16 TOURS AND EXPERIENCE INSTITUTES FRIDAY (cont’d) EXPERIENCE: Encaustic Workshop, Wax on, wax off…. Friday, November 13, 2026 @ 4:00pm – 7:00pm Fee: $85 Maximum Tickets: 16 Join artist and fellow educator, Shauna Marie, and learn to paint with melted wax! Leave this workshop with two of your very own encaustic works of art on wood! In this specialty workshop, you'll be incorporating several mediums such as paints, pastels, tissue papers, Shiva oil sticks and even photography. We will discuss a multitude of techniques to create beautifully layered compositions. ALL supplies included, *but you are welcome to bring more. We will discuss the historical significance behind this versatile medium, the costs of getting started with this medium and ways to incorporate it into your classroom while staying on budget. You will leave this workshop with one 8x10" and one 5x5" encaustic works of art on wood panels. *Other items participants may want to bring are: apron and disposable gloves. Galveston Arts Center, Education Studio. Transportation provided. Please be at the bus ramp by 3:30PM. EXPERIENCE: Inside the Studio – Claudio Zavala Saturday, November 17, 2026 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm Fee: $0 (sponsored by Adobe) Maximum Tickets: 50 Claudio Zavala will work with participants to capture original photos and then, using Adobe Express, guide them to design a finished, publishable, piece that reflects their own students' creativity and classroom story. Onsite SATURDAY EXPERIENCE: Painting "LIVE" Birds and Animals on Canvas Saturday, November 14, 2026 @ 9:00am – 10:45am Fee: $15 Maximum Tickets: 30 Painting "live" birds of prey and others on canvas with naturalist and international wildlife artist Doug Hiser ticketed workshop. Onsite EXPERIENCE: Mixed Media Workshop Saturday, November 14, 2026 @ 9:00am – Noon Fee: $35 Maximum Tickets: 20 Spend time painting in a master’s studio. Renowned artist Ann Wood will share her teaching expertise and lead participants through a series of painting techniques useful for the classroom, specifically using hand stitching and embroidery to embellish the painting plane. Galveston College Transportation provided. Please be at the bus ramp by 8:30AM. EXPERIENCE: George Bowes Ceramics Studio Saturday, November 14, 2026 @ 9:00am – Noon Fee: $35 Maximum Tickets: 20 Clay 101: Clay is an incredibly expressive material capable of recording information differently at various stages of the drying process. In this workshop we will investigate visual opposites by manipulating the clay to produce a multitude of shapes and surfaces. George Bowes is an artist whose work is part of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC and Galveston College. Transportation provided. Please be at the bus ramp by 8:30AM.
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