ENCHANTED WINTER WATERCOLORS December 13th | 10am-1pm | $45 / $40 members | SCA Vacanti Classroom Celebrate winter berries, the beauty of snow, and fluttering birds through the use of watercolor. Bring a photo of a bird you can imagine living in your enchanted landscape. With Jennifer Koury. REGISTER HERE
INTRO TO STAINED GLASS January 24th | 10am – 1pm | Art’s Cafe | $75 / $68 members Learn all the techniques needed to create stained glass: cutting, copper foiling, […]
ORGANIC PLASTER SCULPTURE February 7th | 10am – 1pm | Art’s Cafe | $45 / $40 members Learn start-to-finish plaster casting and carving techniques as you create your own organic themed sculpture. Techniques learned can be applied to other materials. With Stacey Lechevet.
PLASTER SCULPTING February 7th | 10:30am-Noon | SCA | $15 per class / $50 per session Elementary Aged Kids Carve a head or other shape from a plaster block. REGISTER HERE This class is part of our Art Saturdays program that involves three separate 4 week long sessions. More information below. Art Saturdays: Session One | 1/24 […]
INTRO TO STAINED GLASS February 7th | 1:30-4pm | Art’s Cafe | $75 / $68 members Learn all the techniques needed to create stained glass: cutting, copper foiling, soldering, and polishing. Participants will leave with their own finished stained glass piece. With Claire Zimmerman. REGISTER HERE
STRING ART February 14th | 10:30-Noon | Art’s Cafe | $15 per class / $50 per session Elementary Aged Kids Create a small string art design using nails and embroidery thread on wood. REGISTER HERE This class is part of our Art Saturdays program that involves three separate 4 week long sessions. More information below. […]
Indian Dance Workshop February 21st | 10-11am | SCA | $25 / $20 members This workshop introduces participants to the beauty and rhythm of Indian dance through a blend of Kathak-inspired movement and community-based storytelling. I guide students through foundational footwork, graceful hand gestures, and rhythmic patterns, all while encouraging mindfulness, cultural connection, and joy […]
KAWANDI MINI-QUILTS February 21st | 10am – 1pm | Art’s Cafe | $45 / $40 members Hand sew overlapping concentric rectangles to create a small quilt in this meditative workshop. Your quilt can be framed, turned into a pillow, or whatever else you choose. With Janet Vedder. REGISTER HERE
WATERCOLOR POSTCARDS February 28th | 10am – 1pm | Art’s Cafe | $45 / $40 members Join artist and educator Stacey Lechevet for a watercolor workshop. We will start with the basics of technique and style and take it to completion with of a set of botanical watercolor postcards. Perfect for sending or framing. REGISTER […]
NAPKIN BASKET March 7th | 10am – 1pm | Art’s Cafe | $45 / $40 members Napkins fit perfectly in this easy basket with a lashed rim. Good for first timers. With Ellen McCarthy.
DRAWING WITH CHARCOAL March 14th | 10am – 1pm | Art’s Cafe | $45 / $40 members Learn how to begin creating charcoal drawings using an underlying value, then build […]
PUPPET-MAKING March 14th | 10:30-Noon | SCA | $15 per class / $50 per session Elementary Aged Kids Make puppets using a variety of materials and loose parts! REGISTER HERE Art Saturdays: Session Two | 2/28 – 3/21 | Four Week Pass Tie-Die Shirts, Intro to Theater, Puppet-Making, Kids Yoga
EMBOSSED SPRING ORNAMENTS March 21st | 10am-Noon | Art’s Cafe | $35 / $30 members Learn the art of metal embossing as you create spring themed ornaments with copper and aluminum. Choose to make a garland or mobile by adding wire and beads. With Stacey Lechevet.
Playwriting Workshop April 25th | 11am – 12:30pm | SCA | $30 / $25 members The course will begin with some useful strategies for developing characters, relationships and conflicts: telling a story that’s uniquely yours, without just telling your own story. Please note that this is not an industry-insider-marketing-submission workshop. The focus will be on […]
ASTROLOGICAL EMBROIDERY March 28th | 10am – Noon | Art’s Cafe | $50 / $45 members Join us for a mashup of beginner’s embroidery and your personal night skies. You have three signs, not just your sun sign! You’ll learn what the deal is with personal moon and rising signs and how to calculate yours. […]
Join artist resident Ajunie Virk for a workshop that teaches participants how to create experimental audio by drawing directly onto the optical soundtrack of 16mm film, a technique the artists uses herself to personalize sound and generate abstract audio layers within her own video works. This hands-on workshop methods in mark-making, sound reading, and editing […]
Join Squeaky Wheel and visiting artist resident Arielle Knight for a short form writing workshop! This skill share invites participants to experiment with autobiographical storytelling and the practice of autotheory—the […]
PRESSED FLOWERS April 18th | 10am – Noon | Art’s Cafe | $30 / $27 members Botanical artist Mary Hermans will guide you through the enchanting process of making your own pressed flower décor. You will create both a floating frame ornament and a greeting card using an array of pressed flowers and leaves.
Trust is the foundation of ethical and effective documentary, participatory, and community-based filmmaking. This workshop by visiting filmmaker Jason Rhee equips filmmakers, media artists, and researchers with practical strategies to build, negotiate, and sustain trust with participants—especially those from marginalized or vulnerable communities. Drawing on the themes of informed consent, accessibility, privacy, and reciprocity, participants […]
SEED PAPER CARDS April 25th | 10:30-Noon | SCA | $15 per class / $50 per session Elementary Aged Kids Make your own paper and add seeds for a beautiful and useful set of cards. REGISTER HERE Art Saturdays: Session Three | 4/18 – 5/9 | Four Week Pass Music SPARK!, Seed Paper Cards, Wooden […]
Mark your calendars, folks. We’re back with the (hopefully) warmer weather for a night a short stories, poems, rants, and anything you want to read. Co-Owner Eric will be reading […]
May 2nd | 10am – Noon | Art’s Cafe | $65 / $60 members Learn the history of Bonsai, several popular styles of trees, and how to turn a hand selected nursery plant into a bonsai tree of your own. All of the supplies that you need to create your own bonsai including a hand […]
WOODEN SIGNS May 2nd | 10:30-Noon | SCA | $15 per class / $50 per session Elementary Aged Kids Paint and decorate a wooden sign for your room. REGISTER HERE Art Saturdays: Session Three | 4/18 – 5/9 | Four Week Pass Music SPARK!, Seed Paper Cards, Wooden Cards, Improv Workshop
Providence Farms Collective is hosting a Terracotta Wind Chime Workshop from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for folks who are interested in making a Mother’s Day gift that welcomes the season and brings music to the garden. Sign up today!
On Sunday, May 3, we’ll be offering a public sneak-peek into a new partnership we’ve forged with the UB School of Music and Professors Melissa White & Dr. Marshall Lindsey. Beginning in the Fall semester of this year, SAMF will team with Melissa and Marshall to present an open-to-the-public guest speaker series, featuring music industry professionals […]
