Classes & Programs

Explore materials, develop artistic techniques, and bring your ideas to life. Our classes and programs are tailored to different ages, interests, and experience levels, with options for individual workshops, ongoing classes, and collaborative projects.

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Art Classes & Workshops

As an independent artist, Verónica offers workshops, collaborations, and classes for adults, such as metal embossing. Minors are welcome at workshops with a parent or adult.

Handbuilt clay vessel with sculpted openings

Ceramics | Hand-Building & Sculpture

Explore the art of ceramics through traditional hand-building techniques, including pinch, coil, and slab construction. Participants experiment with form, texture, and surface decoration to create functional pottery, decorative pieces, and sculptural works.

Workshops encourage creativity, artistic expression, and skill development, with projects adapted for children, teens, and adults of all experience levels.

A ceramics class table with clay, tools, and rolling pins

Metal Embossing | Mexican Repujado

Explore the art of metal embossing through traditional Mexican repujado techniques. Working with a variety of metal sheets and finishes, participants use specialized tools to experiment with texture, pattern, positive and negative space, and raised relief.

Inspired by Mexican folk art, cultural traditions, and contemporary artistic practices, workshops encourage creative exploration, visual storytelling, and personal expression.

Papier-Mâché Sculpture | Cartonería & Alebrijes

Bring imagination to life through the art of papier-mâché and three-dimensional sculpture. Using paper, cardboard, and paste, participants explore sculptural construction, form, texture, and decorative painting to create imaginative figures, masks, alebrijes, Catrinas, and original artworks.

Workshops draw inspiration from Mexican cartonería traditions, contemporary art, and individual creativity.

A room diorama with a painting inspired by The Starry Night

Mixed Media & Creative Exploration

Explore drawing, painting, collage, and sculpture through hands-on projects that bring different art materials together. Students learn to layer, shape, build, and combine materials such as plaster, clay, paper, and paint while discovering how color, texture, and form work together.

My teaching combines technique with experimentation, encouraging students to explore possibilities, develop their own ideas, and gain confidence in their creative choices. From layered compositions to three-dimensional sculptures, each project offers opportunities for discovery and personal expression.

A diorama inspired by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera

A butterfly print and a landscape painting

A student painting at an easel table in a painting class

Painting: Color, Composition & Expression

Develop your painting practice through exploration of color, brushwork, layering, and composition. Guided projects introduce ways to create depth, texture, and visual emphasis while encouraging individual interpretation.

Working from observation, imagination, or abstraction, participants experiment with different approaches and develop confidence in their artistic decisions.

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Spanish Through Art

Learn Spanish while exploring Latin American art and developing your creative practice.

Día de Muertos

Explore remembrance and cultural traditions through sugar skulls, nichos, presentations, and ofrenda installations.

School, Studio & Group Programs

A papier-mâché giraffe in an after-school art studio

Art Clubs & After-School Art

Offered as art clubs and after-school programs through schools and residential communities. Students develop artistic skills through ongoing exploration of drawing, painting, sculpture, clay, and mixed media. They experiment with materials, develop ideas, and create artwork that reflects their interests.

Activities are adapted to different ages and encourage creative problem-solving, confidence, and collaboration. Spanish Through Art is also available as a dedicated enrichment program.

Artist Residencies & Custom Programs

Develop a sustained art experience tailored to your school, organization, or community. Residencies and multi-session programs allow participants to explore materials in depth, build skills over time, and develop individual or collaborative projects.

Programs can connect with classroom learning, exhibitions, cultural themes, or shared interests, with opportunities to culminate in a showcase or installation.

Studio Classes & Small-Group Sessions

Explore materials and develop your creative practice in a small-group studio class for adults. Guided instruction supports individual projects and experimentation in sculpture, handbuilding with clay, papier-mâché, metal embossing, and mixed media.

Sessions provide opportunities for close attention to technique, discussion of works in progress, and development of personal ideas.

Private Workshops & Group Art Experiences

Engage your group in a guided artmaking experience led by artist and educator Verónica Olivares-Weber. Designed for organizations, workplace teams, and private gatherings, these programs combine artistic instruction with creative exploration, cultural learning, and connection.

Offerings include handbuilding with clay, metal embossing, cartonería (papier-mâché), painting, and mixed-media sculpture. Cultural programs include Día de Muertos workshops in sugar skulls and nichos, custom ofrenda installations, and collaborative altar-making experiences.

Spanish Through Art is also available for private groups, combining language learning with artistic practice in a bilingual format or through full Spanish immersion.

Each experience is tailored to the group's interests and artistic experience. Available for staff enrichment, team retreats, birthdays, holiday gatherings, cultural celebrations, and private events. Groups that include minors take part with a parent or adult.

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