Costume Sculpture Workshop
Free Drop In Program
12 Oct. 2025 | 1-4pm
19 Oct. 2025 | 1-4pm
26 Oct. 2025 | 1-4pm
Join us at KinoSaito on Sundays in October for our Costume Sculpture Workshop! Participants are invited to create their own wearable abstract sculptures, inspired by the artwork of Pepe López Reus on display in our current exhibition, The Unknown and Its Poetics.
All materials provided.
Kids and families of all abilities are welcome.
Circle Collage from Urban Textures
Instructor: Capucine Bourcart
$20 | RSVP Required
18 Oct. 2025 | 1-3pm | RSVP
In this workshop, participants will create a unique collage using photographs of New York City walls. With circle punches in various sizes, participants are encouraged to discover beauty in the mundane and to transform traces of urban decay into something poetic.
Through this activity, participants will explore basic collage techniques, develop an eye for composition, and learn how to work with pre-existing imagery to construct something new.
Participants will take home a finished collage that transforms urban textures into a personal composition.
This workshop is being taught by former KinoSaito Artist in Residence, Capucine Bourcart.
All materials provided.
This class is suitable for all ages.
Mixing Mediums Workshop
Instructor: Samantha Palmeri
$25 | RSVP Required
25 Oct. 2025 | 1-3pm | RSVP
Get to know your materials with mixed media painter and instructor Samantha Palmeri. Bring your love of color, pattern, and visual storytelling. The possibilities are endless! In this workshop, Samantha will teach you how to work with a variety of mediums including oil pastels, and acrylic paint. Learn specific collage and printmaking techniques that you can continue to use and explore on your own.
All materials provided.
This class is suitable for all ages.
Color Study Workshop
Instructor: Samantha Palmeri
$25 | RSVP Required
29 Oct. 2025 | 6-8pm (Off-site*) | RSVP
Knowing which colors to choose when mixing paint is so important for any painting project, whether you are a brand new beginner or a seasoned artist. This fun Color Study workshop will teach you how to control your color! Learn how to avoid a muddy palette, and get the color you want.
All materials provided.
This class is suitable for all ages and abilities.
*Off-site workshop is at Hendrick Hudson Free Library | 185 Kings Ferry Road, Montrose, NY 10548 | (914) 739-5654
Japanese Culinary Workshop
Instructor: Yoshimi Arai
$50 | RSVP Required
1 Nov. 2025 | 1-3pm | RSVP
Magokoro cooking founder Yoshimi Arai will teach the history of sushi, how to make sushi rolls, and the etiquette at the table. The preparation of rice and important tips on cooking and presentation will be thoroughly instructed. At the end of the session, students will dine on and enjoy their sushi rolls.
Let’s have an intellectual and fun lunch together. Your stomach and mind will be completely satisfied!
All materials provided.
Discover Abstract Painting
Instructor: Samantha Palmeri
$25 | RSVP Required
22 Nov. 2025 | 1-3pm | RSVP
Let go of the over-thinking mind and go on a visual journey with painter and instructor Samantha Palmeri. In this workshop, Samantha will help you find your unique visual language, learn acrylic painting techniques, and teach you how to start a painting and know when it's finished. Lessons will focus on gesture, color, line, and composition.
All materials provided.
This class is suitable for all ages.
Plushie Keychain
Instructor: France Rreally
$25 | RSVP Required
29 Nov. 2025 | 1-3pm | RSVP
Embrace the handmade and sew a unique plush keychain or bag charm by hand. In this workshop, participants will practice working with fabric, needle, and thread to construct simple stuffed forms that can be carried anywhere.
All materials provided.
This class is suitable for all ages.
Printmaking Without A Press
Instructor: Samantha Palmeri
$25 | RSVP Required
6 Dec. 2025 | 1-3pm | RSVP
Learn intaglio and relief printmaking techniques that you can do at home using everyday materials. Turn a recycled piece of foam or cardboard into a printing plate you can use over and over again.
All materials provided.
This class is suitable for all ages and abilities.