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Workshops


Looking to extend your knowledge and experience with clay? You have come to the right place! The workshop listing on Ceramic Arts Daily contains current listings of ceramic art and pottery workshops all over North America and abroad. Looking to boost your creativity and improve your pottery making skills? Why not attend one of the following workshops, listed here alphabetically by the state's first letter:

A-D    |    F-I    |    K-M    |    N-P    |    R-T    |    U-W    |   International   |  

Do you have a workshop you would like to include in our workshop listings? Listings must be received by the 10th day of the month prior to the event to be included in the workshop listing, but the earlier the better! Be sure to submit your information well in advance of your event. Submit or update a listing.



States starting with A-D 
Arizona

Tucson
January 28-February 1, 2009 "China Painting on Tile" with Paul Lewing. Fee: $300. Contact ArtiFacts Studio, 38090 S. Loma Serena Dr., Tucson 85739; artifactsstudio@gmail.com; http://artifactsstudio.blogspot.com; (520) 825-7807.

California

Mendocino
November 1-2 "Throwing Teapots" with Jessi Adamson. November 8-9 "Contemporary Greek Aesthetic" with Ryan Hurst. November 15-16 "Narrative Handbuilding" with Darrin Ekern. Fee/session: $175. Contact Mendocino Art Center, 45200 Little Lake St., Mendocino 95460; mendoart@mcn.org; www.mendocinoartcenter.org; (800) 653-3328.

Santa Ana
November 19 "Surface Design Workshop." Fee: $100. Contact Kevin Myers, Muddy’s Studio, 2610 Halladay St., Santa Ana 92705; muddysstudio@att.net; www.muddysstudio.com; (714) 641-4077.

Walnut Creek
November 1 "Master Potter Workshop" with Mata Ortiz potter Jerardo Tena. Fee: $85. Contact Walnut Creek Civic Arts Ceramics Studio, Walnut Creek Arts Education, PO Box 8039, 1313 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek 94596; www.arts-ed.org; (925) 943-5846.

Colorado

Snowmass Village
April 24-May 2, 2009 "Ceramics in Jamaica" with Jan McKeachie-Johnston, Randy Johnston, David Pinto and Doug Casebeer. Fee: $2850. Contact Doug Casebeer, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, 5263 Owl Creek Rd., Snowmass Village 81615; info@andersonranch.org; www.andersonranch.org; (970) 923-3181, ext. 201.

Connecticut

Kent
November 8-9 "Hand Building Animal Sculptures for Wood Fire" with Alison Palmer. Fee: $210. Contact Alison Palmer Studios, Stone Fences Lane, Kent 06757; ncmagnusson@joinmail.com; ww.alisonpalmer.com; (860) 309-8267.


Illinois

Oak Park
November 1 "Mid-range Glazing" with Donna Polseno. Fee: $100. Contact Terra Incognito Studios and Gallery, 246 Chicago Ave., Oak Park 60302; dtoan@ameritech.net; www.terraincognitostudios.com; (708) 383-6228.

Sandwich
October 25_26 and November 1 "Spraying Glazes" with Steven HIll. Contact Center Street Clay, 218 W. Center St. Sandwich 60548; sahill@mac.comcenterstreetclay.com; (815) 570-2030.


Indiana

Kentucky



States starting with K-M


Maine
     

Maryland
Frederick
November 6-9 "Kiln Technology and Firing Theory" with Joyce Michaud. November 13-16 "Wood Firing Theory" with Kevin Crowe. Fee/session: $300. Contact Hood College, Ceramics Program, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick 21701; www.hood.edu/academic/departments; (301) 696-3456.
Massachusetts
Boston
January 11, 18 and 25, 2009 "Mosaics" with Lisa Houck. Fee: $100. Contact Shawn Panepinto, Office for the Arts at Harvard Ceramics Program, 219 Western Ave., Boston 02134; panepint@fas.harvard.edu; www.fas.harvard.edu/ceramics; (617) 495-8680.

Worcester
November 8 "Perfect Pitch-Learning How to Throw Pots" with Clay Studio faculty. Fee: $40; members, $36. November 11 "A Joyful Noise: Crafting Musical Instruments from Clay." Fee: $89; members, $79. November 19-20 "Introducing HyperGlaze X ™" with Tom O’Malley. Fee: $209; members, $189. Instructor (unless noted above): Ginny Gillen. Contact Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Rd., Worcester 01605; www.worcestercraftcenter.org; (508) 753-8183.


Michigan

Minnesota


Missouri

Missouri, St. Louis
December 13 "Holiday Workshop: Ceramic Beads" with Mary Henderson. Fee: $50. Contact Craft Alliance; 6640 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis 63130; www.craftalliance.org; (314) 725-1177

Montana
Red Lodge
October 25-26 "Ron Meyers and Chuck Hindes." No Fee. Contact Anthony Schaller, Gallery Director, Red Lodge Clay Center, PO Box 1527, Red Lodge 59068; gallery@redlodgeclaycenter.comwww.redlodgeclaycenter.com; (406) 446-3393.


