Art VallARTa

One Piece Mold Making with Plaster
2019-09-02 10:00 - 15:00, 2019-05-23 10:00 - 15:00 (America/Mexico_City)
In this Workshop we will be exploring Plaster and how we turn a powder into a stone with water. We will make usable molds for dinnerware, stamps, slip castings, soap making, etc. Students are walked through the process of making a proper cast and all the steps needed for success. All materials included, students are encouraged to bring in 2 large or multiple small pieces to be molded(Dinner pieces, favorite stamps/texture). Please wear clothes that you do not mind getting dirty. Molds will need to dry an hour before pick-up or Members are welcome to leave and store at the studio

Benefit Dinner for the "Pilitas Stairs Project" at Eclecticos
2019-08-03 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Mexico_City)
Please join the Amapas Neighbor Association for a wonderful dinner and support the building of the “Pilitas Stairs”

Mexican Ceramics Adventure - Lecture and Demonstration
2019-06-01 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Mexico_City)

Exhibition: The Magical Mar
2019-03-25 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Mexico_City)
Over 70 pieces of art on display with an ocean theme

Painting on Silk with Carol Anne Anderson
2019-03-11 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Mexico_City) | Shop
In this 2-day workshop offered January 27th and 28th – and/or February 24th and 25th from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, and/or March 16th and 17th 10:00 am-1:00 pm you will create a silk 2X72” shawl/scarf and a 22X22” pillow, both 100% silk. We will use gutta (not the cheese) and get lost in the yummy colors that you can mix and blend. We will use two types of dyes, gutta and salt and of course silk.

The Classic Still Life— with Mexican Ceramics Workshop
2019-03-11 09:30 - 16:30, 2019-02-04 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Mexico_City) | Shop
This three day workshop will cover everything for completing a successful, colorful and lively Still Life painting. We will include Mexican ceramics in the Still Life set-up and also add local fruit and vegetables to create an authentic Mexican tabletop scene. Good composition, dramatic light effects, balanced values, and color mixing will all be covered for beginners and advanced students. We will start with a finished charcoal drawing and then quickly work into color. It is primarily an Oil Painting workshop but Acrylic and other mediums are welcome.

Felting Workshop with Lori Roussakis
2019-03-06 10:00 - 13:00 UTC | Shop
Course Description:
Create a Mexican-inspired fibre wallhanging or art piece using wool felt.
Info/General:
In this two day course we will discover the unlimited possibilities of this ancient medium as we learn how to create multidimensional texture and surface effects and add vibrancy with natural silk embellishments. Italian merino wool, silk and supplies included.

Creative Clay Cooking with Nathalie Herling
2019-02-26 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Mexico_City) | Shop
Enjoy hands on cooking in traditional and clay cookware in a relaxed environment over looking the Bay of Playa de los Muertos.
Creative Clay Cooking’s, Nathalie Herling will take you on a Moroccan culinary adventure.

Shibori Fabric Art Class
2019-02-25 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Mexico_City) | Shop
Shibori is a type of dying fabric using natural indigo dyes an foxing to create the
patterns. We will dye 2-3 pieces of fabric. You can also bring a white shirt or tee shirt to dye also. The patterns are soft and indigo.

Mixed Media, Collage, and Abstraction Workshop with Lisa MacLean
2019-02-18 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Mexico_City) | Shop
Break free from old art habits and/or develop a new expressive creative
practice. Using acrylic paints, mediums, stencilling, collage, pencils and
a variety of other materials, this class will expand your visual
vocabulary. Enjoy a dynamic and experimental process of artmaking and the
happy accidents that can take your ideas in new directions. Learn tips and
tricks for combining realistic and abstract imagery, collage and painting,
brushwork and handwork, loose and tight drawing and painting styles. Learn
how to integrate a variety of materials into expressive artworks. Expand
and enhance your approach to visual art with this mashup of techniques and
tools!
Day 1: Using a variety of mediums and techniques, we will experiment with
mixed media on different kinds of support, including a variety of papers,
mylar (acetate sheets), wood, matte board, etc. In addition to the
traditional collage gluing technique, we’ll explore a number of related
experimental processes, including decollage (peeling away pasted paper to
reveal hidden images or textures beneath), dechirage (tearing paper), and
grattage and sgraffito (scraping and scratching to create texture and
pattern).
Day 2: Explore varieties of abstraction and how formal contradictions and
polarities contribute to making compelling art. Experiment with light and
dark, positive and negative, atmospheric and hard-edge, gesture and
tracing, transparent and opaque, photographic and painterly, and other
kinds of art oppositions. Try your hand at an array of methods, including
staining, taping, scraping, glazing and gestural brushwork. Learn how to
successfully combine collage, mixed media, and abstraction. Those who are
interested can also learn to incorporate relief printmaking methods, such
as linocut and monoprint, into their art pieces.
Reference material will be supplied but feel free to bring your own
reference photocopies, stencils, photographs, printed images, sketches,
paintings, wallpaper or Japanese paper samples, printed texture/pattern
samples, found text, and/or magazine pages. Leave the class with a deeper
appreciation for abstraction, mixed media, collage, and some of the tools
to create it. No experience necessary.

