Arts Warehouse, the Delray Beach CRA’s arts facility in the Pineapple Grove Arts District, runs a rotating schedule of workshops open to the public, with new sessions added every month. The offerings cover painting, drawing, mixed media, and ceramics, and most are built for people who want to try something without committing to a long course.
What Kinds of Art Workshops Arts Warehouse Offers
Most sessions are designed as a quick two hours. For anyone who wants to go deeper, Arts Warehouse also runs intensives that span two to four weeks depending on the medium.
Arts Warehouse Coordinator María Alcalá Barceló said the range is intentional, and that the schedule stays open to new ideas from the community. “Overall, we just want Arts Warehouse to be a space that builds community through making our space a spot for creating and learning.”
The lineup turns over monthly. New mediums and themes give both residents and local artists a reason to come back, and Alcalá Barceló said she uses her own curiosity as a gauge for what to program. Sessions are posted a month in advance on the Arts Warehouse website and on Eventbrite.
Workshops are built for beginners and advanced students alike. Most are geared toward adults, though anyone 16 and older can attend when accompanied by a parent or guardian. “We make sure to create a space in which everyone feels welcome and comfortable getting their creative juices flowing!” Alcalá Barceló said.
What Workshops Cost and How Registration Works
Prices vary with the format. “Our most affordable workshop is the Open Figure Studios that we host every 2nd Saturday and 4th Thursday of every month,” Alcalá Barceló said. Those run two hours at $15, and participants bring their own drawing materials. Ceramics sessions and the four-week intensives sit at the higher end. Early registration is encouraged, both to hold a spot and to make sure a class runs.
For anyone deciding where to start, watercolor is the reliable entry point. “Regarding best-sellers, our watercolor workshops are always a hit and the best to recommend when a person wants a quick two-hour session in painting,” Alcalá Barceló said. Beginner-friendly workshops include all materials, so attendees walk in without needing to buy supplies first.
Newer themes are moving onto the calendar as well. “I am very excited to have new themes like Bookbinding, Film Photography and Candle Making coming up in August!” Alcalá Barceló said. The recent renovation has also opened the programming to new themes and mediums, including linocut printmaking.
The instructors are largely local. Arts Warehouse regularly receives workshop proposals from area artists who want to teach part of their own practice, and a few of the building’s resident artists lead sessions of their own, mainly in painting and photography.
That mix is the point. Supporting artists as small businesses is part of the CRA’s work, and the workshop program does it in two directions at once, paying local instructors to teach while giving residents an affordable way into a studio. Alcalá Barceló said the effect shows up in the room. “I can testify that this is evident in most sessions because in many cases you see participants arriving separately and leaving together to grab lunch or dinner!” She described the programming as a deliberate counterweight to how most people encounter art. “Our workshops make space for a slower way of participating in the arts, it is a space where curiosity is rewarded through time and attention.”
