Color Study Workshop
Instructor: Samantha Palmeri
$25 | RSVP Required
13 Jun. 2025 | 5-7pm | 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.
Sumi Ink Kanji
Instructor: Ryoko Endo
$20 | RSVP Required
14 Jun. 2025 | 1-3pm | RSVP
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
15 Jun. 2025 | 10am-12pm | RSVP
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.
Fiber Landscape Workshop
Free Drop In Program
15 Jun. 2025 | 1-4pm
22 Jun. 2025 | 1-4pm
29 Jun. 2025 | 1-4pm
Join us at KinoSaito every Sunday in June for our Fiber Landscape Workshop! Participants are invited to create their own landscape collages using fabric and other fiber based materials inspired by the artwork of Melissa Joseph on display.
All materials provided.
Kids and families of all abilities are welcome.
Mixing Mediums Workshop
Instructor: Samantha Palmeri
$25 | RSVP Required
21 Jun. 2025 | 1-3pm | RSVP
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.
Shibori Workshop
Instructor: Katrin Reifeiss
$25 | RSVP Required
21 Jun. 2025 | 4-7pm | RSVP
This Japanese Shibori workshop is a hands-on exploration of this traditional dyeing art. Participants will learn a variety of Shibori techniques such as Itajime (folding-and-clamping), binding, and pole-wrapping. Participants will have the opportunity to experiment with different methods and leave with their own unique hand-dyed pieces. Most importantly, they’ll experience the joy and appreciation for the art of Shibori and the creative possibilities it offers.
Participants should bring items from home to dye—anything 100% white cotton, linen, hemp, silk, or a blend of these fibers. Ideas of items to bring include tea towels, clothing, pillowcases, scarves, tablecloths, etc. Please do not bring anything too large, like a duvet cover, as the dye pot will not be large enough to dye an item that size. Older or stained items are also welcome, as the dye can give them new life! Whether new or old, all items must be pre-washed before the workshop.
About Katrin Reifeiss
Katrin Reifeiss (Kat) studied at Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. After graduating, she moved to NYC, working in fashion and later in press relations. She never gave up painting and was part of s.u.n.Arts, organizing shows for underrepresented artists from 1999 to 2002. Since 2008, she has combined her love of painting and fashion by creating and dyeing fabric, specializing in Japanese Shibori for her self-named line, Katrin Reifeiss. Kat has taught Shibori at the Textile Arts Center and Japan Society in NYC. Since 2016 she has been a Teaching Artist at Garrison Art Center and has held workshops at private residencies in the Hudson Valley.
La MaMa Kids
My Handy Ancestors Art Workshop
Instructor: Maria Camia
Free Drop In Program
28 Jun. 2025 | 1-4pm
Who is your first finger? Who is your pinky? Students will participate in making a pair of ancestor gloves with white cotton gloves, their imagination, paper, markers, glue, and scissors to celebrate their hands. They will think of each finger as an ancestor/character here to assist them in the world and share with the group if they wish. Gloves will be displayed and must be used in a ritual ceremony at the end of Maria’s performance in order to take home. Maria will provide examples to expand the possibilities. This workshop is to imagine the body as a sacred supportive vessel that supports us instead of just a meat sack to do work.
All materials provided.
This class is suitable for all ages and abilities.
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club is dedicated to the artist and all aspects of the theatre. They are a creative home to artists and audiences from around the world and a dynamic hub for risk-taking performance. La MaMa believes in the power of art to reveal our shared humanity and supports artists of all identities in the creation of new work.
Founded in 1961 by Ellen Stewart, La MaMa is the only original Off-Off-Broadway theatre still in operation. Over the course of 61 years, they have grown from an underground refuge for the avant-garde to a world-renowned cultural institution, with 30+ Obie Awards, dozens of Drama Desk Awards, Bessie Awards, Villager Awards, and the 2018 Regional Theater Tony Award. They have supported nearly 160,000 artists from all over the world, such as Blue Man Group, Peter Brook, André De Shields, Ping Chong, Olympia Dukakis, Harvey Fierstein, Philip Glass, Tedeschi Kantor, Shuji Terayama, Adrienne Kennedy, Diane Lane, Taylor Mac, Bette Midler, Meredith Monk, Sam Shepard, Andrei Serban, Elizabeth Swados, and Julie Taymor, to name a few.
