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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.

Vida Sana: Yoga + Kickboxing Fusion

Workshop

Join Paulina Siller for a heart-pumping, low-impact cardio fitness workshop! This 1-hour 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.

Vida Sana: Salsa y Bachata

Workshop

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 workshop is your gateway to dancing with confidence on the dance floor.

Vida Sana: Meditation

Workshop

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: Gentle Yoga

Workshop

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.

Aquello Que Divide También Nos Une

Workshop

¿Qué significa vivir en una herida? Gloria Anzaldúa describió la frontera como una herida abierta (1987), un espacio de tensión, pérdida y también de poder. En este taller impartido por artista, Joana Rios de la exposición, Chihua.Chuco.Cruceñas, exploraremos ese concepto a través del bordado en papel, suturando y entrecruzando materiales para crear una pieza artística que refleje cómo esa herida geopolítica nos atraviesa en lo personal.

No se requieren conocimientos previos. Solo trae tu historia.

Vida Sana: Danzón Alegra el Corazón

Class

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!

Dimensional Testimonies: Painting Class for Tweens and Teens

Class

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.

En Mi Vecindad: Adult Painting Workshop

Class

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.

Authentic Presence: Creative Marketing for Artists & Makers

Workshop

Join Denisse Olivas from 11-D Marketing to learn how to design a powerful digital marketing presence with this creative marketing series for artists, coaches, teachers, makers and entrepreneurs! Dive into a dynamic 3-week series of workshops ready to help you develop your digital signature to attract and retain customers with a purposeful and energy-based process. This holistic and intuitive approach to marketing covers a spectrum of important topics, propelling you toward business growth through a magnetic brand presence.

Flags as Contemporary Art

Workshop

Flags are powerful symbols of place and identity. Led by exhibit artist Eva Gabriella Flynn of Chihua.Chuco.Cruceñas, this workshop invites participants to use fabric, markers, scissors, and no-sew techniques to create a flag that represents themselves. The workshop will be introduced with examples of how flags have been used as symbols and artworks and incorporates discussions of symbolism and iconography.

Participants are encouraged to bring their own fabrics or clothing to recycle into banners and flags.

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