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Beyond the Medium | Jason Hackenwerth
Beyond the Medium | Jason Hackenwerth

Mon, Sep 08

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PaintSpace NOLA

Beyond the Medium | Jason Hackenwerth

$1750 | 10 of 10 Seats Left | Move your work beyond the status quo in this five-day workshop led by renowned artist Jason Hackenwerth. Push past your thoughts, explore modes of bold mark-making, consider the use of words as figures or forms for seducing the audience, develop courage and...

Dates & Location

Sep 08, 2025, 10:00 AM – Sep 12, 2025, 4:00 PM

PaintSpace NOLA, 1202 Soniat St, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA

Workshop Description

Workshop: Beyond the Medium

Instructor: Jason Hackenwerth (View Instructor Bio)

Dates: September 8-12, 2025

Level: Advanced

Size: 10

Tuition: $1,750

Lunches: Included daily (a $40 value per day)


Workshop Description


In this workshop, we will:

  • Focus on preparation, process, and pushing past thought

  • Explore modes of bold mark-making that lend to immediacy and intensity

  • Consider the use of words as figures or forms for seducing the audience

  • Employ layering to generate unpredictable metaphor and allegory

  • Use wiping and rubbing to explore vulnerability and reveal hidden beauty and strength


Workshop Goals

  • Develop courage, and confidence in yourself, your practice and your mark-making

  • Make distinctive work that stands out and grabs the audience

  • Move your work beyond the status-quo


The act of painting is more than a desire to make an interesting picture. In fact, that barely scratches the surface. Firstly, it is a way of exploring the notion of creation, a way of knowing God and thus oneself. Secondly, it is a dialogue with the human instinct to communicate. It is a continuation of the first marks made by primates and early humans who scraped lines in dirt, sand and on cave walls. And perhaps, most importantly, it is a way of allowing the unconscious impulse to manifest poetic expressions of the human experience to be recognized by others who are on this journey. 

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