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“Kent Blossom Art Intensives–Soft Structure: Exploration in the Malleability of Clay,” with Anna KruseMaura Wright, and Jason Lee Starin (June 5–18). Fee: $1250 + $75 lab fee.
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Want to try a different firing type, learn some new glazing techniques, meet fellow ceramic artists, or just get away and immerse yourself in a week or two of all-day, hands-on clay making? A summer workshop might be just the thing. Be sure to contact the workshop venue for the exact details and dates of each workshop. Fill out our online form to be included in the next listing.
US Summer Workshops
International Summer Workshops
California, Idyllwild Back to top
“Volumetric Image Transfer and Tile,” with Forrest Lesch Middelton (June 7–13). Fee: $1185.
“Drawn to Surfaces: Illustrative Handbuilding,” with Milo Berezin (June 7–13). Fee: $1185.
“Shape to Figure,” with Michelle Solorzano (June 7–13). Fee: $1185.
“Enhancing Raku Through Design,” with Eric L. Stearns (June 14–20). Fee: $1185.
“Sculpting with Narrative,” with Kelsey Bowen (June 14-20). Fee: $1185.
“Casting Clay, Molds and Models,” with Daniel Garver (Two-Week Session - June 14–27). Fee: $2125.
“Uplifting Porcelain Jewelry Lab,” with Malia Peoples (Three-Day Session - June 21–23). Fee: $550.
“From Molds To Mugs,” with Mark Arnold (June 21–27). Fee: $1185.
Contact Adrienne Eliades, Idyllwild Arts Academy and Summer Program; hotclay@idyllwildarts.org idyllwildarts.org/program/types/h-o-t-clay-ceramicshttps://idyllwildarts.org/hot-clay; 951-659-2171.
California, Monrovia
“2026 Animal Sculpture and Totem Retreat,” with Emilie Parker (May 15–18). Fee: $995 for adults.
Contact Emilie Parker, ClayArt West; emilie.v.parker@gmail.com; www.clayartpotterywest.com; (240) 350-8533.
California, San Francisco
"Gongfu Teaware Workshop,” with Mitch Iburg and Zoe Powell (August 29–30). Fee: $500.
Contact Sam Lee, Dusted and Blue; dustedandblue@gmail.com; www.dustedandblue.com; (209) 914-5801.
Colorado, Snowmass Village
“Hand Turned Ceramics,” with Paul Briggs (June 1-12). Fee: $1795.
“Building With Clay and Steel,” with Trey Hill (June 1-12). Fee: $2250.
“Understanding Wood Firing,” with Justin Lambert and Jason Hess (June 8-19). Fee: $1795.
“Stories in Clay: Shaping Imagination,” with Namdoo Kim (June 15-26). Fee: $1795.
“Introduction to Clay Body Chemistry,” with Matthew Katz (June 22-July 3). Fee: $1795.
“Thrown and Altered Forms for Soda Firing,” with Stuart Gair (June 29-July 10). Fee: $1795.
“Prototyping in Clay: A Handbuilding Design Intensive and Professional Practices,” with Bari Ziperstein (July 6-10). Fee: $1300.
“Clay Camp: Hand Building for Teens,” with Joanna Seongweon Lee (July 13-17). Fee: $725.
“Nerikomi Clay Techniques,” with Joanna Seongweon Lee (July 20-24). Fee: $1300.
“Parallel Play: Mixed Media and Clay,” with Matt Mitros (July 20-31). Fee: $1795.
“Image + Clay: Exploring Mixed Media Ceramics,” with Yana Payusova (July 20-31). Fee: $1650.
“The Language of Pottery: Ideas and Techniques,” with Doug Casebeer (July 27-Auguat 7). Fee: $2100.
“Casting Possibilities: Generative Mold and Form Making” with Haewon Sohn (July 27-August 7). Fee: $1795.
“Advanced Mentored Studies: Centering a Ceramic Studio,” with Audrey An and Shoji Satake (August 10-21). Fee: $3000.
“Piecing it Together: Slab Building with Clay Fabric,” with Samantha Briegel August 10-21). Fee: $1795.
“Find your Fire: An Introduction to Saggar Firing” with Suzanne Hill (August 24-September 4). Fee: $1795.
“Beginning Adult Wheel: Back to Basics,” with Anne Goldberg (August 24-28). Fee: $1300.
“Basic Mold Making for Slip or Slab Casting,” with Betsy Alwin (August 31-September 4). Fee: $1300.
“Printing with Colored Clay: Building Ink Prints on Unfired Ceramic Slabs,” with Malene Barnett (August 31-September 4). Fee: $1300.
“Studio Farm Table: The Art of Dining,” with Peter Beasecker and Barclay Dodge (September 7-18). Fee: $2300.
Contact Louise Deroualle, Anderson Ranch Arts Center; info@andersonranch.org; www.andersonranch.org; 970-923-3181.
Connecticut, South Kent
“Animals in Effigy,” with Candice Methe (April 4-6). Fee: $460.
“Sgraffito and Stencils: The Play Between Foreground and Background Illustration,” with Adam Miller (July 10-13). Fee: $460.
“Altered States - Designing Expressive Thrown and Altered Forms,” with Jon Townley (July 24-27). Fee: $460.
“Seasonal Affective: Commemorating Time, Place and Memory,” with Sue Tirrell (August 21-24). Fee: $460.
“Double-Walled Bowls: Exploring Form and Structure,” with Jerilyn Virden (September 11-14). Fee: $460.
“Pots That Beg to be Used,” with Birdie Boone (September 26-29). Fee: $460.
“Color Me Cone 6,” with Birdie Boone (October 2-5). Fee: $480.
“Alterations,” with Tara Wilson (October 10-11). Fee: $260.
Contact Alison Palmer, The Alison Palmer Studio; spoonrest@icloud.com; www.alisonpalmerstudio.com; 860-927-4680.
Iowa, Decorah
“South Bear School Pottery Retreat,” with Lane Schwarz and Phil Raskin. (June 9–20). Fee: $400/week.
Contact Marguerite Schwarz, South Bear School; marguerite@southbearschool.org; https://southbearschool.org; 563-419-4055.
Maine, Deer Isle Back to top
“The Language of Form + Color,” with Lynn Duryea + Holly Walker (June 7–19). Fee: $1575 tuition, plus room and board, shop fees.
“Think Tank: Laboratory for Clay Thinkers,” with Keith Simpson (June 21–July 3). Fee: $1575 tuition, plus room and board, shop fees.
“Thrown Together,” with Gillan Doty (July 7–9). Fee: $842 tuition, plus room and board, shop fees.
“The Wisdom of Touching Clay,” with Chris Staley (July 12-24). Fee: $842 tuition, plus room and board, shop fees.
“Egyptian + Islamic Design in Clay: Forms, Drawing, Relief,” with Ibrahim Said (July 26–August 7). Fee: $1575 tuition, plus room and board, shop fees.
“Service, Scale + Intention Through Handbuilding,” with Courtney Martin (August 9–21). Fee: $1575 tuition, plus room and board, shop fees.
“Drawing on the Periphery,” with Jeremiah Ibarra (August 23–29). Fee: $1575 tuition, plus room and board, shop fees.
Contact Kate Lochner, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts; kate@haystack-mtn.org; www.haystack-mtn.org; 207-348-2306.
Massachusetts, Truro
“Clay Intensive: Figure it Out,” with Kensuke Yamada (June 8–12). Fee: $685.
“Carving and Throwing Porcelain,” with Errol Willett (June 15-18). Fee: $560.
“Clay Intensive: Our Culture Matters,” with Jabu Nala (June 22–26). Fee: $685.
“Train Kiln Wood Fire (1),” with Christopher Smith (June 28-July 4). Fee: $525.
“Commemorative Sculpture,” with Judd Schiffman (June 29-July 2). Fee: $560.
“Wheel Throwing For All,” with Brian Taylor (July 6-10). Fee: $560.
“Pinched, Coiled, and Slab Built: Refining Hand-building Skills,” with Jenny Peace (July 6-10). Fee: $560.
“Animal Sculpture: Pattern of Clay,” with Hannah Niswonger (July 13-17). Fee: $560.
“Figurative Clay,” with Neil Grant (July 13-17). Fee: $560.
“Making the Pots We Want,” with Doug Peltzman (July 13-17). Fee: $560.
“Glaze Session: 1,” with Paul Wisotsky (July 18). Fee: $100.
“Beyond Glazing Basics,” with Ruth Easterbrook (July 20-24). Fee: $560.
“Creating Multi-part Forms,” with Billy Bilbro (July 20-24). Fee: $560.
“Train Kiln Wood Fire (2),” with Christopher Smith (July 26-August 1). Fee: $525.
“Story Pots: Clay for Teens,” with Katy Taylor (July 27-29). Fee: $435.
“Shape Shifting: Altering Wheel Thrown Pots,” with Paul Wisotsky (July 27-31). Fee: $560.
“Color, Pattern, Fire,” with Nikki Lewis (August 3-7). Fee: $560.
“That One, Please! Making Pots People Love,” with Mark Shapiro (August 3-7). Fee: $560.
“Surface Lab: Slabs, Marks, & Color,” with Shanna Fliegel (August 10-14). Fee: $560.
“A Fluid Approach to Forming and Trimming,” with Jeff Shapiro (August 10-14). Fee: $560.
“Glaze Session: 2,” with Paul Wisotsky (August 15). Fee: $100.
“Throwing Big,” with Ryder Gordon (August 17-21). Fee: $560.
“Layered Glaze and Soda Workshop,” with Dwayne Nii-Teiko Sackey (August 17-21). Fee: $560.
“Beasts and Bowls,” with Steve Murphy (August 24-28). Fee: $560.
“Raku & Other Alternative Firing Techniques,” with Lois Hirshberg (August 31-September 4). Fee: $560.
“Building From Basics,” with Rachel Dubicki (August 31-September 4). Fee: $560.
“Cartooning in Clay,” with Laura Williams (September 8-11). Fee: $560.
“Colorful Soda Firing,” with Jon Puzzuoli (September 8-11). Fee: $560.
“Train Kiln Wood Fire (3),” with Christopher Smith (September 13-19). Fee: $525.
“Edgewood Residency & Masterclass,” residency with Patricia Miranda (September 14-26). Fee: $3000.
“Throwing by the Gallon: American Crockery Forms,” with Guy Wolff (September 19-20). Fee: $435.
“Glaze Session: 3,” with Paul Wisotzky (September 26). Fee: $100.
Contact Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill; info@castlehill.org; cherie@castlehill.org; www.castlehill.org; 508-349-7511.
Massachusetts, Williamsburg
“Mud on the Wall: textural Tiles,” with Sheilagh Flynn (May 10–15). Fee: $765.
“Surface Survey,” with Celia Feldberg (May 21–25). Fee: $690.
“The Art of the Set,” with Kourtenay Plummer (May 31-June 8). Fee: $790.
“Pottery Party,” with Kari Radasch (June 5–17). Fee: $465.
“Keeping the Curve,” with Ashlyn Pope (June 10–14). Fee: $690.
“The Expressive Figure in Clay,” with Claude Olds Goldie (June 14–19). Fee: $765.
“Shine Your Inner Ceramic Light: Ceramic Lanterns,” with Zahava Friedman (June 19–21). Fee: $455.
“Onggi: From Clay to Creation,” with Yeonsoo Kim (June 24–28). Fee: $690.
“Connecting Ceramics to Science,” with Emily Asenath-Smith (July 28–August 2). Fee: $790.
“Depth in Layers: Terra Sigillata,” with Mathew Meunier (August 5–9). Fee: $710.
“Drawing in Air: Pots on the Wheel,” with Nathan Willever (August 9–14). Fee: $790.
“Design in Surface and Form,” with Bekah Bliss (August 16–21). Fee: $790.
“Agateware on the Wheel,” with Haakon Lenzi (August 27–30). Fee: $590.
“Pots with Hinged Lids,” with Hayne Bayless (September 3–7). Fee: $710.
“Working with Porcelain: Throwing and Trimming,” with Dallas Wooten (September 24–27). Fee: $590.
“Functional Forms in Clay,” with Jerilyn Virden (October 15–18). Fee: $570.
Contact Snow Farm: The New England Craft Program; info@snowfarm.org; canvas.snowfarm.org; 413-268-3101.
Michigan, Kalamazoo
“2026 Summer Intensive Workshop,” with Michael Lorsung (week one) and Rain Harris and Paul Donnelly (week two) (May 18–29). Fee: $650.
Contact Kyle Triplett, Morean Center for Clay at Western Michigan University; kyle.triplett@wmich.edu; https://wmich.edu/morean; 573-271-6051.
Minnesota, Grand Marais
“From Flat to Form,” with Jeremy Randall (June 1–5). Fee: $710.
“Once-Fire Wood-Fire,” with Henry Crissman (August 10–16). Fee: $745.
Contact Ruth Pszwaro, Grand Marais Art Colony; info@grandmaraisartcolony.org; grandmaraisartcolony.org; 218-387-2737.
Minnesota, Saint Paul
“Introduction to Local Materials Workshop,” with Mitch Iburg and Zoë Powell (May 21–25). Fee: $700.
“Introduction to Local Materials Workshop,” with Mitch Iburg and Zoë Powell (September 7–11). Fee: $700.
Contact Studio Alluvium LLC; studio.alluvium@gmail.com; www.studioalluvium.com; 319-541-5245.
Montana, Missoula
“Surface and Form,” with Steve Kelly (July 11–12). Fee: $350.
“Coil-Building Narrative Figurative Sculpture,” with Adrian Arleo (August 10–14). Fee: $925.
“Surface and Form,” with Steve Kelly (July 11–12). Fee: $350.
Contact Shalene Valenzuela, The Clay Studio of Missoula; director@theclaystudioofmissoula.org; www.theclaystudioofmissoula.org; 406-543-0509.
New Hampshire, Orford
“Slab Happy Swimmers,” with Ben Lambert (June 26–28). Fee: $600.
“The Narrative Surface,” with CJ Niehaus (July 10–12). Fee: $600.
“Improvisation in Figurative Clay Sculpture,” with Michelle Gregor (July 20–24). Fee: $850.
“Animals in Clay,” with Ariel Bowman (August 3–7). Fee: $850.
Contact Blackberry Hill Art Center; dianne@blackberryhillartcenter.com; www.BlackberryHillArtCenter.com; 603-353-4312.
New Jersey, Layton
“Craft your Cup,” Jacklyn Scott (May 2–3). Fee: $480.
“Voluptuous Belly Bottles,” with Jon Puzzuoli (May 9–10). Fee: $480.
“Raku Rodeo,” Lisa G. Westheimer (May 16–17). Fee: $515.
“Really Big, Really Light,” with Rebecca Hutchinson (June 5–7). Fee: $665.
“Empowerment Pottery Workshop,” with Alan Willoughby (June 12–14). Fee: $640.
“Plaster Mold Making,” with Angela Carbone (June 19–21). Fee: $640.
“Kurinuki Techniques for Tea Bowls and Beyond,” with Kristin Miller (June 26–28). Fee: $665.
“Making & Using Terra Sigillatas With Handbuilt Ceramics,” with Rhonda Willers (July 8–12). Fee: $945.
“Fireama,” with David Bogus and Matthew Hardwick (July 15–19). Fee: $1095.
“Slabs and Geometric Forms,” with Antra Sinha (July 22–26). Fee: $945.
“Throwing as Handbuilding: Adventures in Shaping Pots,” with Malcolm Mobutu Smith (July 29–August 2). Fee: $920.
“Stacking and Stamping,” with Seth Green (August 1–5). Fee: $1045.
“Surface to Form: Designing for the Soda Kiln,” with Susan Dewsnap (August 12–16). Fee: $1045.
“Alternative Surface,” with Sana Musasama (August 19–23). Fee: $995.
“Casual Pots and Extreme Handles,” with Tony Clennell (August 26–30). Fee: $995.
“Tactile Textures in Clay,” with Lauren Skelly Bailey (September 5–6). Fee: $480.
“The Hand-Built Pot,” with Hayne Bayless (September 11–13). Fee: $665.
“Introduction to Alterations,” with Brian Chen (September 18–20). Fee: $640.
“Introduction to Paper Clay,” with Jerry Bennett (September 26–27). Fee: $460.
“Raku Firing and Advanced Practices,” with Harley Weigle (October 3–4). Fee: $580.
“Anagama: Fire, Form, Material, and the Art of the Unexpected,” with Nick Schwartz and Scott Parady (October 14-26). Fee: $2250.
Contact Jennifer Apgar, Peters Valley School of Craft; info@petersvalley.org; www.petersvalley.org;
973-948-5200.
New Mexico, Albuquerque
“NMPCA 2026 workshop at Ghost Ranch,” with Ralph (August 21–23). Fee: TBD.
Contact New Mexico Potters & Clay Artists; workshop@nmpotters.org; www.nmpotters.org; 505-400-5758.
New York, Alfred
“Plaster (r)evolution,” with Margeaux Claude (July 6-17). Fee: $1400.
“Ceramic Science for the Artist: Cone 6,” with Dr. William Carty (July 13-17). Fee: $600.
“3D Printing: From Plastic to Clay,” with Audrey An (July 20–31). Fee: $1400.
“Hand Turned Ceramics: Pinch Pots,” with Paul Briggs (July 20-31). Fee: $1400.
Contact Alfred University; browncr@alfred.edu; www.alfred.edu/about/arts-at-alfred/alfred-summer-arts; 607-871-2767.
New York, Maplecrest
“Get a Handle on It: Stamps as Decorative Surface,” with Rich Farrow (June 12–14). Fee: $425.
“Soda Firing and Glaze Layering Techniques,” with Dallas Wooten (June 19–23). Fee: $670.
“Everybody Must Get Stonewared…Again,” with Doug Peltzman (June 24–28). Fee: $660.
“Reduction Cooling in ‘Julia’ the Train Kiln,” with Dan Murphy (June 26-30). Fee: $760.
“Five Days with Adjectives,” with John and Andrea Gill (July 3–7). Fee: $710.
“Exploring the Moon Jar,” with Sophie Kang Min Yoon (July 10–14). Fee: $670.
“Abstracted and Classic Constructions,” with Donna Polseno (July 17–21). Fee: $655.
“Flat to Functional: Slab Built Pottery Forms,” with Jen Allen (July 24–28). Fee: $650.
“Inspires by History: Handbuilding,” with Margaret Bohls (July 31–August 4). Fee: $655.
“Inspired by History: Throwing,” with Suze Lindsay (July 31–August 4). Fee: $655.
“Thrown and Altered: And Then Some,” with Ray Brown (August 7–11). Fee: $660.
“Exploring Amaco Mid-Range Glazes,” with Cory Brown (August 15–16). Fee: $235.
“Put a Lid on It,” with David MacDonald (August 21–25). Fee: $650.
“The Big Burn,” with Bruce Dehnert and Steve Cook (August 28–September 1). Fee: $770.
“Full of Life: Building Big Pots on the Wheel,” with Jessica Thompson (August 14–18). Fee: $660.
Contact Kulvinder Kaur Dhew, Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts; dhewk@catskillmtn.org; www.catskillmtn.org/sugar-maples-center-for-creative-arts; 518-249-7449.
New York, Schuylerville
“Expressive Figure Sculpture,” with Jennifer Kaplan (May 30-31). Fee: $275 members, $295 non-members.
Contact Leigh Taylor Mickelson, Saratoga Clay Arts Center; leigh@saratogaclayarts.org; www.saratogaclayarts.org; 518-581-2529.
North Carolina, Brasstown
“Throwing with Tombo Sticks,” with Kimberly Shelton (May 14–17). Fee: $635.
“Cone 10 Reduction Firing for Color and Effect,” with Chris Jones (May 18–24). Fee: $870.
“Capacity,” with David Stuempfle (July 3–11). Fee: $1340.
“Sculpting Your Stories: Heads & Shoulders as Foundation,” with Asia Mathis (July 19–25). Fee: $870.
“Raku Weekend,” with Harry Hearne & Julie Hearne (September 4–7). Fee: $635.
“Wheel Thrown Garden Totems,” with Harry Hearne & Julie Hearne (September 13–19). Fee: $870.
“Silver Embellished Ceramics,” with Susan Bach and Pam East (September 20–26). Fee: $830.
Contact John C. Campbell Folk School; marketing@folkschool.org; www.folkschool.org; 828-837-2775.
North Carolina, Columbia
“Animal Sculpture,” with Tina Curry (June 1–5). Fee: $795.
“Clay As Canvas: Illustrated Surfaces,” with Ellen Duvall (June 8–12). Fee: $795.
“Small Neck, Bottle Neck,” with Stephen Phillips (June 15–19). Fee: $795.
“Vanity Fair: Creating Clay Still Lifes,” with Pattie Chalmers (June 22–26). Fee: $795.
“Raku Firing & Kiln Building Course,” with Nate Winter (June 29–July 3). Fee: $795.
“Clay & Cloth: Exploring Texture and Function,” with Marissa Childers (July 6–10). Fee: $795.
“Emotional Support Mugs,” with Kyungmin Park (July 13–17). Fee: $795.
“Coil Building and Vessel Forms,” with Margaret Bohls (July 20–24). Fee: $795.
Contact Kerri Harding, Pocosin Arts; info@pocosinarts.org; https://pocosinarts.org; 252-796-2787.
North Carolina, Green Mountain
“Sculpting the Expressive Face,” with Andrea Keys Connell (May 29–31). Fee: $550.
“Patterns to Pots: Hand Building with Soft Slabs,” with Liz Zlot Summerfield (June 16–14). Fee: $550.
“Exploring Leathercraft Through Clay,” with Sarah Gromek (June 26–28). Fee: $500.
“Porcelain, Print, and Shine: Ceramic Jewelry,” with Andrea Denniston (July 11–12). Fee: $370.
“Developing Dynamic Surfaces,” with Liz Zlot Summerfield (July 17–18). Fee: $375.
“Deepening the Story: Ceramics and Mixed Media Assemblage,” with Kirsten Stingle (July 18–September 4). Fee: $840.
“Screen Printed Underglaze Transfers,” with Susan Feagin (September 12). Fee: $180.
Contact Double Island Studio; doubleislandstudio@gmail.com; www.doubleislandstudio.com; 828 467-1138.
North Carolina, Penland
“Reimagining the Vase,” with Eva Kwong (May 31–June 12). Fee: $2117 + room and board.
“Shared Marks, Shaped Stories,” with Adero Willard and Sana Musasama (May 31–June 12). Fee: $2117 + room and board.
“Cultivation: The Studio and The Garden,” with Sanam Emani (June 28–July 10). Fee: $2117 + room and board.
“Exploring Molds and Multiples,” with Daniel Garver (July 12–24). Fee: $2117 + room and board.
Contact Penland School of Craft, Registration Office; info@penland.org; https://penland.org; 828-765-2359.
Ohio, Dayton
“Hands-On Low-Fire Glaze Workshop,” with Ben Carter (July 24–26). Fee: $375.
Contact Erin Lambers, Cornell Studio Supply; cornellstudiosupply@gmail.com; https://cornellstudiosupply.com; 937-454-0357.
Ohio, Kent
“Kent Blossom Art Intensives–Soft Structure: Exploration in the Malleability of Clay,” with Anna KruseMaura Wright, and Jason Lee Starin (June 5–18). Fee: $1250 + $75 lab fee.
Contact Peter Christian Johnson, Kent State University; pjohns35@kent.edu; www.kent.edu/kentblossomart; 330-672-2192.
Oregon, Corbett Back to top
“Clay and Colored Slip,” with Kim Murton (August 2–8). Fee: ranges from $1066–$2010 depending on accommodations.
Contact Lori Nance, Creative Arts Community; info@creativeartscommunity.org; www.creativeartscommunity.org/workshops; 503-695-2243.
Oregon, Otis
“Ceramic Alebrijes,” with Veronica Arquilevich Guzman (June 26–28). Fee: $440.
“Handbuilding with Clay: Spirituality in Nature,” with Ruri (July 17–20). Fee: $570.
“The Art of Kintsugi, Beyond Repair,” with Emi Joyce (August 8–9). Fee: $350.
“Slip Trailing on Porcelain,” with Liz O’Brien (August 24). Fee: $195.
“Raku Fired Ceramics,” with Liz O'Brien (August 25). Fee: $185.
“Foraged Materials in Ceramic Slab Sculpture,” with Ally Bruser (September 19–20). Fee: $290
Contact Maria Elting, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology; mariaelting@sitkacenter.org; www.sitkacenter.org/workshop/workshopslist; 541-994-5485.
Pennsylvania, Farmington
“Creatures in Clay,” with G.V. Kelley (June 8–12). Fee: $750.
“Drawing with Clay,” with Maggie Boyd (June 15–19). Fee: $750.
“Creating Figurative Pottery,” with Ryan Myers (June 22–26). Fee: $750.
“Capturing Human Likeness in Clay,” with Curt LaCross (July 6–10). Fee: $750.
“Going Big with Large-Scale Coil Building,” with Sam Oliver (July 20–24). Fee: $750.
“Thrown and Combined Form,” with Seth Green (July 27–31). Fee: $750.
“Porcelain Demystified,” with Bryan Hopkins (August 3–7). Fee: $750.
“Pouring Stories: Expressive Teapots,” with Yoko Sekino-Bové (August 10–14). Fee: $750.
“Porcelain Floral Tableware,” with Stacy Larson (August 17–21). Fee: $750.
“Thrown and Slipped,” with Gillan Doty (August 24–28). Fee: $750.
Contact Touchstone Center for Crafts; info@touchstonecrafts.org; www.touchstonecrafts.org/workshops;
724-329-1370.
Tennessee, Gatlinburg Back to top
“Wet to Bone Dry: Handbuilindg at all Stages,” with Tyler Quintin (May 24–29). Fee: $760.
“The Community Kiln: Clay, Public Art and Social Research,” with Alecia Dawn Young (May 24–29). Fee: $760.
“Nature and Nurture: Improv and Intuition in Clay,” with Brooke Alexandria D’Onofrio (May 31–June 5). Fee: $760.
“Free-Form Clay Fired ina. Rocket Kiln,” with Lisa Orr (May 31–June 5). Fee: $760.
“Palimpset: The Canvas or Clay,” with Sara Truman (June 7–12). Fee: $760.
“From Sketch to Surface: Pattern Design,” with Yael Braha (June 7–12). Fee: $760.
“Working in Porcelain x 2,” with Susan Filley and Lean Leitson (June 14–19). Fee: $760.
“Form and Texture: Exploring Identity and Mark-Making,” with Tony Santoyo Bastida (June 14–19). Fee: $760.
“Finding Our Way: Surface Design & Brushwork Decoration,” with Turiya Gross-Torres (June 21–26). Fee: $760.
“Paltiya: The Material That Changed Sculpture Forever,” with Maria Sarmiento (June 21–26). Fee: $760.
“Soda Firing: Exploring Atmospheric Glaze and Surfaces,” with HP Bloomer (June 28–July 3). Fee: $760.
“Plaster + Slip: Moldmaking Fundamentals,” with Stormie Burns (June 28–July 3). Fee: $760.
“Sculptural Bowls: Hollow Construction,” with Jerilyn Virden (July 19–24). Fee: $760.
“Pulled Reliefs or a Vessel,” with Huey Lee (July 26–31). Fee: $760.
“Paperclay, Building Sculpture with DIPPABLES,” with Rebecca Hutchinson (July 26–31). Fee: $760.
“From Mold to Wall: Synergetic Sculptures and Terra Sigillata Surfaces,” with Elaine Buss (August 2–7). Fee: $760.
“Advanced Wheel Throwing & Sgraffito Designs,” with Larry Allen (August 3–8). Fee: $760.
“Form as Canvas: Form and Surface Design,” with Dallas Wooten (August 2–7). Fee: $760.
“Chimeric Clay: Sculpting Narrative Mythologies,” with G.V. Kelley (August 9–14). Fee: $760.
“Strengths of the Slab: Engineering Planar Architecture,” with Olivia Tani (September 27–October 2). Fee: $760.
“Deep Dive into Surface Decoration,” with Sam Oliver (September 27–October 2). Fee: $760.
Contact Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts; info@arrowmont.org; dsosower@arrowmont.org; www.arrowmont.org; 865-436-5860.
Tennessee, Sewanee
“Domestic Bliss: The Functional and Sculptural Clay Studio,” with Wansoo Kim (June 7–13). Fee: $1700.
“Wheel Throwing: Taking Your Thrown Forms to the Next Level,” with Larry Allen (June 14–20). Fee: $1700.
Contact Claire Reishman, Shakerag Workshops; info@shakerag.org; www.shakerag.org; 931-691-5264.
Utah, Park City
“Throwing Large Forms on the Wheel (2 days),” with Tom Caswell (July 18–19). Fee: $175 + $35 material fee.
Contact Heather Stamenov, Kimball Art Center; education@kimballartcenter.org; https://kimballartcenter.org/art-classes; 435-649-8882.
Virginia, Roanoke
“Women Working with Clay Symposium,” with presenters Maggie Jaszczak, Kyungmin Park, Lindsay Pichaske, and Liz Quakenbush (June 15–18). Fee: $395.
Contact Christine Powell, Hollins University; cpowell@hollins.edu; www.hollins.edu/wwwc; 540-400-1747.
Wisconsin, Dodgeville
“Women’s Spring Woodfire,” with Melanie Bisback (May 6–10). Fee: $860.
“Working Big: Learn Techniques for Making Larger Work,” with Ken Bichell (May 7–10). Fee: $600.
“Rocket Kiln Build,” with Andrew Linderman (May 27–29). Fee: $485.
“Cricut and Procreate with Ceramics,” with Meghan Yarnell (May 28–29). Fee: $325.
“Double Trouble! Collaborative Methods for Advancing Your Forms,” with Andrew Linderman and Laura Williamson (May 31–June 5). Fee: $650.
“The Art of Raku: Tea Bowls, Vessels and Wabi Sabi,” with Douglas Rosenberg (June 14–19). Fee: $650.
“Wheel Throwing Boot Camp,” with Nick DeVries (June 14–19). Fee: $650.
“The Crafted Pot: Cultivating Curiosity,” with Tara Wilson and Linda Christianson (June 21–26). Fee: $800.
“Ceramic Furniture Masterclass,” with Austin Coudriet (July 17–17). Fee: $800.
“Salt Fire Workshop,” with Katie White (July 20–24). Fee: $825.
“Constructing, Water Etching, and Slip Trailing,” with Mike Stumbras (July 26–31). Fee: $650.
“Lush & Layered Surface Decoration,” with Taylor Sijan (August 2–7). Fee: $650.
“Terra Sigillata & Coil and Pinch,” with Kate Marotz (August 2–7). Fee: $650.
“Sculptural Ceramics: Forms Inspired by Nature,” with Terry O’Day (August 9–14). Fee: $650.
“Throwing Relaxed, Gestural Forms,” with Steven Hill (August 9–14). Fee: $800.
“Spraying, Layering, and ^6-8 Firing,” with Steven Hill (August 16–21). Fee: $800.
“Cutting Concepts: Exploring Greenware Decoration,” with Sam Oliver (August 23–28). Fee: $650.
“Voluminous Vessels,” with Suze Lindsay (August 23–28). Fee: $650.
“Women’s Fall Woodfire,” with Linda Christianson (September 27–October 3). Fee: $1,100.
“Anagama Woodfire,” with Joe Cole (October 23–29). Fee: $1,100.
“Form Choices and Implementation,” with Mike Griffin (October 23–28). Fee: $650.
Contact Adamah Art Studio; tia@bethelhorizons.org; www.adamahartstudio.org; 608-574-6963.
Wisconsin, Herbster
“Anagama Wood-Fire Workshop,” with Mike Weber (June 2–21). Fee: $750.
Contact Mike Weber, Mike Weber Clay; weberml@uwec.edu; http://weberwoodfire.com; 715-774-3707.
Africa, Ghana, Nungua Back to top
“Cultural Awareness Workshop,” with Indigenous Ghanaian artisans (July 10–23). Fee: $2400.
“Artist Residency in Ghana,” with Indigenous Ghanaian artisans (July 12–25). Fee: $1800.
Contact Ellie Schimelman, Cross Cultural Collaborative Inc.; aba@culturalcollaborative.org; https://culturalcollaborative.org; 857-261-0474.
Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat
“Thematic Research + Accumulative Installation,” with Bridget Fairbank (July 6–10). Fee: $665 + GST, plus $348 + GST for lodging.
“Making and Decorating for Cone 1 Salt and Soda,” with Andrew Kellner (July 13–20). Fee: $1104 + GST, plus $504 + GST for lodging.
“Crafting Narratives Using Maiolica,” with Lindsay Montgomery (July 23–31). Fee: $1281 + GST, plus $540 + GST for lodging.
Contact Kasia Sosnowski, Medalta International Artist in Residence; residencies@medalta.org; https://medalta.org/category/artists-in-residence/workshops; 403-905-0180.
Canada, British Columbia, Powell River
“Stay and Clay: A Beginner’s Ceramic Sculpture Workshop,” with Solène Chatain (July 25–28). Fee: TBD.
“Stay and Clay: A Beginner’s Ceramic Sculpture Workshop,” with Solène Chatain (August 22–25). Fee: TBD.
Contact Solène Chatain, Shophouse; info@shophousebc.com; shophousebc.com; 604-223-2487.
China, Jiangxi, Jingdezhen
“Uninteresting and Miraculous Things,” with Kristin Morgin (August 5–25). Fee: $2300.
Contact Nick Vest, MenLo Studio & Gallery Jingdezhen; MenLoJDZ@Gmail.com; www.NiceArtists.com; 717-475-0922.
England, Kent
“Slab Building and Surface Mark Making,” with Craig Underhill (May 11–14). Fee: £1,000.
“Kintsugi,” with Andri Maimaridou (May 31). Fee: £85.
“Playful Animals,” with Louise Bell (June 6–7). Fee: £400.
“Flower Making in Porcelain,” with Sophie Aguilera Lester (June 20–21). Fee: £440.
“Patterns, Prints and Pots,” with Emily Stubbs (June 27–30). Fee: £400.
“Collage with Clay: Combining Thrown and Hand-Built Elements,” with Amanda-Sue Rope (June 29–July 3). Fee: £1100.
“Hand Building with Porcelain,” with Justine Allison (July 4–5). Fee: £500.
“An Exploration of Glazing,” with Matthew Blakely (July 6–10). Fee: £900.
“Hand Building Animals,” with Paul Smith (July 11–12). Fee: £400.
“Casting and Carving Slip Cast Porcelain,” with Harriet Caslin (July 13–15). Fee: £600.
“Design and Decorate Vintage Ceramics,” with Mara & Mara (July 18). Fee: £155.
“Throwing and Altering,” with Richard Phethean (July 20–24). Fee: £1000.
“Wheel Throwing Masterclass,” with Kwak Kyungtae (August 26–30). Fee: £1950.
“Onggi Demo,” with Kwak Kyungtae (August 31). Fee: £225.
“Onggi Masterclass,” with Kwak Kyungtae (September 2–6). Fee: £2300.
"Improve Your Throwing Masterclass,” with Brian Dickenson (September 7–18). Fee: £2000.
“Decorating and Mark Making in Porcelain,” with Ali Tomlin (September 22–24). Fee: £850.
“Learn to Throw,” with Frances Lloyd-Jones (September 28–October 2). Fee: £1000.