Tamale Making Workshop and Tamale Happy Hour with Nathalie Herling
2019-02-12 15:00 - 19:00 UTC | Shop
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.

Advanced Fused Glass Art Workshop with Carol Anne Anderson
2019-02-11 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Mexico_City) | Shop
4 day workshop starting on Monday and Tuesday and continuing the following Monday and Tuesday – 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm (for January and March dates only) February 3 and 4 from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm and February 10 and 11 from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
2020 start dates January 13 – February 3 – March 2
Join us for an exciting 4 day workshop working with fused glass with Carol Anne Anderson. Over the four days of classes you will learning the advance techniques of fusing glass
Taught by talented instructor Carol Anne Anderson formerly of Opps Perfect

Beginning Fused Glass Art Workshop with Carol Anne Anderson
2019-02-11 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Mexico_City) | Shop
Workshop is 4 days, Monday, Tuesday and then the following Monday and Tuesday 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
2020 starting dates- January 13 – February 10 – March 2
Join us for an exciting 4 day workshop working with fused glass with Carol Anne Anderson. Over the four days of classes you will learning the basics of cutting glasses, composition, materials and kiln fusing while make a plate, jewelry, art pieces, cuff bracelet and more.
All the basics to get you creating your own glass art work. Taught by talented instructor Carol Anne Anderson formerly of Opps Perfect

Acrylic Pour Class with Carol Anne Anderson
2019-01-28 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Mexico_City) | Shop
An acrylic pour is a quick and fun way to create an abstract painting with little control. It is messy and fun and often a surprise.
Two dates available – February 24th and 25th from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
A materials fee of $180.00 pesos is required

Jazz vocalist Tom Signore - PREGNANT AGAIN!
2019-01-27 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Mexico_City) | Shop
PREGNANT AGAIN!
Through wit, warmth and a wonderful “bundle of joy”-ful songs about rebirth and renewal, former tech company manager turned jazz vocalist Tom Signore shows us that no matter when you begin, life can be ever so sweet, if you follow your heart and live your dreams. Tom sings classic songs about moving on, starting over, and following your dreams, drawn from Broadway, the American Songbook, swing, Latin and pop.

Tom Signore is a San Francisco Bay Area based jazz vocalist, who has performed at many local house parties, bars, and clubs, including Society Cabaret and Savanna Jazz Club. He has sung and toured with the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus for many years, and has performed in several community musical theater productions with the Marquee Theater troupe in Santa Rosa, CA. Tom studied vocal and instrumental jazz at the California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley, CA, and his warm baritone voice, and gentle, laid-back style is a reliable crowd pleaser. Tom’s repertoire includes swing of the 40’s and 50’s, Latin, American Songbook standards, and classic pop.

Live Model Sketch Class with Bart Pass
2019-01-24 13:30 - 16:30 (America/Mexico_City) | Shop
The model will take various poses of different lengths of time and then finish with a longer pose. Different Clothes ,costumes and props will be used.
​All levels are welcome and Bart Pass, the instructor, will be on hand for assistance and for critiques.
Sketch paper, charcoal and supplies will be provided. You may bring your own drawing and painting materials if you like

Still Life Drawing with Bart Pass
2019-01-22 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Mexico_City) | Shop
Skill in drawing is the foundation for all successful paintings and other artistic exploration. While gaining knowledge of the fundamental principles of perception—light, plane-structure, tonal value, perspective, proportion—students in Bart’s classes will learn to construct images that realistically and accurately interpret the form and texture in space. The drawing class will consist of the process of understanding the essentials of composition, enhanced light effects and directing the viewer’s gaze which provides the opportunity to develop a more complete drawing. This solid foundation will enable students to express their personal creative vocabulary more clearly and effectively.

