Please note: We have updated our Covid safety policy

To help us keep our spaces safe for visitors, staff, and volunteers: Masks are recommended, but not required.

We also ask that you practice good social distancing, especially when gathered indoors for a lengthy period of time, as in a class.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we continue to respond to changing conditions.

Ceramic Handbuilding Class Description

The class will be held at the Clay Studio from 2 - 4:30 pm on Thursdays, running from August 18st through September 22nd. (6 weeks)

This course introduces the fundamentals of handbuilding to students of any experience level. Students will learn the process of handbuilding through pinching, coiling and slab building clay, and glaze their work into finished pieces to take home with them. Class time and the encouraged Open Studio practice time will enable students to create at their own level and improve their skills.

Included with instruction is twenty-five pounds of cone 6 clay and six Open Studio tickets. If you need a basic pottery toolkit, they are available for purchase in class for an additional $30. 

Handbuilding programs are intended for persons aged 14 or older. Please email the Studio manager Chris at chrisneiman@chestertownriverarts.org with any questions.

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