Ceramics Program
Welcome to Farmington Valley Arts Center's Ceramic Classes. Members save 10% for a year on tuition (Clay Coop excluded).
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Registration for Fall Classes opens July 30, 2023 at noon
Seats are limited to 6 students.
Cancellation Policy
No refunds for cancellations within 1 week of the class.
50% refund for cancellations 7-14 days before the class.
Refund (minus $20 cancellation fee) for cancellations over 14 days before the class.
Handbuilding
Combo Handbuilding & Wheel Throwing
Intro to Handbuilding and Wheel Throwing
8 Thursdays, Sep 21 - Nov 9
10:00 AM -12:30 PM
Elyse Cote
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WHEEL THROWING CERAMICS
Wheel Throwing Wednesday
All Levels
8 Wednesdays, Sep 20 - Nov 8
12:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Drew Darley
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Wheel Throwing Thursday
All Levels
8 Thursdays, Sep 21 - Nov 9
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Drew Darley
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Wheel Throwing
Intermediate to Advanced
8 Wednesdays, Sep 20 - Nov 8
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Drew Darley
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TEEN CERAMICS CLASSES
Teen Wheel Throwing
8 Fridays, Sep 22 - Nov 17 (no 10/27)
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Stefanie Baechler
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CLAY CO-OP
Clay Co-op
• January 1 – March 31
• April 1 – June 30
• July 1 – September 30
• October 1 - December 31
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CERAMICS ART PARTY
Give it a Spin Clay Party
Bring a group of up to six people and try your hand at the potter’s wheel.
Date: On Demand
Time: 90 minutes
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Reserve Ceramic Studio / Task Sheet
Purchase Clay
Stoneware Clay
1 bag of 25 lbs stoneware for $33
Porcelain Clay
1 bag of 25 lbs porcelain for $43
Ceramics Manager
Ceramics Manager Erika Novak
is a ceramic artist who focuses on wheel-thrown collections of pottery both functional and decorative. Her work includes series of cups and mugs as well as vases, bottles, and hanging objects such as lamps and planters. Erika pulls inspiration from patterns and textures found in Art deco architecture, early 20th-century design, as well as patterns found in American Southwestern textiles. After studying ceramics and art in college Erika now works as a full-time potter creating and selling her work at nationally ranked art fairs and showcases. She and partner Drew Darley were recently featured in the highly regarded magazine Ceramics Monthly.