Contact Samantha Coles, The Ceramic Studio; info@theceramicstudio.co.uk; www.theceramicstudio.co.uk; +44 1892 725329.
England, Somerset Back to top
“Summer School 2026,” with Douglas and Jennie Phillips (May 31–June 7). Fee: £850.
Contact Douglas Phillips, Ridge Pottery; douglas@mud2fire.com; www.mud2fire.com; +44 1935 850753.
Italy, Florence, Certaldo
“The Joy of Handbuilding,” with Hayne Bayless (June 14–27). Fee: €3280.
“Inlaid Colored Porcelain,” with Susan Nemeth (June 21–27). Fee: €1900.
“The Poetic Picture” with Shanna Fliegel (July 5–18). Fee: €3280.
“Breaking the Mold,” with Monika Patuszynska (July 19–August 1). Fee: €3280.
“Colored Paperclay,” with Sara Kirschen (August 2–8). Fee: €1900.
“Glaze Course,” with Eva Carrobourg (August 9–15). Fee: €1900.
“Into a Ceramic World of Wonder,” with Juz Kitson (August 16–29). Fee: €3280.
“Print Techniques on Clay,” with Leman Kalay (August 16–22). Fee: €1900.
“Enchanting Colors,” with Luca Tripaldi (August 30–September 5). Fee: €1900.
“Electroforming for Jewellery,” with Luca Tripaldi (September 6–12). Fee: €1900.
“Marbled and Textured Containers,” with Marc Leuthold (September 13–19). Fee: €1900.
“Conversation Pieces,” with Daphne Corregan (September 20–26). Fee: €1900.
Contact Pietro Elia Maddalena, La Meridiana Ceramic School; info@lameridiana.fi.it; www.lameridiana.fi.it; +39 377-270-9500.
Italy, Grosseto, Vetulonia
"Throwing Essentials,” with Chandra Rice (April 27–May 1). Fee: €750.
“Nesting Bowls and Cups,” with Chandra Rice (September 14–18). Fee: €750.
“Throwing Essentials,” with Chandra Rice (October 5–9). Fee: €750.
Contact Chandra Rice, Il Baciarino; chandra.l.rice@gmail.com; chandrarice.ca; +39 333-442-5544.
Italy, Sicily, Salemi
“Special XL Wheel Throwing,” with Anas Rifi-Zinati (May 10–16). Fee: €1500.
“Ceramics Intro Course," with Eva Corominas Solano (June 7-13). Fee: €1350.
“Ceramics Intro Course," with Eva Corominas Solano (June 21-27). Fee: €1350.
“Special Handbuilding Course," with Angelico Tulimiero (July 5-18). Fee: €2350.
“Ceramics Intro Course," with Lisa Kosak (August 2-8). Fee: €1350.
“Beginner Wheel Throwing," with Chiara Zoppei (August 16-29). Fee: €2350.
“Special Experiments in Clay: From Terracotta to Porcelain," with Ebony Russell (August 30-September 5). Fee: €1500.
“Special Introduction to Ceramic Molds," with Morela Cañas (September 6-19). Fee: €2350.
“Special Porcelain and Luster," with Ebony Russell (September 6-12). Fee: €1500.
“Special Recycled and Found Materials for High-Fire Glazes," with Luigi Pullini (September 20-26). Fee: €1500.
“Special Porcelain Course," with Massimo Pavan (September 20-October 3). Fee: €2350.
“Special Woodfiring and Ash Glazes," with Mati Cini (September 20-October 3). Fee: €2350.
Contact Mikaela Stoeva, Salemi Ceramics; contact@salemiceramics.com; salemiceramics.com.
Indonesia, Bali, Ubud
“Conscientious Contours,” with Olivia Tani (April 12–25). Fee: $2500.
“Soda Strategies: Altered Forms & Loading/Firing Techniques,” with Stuart Gair (May 3–16). Fee: $2500.
“Sculpting the Dragon: Building the Gayama 2.0,” with Gyan Daniel Wall (May 24–June 14). Fee: $2500.
“Clay Tales: Realism and Metaphor in Figurative Sculpture,” with Alessandro Gallo (June 28–July 11). Fee: $2500.
“The Warp and Weft of Inspiration: 3-Dimensional Weaving in Clay,” with Candone Wharton (July 26–August 8). Fee: $2500.
“Capturing Countenance: Conveying Expression and Emotion in Portrait Sculpture,” with Valentina Zlatarova (August 16–29). Fee: $2500.
“SGRAFFITO DECORATION: Carving Stories on Clay,” with Clara Holt (September 6–13). Fee: $2500.
“A Return to the Jungle: Expressive and Dynamic Ceramic Animals,” with James Ort (September 20–27). Fee: $2500.
Contact Eva Champagne, Gaya Ceramic Arts Center; eva.gayaceramic@gmail.com; www.gayaceramic.com; 04065314649.
Norway, Steinsholt Back to top
“Kjærrahvalen Anagama Firing,” with Lilliann Ulverud and others (June 19-July 10). Fee: $362 for non-members.
Contact Lilliann Ulverud, Kjærrahvalen Anagama; kjaerrahvalen@gmail.com; facebook.com/events/1101719827820827.
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