The Hutchinson Art Center is proud to host a workshop, led by Wichita artist and teacher Yulla Vega, where you can learn the foundations of oil painting!

In this beginner-friendly 3-day workshop, you'll explore how to safely use the solvents, paints, and supplies along with essentials such as techniques in color mixing, brushwork, and layering. Through step-by-step instructions, live tutorials, and guidance you'll learn to create your own paintings while developing a solid foundation in oil painting.

About the Artist

Yulla Vega is a multidisciplinary artist working with painting and installation to explore themes of home and place within the community. Their work translates lived experiences of transitional homelessness, selective mutism, and systemic rupture into visual narratives that honor survival and the slow reassembly of self. With 20 years of sustained artistic practice, Yulla is bridging studio work and public engagement. They hold a project management certification, leveraging organizational skills to expand arts role as a tool for community dialogue and healing. Yulla has studied fine arts at Cowley College and the Kansas City Art Institute and is a member of Artist Inc. She currently resides and works out of Wichita, Kansas as an artist, project manager, and a teacher at Mark Arts.