Gentle Yoga Drop-in

Drop-in

Stretch and relax in this beginner-friendly yoga workshop with certified yoga instructor, Ashley Nava-Monteros. Props such as blankets, straps, and blocks will be available but feel free to bring your own.

Vida Sana: Meditation Drop-in

Drop-in

Invite more calm, patience, and happiness into your life. Join Bettina Escudero, meditation teacher and trauma-informed group leader, for a beginner-friendly meditation workshop. You'll learn how to relieve stress with science-backed mindfulness techniques and how to ground yourself in your body to become more resilient and compassionate with yourself and others.

Baila Salsa y Bachata Drop-in

Drop-in

Learn how to dance salsa and bachata with Dance Instructor, Eduardo Portillo. Tailored for dancers seeking confidence, this course teaches step-by-step salsa and bachata, offering easy-to-follow techniques for leading and following. Whether you're new to or aiming to enhance your dancing skills, this class is your gateway to dancing with confidence on the dance floor.

Special Events

MACC Open House: 2026 Community Vision Boards

Special Event

Join us for a Community Vision Board Open House; a creative gathering centered on reflection and collective dreaming. A vision board is a visual collage of images and words that represents hopes, intentions, and the future we want to work toward. Participants are invited to create their own vision board and also contribute to a shared community board that reflects dreams for our community and the world.

All materials will be provided, and you are welcome to bring personal images or crafting materials if you’d like, though it is not required.

Classes & Workshops

MACC workshops are 1 day only events.
MACC classes consist of multiple days where you work on a project from start to finish.

(Adults) Modern Mexican: Clean Eating, Cultural Roots & Plant-Powered Reinvention

Workshop

Join Jackie Cordova, certified nutrition coach and plant-based culinary educator, in our teaching kitchen for a cooking series dedicated to promoting sustainable, healthy eating habits. Each of the 4 workshops will celebrate Mexican and Mexican American culture through flavors, stories, and heritage ingredients, debunk common January fad diets, empower participants to improvise confidently, and encourage mindful, balanced eating habits. You can take one workshop or join them all.

Kids: Tortillas de Maiz

Workshop

This hands-on workshop is geared for kids and their parents/guardians. Join Chef Enrique Lozano in the teaching kitchen for a fun and interactive workshop on making corn tortillas from scratch. Families will work together to mix press and cook tortillas to perfection. (Only 1 ticket is needed for family size of 2-4)

Prickly Portraits

Workshop

In this workshop participants will make a nopal self-portrait with prepped papier mache nopal pads. Students will paint a self-portrait of themselves or an alter ego on the textured pads that will sit onto a planter which students will then paint. Participants will complete their mixed media sculpture by adding toothpicks "picos" and adorning their portraits with craft materials. These non-traditional portraits will assist students in creating expressions of identity through regional references by expanding the student’s ideas of expression through material.

Corazónes Anatómicos

Workshop

In this hands-on workshop, participants will create an anatomical heart using paper mâché while exploring the connection between emotions and the body. We will learn how to build structure and volume in a relaxed, creative setting. This workshop is ideal for teens and adults and includes time for reflection on love and what it means to connect with your community.

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