Art Workshop with Ixchel Suárez

A fun and creative way to socialize and create a wonderful acrylic painting inspired by the Fall. No experience necessary! Our instructors will guide you step by step, and you will take home a piece of Art.

Ixchel Suárez is a Visual and Textile Artist and Curator, Educator/Lecturer and workshop Leader and a docent at the Textile Museum of Canada. She holds a MBA in Museum Studies, BA in Graphic Design, History of Art diploma, Post-Graduate Diploma in Contemporary Textiles in Poland. She has taken extensive courses in Natural dyes, Fashion Design and Pattern transformations, Batik, and diverse reserve techniques as well as many other fibre and textile related courses. Her positions in the art world include founder of the Textile School Textile Creativo in 1989 in Mexico City, founder and Director of the Oakville Arts Studio Inc since 2007, Founder and Director of the not-for-profit Canadian Tapestry and Texture Centre and Artistic Director of the Oak Heights Art Gallery. Ixchel is also a member of the Canadian Tapestry Network, The British Tapestry group and the ATA and Canadian Tapestry Network and a Board Member of the Northumberland Hispanic Cultural Club.

Tickets: $35 (must be purchased 4 days prior to event; includes all materials and snacks)

Non-accessible washroom; wheelchairs accommodated - contact venue for information

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