What It’s Like to Take a Metal Art Class at Van Doren Metal Art Workshop
If you’ve ever wondered what it feels like to bend, shape, and weld metal into something beautiful with your own hands—welcome to Van Doren Metal Art Workshop, where sparks fly and creativity ignites.
A Hands-On, Heart-Forward Experience
Our metal art classes are unlike any class/workshop in San Miguel de Allende. Whether you're a complete beginner or a seasoned maker, you’ll be welcomed into a vibrant, supportive environment where learning and creating go hand in hand.
What You’ll Learn
Each course starts with the basics: safety, tool handling, and core metalworking techniques like cutting, bending, and welding. From there, you’ll dive into hands-on projects designed to unleash your creativity. And of course to keep you fueled and energized we provide breakfast treats and lunch with wine pairing each day of the workshop.
You might make:
A custom wall sculpture
Functional home décor like candleholders, coffee tables, or garden art
Freestanding abstract pieces...etc.
Our instructors are working professional artists and skilled metalsmiths who teach with patience, passion, and a deep love of the craft.
Who Takes Our Classes?
Our students range from ages 5-85, and come from all over the world—travelers, expats, retirees, and locals—each one bringing a unique story and vision. We have had over 3000 folks through our workshop sessions. Some come to pick up new skills. Others come for healing, connection, or creative renewal. Everyone leaves having had an incredible experience.
Why It’s Special
Taking a class with us isn’t just about learning how to weld or shape metal. It’s about reconnecting—with your creativity, with your courage, and often with a part of yourself that’s been waiting to be expressed.
Our welcoming 2000 commercial studio is just outside centro, A quick 10 minute cab ride from almost anywhere in San Miguel de Allende.
The community at Van Doren Metal Art Workshop is one of shared curiosity, bold experimentation, and celebration of the handmade. And when you walk away with your finished piece, you’re not just taking home art—you’re taking home a story.
Whether you are visiting from abroad or you are a local here in San Miguel De Allende Local our workshops are the perfect way to ignite your creativity. Feel free to contact us with questions or for more information on our weekly sessions. Beginners enthusiastically encouraged!!
Big Thanks from the Van Dorens!
