Join the Walter Hive as we create a vibrant Arizona-inspired landscape with watercolors and soft pastels. Blend colorful skies, rolling desert hills, and iconic cacti while learning new techniques that make your artwork glow. No experience needed! Just come ready to create!
Pre-registration required. Please arrive 15 minutes early. All tours and workshops meet or take place in the Nationwide Innovation Zone unless otherwise noted.
Biography: The Walter Hive is a Scottsdale-based nonprofit organization, dedicated to providing arts programming that teaches useful skills and builds creative confidence—especially for those with limited access to the arts. Through hands-on workshops in woodworking, welding, fine arts, and photography, participants not only explore creativity but also gain practical job skills, exposure to career pathways, and the confidence to pursue future opportunities.
Jules Brandenburger is an artist, educator, and the program manager at The Walter Hive, where creativity, community, and accessibility come together. She believes that art is for everyone and is passionate about creating spaces where people of all ages and backgrounds feel empowered to explore their creativity. With a hands-on, encouraging teaching style, Brandenburger makes artistic expression approachable. She is especially dedicated to helping participants tap into their creative flow—that energized state where focus, imagination, and expression come together naturally. Through workshops, community programs, and special events, Brandenburger works to foster connection, confidence, and creative joy in every participant. Visit TheWalterHive.org.
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