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.
Stenciled Style: Create Your Own Tote Art
Instructor: Alice Mizrachi
$25 | RSVP Required
28 Jun. 2025 | 5-7pm
Join us for a creative art workshop where you will learn to transform plain tote bags into vibrant works of art using ready-made stencils and water-based spray paint! In this hands-on session, you will explore various patterns and designs, experimenting with colors and techniques to personalize your tote. This workshop encourages self-expression and creativity in a fun, relaxed environment.
All materials provided.
This class is suitable for all ages and abilities.
Sumi Ink Tanabata
Instructor: Ryoko Endo
$10 | RSVP Required
5 Jul. 2025 | 1-3pm | RSVP
6 Jul. 2025 | 1-3pm | RSVP
Tanabata is a Japanese festival celebrating the meeting of two stars, Orihime and Hikoboshi, who are separated by the Milky Way and can only meet once a year on July 7th.
In Japan, people write their wishes on small colorful papers called tanzaku and tie them to bamboo branches, hoping their dreams will come true. For these special workshops, let’s write our wishes in ink and hang them on the bamboo together!
All materials provided.
This workshop is suitable for parents and kids together.
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.
Watercolor Values Workshop
Instructor: Lilly Gummerson
$20 | RSVP Required
12 Jul. 2025 | 1-3pm | RSVP
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
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
Energy Hygiene Puppet Painting Workshop
Instructor: Maria Camia
$10 | RSVP Required
13 Jul. 2025 | 1-3pm | RSVP
Join Maria as we practice energy hygiene techniques to connect to the different sensations/emotions/pains trapped in our body followed by using our imagination to clean it out. Participants will then paint provided mini Aricamian puppet statues with how they imagined cleaning out their body. Painted puppets will be used in Maria’s final performance.
Since 2020, Maria became a certified Introspective Hypnosis Practitioner alongside her artistic practice to release heavy energies from the body. She has learned how past experiences can get stuck in our body and using the imagination daily to release these energies is beneficial before unresolved feelings become physical ailments or disease. She will teach techniques she uses in hypnosis and is excited to share this with the public.
All materials provided.
This class is suitable for all ages and abilities.
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club is dedicated to the artist and all aspects of the theatre. They are a creative home to artists and audiences from around the world and a dynamic hub for risk-taking performance. La MaMa believes in the power of art to reveal our shared humanity and supports artists of all identities in the creation of new work.
Founded in 1961 by Ellen Stewart, La MaMa is the only original Off-Off-Broadway theatre still in operation. Over the course of 61 years, they have grown from an underground refuge for the avant-garde to a world-renowned cultural institution, with 30+ Obie Awards, dozens of Drama Desk Awards, Bessie Awards, Villager Awards, and the 2018 Regional Theater Tony Award. They have supported nearly 160,000 artists from all over the world, such as Blue Man Group, Peter Brook, André De Shields, Ping Chong, Olympia Dukakis, Harvey Fierstein, Philip Glass, Tedeschi Kantor, Shuji Terayama, Adrienne Kennedy, Diane Lane, Taylor Mac, Bette Midler, Meredith Monk, Sam Shepard, Andrei Serban, Elizabeth Swados, and Julie Taymor, to name a few.
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.
Discover Abstract Painting
Instructor: Samantha Palmeri
$25 | RSVP Required
16 Jul. 2025 | 6-8pm (off-site*) | RSVP
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.
*Off-site workshops are at Hendrick Hudson Free Library, 185 Kings Ferry Rd, Montrose, NY 10548
Water Color Workshop
Instructor: Lilly Gummerson
$20 | RSVP Required
18 Jul. 2025 | 5-7pm | RSVP
A beginner workshop exploring color relationships using watercolors to create abstract paintings. Participants will learn about various watercolor techniques and how to use different colors to express meanings or moods in an artwork.
All materials provided.
This class is suitable for all ages and abilities.
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.