Community Resources:
BAY AREA CERAMICS CLASSES COMMUNITY COLLEGESMany colleges offer complete ceramics programs, including sculpture, hand-building, wheel, glazing, and pottery classes. Studio hours often allow access outside of class times. De Anza CollegeFoothill CollegeGavilan CollegeSan Jose City CollegeWest Valley College
CITY PROGRAMSBerkeley Art StudioBeginner through advanced pottery and sculpture classes. The Berkeley Art Studio is on the UC Berkeley campus, but registration is open to the entire community as well as UC Students, Faculty, and Staff.We are a fully equipped ceramics studio that supports multiple hand building and wheel throwing techniques. We work with stoneware and porcelain clays, firing to cone 6 as well as raku firing. You can sign up for classes or general studio use. All firing and glaze materials are included in the cost of classes and/or studio membership. City of Cupertino's Wilson Park StudioBeginning/intermediate ceramic and mixed media classes for children and adults. Palo Alto Art CenterBeginning and intermediate ceramics classes. Class fees include studio access. Peninsula Volunteers Little House, Roslyn G. Morris Activity CenterActivity center in Menlo Park with ceramics studio and classes. Open to the public several times a week. Sunnyvale Community CenterBeginning and intermediate ceramics classes. Adult and children's classes available. Discount for Sunnyvale residents. Walnut Creek Clay Arts GuildAn educational setting where participants can learn and share basic skills in ceramics. Beginning, intermediate and advanced students all participate in this studio, where the emphasis is on developing skills and not production ceramics. PRIVATE STUDIOSAlpha Fired ArtsAlpha Fired Arts is a creative hub for hobbyists, professional clay artists and teachers. It's Northern California's largest ceramic supply company, offering a huge assortment of supplies, classes for children and adults, working studio memberships and firing services. Blossom Hill Crafts PotteryCeramics classes in hand thrown pottery are small, individualized, and offered in day and evening sessions Monday through Saturday. Tuition includes unlimited practice time - when classes are not in session. Higher Fire Clayspace & GalleryHigher Fire is both a teaching studio and contemporary ceramics gallery. Classes for adults in wheel throwing and hand building are offered in many packages to suit a variety of schedules. Workshops are offered by local and nationally known potters. Private lessons and parties may also be arranged. The gallery features work made by instructors, members, local clay artists, and nationally recognized potters and sculptors. Visit on First Fridays to see what they’ve been up to the rest of the month! Browse new work, watch demonstrations, or test-drive one of the pottery wheels. Halo PotteryA small studio offering classes for adults and children in Los Altos. | USEFUL CERAMICS LINKSOVCAG's YouTube Channel! Watch past General Meeting presentations! Click here for YouTube Documents! BACAFThe Bay Area Ceramics Arts Forum is a good place to post info and requests for the local ceramics community. California Lawyers for the ArtsNon-profit service organization that provides lawyer referrals, dispute resolution services, educational programs, publications and resource library to artists of all disciplines and arts organizations. Ceramics Arts DailyAn online community serving active potters and ceramic artists worldwide, as well as those who are interested in finding out more about this craft. It provides a wide array of tools for learning about and improving skills, and a place for artists to display their work and to share ideas and perspectives about how their art and life interact to shape each other. Clayart Web GuideA comprehensive link-guide to ceramic and pottery resources and information. ClayStationGreat technical articles, links to artists pages, and a free quarterly electronic newsletter GlazeSimulatorOffers a simple step by step expert system that guides you through the basic process of Glaze Creation and Analysis. Potters CouncilA nonprofit subsidiary of The American Ceramic Society (ACerS). It was formed to serve you: potters, ceramic artists, lovers of clay. Their mission is to meet the needs of studio potters and ceramic artists by providing a place for knowledge exchange and professional enhancement. |
