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CLASSES BY STATE

Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connnecticut | D.C | Florida | Georgia | Idaho | Illinois | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Minnesota | Mississippi | Montana | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New York | North Carolina | Ohio | Pennsylvania | South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas | Virginia | Washington | Wisconsin | Italy

ARKANSAS

Flat Rock Clay Supplies

2002 South School Ave. (Hwy. 71), Fayetteville, AR 72701; 479.521.3181; www.flatrockclay.com; info@flatrock clay.com; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, tile, special topic classes and workshops.

CALIFORNIA

Echo Ceramics

2856 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90034; 310-815-1525; www.echoceramics.com; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, firing,glazing/decoration, adult and teen classes, supplies.

The Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge

4469 Chevy Chase Drive, La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011; 818.790.4353; www.cclcf.org; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, glazing, firing, raku, classes for children and adults.

COLORADO

Northern Colorado Potters’ Guild
209 Christman Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80524; (970) 416-5979; www.coloradopottery.org;
ncpg@comcast.net; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, glazing, fused-glass jewelry.

The Pottery Studio
1541 W. Oak (in City Park), Fort Collins, CO 80521; 970.221.6204; www.ci.fortcollins.co.us/recreator/; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, glazing, firing oxidation, reduction and raku. Child, teen and adult classes.
Trails Recreation Center
16799 East Lake Avenue, Centennial, CO 80015; (303) 269-8400; www.aprd.org; arts@the-trails.org; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, sculpture, glazing.

CONNECTICUT

Creative Arts Workshops

80 Audubon Street, New Haven, CT 06510; 203.562.4927; www.creativeartsworkshop.org; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, sculpture, firing.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Eastern Market Pottery

New location on Capitol Hill. 320 3rd St. NE, Washington, DC 22002; (202) 544-6669; cbrome@earthlink.net; stoneware, wheel-throwing, glazing, decorating.

Hinckley Pottery

1707 Kalorama Road, NW, Washington, DC 20009; (202) 745-7055; www.hinckleypottery.com; info@hinckleypottery.com; wheel-throwing.

FLORIDA

Carla’s Clay
1733 Northgate Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34234; (941) 359-2773; www.Carlasclay.com; cobrien@carlasclay.com; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, sculpture, gallery, tools and supplies.

Craft Gallery

5911 South Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach, FL 33405; 561.585.7744;
www.thecraftgallery.net; bettywilson@thecraftgallery.net; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, architectural sculpture, glass fusion, workshops, gallery, supplies, and kiln rental. 

The Lake Eustis Arts Accord

205 & 211 North Grove Street, PO Box 1619, Eustis, FL 32727; (352) 589-4ART (4278); info@lakeeustisartsaccord.org; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, raku, firing,sculpture. Workshops and classes.

GEORGIA

Callanwolde Fine Arts Center

980 Briarcliff Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30306; (404) 872-5338; www.callanwolde.org; wheel-throwing, handbuilding.

The Ocee Arts Center

6290 Abbotts Bridge Rd., Building #700, Duluth, GA 30097; (770) 623-8448; www.oceearts.org; dcocee@bellsouth.net; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, sculpture, tile, mosaic, firing, glazing/decoration, apprentice programs, workshops.

ILLINOIS

Clay Space

28 W. 210 Warrenville Rd., Warrenville, IL 60555; (630) 393-2529; www.clayspace.net; adult & children's classes, wheel-throwing, handbuilding, sculpture, firing, glazing/decoration.

LOUISIANA

Louisiana Pottery

6470 Highway 22, Cajun Village, Sorrento, LA 70778; (225) 675-5572; www.louisianapottery.com; lapottery@eatel.net; handbuilding, special focus classes.

Maine

Portland Pottery

118 Washington Ave. Portland, ME 04010; 207-772-4334; www.portlandpottery.com; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, sculpture, firing, glaze/decoration.

MARYLAND

Baltimore Clayworks

5707 Smith Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21209; (410) 578-1919; www.baltimoreclayworks.org; matt.hylek@baltimoreclayworks.org; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, sculpture, tile, mosaic, decorating, printmaking, slipcasting, wood firing, salt firing.

Columbia Art Center

6100 Foreland Garth, Columbia, MD 21045; 410.730.0075; www.columbiaartcenter.org; art.staff@columbiaassociation.com; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, alternative firing methods, summer teen wheel camp, workshops, youth and adults. 

