Workshops

Our Oaxaca art workshops offer personal, real, true experiences with Mexican culture.

~ Are you an explorer at heart, looking for a different kind of cultural and creative adventure?
~ Would you like a hands-on, deep dive into the art and culture of Oaxaca – but don’t want to go it alone?
~ Want to share some creative time with like-minded travelers in an intimate setting?
~ Ready to fill your well of inspiration + recharge your artist soul? (you too, beginners!)
~ Want to develop your unique creative voice, fearlessly?

We give creative travelers and lifelong learners an art adventure – an authentic immersion in Mexican culture, a chance to fill your creative well, to open up your mind to new experiences, ideas, possibilities. We want you to be transformed, to make art with your own personal symbols and stories, to paint from your heart and soul. We’ll teach you simple basic ways to dive into your art and get over fear of making a mistake. This is your chance to go on a meaningful adventure with a small, likeminded group of fellow travelers – to discover the “secret soul” of things that matter to you.

ART + CULTURE WORKSHOPS IN THE HEART OF OAXACA, MEXICO IN 2023

Come to Oaxaca – a magical place that will inspire you – for a creative pilgrimage. Immerse yourself in the local art scene and artesania. Create your own thoroughly Oaxacan memories on paper to take home. You’ll go on cultural tours and field trips in the Valley of Oaxaca: Zapotec ruins, ceramics, tapetes (woven rugs), alebrijes (wooden figures), tin milagros, art galleries and artisan studios, and an authentic Day of the Dead~Día de Muertos immersion.

Our philosophy is like Rick Steves’ backdoor travel:

“To reap the biggest benefits from traveling, become a temporary local, go outside your comfort zone, bring a curious attitude, and enjoy the local-style alternatives to expensive hotels and restaurants. A tight budget forces you to travel close to the ground, meet and communicate with the people, not rely on service with a purchased smile.” Like Rick Steves, we strive to make our workshops unique and filled with memorable experiences, and make a point not to rush.

March 17 – 26, 2023 – SOLD OUT, GET ON WAIT LIST
Thoroughly Oaxaca Art Experience 2: mixed media, natural pigments, symbols & talismans
Instructors: Pedro Cruz Pacheco + Corrie McCluskey
Oaxaca, Mexico

September 22 – October 2, 2023    A FEW SPACES STILL AVAILABLE
Art Journaling Workshop Oaxaca to Puebla: watercolor, mixed media, collage, ephemera hunt
Instructors: Pedro Cruz Pacheco + Corrie McCluskey
Oaxaca & Puebla, Mexico

October 27 – Nov 5, 2023    ONLY 1 SPACE LEFT
Día de Muertos Workshop: watercolor, group altar, sand tapestry
Instructor: Pedro Cruz Pacheco
Oaxaca, Mexico

October 28 – Nov 6, 2022 – SOLD OUT
Día de Muertos Workshop: watercolor, group altar, sand tapestry, tin milagros
Instructor: Pedro Cruz Pacheco
Oaxaca, Mexico

PAST WORKSHOPS

2018

ORIGINAL ART DIRECT FROM OAXACA, MEXICO
PEOPLE, ANIMALS, MAGICAL SCENES WITH SYMBOLS & TALISMANS