States starting with N-P

Nevada

New Jersey

Demarest
November 1 "Precious Metal Clay Jewelry" with Susan Kasson Sloan. Fee: $115. November 8 "A Personal Approach to Glazing" with Beatrice Bloom. Fee: $115. December 15-19 "Double Focus: Salt Glaze Forming and Firing" with Mikhail Zakin. Fee: $250. Fall 2008 "Learning to Fire the Small Gas Kiln" with Beatrice Bloom. Fee: $145. Contact The Art School at Old Church, 561 Piermont Rd., Demarest 07627; info@tasoc.org; http://tasoc.org; (201) 767-7160.



New Mexico
Santa Fe
November 15-16 "Clay Menagerie" with Joe Bova. Fee/session: $200. Contact Santa Fe Clay, 1615 Paseo De Peralta, Santa Fe 87501; sfc@santafeclay.com; www.santafeclay.com; (505) 984-1122.

New York

Katonah
December 14 "Clay Silver Jewelry" with David Hughes. Fee: $125. Contact Katonah Art Center, 131 Bedford Rd., Katonah 10536; katonahartcenter@earthlink.net; www.katonahartcenter.com; (914) 232-4843.

Port Chester
November 2 or November 16 "Discover the Joys of Raku Firing" with Denis Licul. Fee/session: $90. October 17-19 "The Wildness Within" with Beth Cavener Stichter. Fee: $200. October 26 "Why Clay Symposium." Fee: $95. January 8-10, 2009 Workshop with Peter Pinnell. Fee: $300. Contact Leigh Taylor Mickelson, Clay Art Center, 40 Beech St., Port Chester 10573; leigh@clayartcenter.org; www.clayartcenter.org; (914) 937-2047.


North Carolina

Bailey
November 1-2 "It’s a Family Affair: Featuring Dan Finch, Justin Finch and Kathryn Finch." Fee: $150. Contact Dan Finch Pottery, 5526 Finch Nursery Ln., Bailey 27807-9492; dan.finch@earthlink.net; www.danfinch.com; (252) 235-4664.

Brasstown
November 2-8 "Wheel and Clay-Throwing for Beginners" with Sue Cannon. November 9-15 "Nature as Art" with Kaaren Stoner. November 16-23 "Techniques for Throwing Large" with Leon Nichols. Fee: $700. December 7-13 "Whimsical, Handbuilt Clay Birdhouses" with Mark Wingertsahn. January 4-10 "Variations on Raku" with Steven Forbes-DeSoule. Fee: $562. January 11-17 "Advanced Wheel Throwing: Following Hunches, Taking Risks" with Kevin Crowe. Fee: $562. January 18-25 "Big Pots-No Sweat!" with Harry Hearne. Fee: $802. Fee/session (unless noted above): $478. Contact John C. Campbell Folk School, One Folk Rd., Brasstown 28902; info@folkschool.org; www.folkschool.org; (800) 365-5724.

Durham
November 22 "Open Raku Firing." Fee: $60. Contact Claymakers, 705 Foster St., Durham 27701; info@claymakers.com; www.claymakers.com; (919) 530-8355.

Indian Trail
February 7-8, 2009 Workshop with Hayne Bayless. Fee: $115; members, $85. Contact Carolina Clay Matters Pottery Guild, c/o 9901 Mill Grove Rd., Indian Trail 28079; sylviacoppola@gmail.com; www.carolinaclaymatters.org; (704) 753-4673.


Ohio

Oregon

Portland
November 8 "Tools for the Trade: Making Tools and Brushes for Ceramic Artists" with Janet Buskirk. Fee: $75. Contact Sarah La Barre, Oregon College of Art and Craft, 8245 SW Barnes Rd., Portland 97225; slabarre@ocac.edu; www.ocac.edu; (503) 297-5544, ext. 159.

Pennsylvania

Petersburg
November 8-9 "The Next Steps" with Jack Troy and Carolanne Currier. Fee: $295. Contact Kathleen Davies, McCann School of Art, 4144 Miller Rd., Petersburg 16669; kdavies@mccannart.org; www.mccannart.org; (814) 667-2538.

Philadelphia
November 1 "D-I-Y Serve-It-Up" with Debbie Williams. Fee: $70; members, $65. November 22 "Porcelain Obsessions" with Hide Sadohara. Fee: $140; members, $130. December 6 "D-I-Y Make-It-Glow" with Naomi Cleary. Fee: $70; members, $60. Contact The Clay Studio, 139 N. 2nd St., Philadelphia 19106; info@theclaystudio.org; www.theclaystudio.org (215) 925-3453.

Reading
November 1-2 "Throwing Open Forms" with Willi Singleton. Fee: $315. November 15-16 "Image Transfer Techniques for Clay" with Paul Wandless. Fee: $260. Contact GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, 201 Washington St., Reading 19601; ndubbs@goggleworks.org; www.goggleworks.org; (610) 374-4600.


States starting with R-T

Rhode Island

Tennessee


Texas

San Marcos
November 1, 8 "Advanced Fast Fire" with Billy Ray Mangham. November 2, 9 "Beginning Fast Fire" with Billy Ray Mangham. Fee/session: $250. Contact Eye of the Dog Art Center, Sleeping Dog Studio, 405 Valley View W. Rd., San Marcos 78666; billyray@zzzdog.com; beverly@zzzdog.com; www.eyeofthedogartcenter.com; (512) 754-8171.


