Youth Pottery with Clarimar Galarza

Saturdays
Sept 12 – Oct 31
8 weeks
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Clay Studio 508
Ages 12 – 18 yrs
$200

Beginning and continuing students are invited to explore hand-building and wheel-thrown projects in a no-pressure, all-fun atmosphere. Supplies included.

Youth Zines with Robin Jordan

Saturdays
Oct 17, 24, & 31
3 weeks
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
EDU Room 506B
Ages 13 – 17 yrs
$75

We’re using images and language we find in old books and turning it into collages, then taking those collages and turning them into bright mini-zines! What’s a zine? A zine is simply a small, easy to reproduce, self-made book. Whether you’re bursting with creative energy or feeling creatively stuck, collage and zines are both low-pressure art forms that invite anyone in at any stage of the creative process. Students can fill each page in response to playful, reflective, guided prompts or go on their own collage + zine adventure!

Youth Sculpture with Jan Dylewski

Saturdays
Sept 5 – Sept 26
4 weeks
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
EDU Room 506B
Ages 13 – 17
$100

Create a dynamic large scale sculpture inspired by the works of Ann Weber. Students will learn how to manipulate strips of cardboard into sturdy colorful organic structures. All materials will be provided. This class is excellent for teens who are preparing a portfolio for college.

Youth Oil Self-Portrait Painting with Sky Vance

Saturdays
Sept 19 – Oct 31
7 weeks
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
EDU Room 506A
Ages 13 – 17
$175

Learn classical and contemporary oil painting techniques while using yourself as an art subject. Students will gain inspiration from past and current artists to add emotive and visual interest to their pieces. All skill levels are welcome. Supplies included.

Youth Pen & Ink Botanical Drawing with Nico Galuszka 

Saturdays
Sept 12 – Oct 31
8 weeks
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
EDU Room 506B
Ages 13 – 17
$160

This class lays the foundation required for success with pen and ink drawing. Learn how to use various techniques for developing line, value and finally ink wash to create looser, more expressive images.

Silver Cuff Bracelet with Elise Cominsky

Wednesday
Nov 18
1 day
6:00 – 7:30 PM
EDU Room 506B
Ages 16 & up
$70 each student + material fee of $37 to be paid to instructor the night of class

Perfect for beginners, this class led by Elise from Felise Design is your chance to explore silversmithing and take home a stunning piece of wearable art. We explore stamping initials, texturing the Sterling Silver with hammers and forming the piece to your wrist to create a perfect fit. Participants learn to form, texture with hammers, stamp personal designs, and clean up their own custom cuff bracelets. A material fee to cover the cost of silver of $37 to be paid to the instructor the night of class via venmo, cash, or credit card.

Silver Cuff Bracelet with Elise Cominsky

Wednesday
Dec 9
1 day
6:00 – 7:30 PM
EDU Room 506B
Ages 16 & up
$70 each student + material fee of $37 to be paid to instructor the night of class

Perfect for beginners, this class led by Elise from Felise Design is your chance to explore silversmithing and take home a stunning piece of wearable art. We explore stamping initials, texturing the Sterling Silver with hammers and forming the piece to your wrist to create a perfect fit. Participants learn to form, texture with hammers, stamp personal designs, and clean up their own custom cuff bracelets. A material fee to cover the cost of silver of $37 to be paid to the instructor the night of class via venmo, cash, or credit card.

Metal Clay with Dawn DiGesare

Saturdays
Dec 12 & 19
2 days
Dec 12th 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Dec 19th 10:00 -11:00 AM
EDU Room 506B
Ages 16 & up
$290 Covers All Materials

Discover the possibilities of fine silver metal clay while creating jewelry of your own. In this two-part beginner-friendly workshop, you’ll learn how to work with silver metal clay to create a pair of earrings and pendant necklace. During the first session, Dawn will guide you through rolling, texturing, shaping and refining your clay to create your jewelry pieces. Your finished pieces will then be kiln-fired between sessions, transforming the metal clay into fine silver.

When we meet again, you’ll learn how to finish and patina your silver, bringing out the beautiful details and texture in your design. You’ll then complete your jewelry by adding ear wires to your earrings or a sterling silver chain to your pendant. No previous metal clay or jewelry-making experience is necessary.

Figure Drawing with Laike Palermo

Thursdays
Sept 17 – Nov 5
8 weeks
6:00 – 9:00 PM
EDU Room 506A
Ages 18 & up
$295

New and experienced students are welcome! No prior figure-drawing experience is required. Whether you’ve never drawn the human figure before or you’re looking to strengthen your existing skills, this untraditional figure-drawing class will teach you how to approach the human body with confidence and curiosity.

We’ll break the figure down from start to finish, exploring proportion, perspective, gesture, anatomy, and simplified forms. Students will learn how to see the body as a collection of basic shapes and structures, then build those forms into increasingly detailed and expressive drawings.

Our sessions will range from quick 30-second gesture poses designed to capture movement and energy, to longer 20-minute poses that allow us to focus on proportion, structure, anatomy, and detail. This class will help you develop a stronger understanding of the human form—and, most importantly, learn how to see it.

Supply list available here.

DAYTIME Beginner Drawing with Laike Palermo

Mondays
Sept 14 – Nov 2
8 weeks
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
EDU Room 506A
Ages 16 & up
$175

Whether you’re a new artist picking up a pencil for the first time or returning to the studio after some time away, this class will introduce you to the fundamental principles of drawing and help you develop the skills to truly see the world around you. Through demonstrations, guided exercises, and hands-on practice, students will explore perspective, line, form, proportion, shape, value, shading, and the transformation of 2D and 3D objects onto paper. We’ll learn how to break complex subjects down into simple forms and develop the ability to observe and translate what we see with greater accuracy and detail. By the end of the course, students will bring these skills together in a traditional still-life drawing. Along the way, you’ll discover that boxes are your best friend—and that learning to draw can completely change the way you see the world. A supply list will be provided.

