Adult Workshop -Cochineal Pigment Painting

Name: Adult Workshop -Cochineal Pigment Painting
Start: 2025-12-13T14:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-12-13T16:00:00-06:00
Location: 1900 W Nolana Ave, McAllen, TX, United States, Texas 78504

Schedule

Sat Dec 13 2025 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

1900 W Nolana Ave, McAllen, TX, United States, Texas 78504 | Mcallen, TX

Adult Workshop - Cochineal Pigment Painting
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Price: $25 | $20 IMAS Members
Learn about the cochineal insect and the carmine pigment that has been used throughout history to create art from the Renaissance to Indigenous textiles and more. Participants will use cochineal insects to make their own paint pigment and experiment with other organic materials to create different colors as they fabricate their Insecta-inspired work of art. This workshop includes a tour of the Insecta: Small Wonders exhibit.
Museum admission included with workshop registration. Advanced registration is encouraged due to limited capacity.
Registration Opens November 3, 2025.