Art VallARTa

Mexican Food and Wine Tastings/Parings with Uncork Mexico
2018-12-21 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Mexico_City) | Shop
Our most popular wine tasting: a selection of five boutique Mexican wines paired with five Mexican tasting dishes
If you have done this tasting before and would like to join us again: we keep track of all the clients and wines in each of our tastings, and we guarantee at least 3 of the wines will be different from your previous tasting.
Time: 6:00-8:00pm
Menu:
Red corn tostada with mochete guacamole topped with saltamontes (grasshoppers)
Orange scented duck baked in a hoja santa leaf
Turquoise blue corn tamales – (vegetarian or meat) with mole
Shrimp skewers marinated in Mexican herbs serviced with jalapeno espuma
Chocolate chipotle with sweet tomatillo and Mexican vanilla sauces
What’s Included: a tasting of 5 premium Mexican wines paired with 5 Mexican tasting dishes
This is an intimate event capped at only 8 seats. Secure your spot(s) as soon as possible, as they sell out quickly!
Wines Tasting presented by Uncork Mexico

Tamale making workshop and tamale happy hour with nathalie herling
2018-12-20 15:00 - 19:00 UTC
Following the rich Mexican tradition of making Tamales for Christmas we will have a hands on start to finish Tamale making workshop. A fun gathering to do what Mexican cooks have enjoyed for centuries to do – cook and chat, gossip, laugh while we make tamales. We will make traditional corn husk tamales with pork and vegetarian options. As well as sweet tamales, a Norteña Christmas traditions that reaches into Texas and Californa and Colombian style banana leaf tamales with chicken, egg and olives!!
For drinking we will make Cafe de Olla and Colombian hot chocolate, classic holiday beverages, to keep us caffeinated to make all these Tamales! You will be taking home lots of tamales to share with family and friends or freeze to enjoy later. We will be using clay pots to make our delicious fillings and masa. Even steaming too!
Recommended you bring an apron, take home containers and lots of good stories to share. This workshop will likely go on for at least 4 hours as we cook, laugh and make a lovely communal mess making delicious tamales. Might turn into a Tamale Fiesta with Vino Caliente after we are done!
Entrance details will be sent to participants. Going to be held in the handmade Mexican tile kitchen overlooking the ocean.
Nathalie Herling of Creative Clay Cooking will be sharing her Mexican, Texas and Colombia recipes for traditional Christmas tamales which many she has prepared for over 30 years.

The Male Figure: Ceramic Workshop with Rob Marsh
2018-11-28 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Mexico_City)
An intensive into neoclassical/contemporary masculine focused sculpture. Students are welcome to bring inspiration(pictures) or just see where the clay takes you. We will be working towards partial or full nude male form. 4 classes: 3 for construction, 1 for finishing after drying and firing. Tues, Wed, Thur 10-1 Nov 28-30. Finishing class Dec 11th. 10-1 (additional time and clay are available)

Students are encouraged to enter into our men and women painting men gallery show to display their work.

25lb Red stoneware clay kit will be provided to sculpt with. White slip, kiln firing and glazes/underglazes included.

2500 pesos 4 classes, full clay kit.

Plein Air Painting on the Playa Los Muertos Beach with Adrian Rojas
2018-11-27 08:45 - 12:00 (America/Mexico_City)
What better way to feel like you are being creative in Paradise! Come paint on the beach with us every Tuesday morning. ART VallARTa offers Plein Air painting on the Playa Los Muertos beach. Adrian Rojas, one of Puerto Vallarta’s most popular painting instructor will help you with your beach theme painting, guiding you through the painting process. Open to beginners and experienced painters. Enjoy relaxed painting in nature.We set up the easels on the Playa de los Muertos Puerto Vallarta beach.
Meet at ART VallARTa at 8:45am to gather supplies, paints and canvases, followed by a short walk to the beach. Drop-ins are welcome but pre-registration encouraged, so we can assure easels and supplies and adequate instruction for everyone.You can paint in whichever medium you prefer, acrylic, oil, watercolor…
Adrian our instructor is well versed in a variety of mediums.Please let us know in advance if you are not going to work in acrylic. Artist materials of other mediums may be available free of charge if we know in advance of the class. Easels, sun umbrella, stool and basic painting supplies will be supplied.Bring a hat, sun screen, even a swimsuit… if you like.
Paint, brushes and easels included in class price. Canvas is not included and will be available on site for a small fee.
​Tuesday 8:45 am – 12:00pm
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550.00 pesos members
1400 pesos non-members
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Freestyle Acrylic with Angelo Sannasardo
2018-11-21 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Mexico_City)
Bring your inspirations to class and master painter Angelo Sannasardo will help guide you through the process of painting in Acrylic
Paint, brushes and easels included in class price. Canvas is not included and will be available on site for a small fee.