Shiloh Pottery, Inc.

1027 Brodbeck Road, Hampstead, MD 21074; (410) 239-8888; www.shilohpottery.com; wheel-throwing, handbuilding.

The Frederick Pottery School, Inc.

5305 Jefferson Pike, Suite C-2, Frederick, MD 21703; (301) 473-8833; www.frederickpotteryschool.com; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, open studio.

Montpelier Arts Center

9652 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, MD 20708; (301) 953-1993; www.pgparks.com/places/artsfac/mac.html; montpelier.arts@pgparks.com; classes for children and adults include handbuilding, wheel-throwing, raku; special parent/child workshops offered.

Glen Echo Pottery

7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812; (301) 229-5585; www.glenechopottery.com; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, raku and soda firing.

MASSACHUSETTS

2 Rivers Ceramic Studio

77 Elm St., Amesbury, MA 01913-2503; (978) 388-2212; www.2riversceramic.com; hamovit@gmail.com; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, classes and workshops for adults and children, 24/7 studio access for independent artists.

MINNESOTA

Edina Art Center

4710 West 64th Street, Edina, MN 55435; (612) 915-6604; www.edinaartcenter.com; artcenter@ci.edina.mn.us; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, sculpture, tile.

Northern Clay Center

2424 Franklin Avenue East, Minneapolis, MN 55406; (612) 339-8007; www.northernclaycenter.org; nccinfo@northernclaycenter.org; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, sculpture, tile.

MISSISSIPPI

Bodine Pottery & Art Studio

Rebuilding: New location: 212 Southampton Road, Hattiesburg, MS 39401; (228) 806-3153; www.bodinepottery.com; hukmut@bodinepottery.com; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, PMC (precious metal clay).

MISSOURI

Red Star Studios

821 West 17th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106; 816.474.7316; www.redstarstudios.org; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, workshops, gallery, studio space.

NEVADA

Pottery West

5026 North Pioneer Way, Las Vegas, NV 89149; (702) 987-3023; potterywest@cox.net; wheel-throwing.

NEW JERSEY

The Art School at Old Church

561 Piermont Road, Demarest, NJ 07627; (201) 767-7160; www.tasoc.org; info@tasoc.org; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, sculpture, tile, glazing, raku.

Kissimmee River Pottery

One 8th Street #11, Frenchtown, NJ 08825; (908) 996-3555; www.kissimmeeriverpottery.com; riverpots@earthlink.net; beginner to advanced classes, wheel-throwing, handbuilding, workshops, cone 10 reduction firing, single firing, raku, adult day and evening classes, summer camp for kids 9-15, open studio.

NEW YORK

Clay Art Center

40 Beech Street, Port Chester, NY 10562; 914-937-2047; www.clayartcenter.org; mail@clayartcenter.org; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, sculpture, special topics, kids and adults.

The Painted Pot

339 Smith Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231; (718) 222-0334; www.paintedpot.com; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, sculpture.

The Potter's Wheel

120-33 83rd Ave., Kew Gardens, NY 11415; (718) 441-6114; www.potterswheelny.com; potterswheelny@earthlink.net; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, raku, saggar firing, kids' and adults' classes.

92nd Street Y Art Center

1395 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10128; (212) 415-5562; www.92Y.org/artclasses; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, sculpture; intensives in plaster, glazing, and complex serving pieces; open studio available.

NORTH CAROLINA

Blue Gill Pottery

4522 W. Wilkinson Blvd., Gastonia, NC 28056; 704.824.9928; www.bluegillpottery.com; bluegillpottery@bellsouth.net; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, glazing, and throwing.

Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts

236 Clingman Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801; (828) 285-0210; www.highwaterclays.com; odyssey@highwaterclays.com; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, sculpture, tile.

Sawtooth School for Visual Arts

226 N. Marshall Street, Winston Salem, NC 27171; (336) 723-7395; www.sawtooth.org; ceramics@sawtooth.org; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, sculpture, tile, classes and workshops in other fine arts and media.

Finch Pottery

5526 Finch Nursery Lane, Bailey, NC 27807-9492; (252) 235-4664; www.danfinch.com; dan.finch@earthlink.net; wheel-throwing.

