Workshops & Courses

Structured programs taught by Mtro. Gerardo Ruiz Maldonado

All courses are held at the studio in San Miguel de Allende and include all materials, tools, and professional instruction. Limited capacity ensures personalized attention.

Painting workshop

Painting Workshop (Intensive)

Taught by Mtro. Gerardo Ruiz Maldonado

Content

  • Techniques of painting materials
  • Oil, acrylic, and mixed media
  • Encaustic painting
  • Fresco and tempera
  • Watercolor and monotype
Format 4 classes · 1 module
Schedule Tuesdays and Thursdays
Capacity 4 people
Investment $4,800 per person
Sculpture workshop

Direct Carving Sculpture Workshop

Taught by Mtro. Gerardo Ruiz Maldonado

Content

  • Modeling and direct stone carving
  • Stone carving and use of tools
  • Complete 1 or 2 sculptures in quarry stone
Format 4 classes · 1 month · Wednesdays 10am-2pm
Capacity 2 people
Investment $4,800 per person

Certificate of attendance provided

Printmaking workshop

Diploma in Printmaking

Metal engraving and alternative techniques

Requirements

Age: 18 and over

Techniques Covered

Intaglio, drypoint, etching, pen etching, sugar-lift etching, aquatint, mezzotint, soft-ground etching, and lavis

What's Included

  • 5 engraving plates per student (18 × 20 cm or 20 × 15 cm)
  • All printing paper for proofing and exhibition
  • Tools, chemicals, varnishes, acids, solvents, inks, and resins
  • Optional professional editioning of 5 signed prints + 2 artist proofs
  • Exhibition of finished works in workshop gallery
  • Diploma
Format 16 sessions · 2 months
Schedule Tuesdays 10am-2pm & Thursdays 10am-3pm
Capacity 5 people
Investment $17,000 per person (MXN)
Open classes workshop

Open Classes

Flexible, self-directed learning

For Whom

For those who want to paint, print, or sculpt at their own pace, without committing to a structured course. Come when your schedule allows and work on whatever technique calls to you that day — oil, acrylic, watercolor, printmaking, direct carving — with maestro Gerardo Ruiz Maldonado always on hand to guide you. A space to explore, pick a project back up, or simply create, surrounded by La Aurora's Jardín de Arte.

Format 4-hour session · Drop-in
Capacity Variable
Investment $1,200 MXN per session

Reservation recommended

Private instruction

Private Classes

One-on-one instruction

For Whom

One-on-one instruction with maestro Gerardo Ruiz Maldonado. The maestro sets the entire day aside for you — his full attention, more than five decades of experience, and his method devoted to your goals, whether mastering a particular technique, developing a personal project, or making intensive progress. A 4-hour session, shaped entirely around your level and interests.

Format 4-hour private session
Capacity 1 person
Investment $5,000 MXN

Ready to start learning? Get in touch to enroll!

Contact Gerardo