Classes
Youth classes are offered at a subsidized rate and include all supplies.
Check out the Instructor page and see who will be teaching your class.
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To learn more about Buffalo Arts Studio’s Registration and Refund Policies, please visit our Education page.
To learn more about our Jump Start program for high-school students, please visit our Jump Start page.
Youth Pottery with Clarimar Galarza
Saturdays
April 19 – June 7
8 weeks
10:00 AM -12:30 PM
Clay Studio 508
Ages 12 – 18 yrs
$180
Beginning and continuing students are invited to explore hand-building and wheel-thrown projects in a no-pressure, all-fun atmosphere. Supplies included.
Youth Color Pencil Drawings with Brianne Nightingale
Saturdays
April 19 – June 7
8 weeks
10:00 AM – noon
EDU Room 506B
Ages 14 – 18 yrs
$145
Learn how to handle colored pencils through a variety of techniques and exercises, including mark making, layering, and blending. By the end of the session, you will complete a series of studies and two final portfolio pieces. Supplies included.
Youth Acrylic Painting with Nico Galuszka
Saturdays
April 19 – June 7
8 weeks
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
EDU Room 506A
Ages 13 – 17
$145
Gain an understanding of the color wheel, color theory, and increase color sensitivity through color mixing with acrylic paint. Students will walk away with two pieces; one being a still life, the other being a designed color piece. Supplies included.
DAYTIME Beginner Drawing with Laike Palermo
Mondays
April 21 – June 9
8 weeks
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
EDU Room 506B
Ages 16 & up
$175
Explore the basics of drawing through direct observation. With step-by-step instructions students will study formal techniques of drawing over a series of projects that unmask theories of realism and 3D illusion. A supply list will be provided.
Intermediate Drawing with Laike Palermo
Tuesdays
April 22 – June 10
8 weeks
6:00 – 9:00 PM
EDU Room 506B
Ages 16 & up
$260
Expanded drawing techniques will be introduced for those students who have previous drawing experience. A supply list will be provided.
Figure Drawing with Laike Palermo
Thursdays
April 24 – June 12
8 weeks
6:00 – 9:00 PM
EDU Room 506A
Ages 18 & up
$275
This class will focus on interpreting the human body through drawing fundamentals based on Classical Realism. Learning to create various effects of light, shadow, spatial depth and form by developing a competent technical skill set in drawing. Models will pose for short 20 minutes to 3 hour poses. A supply list will be provided.
Oil Painting with Ruby Merritt
SATURDAYS
April 26 – June 14
8 weeks
1:00 – 4:00 PM
EDU Room 506A
Ages 16 & up
$260
Students will work in oil paint while honing basic skills and techniques. Beginners get step-by-step instruction and advanced students have studio time with the guidance of a professional artist. All levels are welcome. A supply list will be provided.
Supply List Oil Painting with Ruby Merritt
Acrylic Painting with Shanel Kerekes
Tuesdays
April 22 – June 10
8 weeks
7:00 – 9:00 PM
EDU Room 506A
Ages 16 & up
$175
Explore painting in a studio setting. Projects will be individualized based on the goals and interests of the students. Beginners get step-by-step instruction and advanced students have studio time with the guidance of a professional artist. All levels welcomed. A supply list will be provided.
Mixed Media with Maddie Bartley Gambacorta
Wednesdays
April 23 – June 11
8 weeks
6:00 – 8:00 PM
EDU Room 506B
Ages 16 & up
$175
This workshop is for all levels and presents drawings as a creative process to practice focus, mark making, and hash out ideas. Students will be creating a series of drawings with the use of paint, stencils, color pencils, thread, watercolors and inks. The intent of this workshop is to explore and loosen up your art making through testing out a variety of materials on multiple sheets of paper. The instructor will share her techniques of building layers and experimenting with drawing tools to gradually develop with each work. A series of small 5 by 7 inch drawings on paper become a way to exercise your artistic expression. At the end of the workshop, participants will have created a series of mixed media works on paper. A supply list will be provided.
Intuitive Painting in Ink with Sarah Jane Barry
Thursdays
May 8 & 15
2 weeks
6:00 – 8:00 PM
EDU Room 506B
Ages 16 & up
$75
Trust the intuitive process of dropping ink on Yupo paper. This bold and colorful method creates fanciful images that come to life. Enjoy the freedom to explore and play with color while building patterns and textures. A supply list will be provided.
Supply List Intuitive Painting in Ink and Watercolor with Sarah Jane Barry
FULL: Monday DAYTIME Pottery with Elyse Wall
Mondays
April 21 – June 9
8 weeks
9:00 AM – 12:00 noon
Clay Studio 508
Ages 16 & up
$260 Materials Included
Receive instruction in a variety of hand-building techniques and work on the potter’s wheel. Projects may be either functional or sculptural. All levels are welcome. Supplies included. Students must bring their own apron.
Sign up for the waitlist here.
FULL: Tuesday Night Pottery with Bethany Krull
Tuesdays
April 22 – June 10
8 weeks
6:00 – 9:00 PM
Clay Studio 508
Ages 16 & up
$260 Materials Included
Receive instruction in a variety of hand-building techniques and work on the potter’s wheel. Projects may be either functional or sculptural. All levels are welcome. Supplies included. Students must bring their own apron.
Sign up for the waitlist here.
FULL: Tuesday DAYTIME Pottery with Bethany Krull
Tuesdays
April 22 – June 10
8 weeks
9:00 AM – noon
Clay Studio 508
Ages 16 & up
$260 Materials Included
Receive instruction in a variety of hand-building techniques and work on the potter’s wheel. Projects may be either functional or sculptural. All levels are welcome. Supplies included. Students must bring their own apron.
Sign up for the waitlist here.
FULL: Wednesday DAYTIME Pottery with Elyse Wall
Wednesdays
April 23 – June 11
8 weeks
9:00 AM – 12:00 noon
Clay Studio 508
Ages 16 & up
$260 Materials Included
Receive instruction in a variety of hand-building techniques and work on the potter’s wheel. Projects may be either functional or sculptural. All levels are welcome. Supplies included. Students must bring their own apron.
Sign up for the waitlist here.
FULL: DAYTIME Painting with Laura Valkwitch
Fridays
April 25 – June 13
8 weeks
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
EDU Room 506A
Ages 16 & up
$260
This is an all-level painting class that provides an introduction to painting for beginning painters as well as advanced techniques instruction for advanced students. Students will work in their preferred medium, either oil or acrylic paints. A supply list will be provided.
Sign up for the waitlist here.
FULL: Beginner Drawing with Laike Palermo
Mondays
April 21 – June 9
8 weeks
6:00 – 8:00 PM
EDU Room 506B
Ages 16 & up
$175
Explore the basics of drawing through direct observation. With step-by-step instructions students will study formal techniques of drawing over a series of projects that unmask theories of realism and 3D illusion. A supply list will be provided.d.
FULL: May Pottery Night with Andrea Pawarski
Friday
May 2
1 day
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Clay Studio 508
Ages 18 & up
$55 each student
Get a little dirty on a Friday night! Enjoy an evening of fun working with clay making 1-2 pieces. Your work will be fired and ready for pick up in a couple weeks. All supplies included. Please note no refunds will be issued if not notified by 4 pm the Tuesday before class.
Sign up for the waitlist here.
FULL: June Pottery Night with Andrea Pawarski
Friday
June 6
1 day
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Clay Studio 508
Ages 18 & up
$55 each student
Get a little dirty on a Friday night! Enjoy an evening of fun working with clay making 1-2 pieces. Your work will be fired and ready for pick up in a couple weeks. All supplies included. Please note no refunds will be issued if not notified by 4 pm the Wednesday before class.
Sign up for the waitlist here.
Gift Certificate for Studio Artists Artwork, Gift Shop Items, and/or Classes at Buffalo Arts Studio.
$50 -$500
Gift certificates are valid for 18 months, non-transferable and not redeemable for cash. For more information, please contact Lauren McLaughlin at (716) 833-4450 x 113 or lauren@buffaloartsstudio.org.