OHIO

Yost Pottery Studio

1643 Massillon Road, Akron, OH 44312; (330) 734-0763; www.yostpottery.com; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, tile, firing.

PENNSYLVANIA

Allen Stoneware Gallery & Pottery Studio Classroom

Colony Plaza, 2602 West 8th Street, Erie, PA 16505; (814) 836-0345; www.allenstoneware.com; pottery@allenstoneware.com; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, sculpture.

The Clay Studio

139 North Second Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106; (215) 925-3453; www.theclaystudio.org; info@theclaystudio.org; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, sculpture.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Adele’s Pottery Studio & Gallery

1659 Middle Street, Sullivan’s Island, SC 29482; (843) 883-9545; wheel-throwing, handbuilding for children and teens.

TENNESSEE

Mud Puddle Pottery and Supply

538 Highway 70, Pegram, TN 37143 (20 minutes outside Nashville); (615) 646-6644; www.mudpuddlepottery.com; mudpuddle@bellsouth.net; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, sculpture.

The Clay Lady's Studio: The Teaching Facility at Mid-South Ceramic Supply Co.

1416 Lebanon Pike, Bldg C, Nashville, TN 37210; 615.242.0346; www.midsouthceramics.com;danielle@theclaylady.com; full schedule of ongoing pottery classes as well as weekend workshops.

TEXAS

Dry Creek Pottery & Supply

8400 Cleburne Highway, Granbury, TX 76049; 817.326.4210; www.drycreekpottery.com; wheel-throwing, handbuilding for adults, reduction, low-fire and raku firing. One daily/weekly.

VIRGINIA

Creative Clay Studios

5704 E General Washington Drive, Alexandria, VA 22312; (703) 750-9480; www.creativeclaypottery.com; daisy_gail@msn.com; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, sculpture, classes, workshops, studios, retail supplies, tools, clay.

The Art League School

Located near the Torpedo Factory at 105 North Union Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; (703) 683-2323; www.theartleague.org; school@theartleague.org; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, sculpture, tile, mosaic.

Jacksonville Center for the Arts

220 Parkway Lane, Floyd, VA 24091; (866) 787-8806; (540) 745-2784; www.jacksonvillecenter.org; info@jacksonvillecenter.org; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, sculpture, mosaic, raku and pit firing, glazing and decoration.

LibertyTown Arts Center

916 Liberty Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401; (540) 371-7255; www.libertytownarts.com; libertytownarts@verizon.net; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, glazing, decorating, tile, raku.

Nan Rothwell Studio Pottery

221 Pottery Lane, Faber, VA 22938 (near Wintergreen); (434) 263-4023; www.nanrothwellpottery.com; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, glazing, firing.

Potter's Wheel Studio

25050 Riding Plaza, Suite 145, Chantilly, VA 20152; 703.542.8956; www.potterswheelstudio.com; info@potterswheelstudio.com; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, firing, glazing/decoration, kids
and adults.

White House Ceramic Studio

16 E. Pennsylvania Avenue, Lovettsville, VA 20180; 540.822.4803; www.whitehouseceramicstudio.blogspot.com; kristen-koch@hotmail.com; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, sculpture, tile, mosaic, firing, glazing/decoration, workshops, kids and adults.

WASHINGTON

Seward Park Clay Studio

5900 Lake Washington Blvd. South, Seattle, WA 98118; 206-722-6342; www.sewardparkart.org; info@sewardparkart.org; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, sculpture, kids and adults.

Northwest Ceramic Art Institute

(The Clay Zone) 2727 Westmoor Court, Olympia, WA 98502; (360) 943-7765; www.theclayzone.com; ddurso@theclayzone.com; wheel-throwing, hand-building, sculpture.

Wisconsin

Adamah

4651 County Road ZZ, Dodgeville, WI 53533; 608-257-3577; www.art-ventures.org; bhorizon@bethel-madison.org; wheel-throwing, handbuilding, sculpture, tile, glazing/decoration, raku, woodfiring, kids 16+ and adults. Family workshops.

ITALY

South of Rome Maiolica Ceramica

South of Rome, Via Pellico 15 - Medieval Fondi, Italy. Italy: (+39) 338.139.4244 USA 714.600.9535; www.GotuzzoWorkshops.com; GotuzzoWorkshops@gmail.com. Italian Maiolica and decorative art.

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