Buffalo Arts Studio

Buffalo Arts Studio fosters creativity and community through accessible art education, exhibitions, and workshops, empowering individuals to explore their artistic potential and engage with the vibrant local arts scene.

Mixed Media with Maddie Bartley Gambacorta Wednesdays Sept 16 - Oct 21 6 weeks 6:00 &ndash; 8:00 PM EDU Room 506B Ages 16 &amp; 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. <a fr-original-style="" href="https://buffaloartsstudio.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Supply-List-Mixed-Media-with-Madeline-Bartley.doc.docx" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Supply list available here.</a>

Mixed Media with Maddie Bartley Gambacorta

Youth Zines with Robin Jordan Saturdays Oct 17, 24, &amp; 31 3 weeks 10:00 AM &ndash; 12:30 PM EDU Room 506B Ages 13 &ndash; 17 yrs $75 We&rsquo;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&rsquo;s a zine? A zine is simply a small, easy to reproduce, self-made book. Whether you&rsquo;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 Zines with Robin Jordan

Youth Pen &amp; Ink Botanical Drawing with Nico Galuszka&nbsp; Saturdays Sept 12 - Oct 31 8 weeks 1:00 PM &ndash; 3:00 PM EDU Room 506B Ages 13 &ndash; 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.

Youth Zines Pen & Ink Botanical Drawing with Nico Galuzka

Youth Oil Self-Portrait Painting with Sky Vance Saturdays Sept 19 - Oct 31 7 weeks 10:00 AM &ndash; 12:30 PM EDU Room 506A Ages 13 &ndash; 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 Oil Self-Portrait Painting with Sky Vance

Intermediate Drawing with Laike Palermo Tuesdays Sept 15 - Nov 3 8 weeks 6:00 &ndash; 9:00 PM EDU Room 506B Ages 16 &amp; 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&rsquo;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&rsquo;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. <a fr-original-style="" href="https://buffaloartsstudio.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Supply-List-Beginner-Intermediate-Drawing-with-Laike-Palermo.docx.pdf" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Supply list available here.</a>

INTERMEDIATE Drawing with Laike Palermo

Thursday Daytime Painting with Sky Vance Thursdays Sept 17 - Nov 5 8 weeks 10:00 am &ndash; 1:00 pm EDU Room 506A Ages 16 &amp; 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. <a fr-original-style="" href="https://buffaloartsstudio.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Supply-List-Oil-Painting-with-Sky-Vance.pdf" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Supply list oil painting.</a> <a fr-original-style="" href="https://buffaloartsstudio.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Supply-List-Acrylic-Painting-1-1.pdf" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Supply list acrylic painting.</a>

Thursday Daytime Painting with Sky Vance

Oil Painting with Sky Vance Saturdays Sept 19 - Oct 31 7 weeks 1:00 &ndash; 4:00 PM EDU Room 506A Ages 16 &amp; 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. <a fr-original-style="" href="https://buffaloartsstudio.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Supply-List-Oil-Painting-with-Sky-Vance.pdf" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Supply list oil painting.</a>

Oil Painting with Sky Vance

Groove is in the ART at Buffalo Arts Studio!&nbsp; Introducing Buffalo Arts Studio&rsquo;s Houseparty, or BASH, a new fundraiser where you can dance and boogie to benefit Buffalo Arts Studio. DJ&rsquo;s, dancing, projection art, a photo booth, and a costume contest - all in BAS&rsquo;s galleries, and all starting at $25.&nbsp; Experience:- Projection Art by Mark Valkwitch- Vinyl &amp; Digital DJ&#39;ing by GRC, spinning all genres and all decades!- Cash Bar by Community Beer Works- Light Snacks provided by Sugar Baby Waffles- Photo Booth provided by Proven Party Rentals- Costume Contest with prizes provided by Buffalo Arts Studio and other local businesses! Grab your friends and party with BAS on Saturday, November 7, 2026, from 7- 11 pm. Stay tuned &ndash; more details to come! <a fr-original-style="" href="https://buffaloartsstudio.org/bash-groove-is-in-the-art/" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://buffaloartsstudio.org/bash-groove-is-in-the-art/</a> This event is 21+! As this is a fundraiser, refunds are not available for this event.

BASH - Groove is in the ART

Silver Cuff Bracelet with Elise Cominsky Wednesday Dec 9 1 day 6:00 &ndash; 7:30 PM EDU Room 506B Ages 16 &amp; 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

Metal Clay with Dawn DiGesare Saturdays Dec 12 &amp; 19 2 days Dec 12th 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Dec 19th 10:00 -11:00 AM EDU Room 506B Ages 16 &amp; 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&#39;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&#39;ll learn how to finish and patina your silver, bringing out the beautiful details and texture in your design. You&#39;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.

Buffalo Arts Studio

Buffalo Arts Studio

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Mixed Media with Maddie Bartley Gambacorta

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Youth Zines with Robin Jordan

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Youth Zines Pen & Ink Botanical Drawing with Nico Galuzka

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Youth Oil Self-Portrait Painting with Sky Vance

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INTERMEDIATE Drawing with Laike Palermo

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Thursday Daytime Painting with Sky Vance

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Oil Painting with Sky Vance

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BASH - Groove is in the ART

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Silver Cuff Bracelet with Elise Cominsky

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Metal Clay with Dawn DiGesare

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