# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Workshop: Encaustics (Wax + Heat)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun, 13 Sep, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Encaustics: Wax + Heat Workshop
Instructor: Daniel Cunningham
Dates: Sept 12 - 13, 2026
Time: 10am - 4pm

Students are introduced to encaustic painting, first, by explaining its use as a medium throughout art history. Then, through hands-on mixing and application of paint, pigment and wax medium. Students learn the fundamentals of painting with encaustic and basics of building their own studio as well as new ways to think
critically about their work.
 
Features and characteristics of encaustic medium will be explored through the history of and creation of encaustic medium. Through the use of paint, pigments, scrapers, brushes, mixed media, stencils, embedded objects, incising, collage, mark-making tools and working with grids, students learn to build and fuse layers
and create texture. Issues of color, contrast and composition along with shape, pattern, texture, mass and depth will be addressed through discussions on using encaustic as a medium in creating abstract landscapes, non-representational abstractions and representational work.
 

Price: $375 ($350 ESAC Members*) PLUS $30 Supply Fee

Registration online at:
https://esartcenter.org/courses/encaustics-wax-heat/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/fairhope/workshop-encaustics-wax-heat/200030505775626
- **Event Categories**: workshops, art, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 7

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Fairhope
- **state**: AL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 401 Oak Street, Fairhope, AL, United States, Alabama 36532
- **lat**: 30.52758
- **long**: -87.9025
- **full address**: 401 Oak Street, Fairhope, AL, United States, Alabama 36532

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Workshop: Encaustics (Wax + Heat) being held?
  - **A:** Workshop: Encaustics (Wax + Heat) takes place on Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sun, 13 Sep, 2026 at 04:00 pm at 401 Oak Street, Fairhope, AL, United States, Alabama 36532.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Workshop: Encaustics (Wax + Heat)?
  - **A:** Workshop: Encaustics (Wax + Heat) is organized by Eastern Shore Art Center.
- **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Eastern Shore Art Center's events?
  - **A:** Attendees have given Eastern Shore Art Center a rating of 5/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. Eastern Shore Art Center has a verified profile on AllEvents where you can read reviews and explore their upcoming events.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Workshop: Encaustics (Wax + Heat) is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Fairhope, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Workshop: Encaustics (Wax + Heat) sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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