FREE Community Programs
Clayworks has been a partner with the Arts and Science council to provide Culture Blocks programming to the residents of Mecklenburg County since 2016. Culture Blocks embraces and celebrates the cultural life and desires of residents, connects communities to arts and culture activities that speak to their interests and seeks to break down barriers to participation with cultural organizations. As an ASC Program funded by Mecklenburg County, Culture Blocks is a community partnership with Charlotte Mecklenburg Library and Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation to provide cultural programming closer to where residents live.
Below are our the Libraries and Recreation Centers where we lead workshops. During a Clayworks workshop, one of our talented teaching artists will lead the participants in a hands-on-clay making session using a variety of handbuilding techniques. The projects will travel back to Clayworks where they will dry and go through their 2-step firing process. We will glaze the projects before returning them to the location where you participated in the workshop. That location will contact you with pickup instructions.
Space is limited in each workshop and they fill up quickly! Be sure to register using the link below or by contacting the location.
For questions about the program, contact Susan Hughes, Deputy Director of Clayworks.
Culture Blocks workshops are taking a short break for the month of October. Programs will resume around the county for November and December. Check back soon for takes and registration links.
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**Pre-registration is required. Workshops spaces open about a month before the date and fill up quickly. Click here to register for a session. For enrollment questions, please contact the workshop site.
Saturday, November 16, 2024 • 2:00pm-3:30pm
Saturday, November 30, 2024 • 2:00pm-3:30pm
Saturday, December 21, 2024 • 2:00pm-3:30pm
Saturday, December 28, 2024 • 2:00pm-3:30pm
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**Pre-registration is required. Workshops spaces open about a month before the date and fill up quickly. Click here to register for a session. For enrollment questions, please contact the workshop site.
Saturday, November 9, 2024 • 1:00pm-3:00pm
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**Pre-registration is required. Workshops spaces open about a month before the date and fill up quickly. Click here to register for a session. For enrollment questions, please contact the workshop site.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 • 10:00am-11:30am
Monday, November 25, 2024 • 2:00pm-3:30pm
Monday, December 9, 2024 • 2:00pm-3:30pm
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Address: 14008 Holbrooks Rd, Huntersville, NC 28078
**Pre-registration is required. Workshops spaces open about a month before the date and fill up quickly. Click here to register for a session. For enrollment questions, please contact the workshop site.
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 • 10:30am-12:00pm
Saturday, November 23, 2024 • 10:30am-12:00pm
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 • 10:30am-12:00pm
Saturday, December 21, 2024 • 10:30am-12:00pm
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5935 Hickory Grove Rd, Charlotte, NC 28215
Pre-registration is required. Click here to register. Workshops spaces open about a month before the date and fill up quickly. For enrollment questions, please contact the workshop site.
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 • 10:30am-12:00pm
Saturday, November 23, 2024 • 1:30pm-3:00pm
Saturday, December 14, 2024 • 1:30pm-3:00pm
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 • 10:30am-12:00pm
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6000 Conference Dr, Charlotte, NC 28212
Pre-registration is required. Click here to register. Workshops spaces open about a month before the date and fill up quickly. For enrollment questions, please contact the workshop site.
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**Pre-registration is required. Workshops spaces open about a month before the date and fill up quickly. Click here to register for a session. For enrollment questions, please contact the workshop site.
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 • 10:00am-11:30pm
Monday, November 18, 2024 • 10:00am-11:30pm
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 • 10:00am-11:30pm
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 • 10:00am-11:30pm
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**Pre-registration is required. Workshops spaces open about a month before the date and fill up quickly. Click here to register for a session. For enrollment questions, please contact the workshop site.
Monday, November 4, 2024 • 11:00am-12:30pm
Thursday, November 21, 2024 • 6:00pm-7:30pm
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 • 11:00am-12:30pm
Monday, December 30, 2024• 2:00pm-3:30pm
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4429 South Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28209
Pre-registration is required. Click here to register. Workshops spaces open about a month before the date and fill up quickly. For enrollment questions, please contact the workshop site.
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 • 5:30pm-7:00pm
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 • 5:30pm-7:00pm
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 • 5:30pm-7:00pm
Wednesday, November 27, 2024 • 2:00pm-3:30pm
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 • 5:30pm-7:00pm
Wednesday, December 11, 2024 • 5:30pm-7:00pm
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4820 Tuckaseegee Rd, Charlotte, NC 28208
Pre-registration is required. Click here to register. Workshops spaces open about a month before the date and fill up quickly. For enrollment questions, please contact the workshop site.
Saturday, November 2, 2024 • 10:30am-12:00pm
Saturday, December 7, 2024 • 10:30am-12:00pm
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**Pre-registration is required. Workshops spaces open about a month before the date and fill up quickly. Click here to register for a session. For enrollment questions, please contact the workshop site.
Monday, November 4, 2024 • 9:30am-11:00am
Monday, November 18, 2024 • 9:30am-11:00am
Monday, December 2, 2024 • 9:30am-11:00am
Monday, December 16, 2024 • 9:30am-11:00am
Monday, December 30, 2024 • 9:30am-11:00am
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Thanks to funding from Culture Blocks, Clayworks created Creative Clay Videos for people to use to create in clay at home. Click on the link above to follow along with one of our teaching artists walking you step by step to create a wonderful project. To make working in clay easy to do from home, the videos were created using air dry clay and finished with paint.
