Discover Abstract Painting

Instructor: Samantha Palmeri

$25 | RSVP Required

26 Jul. 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.

Unknown Poetry Workshop

Free Drop In Program

27 Jul. 2025 | 1-4pm

Join us at KinoSaito on Sundays in July for our Unknown Poetry Workshop! Participants are invited to create text-based artworks inspired by the artwork of Cynthia Gutiérrez on display in our current exhibition, The Unknown and Its Poetics.

All materials provided.

Kids and families of all abilities are welcome.

Watercolor Values Workshop

Instructor: Lilly Gummerson

$20 | RSVP Required

2 Aug. 2025 | 1-3pm | RSVP
6 Aug. 2025 | 6-8pm (off-site*) | RSVP

A beginner watercolor class using still-life to explore the ways that watercolor can be used to create values. Participants will experiment by creating different values using more/less water, as well as experimenting using monochromatic and complementary colors to create values. This workshop is being taught by KinoSaito’s Education Coordinator Lilly Gummerson.

All materials provided.

This class is suitable for all ages and abilities.

*Off-site workshops are at Hendrick Hudson Free Library, 185 Kings Ferry Rd, Montrose, NY 10548

Bird Call Workshop

Free Drop In Program

Join us at KinoSaito on Sundays in August for our Bird Call Workshop! Participants are invited to create hand-made instruments out of clay, inspired by the artwork of Emanuel Tovar Andrade on display in our current exhibition, The Unknown and Its Poetics.

All materials provided.

Kids and families of all abilities are welcome.

Printmaking Without A Press

Instructor: Samantha Palmeri

$25 | RSVP Required

15 Aug. 2025 | 5-7pm | 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.

Sumi Ink Kanji

Instructor: Ryoko Endo

$20 | RSVP Required

16 Aug. 2025 | 1-3pm | RSVP

Calligraphy is deeply intertwined with Japanese culture, philosophy, and spirituality. Alongside the tea ceremony and martial arts, it represents a fundamental aesthetic discipline that fosters mindfulness, creativity, and an appreciation for beauty. In this workshop, we will begin with the traditional way of writing Kanji and gradually transition into abstract calligraphy using a more free-flowing cursive script approach.

All materials provided.

This class is suitable for all ages and abilities.

This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Sumi Ink Gesture

Instructor: Ryoko Endo

$20 | RSVP Required

17 Aug. 2025 | 10am-12pm | RSVP

Calligraphy is an art form that captures the essence of the moment. Each piece is created with intense focus and precision, based on a carefully conceived image. The artist’s philosophy, intellect, and technique flow seamlessly from the mind, through the body, and onto the paper, transforming into art in an instant. In this workshop, participants are invited to capture the essence of the moment, observe a model’s pose and express their movement, shape, volume, and energy through sumi ink.

All materials provided.

This class is suitable for all ages and abilities.

This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Mixing Mediums Workshop

Instructor: Samantha Palmeri

$25 | RSVP Required

30 Aug. 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.

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.