Flexible Access is a program focused on providing continuing education opportunities through pay-what-you-can visual art courses for ages 18 and up.

In 2022, ALH kicked off a multi-year initiative to re-imagine the role of an Art League School to foster radical imagination, reduce economic barriers to art education and impact positive social change through the arts. This program marks the start of a larger initiative to prioritize arts access and equity taking place at the ALH school.

HOW TO REGISTER

All school registration can be made online or over the phone during our office hours. Contact the ALH School for more information at school@artleaguehouston.org or 713.523.9530 ext. 3.

Online: Students can register the pay-what-you-can options available online.

Phone: Students may register by calling Art League Houston at 713-523-9530 ext. 2 or 3 during regular office hours: Monday – Thursday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

Please note: Students cannot reserve seats by calling or emailing the ALH School before enrollment has opened. If a course you are interested in is sold out, please fill out the waitlist form here.

MORE INFORMATION

  • This program has limited seating. Seating is limited to one course per person. One additional student is permitted per course in the same registration.

  • For Flexible Access courses, ALH requires students to attend 70% of the scheduled classes. Failure to do so will place the student in a 6-month waitlist for future Flexible Access courses.

  • Membership discounts are not applicable to Flexible Access courses.

  • For additional information on our policies and procedures, please visit the ALH School Policies page.

FALL 2026

PLEASE NOTE: All Flexible Access classes will open for registration starting Monday, August 24th at 9:00 AM

 
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Archive Building into Practice: Image Transfer Techniques (FA-1) | IN-PERSON CLASS
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Instructor - Aliyah Cydonia Scobey

All Levels
Wednesday evenings, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
October 14 - November 18
6 weeks
$395 public / Pay-What-You-Can

Studio 3

In this class, we will be learning what archive building looks like and how it can “transfer” to artmaking. We will learn from the greats like Romare Bearden, Zora Neale Hurston and Saidaya Hartman on how they use images and bias archives to tell an improved and more historically accurate story. 

We will learn image transfer processes like cyanotype and matte medium transfers, compiling those techniques to create a zine. We will use the images and text found in our research and in our processes. 

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This program has limited seating. Seating is limited to one course per person. One additional student is permitted per course in the same registration. For Flexible Access courses, ALH requires students to attend 70% of the scheduled classes. Failure to do so will place the student in a 6-month waitlist for future Flexible Access courses. Membership discounts are not applicable to Flexible Access courses. If a payment option isn’t available, contact the ALH School during office hours for assistance. By registering for a class at Art League Houston, you agree to theArt League School policies (please review terms and conditions before registering).

THIS CLASS IS FULL. TO JOIN A WAITLIST, PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM.

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Papel Vivo: Transforming Fibers (FA-2) | IN-PERSON WORKSHOP
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Instructor - Maru Aponte

All Levels
Sunday afternoons, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
November 8 - 22
3 weeks
$235 public / Pay-What-You-Can

Studio 1

Paper is one of the most ordinary materials in our everyday lives, yet it contains stories, histories, and memories. In many parts of Latin America, paper has long functioned as a material for celebration, storytelling, ritual, and visual expression. In this introductory workshop, participants will learn the fundamentals of handmade papermaking using traditional mold-and-deckle techniques while transforming recycled paper into beautiful new sheets. 

Through layering, color, texture, and collage, we will explore how discarded materials can become unique surfaces for future drawing, painting, or sculpture. Rather than thinking of paper as simply a support, we will approach it as an artistic medium in its own right.

This program has limited seating. Seating is limited to one course per person. One additional student is permitted per course in the same registration. For Flexible Access courses, ALH requires students to attend 70% of the scheduled classes. Failure to do so will place the student in a 6-month waitlist for future Flexible Access courses. Membership discounts are not applicable to Flexible Access courses. If a payment option isn’t available, contact the ALH School during office hours for assistance. By registering for a class at Art League Houston, you agree to the Art League School policies (please review terms and conditions before registering).

THIS CLASS IS FULL. TO JOIN A WAITLIST, PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM.