EDUCATION

Handles, Handles, Handles!

In this workshop, you will learn about all the many variations of handles that can make your mug, bowl, or casserole extraordinary. Spend a few hours and go through all the stages of handle making—from planning to executing— with handle expert, Marion Angelica, if you think you can handle it! Previous experience is preferred.

X7: Sunday, November 5, 10 am – 1 pm

Instructor: Marion Angelica

Fee: $60 (5% member discount)

Project Workshops

No previous experience required! NCC will provide all materials and tools for these workshops.

Clay for Couples Pottery Workshops

Looking for an out of the ordinary date activity that is sure to impress your partner? Look no further than this NCC original—Clay for Couples. Sign up with your significant other, and learn the secrets of throwing pottery on the wheel in a fun and relaxed environment. Already attended a session? Sign up again and take your skills to the next level. The fee includes instruction and materials for two adults. Pots will be ready to pick up about two weeks after the workshop.

X8: Sunday, October 8, 10 am – 1 pm

X9: Sunday, October 8, 2 – 5 pm

X10: Sunday, November 12, 10 am – 1 pm

X11: Sunday, November 12, 2 – 5 pm

Instructor: Lucy Yogerst

Fee: $90 per couple, per session

Crafternoon and Crafterdark

Pottery Workshops

Bring your friends, and make a few new ones, as you learn the secrets of throwing pottery on the wheel. This three-hour workshop is a fun and messy introduction to clay. The fee includes instruction and materials for one adult. Students can expect to make 2 – 4 pots and will decorate them using colored slips. Your pots will be ready to pick up about two weeks after the workshop.

X12: Saturday, October 14, 12 – 3 pm

X13: Saturday, October 14, 5 – 8 pm

X14: Saturday, November 4, 12 – 3 pm

X15: Saturday, November 4, 5 – 8 pm

Instructor: NCC Teaching Artist

Fee: $45 per person, per session

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS FOR FAMILY & FRIENDS

For all family classes, children must be accompanied by an adult. Neither children nor adults will have access to open studio time. Weekend workshops are open to all skill levels, ages 6+ for handbuilding workshops and 9+ for wheel-throwing; there are no exceptions to stated age requirements.

Throwing Together

Parents and kids spend a little Q.T. together learning a new skill. Learn to make basic cylinders, bowls, plates, and more as you grow your skills using the potter’s wheel. High-temperature clay and glazes will be used. Wear old clothes, and bring an old towel and a one-gallon bucket for each participant. Class sessions are designed to allow adults and children to work side-by-side in a collaborative environment. Ages 9+; all skill levels welcome.

F1: Sundays, 1:30 – 3:30 pm

Instructor: Keather Lindman

September 17 – November 5

Fee: $330 for two people, one adult and one child.

All Coil, No Toil

Learn to use the clay extruder to make coils, and then learn how to join them together. We’ll explore vessel forms and how to make the form go in and out as you coil build. Decorate your creations with colored slips. Ages 6+; all skill levels welcome.

Saturday, September 23

Instructor: Eileen Cohen

F2: 10 am – 1 pm

F3: 2 – 5 pm

Fee: $60 for two people, one adult and one child. $25 for each additional participant.

Building Together

Build a coiled vase (or several vases) together! Work together to scratch and score and put your unique print on your vessels. Create a piece that will become a family heirloom!

F4: Saturday, October 14, 10 am – 1 pm

Instructor: Z Kaplan

Fee: $60 for two people, one adult and one child. $25 for each additional participant.

Wheel Throwing

Learn to use the potter's wheel and explore the basics of wheel throwing as you center clay and shape it into cylinders and bowls. At the end of class, decorate your creations with colored slips. Ages 9+; all skill levels welcome.

Saturday, October 21

Instructor: Eileen Cohen

F5: 10 am – 1 pm

F6: 2 – 5 pm

Fee: $60 for two people, one adult and one child. $25 for each additional participant.

From Kiln to Table

Design your own serving dish for your next small or large meal as you think about form and function. Use paper templates to plan your project and build it using slabs. At the end of class, decorate your creations with colored slips. Ages 6+; all skill levels welcome.

Saturday, November 18

Instructor: Eileen Cohen

F7: 10 am – 1 pm

F8: 2 – 5 pm

Fee: $60 for two people, one adult and one child. $25 for each additional participant.

Clay For Youth

Pottery Punch Card for Teens

Our Pottery Punch Card for Teens program is currently at capacity, if you would like to be added to the waitlist please reach out to education@ northernclaycenter.org and request to be added to the waitlist. When a spot opens we will reach out and extend the opportunity to register.

Teens may purchase eight, 2-hour classes, to be used on any Saturday, 10 am – 12 pm.* Classes will cover the fundamental techniques of throwing basic forms on the potter's wheel and creating surface decoration using glazes, slips, and applied elements, with varied demonstrations and projects for advanced students. Create a series of functional pots with high-temperature clay bodies. Previous experience is not required. Students may attend on a drop-in basis, and the complexity of projects will depend on multiple consecutive classes. Great for students and families with busy schedules. Wear clothes that you don't mind getting dirty; NCC will provide the tools and the clay. Students do not have access to open studio time. For ages 13 to 17.

Y1: Saturdays, 10 am - 12 pm

Instructor: Erin Holt

Fee: $265 (5% member discount)

4 additional sessions: $135 (5% member discount)

PLEASE NOTE:

Students may begin as soon as they register. Students must sign up for sessions in advance online. Classes will meet every Saturday unless otherwise posted.* Students must sign up for sessions in advance for sessions on an online sign up form

*Some Saturdays are not available due to holidays or NCC events. Due to NCC's COVID-19 protocols, there is a strict capacity in the studios. In order to be guaranteed a place on any given Saturday, teens/parents must notify NCC. Your eight class sessions expire six months after the date of purchase.

ART@HAND CLAY FOR OLDER ADULTS

ART@HAND is NCC’s series of accessible programs for enjoyment of the ceramic arts. Intended for individuals 55 years and greater (and their families!), ART@ HAND offers many free lectures, tours, workshops and hands-on activities. Programs are offered both at NCC and throughout the Metro Area through sitespecific partnerships with organizations that serve this age demographic.

A Mug with Your Mug

Create your own unique and functioning clay mug and decorate with, well, your MUG! Use handbuilding