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Pottery & Ceramics
The Art League School’s ceramics department provides a welcoming and stimulating atmosphere for students to learn the fundamentals of pottery. Beginners learn how to create basic vessels and forms on a potter’s wheel. More experienced students learn more complicated techniques in working with clay while focusing on design, glaze, and finishing techniques. Classes in tiles and mosaics are also offered. Courses are offered year-round, during the week, weekend, day and evening.
Watch ceramics chair Blair Meerfeld demonstrate throwing a pitcher on the potter’s wheel
Open Studio Hours
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, open studio is by appointment only, with space limitations and required safety protocols. Please read all safety protocols and reserve a space here.
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| Saturday | 8:00am- 5:30pm | |
Open Studio is $3/hr. Please come with correct change.
Ceramics Department Chair
Ceramic Artist Blair Meerfeld joined us in June 2009 as The Art League School’s Ceramics Department Chair. Meerfeld, whose exceptional work has graced the cover of Ceramics Monthly and who has been a featured artist in Clay Times, brings a national reputation to our department. You can view images of his work on his faculty page.
Pottery & Ceramics classes
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Start Date
Type
Term
Day of the Week
Time of Day
Instructor
In Studio
Julia Walther
- Spring 2021
- Monday
- April 5, 2021
- 7:00 pm
- — 9:30 pm
- 9 Session
- , $285.00
In Studio
Blair Meerfeld
- Spring 2021
- Tuesday
- April 6, 2021
- 10:00 am
- — 12:30 pm
- 9 Session
- , $280.00
In Studio
Julia Walther
- Spring 2021
- Wednesday
- April 7, 2021
- 10:00 am
- — 12:30 pm
- 9 Session
- , $285.00
In Studio
Joan Ulrich
- Spring 2021
- Wednesday
- April 7, 2021
- 7:00 pm
- — 9:30 pm
- 9 Session
- , $285.00
In Studio
Jim Lieb
- Spring 2021
- Thursday
- April 8, 2021
- 10:00 am
- — 12:30 pm
- 9 Session
- , $285.00
In Studio
Kathlyn Avila-Reyes
- Spring 2021
- Thursday
- April 8, 2021
- 2:00 pm
- — 4:30 pm
- 9 Session
- , $285.00
In Studio
Brian Grow
- Spring 2021
- Friday
- April 9, 2021
- 10:00 am
- — 12:30 pm
- 9 Session
- , $285.00
In Studio
Ryan Rakhshan
- Spring 2021
- Sunday
- April 11, 2021
- 9:30 am
- — 12:00 pm
- 9 Session
- , $285.00
In Studio
Carlos Beltràn Baldiviezo
- Spring 2021
- Sunday
- April 11, 2021
- 4:30 pm
- — 7:00 pm
- 9 Session
- , $285.00
In Studio
Ryan Rakhshan
- Spring 2021
- Sunday
- April 11, 2021
- 1:00 pm
- — 3:30 pm
- 9 Session
- , $285.00
In Studio
David Flohr
- Spring 2021
- Monday
- April 12, 2021
- 10:00 am
- — 12:30 pm
- 9 Session
- , $285.00
In Studio
Blair Meerfeld
- Spring 2021
- Thursday
- April 15, 2021
- 7:00 pm
- — 9:30 pm
- 9 Session
- , $285.00
Pottery & Ceramics instructors
Pottery & Ceramics on the Creativity in Action blog
The League's 2019 nationally juried Tabletop exhibit features a functional ceramic, metal, and functional wares – perfect for wedding gift or an update to your own collection. The 50 juried pieces in the exhibit include metal utensils, wood and ceramic bowls, beautiful serving platters, ornate vases, practical but beautiful mugs, and even a small few tables!
What if pottery could float on glaze? What if glaze could be more than just function? Tomorrow we are hosting ceramics artist Ryan Rakhshan as he discusses his innovative glazing and firing techniques, focusing on the ways he pushes the boundaries of his medium. Below, we talked with Ryan Rakhshan about his process.
Hitomi and Takuro Shibata learned pottery making as professional studio potters in Shigaraki, one of the oldest and largest pottery villages in Japan. Now based in Seagrove, North Carolina, the Shibata's join The Art League gallery the evening of Friday, June 14 to speak about their experiences in Shigaraki and Seagrove, inspirations and influences, wild clays in North Carolina and their wood firing methods.
The most wonderful time of the year is almost upon us: The Art League Holiday Ceramics Sale!
Over 1,500 ice cream bowls sold at the 9th annual Ice Cream Bowl Fundraiser put on by the Ceramic Department at The Art League
Stop by the King Street Arts Festival this weekend for delicious ice cream AND a handmade bowl from our ceramics department all for $15!
The unlikely story of Ted Upton and how a pipeline, clay, The Art League ceramics department, and a family reunion yielded a series of beautiful vases.
Wood-fueled kilns have a long history and tradition — and they remain in use today because of the beauty of the finished wares.
With Winter classes starting up soon, our minds are brimming with expectations and yearning for some creative warmth.
Whether that special someone loves making art, learning about it, or just appreciating it, there are lots of opportunities to give them something special.
Join us at our Madison Annex as we kick off the holiday season and see what happens at The Art League’s school!
IMPart stands for Injured Military Personnel + art.
Don't just read, go! It all closes after Sunday, November 5.
Artworks from across the country are gathered together around a (figurative) table celebrating art that performs a function.
Patrons get more than a bowl with ice cream, they get all the great, calm energy and enthusiasm baked right into the clay.
It's amazing how much creativity can be contained in one building. (OK, sometimes we go outside, too.)
Heat, it turns out, is also an important part of an artist’s toolkit.
The Art League's Woodfiring Workshop is an opportunity for potters to experience woodfiring from beginning to end, using a kiln built by the instructors.
IMPart connects recent Injured Military Personnel with visual arts experiences created for personal enrichment, relaxed social engagement, the improvement and redevelopment of fine motor skills, and expressive catharsis.
Grab your calendar! These four special exhibits & events are coming to The Art League in November (and one in December).
This past weekend was a blast: beautiful weather, good crowds, and art everywhere. And the cherry on top?
With goat horns and a friendly smile, Legends of Zelda won the Monkith Saaid Memorial Sculpture Award in this month’s sculpture-only exhibit, “Taking Shape.”
Have you experienced Alex Tolstoy’s watercolor waterscapes yet? Examined the functional art created for your table? Enjoyed beautiful artwork in all media?
What do you keep on your tabletop?
Your help is needed to support The Art League’s future!
Your support of The Art League reflects where you envision the world of creativity will take us tomorrow. Are you ready to map the future for your — and your community’s — creative life?