At the Art Center of Corpus Christi's Bayview Gallery, artist Cindy Mata leads a hands-on introduction to gel plate printing — a tactile, endlessly surprising printmaking technique that lets you layer color, texture, and pattern in ways that feel almost like play. Open to ages twelve and up, the session runs ninety minutes and is a wonderful way to spend a weekday afternoon getting genuinely creative, no experience required.
After a day of making art in the city, the short drive back along the coast brings you right to Beached Inn — where the porch is waiting, the salt air rolls in off the Gulf, and the quieter rhythm of Cinnamon Shore makes the perfect landing after an afternoon well spent.