Educator Workshops

The Onstead Institute is a premier provider of professional development services for K-12 art and design educators in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Through a customized approach, Institute staff work directly with educators and administrators to shape content addressing specific needs—from refreshers on studio practice to introductions to new pedagogical approaches and curricular trends. Workshops are led by accomplished faculty, staff, and graduate students within the UNT College of Visual Arts and Design and by select artists and teachers throughout the wider community.

If you are interested in the Onstead Institute’s professional development services, please contact us at 940-565-3954 or onstead@unt.edu.

Group of six workshop participants touring the Texas Fashion Collection facility, standing around mannequins that are wearing various styles and colors of dresses.
Image of the Director of the Onstead Institute speaking to a group of workshop participants with six mannequins in background wearing bright colored dresses
Close-up image of two workshop participant’s ceramics projects, with hands holding paintbrushes and a variety of art supplies scattered across table.
Group of eight workshop participants sitting in chairs with easels, painting an image of an egg.
Image of ceramics workshop participant sitting at table and working on sculpture. Sketches of projects and clay supplies scattered across table.
Image of two ceramics workshop participants sitting at table and working on their projects. Assorted supplies scattered across table, including clay, sculpting tools, and sketches.
Image of a workshop participant looking at his project on the table and working on it. Various equipment and lab supplies in the background.
Image of a large group of workshop participants standing around equipment in the FabLab wearing protective eye equipment. Workshop facilitator shown providing information on the DigiFab process.
Image showing five workshop participants working on individual printmaking projects in a large classroom with a variety of supplies in the background.
Group of workshop participants touring an art gallery and taking notes as they view the displays and sculptures.
Image of participants sitting around the table and writing various ideas on sticky notes. Various supplies scattered on table, including markers, several colors of bright sticky notes, poster paper, scissors, and pens.
Image of workshop facilitator with protective eye equipment performing a metal casting demonstration with several workshop participants gathered around table.
Workshop facilitator sitting at table with assorted metal working supplies. A large group of workshop participants are gathered around table and listening to the lecture.
Assorted metal working supplies scattered across table, including a hammer, metal medallions, goggles, and headphones.
Image of a large group of workshop participants standing around the workshop facilitator and listening to an instructional session on printmaking. Workshop facilitator is holding up a sample of a printmaking project.
Image of a hand sculpture created during a workshop on life casting with Alginate.
Two workshop participants using markers and paintbrushes to sketch in a journal. Assorted supplies scattered across table, including markers and paint supplies.
Image of workshop participant’s hand holding a paintbrush and sketching a variety of images in a journal. Paint supplies are scattered on the table.
Image of workshop facilitator providing a lecture to a large group of seated participants. Screen with visual journal content displayed behind the facilitator.
Image of three different visual journal projects that participants completed during the workshop. Each image is in black and white with a variety of shapes and designs.
Image of large classroom with nine workshop participants sitting at group tables and working on ink painting projects. Large supply table shown at front of image, with various ink painting supplies scattered across table.