States starting with U-W

Vermont

Bennington
January 28-February 1, 2009 "Handbuilding Sculptural Forms" with Virginia Scotchie. "Making, Looking, Using and Making Again" with Julia Galloway. Fee: $350. Contact Kathy Hanson, North Country Studio Workshops, PO Box 180, Deerfield, NH 03037; kephanson@aol.com; www.northcountrystudioworkshops.org; (603) 463-7562.

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia


Wisconsin

Wyoming


International

Belgium

Antwerp
October 26-29 "Swinging Pots" with Patricia Cassone. Fee: $265. October 30-November 2 "Making Korean Pottery with Textured Surfaces" with Seung-Ho Yang. Fee: $300. Contact Patty Wouters, Atelier Cirkel, Prins Kavelhof 35, Brasschaat 2930; patty.wouters@ateliercirkel.bewww.ateliercirkel.be; 32 36 33 05 89.


Chile
Valparaiso, Chile
January  3 -l6, 2009 “Develop a Passion with Josh DeWeese,Doug Casebeer, Marilu Rosenthal." Fees: US$ 1700 (tuition covers transportation from and to the airport, all transportation to visit studios and museums, accommodations, all meals during the workshop, materials, and firings).
February 18-27, 2009 "Speaking with Clay with Mark Shapiro and Marilu Pelusa Rosenthal,"
Fees: US$ 1700 (tuition covers transportation from and to the airport, all transportation to visit studios and museums, accommodations, all meals during the workshop, materials, and firings). Contact Marilu Pelusa Rosenthal, Curaumilla Art Center
Director, Paderewski 4940, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile; 
marilurosenthal@yahoo.comwww.artcentercuraumilla; Telephone:  56-2-2284959 or cell: 569 8428 0745.


France
Vallauris
November 15 or December 6 "Ceramic Workshop RAKU." November 3-December 11 "RAKU exposition"; Contact A.I.R. Vallauris, Place Lisnard, 1 BD des Deux Vallons, Vallauris 06220; contact@air-vallauris.com; www.air-vallauris.org; 33 4 93 64 65 50.
Laos and Angkor Wat, Cambodia
February 2009 “Village Pottery Experience,” includes work and fire with village potters. Limit of 12 persons. Contact Denys James, Discovery Art Travel, 182 Welbury Dr., Salt Spring Island, British Columbia V8K 2L8 Canada; denys@denysjames.comwww.denysjames.com; (250) 537-4906.

Lombok and Bali

March 2010 "Village Pottery Experience," includes visits to traditional pottery villages and hands-on experience.Contact Denys James, Discovery Art Travel, 182 Welbury Dr., Salt Spring Island, British Columbia V8K 2L8 Canada; denys@denysjames.com; www.denysjames.com; (250) 537-4906.


Mexico

Oaxaca
January 3-11, 2009 "The Oaxacan Clay Workshop." Fee: $1765. Contact Eric Mindling, Traditions Mexico, 303 Avery St., Ashland, OR 97520, traditionsmexico@yahoo.com, www.traditionsmexico.com.

Mata Ortiz
November 12-19 "Hands-On Mata Ortiz" with Jose and Susy Martinez. Fee: $900. Contact Peter Chartrand, Mata Ortiz Contact, PO Box 1043, Bisbee, AZ 85603; peterpfp@gmail.com; www.mataortizcontact.com; (520) 249-8093.

March 21-29, 2009 "The Mata Ortiz Pottery Workshop" with Michael Wisner and Jorge Quintana. Fee: $1595. Contact Eric Mindling, Traditions Mexico, 303 Avery St., Ashland, OR 97520, traditionsmexico@yahoo.com, www.traditionsmexico.com.

Morocco, Marakesh, Ouarazate, Zagora, Merzouga and Casablanca

November 8-27 and November 2010 "Ceramics and Cultural Excursion." Limit 12 people. Contact Denys James, Discovery Art Travel, 182 Welbury Dr., Salt Spring Island, British Columbia V8K 2L8 Canada; denys@denysjames.com; www.denysjames.com; (250) 537-4906.

Myanmar (Burma), Mandalay, Bagan, Inle Lake, Yagon
January 14-30, 2009 "Burma: Ceramics and Cultural Excursion," includes pottery making and firing in traditional villages. Limit of 12 persons. Contact Denys James, Discovery Art Travel, 182 Welbury Dr., Salt Spring Island, British Columbia V8K 2L8 Canada; denys@denysjames.com; www.denysjames.com; (250) 537-4906.
Turkey, Istanbul, Cappadocia and Ankara
September-October 2010 "Turkey Ceramics Excursion" with Mehmet Kutlu and Erdogan Gulec. Limit 12 people. Contact Denys James, Discovery Art Travel, 182 Welbury Dr., Salt Spring Island, British Columbia V8K 2L8 Canada; denys@denysjames.com; www.denysjames.com; (250) 537-4906.