SPRING SEMESTER 2024

Kid Ceramics Classes

6800 Clay Critters (ages 5–7)
Instructor: Katie Truk
Tuesdays, 4 PM–5:30 PM
Does your child like getting their hands dirty and love animals? This is their class! Working with clay will strengthen your child’s understanding of gravity, science, and nature—plus it is super fun! Different sculptural methods will be introduced as we recreate our favorite members of the animal kingdom—a wonderful way to have fun and learn about animal anatomy.
10 sessions: 4/2–6/4
Tuition: member $317, non-member $347
Materials fee: $53

6801 Ceramics Fundamentals (ages 10–15)
Instructor: Shelley Rosen Howard
Tuesdays, 4–6 PM
Create pieces by handbuilding, throwing, or a combination of both techniques. Students will be guided through a variety of methods to build, decorate, and glaze their ceramic projects. This class will provide an opportunity to explore, get messy, and have creative fun! Designed for any skill level, this class is a great introduction to ceramic fundamentals.
10 sessions: 4/2–6/4
Tuition: member $338, non-member $368
Materials fee: $53

6826 Creative Ceramics (ages 10–15)
Instructor: Brian Ng
Wednesdays, 4–6 PM
Call it a clay day! Gain a solid foundation for wheel throwing, and learn hand-building techniques such as slab, pinch, and sculpture. Glaze and texture ceramics in this inspiring atmosphere as well.
10 sessions: 4/3–6/5
Tuition: member $338, non-member $368
Materials fee: $53

6864 Hooray for Clay! (ages 6–9)
Instructor: Melissa Krishnamurthy
Thursdays, 4 PM–5:30 PM
Do you like to be creative and get messy? Then let’s create with clay! Students will learn handbuilding techniques such as pinch-pots, coil, press-mold, and slabs to build fun projects. Projects will change each session, so repeat students are welcome.
10 sessions: 4/4–6/6
Tuition: member $317, non-member $347
Materials fee: $53

6863 Introduction to Ceramics! (ages 9–12)
Instructor: Shelley Rosen Howard
Thursdays, 4 PM–5:30 PM
In this class, students will explore basic wheel-throwing techniques such as centering, opening, pulling, and shaping clay to make bowls. While the emphasis of this class is using the pottery wheel, students will also create a variety of pieces using hand building techniques. All materials included.
10 sessions: 4/4–6/6
Tuition: member $317, non-member $347
Materials fee: $53

6934 NEW! Mud Club (ages 10–15)
Instructor: Delia McHendry
Thursdays, 6:30–8:30 PM
In this 5-week class, students will learn the basics of ceramics through hand-built and wheel-thrown projects. The instructor will cover the following subject matters in clay: coil, slab, pottery, sculpture, pinch pots and more! Join this class to explore the endless possibilities of functional and sculptural pieces in this fun medium. All materials included.
5 sessions: 4/4–5/2
Tuition: member $164, non-member $184
Materials fee: $28

6884/6901 Jump in the Mud (ages 10–15)
Instructor: Brian Ng
6884 Saturdays, 10 AM–12 PM
6901 Saturdays, 1–3 PM
Specialize in ceramics! Play with mud while you learn to make wheel-thrown bowls, mugs, and more in this introductory pottery class. After you throw, trim, and glaze your work, take home pottery you will be proud of!
9 sessions: 4/6–6/15 (no class on 4/13, 5/25)
Tuition: member $306, non-member $336
Materials fee: $50