Free open mic nights on the final Friday of the month with various hosts

This workshop is for anyone who is interested in learning the Spanish language or improving their Spanish conversation skills.

Kody & Herren | December 24th | 10:30am – 1pm | Free

Kody & Herren will be performing a special set of Christmas songs at Art’s Cafe in Springville, NY on Christmas Eve. Stop in during your last minute shopping, grab some lunch and coffee at the Cafe, and enjoy listening to a mix of Christmas classics and holiday deep tracks.

FREE. First and Third Thursdays of the month. Guest speakers, specialty studios, advice and inspiration.

Mike Block Trio, featuring Joe K. Walsh (mandolin/vocals) and Zachariah Hickman (bass/vocals), is led by cello player, singer, and composer, Mike Block.

11/12, 11/19, 12/9, 12/10| 7pm | $15 General, $12 Students/Seniors, $10 Groups of 15+
Theater show

FREE. Second Thursdays of the month. A weekly evening of jazz standards from the 40’s to the present…bring your dancing shoes!

Learn needle felting and create a wintery snowman.

Traverse the beautiful techniques of free flowing watercolor painting, and create a vibrant floral painting.

Petit Noel is a small works exhibit and sale. A variety of fine arts and crafts will be on display and available for purchase at Art’s Cafe beginning on Small Business Saturday. Apply here!

Make a book from scratch, learning how to create different types of bindings and custom styles of book. And take it home with you!

“Miss Tess swings and swaggers, rooted in a retro groove that’s equal parts blues, mid-century rock & roll and Booker T-worthy R&B.” —Rolling Stone Country

Weave a bookmark or ornament using sweetgrass weaving techniques

This informal meet-up is great for anyone with a basic knowledge of French who wishes to refresh their conversation skills.

Explore a foundational understanding of design, shape, and color while painting a personal, alcohol ink abstract on Yupo paper

Humbird stretches between experimental folk and environmental Americana to embrace the unexpected. $14 presale / $17 door

Figure Sculpture with live model

Learn the basics of stained glass by creating your own suncatcher using precut glass, round gems, and findings.

Wednesday 10/26 | 2:00 – 3:30pm | Art’s Cafe Workshop

Join SCA staff artist Alisia Glasier for a free class! Students will learn fundamental artistic principles and explore various mediums. For kids ages 11 – 18.

Register HERE

Take a photographic excursion in Springville. Learn how to best use your smartphone to take quality photographs. Afterwards, print a photo of your choice and utilize wheat-pasting techniques to transfer it to a piece of reclaimed wood.

View Finders is an adventurous group of amateur and professional photographers throughout WNY

Create a decorative mosaic 3-D vessel or wall piece using glass.

Mr Sun comprises two generations of some of the sharpest minds to apply themselves to the American String Band. $14 presale / $17 door

FREE: Squeeze an ink blot shape, then draw, smudge and color it into fantastical beings and more!

Paint your own scene, learn how to approach a painting, and practice and connect with other artists

Jeremy Kittel and his band, Kittel & Co., will return to Springville for a special outdoor concert this October on Mechanic Street

Create a festive fall pumpkin through the process of needle felting

Beginner course covering the basics of crochet. The instructor will cover all the basics including single crochet, double crochet, treble crochet and basic pattern reading.

Create a seamless wet felted wool pouch through the process of wet felting

FREE. Fourth Thursday of the month. Learn a tune on the ukulele and jam with musicians of all levels.

A creativity program for children ages 2-5 years that follows a Reggio-Emilia approach.

Vermont-based Bread and Puppet Theater will present its iconic, politically radical puppet circus in Heritage Park on Friday, September 16 at 7pm. Donation requested.

An exploration into the deepest thoughts of the universe, Merlino’s work embodies a form of spiritual thought as it pertains to sights and sounds of dreams.

