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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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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.

Me Late el Arte

Special Event

Looking for free art activities for kids this summer? Me Late el Arte is for you! Get out of the summer heat and join us for crafts created and guided by the MACC’s teaching artists every Wednesday and Friday of the month! Tap into your creativity or simply relax with a different craft every Wednesday and Friday. All of our activities include materials, are free and open to the public, are on a drop-in basis and until supplies last.

Vida Sana: Midday Meditation

Workshop

Incorporate some mindfulness into your workday! Join meditation teacher Bettina Escudero for a 45-minute beginner-friendly meditation session. Taking a midday break for meditation can offer a wide range of benefits, including stress reduction, improved focus and concentration, enhanced mood, and boost your creativity! No meditation experience required.

Dimensional Testimonies:
Painting Class for Tweens and Teens

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Led by Kimberly Arellano, a local Chicana mixed-media painter and middle school art teacher, this class invites middle schoolers (ages 11-14) to create layered, gallery-ready works that celebrate Mexican American heritage, personal storytelling, and bold visual identity.

Students work through four exciting phases, from collaged family histories and Chicano iconography to bas-relief clay sculpture and woven textile elements, building a three-dimensional canvas that is uniquely and powerfully their own. Running on Saturdays over 4 weeks, young artists grow into Artist-Leaders, discovering how their cultural roots and personal passions can come alive through art.

This is a four-part class, and students must commit to attending all four sessions to register.

Vida Sana: Midday Meditation

Class

Incorporate some mindfulness into your workday! Join meditation teacher Bettina Escudero for a 45-minute beginner-friendly meditation session. Taking a midday break for meditation can offer a wide range of benefits, including stress reduction, improved focus and concentration, enhanced mood, and boost your creativity! No meditation experience required.

Vida Sana: Yoga + Kickboxing Fusion (NEW SCHEDULE!)

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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. NEW SCHEDULE: CLASS EVERY OTHER WEEK STARTING AUGUST 1!

Vida Sana: Danzón Alegra el Corazón (¡NUEVO HORARIO!)

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¡Aprende como bailar Danzón con la maestra Elizabeth Flores! Esta clase es perfecta para principiantes de todas las edades que deseen aprender sobre los orígenes, los pasos básicos, y la coreografía que conforman el danzón.

El baile del danzón se originó en Matanzas, Cuba y llegó a México en 1880. Es acervo de nuestra cultura y ha sido estudiado por antropólogos sociales, investigado por músicos y bailado preferentemente por adultos mayores en plazas y zócalos del centro y sur del país.

Danzón es una forma de expresión como todo el arte. El baile alegra el corazón y la vida. Por eso y por mucho más…. ¡Que empiece el baile!

Vida Sana: Meditation

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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.

Vida Sana: Salsa y Bachata (NEW SCHEDULE!)

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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: Gentle Yoga

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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.

Bordado Tenango: Otomi Embroidery Course

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Join Lizbeth Sanchez from Cushi Cushi915 in this Mexican Tenango Embroidery class! Tenango is an iconic and vibrant embroidery originated in Tenango de Doria, a community in the mountains in the state of Hidalgo, located in central Mexico, and associated with the Otomí-Tepehua indigenous community.

During this 3-session course, you'll learn Tenango embroidery origin and worldview (cosmovisión), the inspiration behind Tenangos as well as pattern tracing and embroidery technique.

Wixárika Beadwork

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Discover the sacred art of the Wixárika people! Join teaching artist, Soila Fierro for a two-part workshop exploring Huichol beadwork, a vibrant and intricate tradition where cera de Campeche is used as the base to press colorful beads into stunning images of tigers, dogs, suns, moons, and more. Each piece is a window into the rich cultural and spiritual world of the Wixárika people, noexperience needed, just curiosity and patience!

THIRD THURSDAY: Noche del Divo

Special Event

Join us for a night celebrating the legendary Juan Gabriel as we honor his artistry, spirit, and enduring place in our hearts and our culture. Noche del Divo brings together live performance, music, art, and community for an unforgettable evening at the MACC.

The House of Trials by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Con Música de Juan Gabriel

Special Event

Based on Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz's beloved romantic comedy Los Empeños de una Casa, this fast-paced 70-minute adaptation transports the story from 17th-century Spain to the Mexican Revolution, filled with ranchero costumes, secret identities, and plenty of laughs.

This community production features local El Paso talent and UTEP students. And because every great comedy deserves a great soundtrack, the chaos and romance unfolds to the iconic music of Juan Gabriel. Accessible, joyful, and a true El Paso production

Juanga Karaoke and a Craft

Special Event

Grab the mic and sing your favorite Juanga classics on our beloved terrace with drinks, snacks, and good company, while working on a commemorative craft to take home as a keepsake for the night!

Juanga Print

Special Event

Bring your own t-shirt, bandana or canvas bag and get it screen-printed for free by artist Rogelio Rosiles.

Vamos al Noah Noah-Community Mural

Special Event

Add your favorite Juanga phrase to our Community Mural.

Me Late el Arte

Special Event

Looking for free art activities for kids this summer? Me Late el Arte is for you! Get out of the summer heat and join us for crafts created and guided by the MACC’s teaching artists every Wednesday and Friday of the month! Tap into your creativity or simply relax with a different craft every Friday. All of our activities include materials, are free and open to the public, are on a drop-in basis and until supplies last.

En Mi Vecindad: Adult Painting Workshop

Workshop

Led by teaching artist Daisy López, En Mi Vecindad, came from a sentiment to preserve memories, spaces, and the everyday moments that represent us. This two-part all-levels acrylic painting class invites participants to reflect on the collectivity of home through paint.

Bring a picture or two of your home, your abuelita's home, la plantita on top of the fridge, el cerco de hierro, una ventana, platillo, or anything else that holds meaning for you. Together, we will use these personal images as the starting point for a painting that captures the spaces and details that shape who we are.

Vida Sana Well-being Retreat

Workshop

Take a day to break free from mental chatter and constant doing during this one-day Well-being Retreat with Bettina Escudero, trauma-informed meditation teacher. Participants will explore the Four Pillars of Well-being through different mindfulness and contemplative practices. All levels of practitioners are welcome; no previous experience is needed. Come catch a glimpse of what it means to flourish in our modern world!

Questions about the retreat can be directed to [email protected].

Bead Weave a Bracelet

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Learn to bead weave with Cynthia Gutierrez-Krapp! In this 3.5-hour workshop, you will learn to warp your bead loom, follow a pattern, learn to bead weave and the finishing process of your project. We will discuss how we are inspired, whether it comes from nature, our surroundings and/or art. Bead weaving is a meditative and creative craft for everyone!

Wild Color: Mushroom Watercolor Workshop

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Discover the hidden palette of the fungi kingdom. In this immersive, hands-on workshop, you will learn the rare and beautiful art of transforming wild, foraged and regionally grown mushrooms into professional-grade watercolor paints.

Skip the messy boiling methods, we are using a fast, zero-heat, water-free Dry Pulverization technique. While we will work with pre-dried regional fungi like Dyer’s Polypore and Artist’s Conk, you will walk away with the exact skills needed to harvest and create custom paints from other native Chihuahuan Desert plants right here in El Paso!

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