Monthly First Fridays

Join Clayworks on the first Friday of each month to see our campus in action! Stop in from 5:30-8:30pm to shop the Clayworks Gallery, receive a tour of our facility, and observe studio artists and live demonstrations. Each of our classrooms will also be full of excitement as we lead wheel, handbuilding, and raku workshops. Check out details below to register for a workshop.

Gallery Shopping, Studio Tours, and Live Demonstrations

  • Don’t have time for a full workshop, but still want to get a glimpse of the Clayworks experience? Stop by the gallery to shop, chat with studio artists, and have them lead you on a tour of our classrooms, glaze room, artists’ studios, and kiln room.

  • See listings below to get registered for the First Friday wheel, handbuilding, or raku workshop.

  • Want to see some fiery fun? Visit First Fridays at 7pm to watch raku workshop participants fire their pieces in the Clayworks courtyard.

    Would you rather participate in the workshop yourself? Sign up here!

  • Friday, November 1, 6-8pm

    Ages: 18+

    Tuition: $60 per person

    Please allow 3 weeks for the projects to be completed.

    Ever want to learn to throw on the potter's wheel but cannot commit to a class? In this 2-hour workshop, a Clayworks teaching artist will teach you the basics of wheel throwing. Toward the end of the workshop, you choose your favorite pieces and the glaze color they will be finished in. We will take care of the drying and firing of your pots. Attend alone, or bring a friend, family member, or a date! Your pottery will be food, dishwasher and microwave safe.

    Register Here - 2 Seats Left

  • Friday, November 1, 6-8pm

    Ages: 18+

    Tuition: $60 per person

    Please allow 3 weeks for the projects to be completed.

    Ever want to learn to throw on the potter's wheel but cannot commit to a class? In this 2-hour workshop, a Clayworks teaching artist will teach you the basics of wheel throwing. Toward the end of the workshop, you choose your favorite pieces and the glaze color they will be finished in. We will take care of the drying and firing of your pots. Attend alone, or bring a friend, family member, or a date! Your pottery will be food, dishwasher and microwave safe.

    Register Here - 1 Seat Left

  • Friday, November 1, 6-8pm

    Ages: 18+

    Tuition: $72 per person

    Join us at Clayworks for RAKU firing! In this hands-on workshop, participants will receive a piece of hand thrown bisque ware to glaze and fire* that will be yours. Teaching artist Greg Scott will lead participants through the glazing and outdoor Raku firing processes. Your pots will be ready to take home that day. Close toe shoes are a must.

    *You may bring your own pot to fire. Limit the size of bisque piece to no taller than 10" and no wider than 6". Only one piece per person.

    PLEASE NOTE: This workshop takes place outdoors and is contingent on appropriate weather. In the event that the class is rained out, Clayworks will be in touch no later than two hours before the session. Participants in cancelled classes will be issued a full refund.

    Register Here - 4 Seats Left

  • Friday, November 1, 6-8pm

    Ages: 5+; All children must be registered with at least one adult.

    $54 per person

    Get a head start on the family's holiday cheer with this handbuilding workshop! Clayworks instructor Becky Story will guide participants through making their own individual reindeer dish. Dishes will be ready for pickup by the beginning of December and will make a perfect addition to holiday decor.

    Register here - 2 Seats Left. All children must be registered with at least one adult.