Show Times: Friday, August 12th and Saturday, August 13th at 7pm | Location: The front lawn of Springville-Griffith Middle School, 267 Newman Street, Springville

SLAM presents “13: The Musical” August 5-7

Traverse the beautiful techniques of free flowing watercolor painting, and create a vibrant floral personal painting. Float color and water, create definitive brush strokes, and splatter luminous colors onto this unique and malleable painting surface called Yupo. 

Create a small rectangular basket in one day

if you missed the first bootleg soiree, here is your chance to check it out!

three floors of party in a vacant, turn-of-the-century undertaker’ & cabinetmaker’s shop.

“WHEN ALL THREE VOICES COME TOGETHER IN HARMONY, THE SOUND LIGHTS UP THE SPACE LIKE A FIREFLY IN THE NIGHT.”
— American Songwriter

An introduction to Abstract Painting

Second offering of Figure Sculpture by Stacey LeChevet

Dive deeper into stained glass techniques in this longer workshop lead by Claire Wrazin.

July 8 – August 12, Fridays from 10am to noon

A play study of A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Nature’s Design: Color Not Required is presented by Springville Center for the Arts and will be on display at Art’s Cafe from July 6th through August 20th . The Cafe is open Wednesday through Saturday at 9am. 

Learn the technique of wet felting, and create a small fabric bowl or vase in one session, just using wool fibers, soap, and warm water. With Suzanne O’Brien.

Artsapalooza! 2022

The Addams Family: July 1 – 3 at the Hollywood Theater in Gowanda

Create your own unique piece of art with cut glass

Learn a tune! Extra ukuleles available.

FREE. Every Wednesday. Ben and Ron play old-time folk music played on six string guitar and five string banjo, featuring occasional fiddle, dulcimer, and harmonica.

Learn how to create a lovely flower that lasts all year long through the almost magical process of wet felting. What begins as soft wool and silk fibers, are transformed into a beautiful felt flower, using just warm water and soap.

Learn the basics of stained glass in this Stained Glass Collage workshop

Weekly drum circle begins June 13 at 7pm

The program runs Tuesday, July 5th – Thursday, August 11th
Tuesday – Thursday from 11:30am – 2:30pm

Art Crawl June 4th, 2022

AUDITION DATES: Monday, June 6th, 3-5pm & Tuesday, June 7th, 6-8pm

An exhibition of unique work by Stitch Buffalo is on display at Art’s Cafe from May 18 – July 2.

The Seedlings Sale will take place Saturday, May 14th from 9am to 2pm at Art’s Cafe.

Plein Air painting Spring Edition

The legendary love triangle of King Arthur, Guenevere and Sir Lancelot leaps from the pages of T.H. White’s novel in Lerner and Loewe’s award-winning, soaring musical.

Lino-Cut Printmaking

Brush up on your French conversation skills

Songwriter Showcase April 9th at 7pm

A group of photographers meet on Saturday morning in the Bookery to discuss various aspects of photography

Brush up on your Spanish Conversation skills

Turn your vessel into a 3-D Mosaic art piece

Auditions for The Addams Family, April 2 & 3

On display 3/30 – 5/14 at Art’s Cafe, 5 E. Main Street, Springville

Sam Weber, March 26

Class cancelled: But more drawing classes coming soon!

Over & Under: The ins & outs of Watercolor

Free Kids’ Sessions on Saturdays

Free Lunch Sessions at Art’s Cafe

Fundamentals of Drawing

Live Figure Sculpture

Valentine’s Day Dinner with Katie Martucci

“Acoustic Lunch” Sessions with Jim Brucato

On display until March 26

We are seeking a Production Manager, Puppeteer/Designer, and Staff Visual Artist to hire over Summer 2022 to work with our staff and college interns on all our summer programs including Artsapalooza!, our touring children’s theater show, our school program for kids in grades K-12, and our Public Art Corps.

Join us this Summer!

Calling Artists, Musicians and More.

Create a one-of-a-kind piece of art with your photograph

Annual Meeting January 10

Springville Center for the Arts is seeking artists for performing and visual arts residency programs.

2022 Artist Exhibition Proposals