Re-Workshop
Free Drop In Program
14 Sept. 2025 | 1-4pm
21 Sept. 2025 | 1-4pm
28 Sept. 2025 | 1-4pm
Join us at KinoSaito on Sundays in September for our Re-Workshop! Participants are invited to create unique sculptures using a combination of new and recycled materials, inspired by the artwork of Pepe López Reus and Michael Kelly Williams on display in our current exhibition, The Unknown and Its Poetics.
All materials provided.
Kids and families of all abilities are welcome.
Color Study Workshop
Instructor: Samantha Palmeri
$25 | RSVP Required
20 Sept. 2025 | 1-3pm | RSVP
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
Songwriting Workshop
Instructor: Larkin Grimm
$15 | RSVP Required
20 Sept. 2025 | 1-3pm | RSVP
From 2016-2020 Larkin ran the Sound Booth at the Children's Museum of the Arts, and taught kids how to use a recording studio, write and record songs, make soundtracks for film, and record foley sound. Larkin is bringing this songwriting workshop to Kinosaito on Saturday. We will write and record a song together as a group, and get an introduction to a few instruments and the basics of home recording. No previous experience with music is required. Parents are welcome to join with their children.
This workshop is best suited to kids and their parents. All materials provided.
Suminagashi Workshop
Instructor: Khari Johnson-Ricks
$30 | RSVP Required
27 Sept. 2025 | 1-3pm | RSVP
Join multimedia artist and former KinoSaito Artist-in-Residence Khari Johnson-Ricks for this special workshop to learn the art of making suminagashi marbled paper. After a demonstration on how to use the materials, participants will be guided on how to make their own prints.
All materials will be provided.
All Ages and Abilities welcome.
Khari Johnson-Ricks (b. 1994) is a multimedia artist whose practice includes works on paper, murals, independent publishing and black vernacular dance. In addition to Night Gallery, his work has been included in groups at Jeffrey Deitch, Los Angeles; Center for Art Research and Alliances New York; and SCADMOA, Savannah, among others. He has created public murals for the city of Newark as part of Mayor Ras Baraka’s Model Neighborhood Initiative and Gateways to Newark Projects. His zines are featured in the library collections of the MET Library, the Whitney Library, and The MOMA Library. He lives and works in New Jersey.
Painting from Observation
Instructor: Samantha Palmeri
$25 | RSVP Required
4 Oct. 2025 | 1-3pm | RSVP
Create a dynamic still life and learn the fundamentals of painting from observation. In this workshop students will learn the art of observation. A still life will be set up in the classroom for students to copy. Working from direct observation, students will learn essential techniques for creating a compelling composition, mixing a proper color palette, and creating form from color.
All materials provided.
This class is suitable for all ages and abilities.
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.
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.
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.