Costume Ball and Opening Exhibition - Dia de Los Muertos 2018
2018-10-31 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Mexico_City)
ART VallARTA is joined by The Amapas Neighborhood AssociationART VallARTa is serious about Los Dias de los Muertos!
We will have special art classes in all mediums, cooking classes to decorate your special altar and great Day of the dead theme workshops,

Our Annual Day of the Dead Art Exhibition, Special Alebrije Demonstration, Mask making. Annual Muertos Costume Ball and season opening party, Opportunities to Walk in the Parades, Film Series and making an altar in the city center.
So many activities all through October and early Nov!
Mark you calendars for
Wednesday Oct 31st, 6pm – 9pm
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ART VallARTA joins together with by The Amapas Neighborhood Association to Throw the
Biggest Blow Out Dia de los Muertos Costume ball and Block Party of Puerto Vallarta
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Paper Mache Mask Workshop with Uzziel Alvarez Fuentes
2018-10-27 13:30 - 16:30 (America/Mexico_City)
October 27-29, 2018
MAKE YOUR OWN MASK
with Master Alebrije Artist, Uzziel Alvarez Fuentes from Mexico City
Uzziel Alvarez Fuentes will teach a 3 consectutive day paper mache mask class. If you have ever wanted to create a one of a kind creation for the wall or to wear for the Day of the Dead you will learn many traditional Mexican technics and have an amazing piece of art. All supplies are included. Day 1 your will design your mask and prepare the base and start to add your features. Day two continue building out your mask and Day 3 paint and adorn your mask.
This 3 day, Paper Mache Mask Workshop with Master Uzziel Alvarez Fuentes will start
Saturday October 27 and end Monday Oct 29.
Class times are 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm.
Cost for the full 3 day workshop is $2500 pesos. Basic materials will be included.

Pan De Muertos, Day of the Dead bread cooking class
2018-10-26 13:00 - 15:30 (America/Mexico_City)
This is a hands-on Mexican cooking class. While the bread is baking, we will taste different examples of Dia de los Muertos bread with aguas and foamy Mexican chocolate.
Expect to make at least one bolillo style and one shaped like a figure, animal or skull.
You will take examples of your bread home with you for your home altar
or to enjoy with coffee for breakfast or a snack.

Day of the dead altar making class
2018-10-25 11:00 - 13:30 UTC
Come celebrate the Day of the Dead in a very unique way by assisting in the building of a large public offrenda to be included in the El Dia de los Muertoes Exhibition at ART VallARTa Gallery. We will be creating an artistic traditional altar with traditional decorations and food. We will talk about the classic elements found in alters of this area and central Mexico.
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550 pesos

Skeleton and skull sculpting workshop with Rob Marsh -
2018-10-25 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Mexico_City)
Students will be given air dry clay to sculpt into their very own skeleton or skull in traditional Dia de Los Muertos style!
Students will be able to paint their sculptures with instruction focusing on traditional style and color palette. Sculptures will be ready to take home after the conclusion of the second class.

Feature Artist in Residence Uzziel Alvarez Fuentes Alebrije Construction
2018-10-22 13:30 - 2018-10-26 16:30 (America/Mexico_City)
ART VallARTa is very honored to have as October, Artist in Residence, the Master of construction Alebrijes, Uzziel Alvarez Fuentes from Mexico City.
As part of his residency, Uzziel will offer one very special workshop in the art of making Alebrije traditional sculptures. This paper mache and construction tradition began with the works of Pedro Linarez in the 1910’s.
This workshop will be a one week half day afternoon workshop where you will construct ,build , prepare the surface and paint your own interpretation of a tabletop alebrije.
This 5 day, Alebrije Workshop with Master Uzziel Alvarez Fuentes will start
Monday October 22 and end Friday Oct 26.
Class times are 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm.
Cost for the full 5 day workshop is $2880 pesos. Basic materials will be included.

Demonstration: October Feature Artist in Residence - Uzziel Alvarez Fuentes - Gigantic Alebrije Construction
2018-10-15 10:00 - 16:00 UTC
Starting Oct 10th Uzziel Alvarez Fuentes, Alebrije Artist from Mexico City will be collaborating with Tony Collantez to build a gigantic Alebrije in ART VallARTa. Come watch this amazing sculpture be created or seeking artist volunteers to assist.
