# Event Details - **Event Name**: Free Family Day- River Walk & Clay Sculpting - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 28 Jun, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sun, 28 Jun, 2026 at 04:30 pm - **Event Description**: Sculpt the Zanate River Walk + Terracotta Guardians with Artists Allison Lash and Chance RamirezAbout this EventJoin Mexic-Arte Museum for a two-part family day on Sunday, June 28th from 11am - 4:30pm!This Family Day is for ages 8+ and it is free to attend! Mexic-Arte Museum offers FREE ADMISSION every Sunday, thanks to HEB and Downtown Austin Alliance.This workshop will take participants from the Museum's galleries to the banks of Lady Bird Lake, then into sculpting with clay at the Museum, weaving together Austin's ecological landscape, Mexican American and Indigenous history, and the transformative world-building of contemporary artist Saya Woolfalk.Part 1: Reading The RiverParticipants will meet outside Mexic-Arte Museum at 11am to walk to Republic Square, where they will study the Blackbird sculpture (a monumental grackle sculpture by Kincannon Studios honoring the Mexican American community displaced from the neighborhood in the 1920s), and then continue to Lady Bird Lake to observe the watershed, sketch the landscape, and collect natural texture tools.Part 2: Sculpting The ZanateParticipants will return to the museum to build their own terracotta hybrid guardians from their field observations: chimeric figures that are part human, part zanate (Great-tailed Grackle), part myth, and part future, imagined as permanent inhabitants of the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) future tunnel.The workshop series is inspired by the work of Saya Woolfalk, whose Empathies and ChimaTEK series explore what happens when species, cultures, and histories absorb one another. Students will engage with Aztec water deities Taloc, and Chalchiuhtlicue, the 5th Street Mexican American Heritage Corridor, and the living ecosystems of Lady Bird Lake as raw material for their sculptural work.“Every guardian these students build carries the landscape it was made from," said artist Chance Ramirez. "The clay, the texture tools, the deity symbols, the waterway lines pressed into the surface, all of it comes from Austin.”This series was developed in connection with a larger public art project by artist Saya Woolfalk. Woolfalk has been commissioned by the Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment (ACME) Art in Public Places (AIPP) program to create a permanent artwork installation at AUS. AUS and AlPP have engaged artists from Austin and beyond to shape new permanent public art installation for the airport's ongoing Journey with AUS expansion. The students’ guardians developed in the Sculpting the Zanate workshops are designed with that space in mind: figures standing at the threshold between departure and arrival, between the familiar and the unknown. Participants' work will be documented and contribute to the final AIPP artwork at AUS.Sculpting the Zanate is part of Mexic Arte Museum's commitment to art education that is rooted in place, community, and cultural memory. This workshop is open to youth and families who register. All workshops are free. All materials provided. No prior art experience necessary.About Saya Woolfalk:Saya Woolfalk is a New York-based artist whose work constructs entire imaginary worlds exploring transformation, hybridity, and cultural synthesis. Her Empathics series and ChimaTEK installations have been exhibited at institutions including the Museum of Arts and Design in New York. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/austin/free-family-day-river-walk-and-clay-sculpting/100001989104053770 - **Event Categories**: art, workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: under_18_with_guardian - Duration: 5 hours 30 minutes - Location: Mexic-Arte Museum - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Austin - **state**: TX - **country**: United States - **location**: Mexic-Arte Museum - **lat**: 30.2668433 - **long**: -97.7427924 - **full address**: Mexic-Arte Museum, 419 Congress Avenue, Austin, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Free Family Day- River Walk & Clay Sculpting - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/6d3dfa5fcde93fd22695fbec9298dc502aec22c700992baebf3af4597d4e4db9-rimg-w1050-h700-dca69061-gmir.jpg?v=1778832314 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Free Family Day- River Walk & Clay Sculpting being held? - **A:** Free Family Day- River Walk & Clay Sculpting takes place on Sun, 28 Jun, 2026 at 11:00 am to Sun, 28 Jun, 2026 at 04:30 pm at Mexic-Arte Museum, 419 Congress Avenue, Austin, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Free Family Day- River Walk & Clay Sculpting? - **A:** Free Family Day- River Walk & Clay Sculpting is organized by Mexic-Arte Museum. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Free Family Day- River Walk & Clay Sculpting is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Austin, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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