Top Puerto Vallarta Art & Culture Classes

Get acquainted with Puerto Vallarta's delicious food scene on this 3.5-hour food and eating walking tour. With an expert foodie leading the way, sample the diverse array of the city's edible delights, from tacos to sweets on this culinary adventure. Stop at several spots to sample the food and see some of the town's highlights to learn about the history of Puerto Vallarta. This small-group tour ensures plenty of personalized attention. Suitable for all age groups and fitness levels.

See the highlights of Puerto Vallarta on a full-day tour that explores downtown, Los Arcos, and Mismaloya Beach. With an expert guide to lead the way, you’ll stroll the Malecón, see gorgeous coastal scenery, and visit a tequila distillery for a tour and tasting. This Puerto Vallarta tour is a great choice for first-time visitors, and it includes pickup and drop-off at local hotels.

Get an authentic taste of Mexico--with a twist--on this excursion. You are invited to the home of an internationally trained chef who returned home to bring his own special flair to traditional cuisine. This personalized tour starts with a visit to the market to select the best ingredients for your meal. Return to Chef’s home to cook together before sitting down to enjoy the fruits of your labor.

Feast upon the explosive flavors of Mexican cuisine during a cooking class in Puerto Vallarta.  Shop in a vibrant market for colorful produce; visit a traditional tortilla factory; and learn of regional culinary customs with a knowledgeable guide. Gain insight into customary cooking techniques with a local master chef, discovering recipes like fish ceviche, and taste tantalizing samples of tequila on this insightful and interactive culinary tour.

Swap sunbathing for chocolate making on a visit to ChocoMuseo in Puerto Vallarta, ideal for choccy enthusiasts, families, or couples. Learn about Mesoamerica’s often-overlooked history of chocolate as you explore the museum with your guide, then get hands-on experience tempering, molding, and decorating your own cacao creations to take home.

Freestyle Acrylic Painting is a class where you get to do whatever theme of a painting you would like while learning. Do you have a painting idea you would like to paint and would like to do it with the guidance of an instructor? This class is great for a beginner, student or recreational painter who enjoys being around other painters.

Indulge in a 2-hour journey to discover the mystical world of oil painting. This class delves into the many facets of oil, exploring its unique features and versatile applications. With the guidance of your expert teacher, master the craft at a pace that suits your learning style. And that's not all, you'll also unlock a treasure trove of mixed techniques that will expand your painting horizons. All the tools you need—paint, brushes, and top-notch instructions—are included.

Learn some latin moves in an artistic Mexican Cantina! This is the perfect backdrop for your Social Media Selfies! Our walls are adorned with beautiful Mexican Murals of "Day of the Dead" Catrinas. Your complimentary cocktails will get you in mood to dance all night to our live music! Our bar is voted the #1 spot for Nightlife in the Romantic Zone so make this your first spot! Every night is a different lineup of entertainment!

ART VallARTa is excited to announce another season of Watercolor Classes for beginning and advanced students of watercolor taught by Veronica Rangel. Watercolor paint, brushes and paper will be supplied. During each class Veronica Rangel, will demonstrate a featured technique for you to incorporate, if you chose in that days work. This is a class you can join for one or many classes and continue to work on your art work from one lesson to another.

Take home more than souvenirs from your stay in Puerto Vallarta during this half-day art class led by professional artist Douglas Simonson. Escape from the midday heat in his Romantic Zone studio as you pick up the basics of color mixing, painting techniques, and more in a hands-on class suitable for all ages and ability levels.

Enjoy and learn about painting in nature. This class will take place on the Playa de los Muertos beach. A talented acrylic artist will host your class and help you get prepared for your beach painting. You will decide what you would like to paint and set up your painting area. Portable easels, stool, basic paints and brushes will be supplied. Canvases or Canvas boards are not included so you can bring one or pick one up for at the ART VallARTa store (range from 4 to 12 USD, many sizes available.

This course takes advantage of the quick drying quality of acrylic paint, to work rapidly, emphasizing immediacy, directness and color sensitivity.

Practice with natural light portraiture, Learn what lenses and focal lengths to use for flattering images and shallow depth of field. In this lesson, you will gain an understanding of how and why to pose men and women of all body types. Join us for lunch and learn how to style, light, and compose the perfect food photo with this lesson. Learn some of the food photography industry’s tricks of the trade and get our suggested list for a food photography kit of your own! Looking for a unique experience? Why not try a night photography lesson and learn how to use your metering mode when shooting the moon, practice long exposures creating star trails and gain a fun new technique in painting with light! Maybe you just want a guide to photographing a new place or your favorite little corner of Puerto Vallarta. We are happy to join you, point out good photo opportunities, and teach you how to find good qualities of light and compositional elements.

Enjoy a creative and fun experience on the beach. Good for beginners all the way to advance painters.

This is a great way to capture and share vintage style photography and an art inspired souvenir for life. We will be around beautiful Mexican art and murals. Waves and sand castles - the arcs- flea markets and street artists. We will capture the authenticity of Mexican spirit with snapshots. You will see many memorable sites like Elizabeth Taylor’s home and the famous swinging bridge to the beautifully famed street art and the Arcos in the ocean. This all is taken with the state of art Polaroid by Fuji.

Imagine creating your own stunning landscape painting on a ceramic tile canvas while sipping on a refreshing Margarita. You'll also have the opportunity to taste a selection of premium tequilas, crafted in small batches in the heart of Tequila country. This workshop isn't just about creating a beautiful souvenir, it's about immersing yourself in the culture and flavors of Mexico. You'll leave with a deeper appreciation for the beauty of this region, as well as a one-of-a-kind artwork to treasure forever. Book your spot today and get ready to unleash your creativity, relax, and savor the authentic flavors of Mexico. This is an experience you won't want to miss!

Have the time of your life enjoying the beach while we take amazing photos Forget about make great photos by yourself we've got you covered Your professional photographer will make amazing shots, edit and send them to you to share your trip on Social Media.