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No Blank Canvas: Mixed-Media Workshop with Isaac Grigar

Friday, June 5, 2026 | 2-5PM

Join San Antonio-based artist Isaac Grigar for a hands-on mixed-media workshop exploring personal and regional history through art. In this class, participants will create their own layered artwork using acrylic painting, collage, and image transfer techniques.

Students will bring printed images that hold personal meaning—such as family photos, places, or cultural references—and use them to build a composition on canvas. Through guided instruction, Isaac will walk participants through combining paint, drawing, and collage elements to create a piece that reflects memory, storytelling, and sense of place.

This workshop is part of the No Blank Canvas project in collaboration with the Patrick Heath Public Library’s Memory Lab, highlighting under-told stories from the Texas Hill Country.

All skill levels are welcome. Students are responsible for bringing their own materials

Acrylic Pour with Julie Majek

June 13, 2026 | 10AM-1PM

Go with the flow with Julie Majek as she teaches students the art form of pouring paint onto canvas, also known as fluid art, originated in the 1930s quite by accident. Muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros accidentally spilled different colors of paint onto canvas on top of each other, and was fascinated by the way they mixed. 

In the early 2000s, pouring mediums for acrylic paints were developed, and now acrylic pour art has become a global trend, mostly thanks to social media platforms.

In this workshop you will learn two different painting techniques, and create two paintings.

Ring Making at Art AfterHours

Tuesday, June 16 | 7-9PM

Learn the art of metal smithing by creating beautiful, stacked rings with non ferrous metal. We work on sizing, filing, soldering, and finishing. Practice torch firing, metal texturing, and polishing techniques. Gain all the basic skills to begin your exploration of metals.