IMCAP Opens Registration for 2026-2027 Art Workshops in Playa del Carmen

IMCAP art workshop registration notice for the 2026-2027 cycle

Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo — The Municipal Institute of Culture and Arts of Playa del Carmen (IMCAP) has opened registration for the 2026-2027 cycle of its art workshops at the Centro Cultural, the INBAL-affiliated School of Artistic Initiation and the Casa de la Música in Puerto Aventuras.

More than 200 students are expected to continue their artistic training this cycle, which adds new workshops such as ukulele and songwriting.

IMCAP Director General Ernesto Santiago Martínez Cuéllar said Mayor Estefanía Mercado considers artistic and cultural training a key first step toward building a citizenry that is interested and engaged in culture. During the first weeks of August, parents and adult students renewed their trust in the program’s teachers, viewing the classes as an opportunity for learning and entertainment.

Centro Cultural registration

From September 1 to 11, prospective students can register in Room 2 of the Centro Cultural between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The available workshops are:

  • Maya language
  • Creative sensitivity
  • Dance techniques
  • Jazz and ballet
  • Piano
  • Adult choir
  • Drawing and painting
  • Children’s and youth ceramics
  • Ukulele
  • Songwriting

Students entering the INBAL-affiliated School of Artistic Initiation for the first time may also register at the Centro Cultural. More information is available by calling 984-109-49-45 or visiting https://acortar.link/JXaCPy.

Puerto Aventuras workshops

At the Casa de la Música in Puerto Aventuras, registration runs from September 1 to 9, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The course list includes:

  • Singing
  • Piano
  • Guitar
  • Bass
  • Drums
  • Singing with guitar

For more information, call 984-80-693-21 or 984-181-44-74, or go to https://acortar.link/shdOzA.

Admission exams for the School of Artistic Initiation

The INBAL-affiliated School of Artistic Initiation will hold admission exams from September 1 to 11 for children ages 8 to 13 in theater, music and visual arts. For details, call 984-222-95-43 or visit https://acortar.link/rVbSn7.

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