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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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A boy and MACC worker doing a craft

Special Events

¡Viva La Causa! A Farmworkers Movement Celebration

Join the MACC on Saturday, March 28 as we celebrate the life and work of César Chávez, one of the prominent leaders of the Farmworkers Movement. We commemorate the legacy of collective resistance to injustice by offering various workshops and resources that inspire unity and collective healing.

Unity Buttons

Special Event

The United Farm Workers of America (UFW) was founded in 1966 by César Chávez, Dolores Huerta, and Larry Itliong and continues to be one of the nations’ longest-running farm worker union. Through labor strikes, boycotts, and successful contract negotiations, they helped improve wages and working conditions of thousands of farmworkers.

The UFW used pin buttons to raise awareness, build community, and promote solidarity with their cause. In this drop-in workshop you’ll get the opportunity to create your own United Farm Workers inspired pin button!

Estrella del Paso: Know Your Rights

Special Event

Stay informed and empowered. Join us for an essential legal information session led by Estrella del Paso, the largest provider of free immigration legal services in West Texas and New Mexico. With a history of service in the El Paso community dating back to 1986, their expert team provides clear, reliable guidance on navigating the current immigration landscape. This presentation is designed to help community members understand their legal rights and access the resources they need to move forward with confidence.

Hilos e Historia: Embroidering the Farmworkers Movement

Special Event

Art is a thread that connects the past to the present. In this workshop we’ll examine photographs of the farmworkers movement and bring this history to life as we connect with the movement through photo embroidery, the practice of embroidering directly on photographs.

Fruits of their Labor: Still Life Watercolor Workshop

Special Event

Farmworkers often work in strenuous conditions to plant, tend and harvest crops that reach our table. Celebrate and honor their labor with a soothing still life watercolor workshop of a produce basket led by artist Maria Natividad.

Conoce tus Derechos Migratorios con Estrella del Paso (sesión en español)

Spring Break Camp

Mantente informado y empoderado. Acompáñanos en una sesión esencial de información legal dirigida por Estrella de El Paso, el proveedor más grande de servicios legales gratuitos de inmigración en el oeste de Texas y Nuevo México.

Con una trayectoria de servicio en la comunidad de El Paso que se remonta a 1986, su equipo de expertos brinda orientación clara y confiable para navegar el panorama migratorio actual. Esta presentación está diseñada para ayudar a los miembros de la comunidad a comprender sus derechos legales y acceder a los recursos que necesitan para salir adelante con confianza.

Kids Culinary Camp – Spring Break

Spring Break Camp

Camp is now full

This 3-day Culinary Camp will introduce students to basic knife skills, kitchen safety, sauce making and classic cooking techniques. Student grades 3rd -5th can explore their culinary interest with recipes to include: Chicken Taco salad, Fideo, Arroz con Leche, Homemade Personal Pizza's and More.

Drop-ins

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. Learn how to relieve stress with science-backed mindfulness techniques 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.

Vida Sana: Yoga + Kickboxing Fusion Drop-in

Drop-in

Join Paulina Siller for a heart-pumping, low-impact cardio fitness class! This 1-hr full-body workout puts you through a dynamic sequence that starts with slow and steady yoga, escalates to a HIIT of kickboxing, then descends into a yoga cool-down.

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.

The Human Figure: Looking, Drawing, Expressing

Workshop

Explore the human body through drawing in a welcoming setting. This intensive figurative drawing hands-on workshop invites participants to observe, sketch and interpret the human figure through guided exercises that emphasize movement, structure and personal expression. Led by professional artist-educator Mario Parra, this workshop encourages close looking, experimentation, and dialogue with artworks from the MACC's current exhibition "Mujer Moderna: The Life and Artwork of Mago Gandara". Participants will develop confidence in drawing while discovering the body as a powerful expressive form.
No prior drawing experience is required. Live models will be clothed.

Print from a Juice Box: The Art of Upcycled Intaglio

Workshop

Turn everyday materials into art! In this unique, hands-on workshop, you’ll discover the world of Intaglio printmaking using a surprising medium: recycled juice boxes. Whether you’re a curious beginner or a creator, you’ll learn how to etch designs prepared by your instructor, Gilberto Seanez, master registration techniques, and walk away with your very own prints. We’ll be drawing inspiration from local flora, fauna, and prehispanic patterns to create something truly special.

Spring Equinox: Lo Que Florece

Workshop

In this workshop you will craft small sculptures or reliefs using papier-mâché, inspired by the vibrant life that blooms in spring—whether flowers, roots, emotions, projects, or ideas. This workshop offers a nurturing space to explore and reflect on growth and transformation through art.

Invite your creativity from within to bloom and honor the season of renewal.

(Adults) Kak’ik: A Traditional Mayan Stew

Workshop

Join Chef Mateo, in the teaching kitchen to welcome the Spring Equinox with Kak’ik, a traditional Mayan Stew made with a rich chicken or turkey broth, red chile and achiote.

(Kids) Bizcochos con Cariño

Workshop

This hands-on class is geared for kids and their parents/guardians. Join Chef Yuri in the teaching kitchen to learn how to turn simple ingredients into soft, melt in your mouth, bizcochos. This beloved treat has become a staple at the dessert table for all types of celebrations and family gatherings. (Only 1 ticket is needed for family size of 2-4)

(Adults) Fermentation, Probiotics and Food Preservation

Workshop

In collaboration with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, we are hosting Jacqueline Cordova, Holistic Health Coach and Instructor, in the teaching kitchen for an interactive fermentation workshop. Participants will learn the art and science of preserving food using traditional, gut-friendly methods that have been used across cultures for generations. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn basic fermentation principles by following two recipes: Traditional Escabeche for savory applications and Blueberries Fermented in Raw Honey for sweet applications.

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