Supply list available here.

Beginner Drawing with Laike Palermo

Mondays
Sept 14 – Nov 2
8 weeks
6:00 – 8:00 PM
EDU Room 506A
Ages 16 & up
$170

Whether you’re a new artist picking up a pencil for the first time or returning to the studio after some time away, this class will introduce you to the fundamental principles of drawing and help you develop the skills to truly see the world around you. Through demonstrations, guided exercises, and hands-on practice, students will explore perspective, line, form, proportion, shape, value, shading, and the transformation of 2D and 3D objects onto paper. We’ll learn how to break complex subjects down into simple forms and develop the ability to observe and translate what we see with greater accuracy and detail. By the end of the course, students will bring these skills together in a traditional still-life drawing. Along the way, you’ll discover that boxes are your best friend—and that learning to draw can completely change the way you see the world. A supply list will be provided. Whether you’re a new artist picking up a pencil for the first time or returning to the studio after some time away, this class will introduce you to the fundamental principles of drawing and help you develop the skills to truly see the world around you. Through demonstrations, guided exercises, and hands-on practice, students will explore perspective, line, form, proportion, shape, value, shading, and the transformation of 2D and 3D objects onto paper. We’ll learn how to break complex subjects down into simple forms and develop the ability to observe and translate what we see with greater accuracy and detail. By the end of the course, students will bring these skills together in a traditional still-life drawing. Along the way, you’ll discover that boxes are your best friend—and that learning to draw can completely change the way you see the world. A supply list will be provided.

Supply list available here.

Intermediate Drawing with Laike Palermo

Tuesdays
Sept 15 – Nov 3
8 weeks
6:00 – 9:00 PM
EDU Room 506B
Ages 16 & up
$260

What is your favorite subject to draw? Traditional still lifes with vases, fruits, and vegetables? Portraits and figure studies? Gesture drawing? Illustration and the challenge of creating a world through simplified forms? Whatever draws your interest, this intermediate open studio class gives you the freedom to explore the subjects and techniques you want to develop further. Students will work at their own pace while receiving individualized guidance, demonstrations, and feedback tailored to their goals. We’ll revisit and refine fundamental drawing skills while exploring more advanced approaches to observation, composition, form, value, gesture, and personal style. More than simply learning how to draw, this class is an opportunity to discover what you want to draw and why you want to draw it. Whether you’re creating purely for the joy of making art, building a portfolio, developing a personal body of work, or working toward a specific artistic goal, this open studio will encourage you to experiment, grow, and begin defining yourself as an artist. A supply list will be provided.

Supply list available here.

Mixed Media with Maddie Bartley Gambacorta

Wednesdays
Sept 16 – Oct 21
6 weeks
6:00 – 8:00 PM
EDU Room 506B
Ages 16 & up
$130

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.

Supply list available here.

Thursday Daytime Painting with Sky Vance

Thursdays
Sept 17 – Nov 5
8 weeks
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
EDU Room 506A
Ages 16 & up
$250

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.

Supply list oil painting.
Supply list acrylic painting.

Oil Painting with Sky Vance

Saturdays
Sept 19 – Oct 31
7 weeks
1:00 – 4:00 PM
EDU Room 506A
Ages 16 & up
$220

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.

Sept 11 Pottery Night with Andrea Pawarski

Friday
Sept 11
1 day
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Clay Studio 508
Ages 18 & up
$65 each student

Get a little dirty on a Thursday 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.

FULL: Monday NIGHT Pottery with Sabrina Parsons

Mondays
Sept 14 – Nov 2
8 weeks
6:00 – 9:00 PM
Clay Studio 508
Ages 16 & up
$285 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.

This class is full, sign up for the waitlist here!

FULL: Tuesday NIGHT Pottery with Bethany Krull

Tuesdays
Sept 15 – Nov 10
8 weeks
6:00 – 9:00 PM
Clay Studio 508
Ages 16 & up
$285 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. No class Oct 13th.

This class is full, sign up for the waitlist here!

FULL: Tuesday MORNING Pottery with Bethany Krull

Tuesdays
Sept 15 – Nov 10
8 weeks
9:00 AM – noon
Clay Studio 508
Ages 16 & up
$285 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. No class Oct 13th.

This class is full, sign up for the waitlist here!

FULL: Thursday MORNING Pottery with Christina Riccio

Thursday
Sept 17 – Nov 5
8 weeks
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Clay Studio 508
Ages 16 & up
$285 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.

This class is full, sign up for the waitlist here!

FULL: Acrylic Painting with Sky Vance

Tuesdays
Sept 15 – Nov 3
8 weeks
6:30 – 9:00 PM
EDU Room 506A
Ages 16 & up
$215

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.

Supply list available here.

This class is full, sign up for the waitlist here!

FULL: Friday Daytime Painting with Laura Valkwitch

Fridays
Sept 18 – Nov 6
7 weeks
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
EDU Room 506A
Ages 16 & up
$220

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. No class September 25.

Supply list oil painting.
Supply list acrylic painting.

This class is full, sign up for the waitlist here!

FULL: Oct 2nd Pottery Night with Andrea Pawarski

Friday
Oct 2
1 day
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Clay Studio 508
Ages 18 & up
$65 each student

Get a little dirty on a Thursday 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.

This class is full, sign up for the waitlist here!

FULL: November 6th Pottery Night with Andrea Pawarski

Friday
November 6
1 day
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Clay Studio 508
Ages 18 & up
$65 each student

Get a little dirty on a Thursday 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.

This class is full, 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.