POSTERIZING FOR PAINTING
2019-01-21 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Mexico_City) | Shop
This is a one-time 2-hour class where artist Douglas Simonson will explain and demonstrate how he uses graphics programs like Photoshop to prepare images for painting. Approaches to actually painting from the prepared images will also be discussed and demonstrated.

Books, bags, and boxes!
2019-01-21 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Mexico_City) | Shop

Fused Glass Art Workshop with Carol Anne Anderson
2019-01-21 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Mexico_City) | Shop
Join us for an exciting 4 day workshop working with fused glass with Carol Anne Anderson. Over the four days of classes you will learning the basics of cutting glasses, composition, materials and kiln fusing while make a plate, jewelry, art pieces, cuff bracelet and more.
All the basics to get you creating your own glass art work. Taught by talented instructor Carol Anne Anderson formerly of Opps Perfect

Test
2019-01-15 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Mexico_City) | Art VallARTa, Pilitas 213, Puerto Vallarta, 48330, Mexico
test event

Cromosemiotica - A Tony Collantez artwork exhibition
2019-01-11 18:00 - 22:00 (America/Mexico_City) | Shop
Cromosemiotica – A Tony Collantez artwork exhibition

Introduction to Linocut with Lisa MacLean
2019-01-10 13:30 - 16:30 (America/Mexico_City) | Shop
Discovery the amazing possibilities of relief printmaking using linoleum. Relief prints, a time-honoured printmaking form, are enjoying a resurgence now and are a very satisfying way of making art. Linocut is a direct and simple printmaking technique in which a design is cut into a piece of linoleum with a knife, chisel or gouge, rolled up with ink, and printed by hand or with a press. First, we’ll discover how to create compelling designs, how to transfer drawings to the lino-block, and how to use the various tools to create different marks, textures, and lines. We’ll cut and hand print a simple design using those marks. From there, you’ll have an opportunity to create and cut your own images and experiment with colour, using ink, paint, pencil, and/or collage elements. Nontoxic, water-based inks and cleanup materials will be used.
Drop-ins are welcome (based on space availability) or you can attend several classes for more in-depth study, or if you’re working on a more involved project. Reference material will be supplied but feel free to bring photos, sketches, drawings, photo-copies and /or printed images, stencils, and paper samples. You’ll leave with some beautiful original hand-pulled prints. A wonderful way to begin art making or start again if you haven’t done any for a while. No experience necessary. Suitable for both beginners and more advanced students.

Mixed Media Class with Lisa MacLean
2019-01-10 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Mexico_City) | Shop
reak free from old art habits and/or develop an expressive creative practice. Using acrylic paints, mediums, stenciling, collage, pencils and a variety of other materials, this mixed media class will expand your visual vocabulary. Learn ways to combine realistic and abstract imagery, collage and painting, brushwork and handwork, loose and tight drawing and painting styles. Learn how to integrate a variety of materials into cohesive artworks. Expand and enhance your approach to visual art with this mashup of techniques and tools!
Drop-ins are welcome (based on space availability) or you can attend several classes for more in-depth study, or if you’re working on a more involved project. Reference material will be supplied but feel free to bring your own reference photocopies, stencils, photographs, printed images, sketches, paintings, wallpaper or Japanese paper samples, printed texture/pattern samples, found text, or magazine pages. No experience necessary. Suitable for both beginners and more advanced students.

Lady ChowFun Asian Street-Foods with Chef Brenda Lanoue
2019-01-07 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Mexico_City) | Shop
Join Lady ChowFun for a fun Asian Latin Inspired Interactive Cooking Class with authentic easy recipes that will take you around the world in every bite.
Lady ChowFun delivers authentic savor and spice from around the world, handcrafted using the freshest local ingredients. Experience her unique style of teaching, with her intoxicatingly delicious flavor profiles, that have been perfected over generations by the world’s real five-star chefs and unsung culinary heroes—the hard-working street vendors and family cooks crafting amazing food each day over open fires, food carts, and around the hearth. Awaken your senses and fuel your soul with the irresistible recipes of the Latin America’s and Asia, through her hands on teaching style and techniques.

Grilled Thai Beef with Spicy Peanut Coriander Sauce
Burmese Crab Rangoon
Thai Coconut Chicken Soup
Marlow’s Coconut Flan

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
