OPEN STUDIO
Already have some clay experience and just need space to work? Sign up for Open Studio at the Clay Center!
Open studio hours are for individuals who already have some experience in clay and can work without direction or help. A Studio Monitor is on duty but there is no instruction in Open Studio. If you have never worked in clay but would like to learn, please consider signing up for one of our beginner-level classes!
Open Studio Formats and Cost
We currently offer three options for Open Studio:
General Open Studio Info
Open studio hours are for individuals who already have some experience in clay and can work without direction or help. A Studio Monitor is on duty but there is no instruction in Open Studio. If you have never worked in clay but would like to learn, please consider signing up for one of our beginner-level classes!
Open Studio Formats and Cost
We currently offer three options for Open Studio:
- Monthly (aka All-Access), usually $140 per month
- $140 per month, but some months may be less if we're closed for several days (i.e. week of Thanksgiving)
- With this option, you can use as many of the posted open studio hours per month as work for you! This option does NOT 24/7 open studio access.
- The number of All-Access spots available each month is limited, so don't wait to register each month!
- If the Clay Center will be closed for an extended amount of time during a given month, the All-Access fee will be prorated accordingly.
- Although you may enroll in All-Access at any time, the monthly fee will not be prorated for the time already missed.
- Learn more information or register for All-Access Open Studio
- Weekly time slot, typically $80 per month
- With this option, open studio hours are sold as a monthly "pack" of a weekly 4-hour time slot (for example, Tuesdays from 1 to 5 pm, Saturdays from 9 am to 1 pm, etc). It's like taking a weekly class but without an instructor.
- The rate for a monthly pack of any given weekly slot is equal to $20 per week. For most months, the monthly rate for a given time slot will be $80 ($20 x 4 weeks in a month).
- Some months will have more or less than 4 sessions of a particular open studio time slot. The rates for those months will change accordingly, but will always be equal to $20 per week.
- You can register for more than one weekly Open Studio time slot if you'd like, but our All-Access option up above is a better deal!
- Learn more or register for weekly open studio slots
- NEW! Drop-in session (4 hrs), $25
- Need to extrude some stuff, glaze some pots, or use a slab roller? For just $25, you can drop in for up to 4 hours of Open Studio time at the Clay Center!
- Just like regular Open Studio, drop-in sessions are for individuals who already have some experience in clay and can work without direction or help. There is always a Studio Monitor on duty, but there is no instruction available.
- Drop-in sessions are available from 9 am to 1 pm every day but Thursdays, and from 1 to 5 pm 7 days a week. Please check our open hours calendar before dropping in to make sure we don't have a closure or workshop scheduled.
- Drop-in sessions do not need to be scheduled in advance, but they are only available during our open hours. They are not available during class times, overnight, or if the Clay Center is closed for any other reason.
- Drop-in sessions do NOT include any storage for clay, tools, or works-in-progress. Please be prepared to pack in everything you need for your session and then pack it out again when you're done. Clay is available for purchase if needed, but please bring your own ware boards, bats, and other tools.
- Need to extrude some stuff, glaze some pots, or use a slab roller? For just $25, you can drop in for up to 4 hours of Open Studio time at the Clay Center!
General Open Studio Info
- Weekly and monthly open studio options include use of the Clay Center's communal tools, equipment, and storage shelves, as well as our decorating slips, stains, and cone 6 glazes.
- Drop-in sessions do NOT include any storage for clay, tools, or works-in-progress. Bring everything you need for your session and be prepared to pack it all out when you're done.
- Open studio hours do not include clay or firing fees; these must be purchased separately.
- Firing fees are $20 per bag of clay, and a 25-lb bag of clay ranges from $24 to $44, depending on the clay body. Clay and firing fees can be purchased during open studio hours from the Studio Monitor or in advance through our online supply store.
- If you bring in clay that was not purchased at the Clay Center, you will still need to pay the $20 per bag firing fee and allow us to test-fire it to cone 6 prior to firing any pieces made with it. We can prorate the $20 firing fee if you have less than a full 25-lb bag of clay.
- Questions? Just email us!
Studio Monitor Program
- Get a discount on your open studio time by becoming a Studio Monitor! It's a great way to get regular time in the studio while saving some money. Just email us if you're interested and we'll let you know if any positions are available.
- By committing to monitor the same weekly open studio slot each week for a calendar month, you'll get 50% off the cost of that slot. You can also apply the dollar value of your discount to the monthly All-Access option instead.
- You'll primarily work on your own artwork during your shifts, but you'll also need to handle quick and easy tasks like selling clay, answering the phone, and letting in visitors as needed.
Current Open Studio Times