Create something under the guidance of a working artist while learning about their practice from both an artistic and an entrepreneurial perspective. On the second Thursday of each month, Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute will invite local artists and creators to share their skills in a drop in style workshop, with the goal of fostering conversation while working with our hands.
This month we are excited to welcome Aileen Martinez as our featured artist. Aileen Martinez is a Phoenix-based, Chicana artist who creates colorful drawings of places around the Valley and the City of Phoenix. The artist chooses to work in social spaces such as cafes and restaurants. These locations act as her public studio. She also works with the public to make special commissions, drawing people’s homes and places that they find special and dear. Martinez has a bachelor’s degree in Art Therapy from Southern Adventist University in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She believes in art’s ability to be an expressive outlet that has the power to build empathy and bridge communities.