Whether you’re looking to advance your technique on the pottery wheel or it’s your first time ever touching clay, we have an opportunity for you in our beautiful new Maureen K. Scott Ceramics Studio! Scroll down for class descriptions and registration links. Don’t see any upcoming sessions? Please check back in a week or two for the next round to post. Classes are typically 6 weeks in length and repeat 8x per year.

CAE’S easy going “Clay Date” pottery nights, 1- & 2-day specialty workshops, Open Studio times, and youth ceramics programs are also available. Details and registration links can be found on their associated pages via the buttons below.

• Firing, use of glazes, and studio equipment are included in the registration fee for all classes.
• Clay is only included in introductory courses. Classes designated as All Level or Inter/Adv must purchase clay through the CAE front desk at $20 per 25lb bag.
• We do not offer make-up time for missed classes or incomplete work. Please ensure you can attend all the class meeting dates listed and complete all work within the allotted time.

Discover your new favorite hobby! Introduction to Wheel Throwing is a course for students who are new to ceramics. Students will learn the fundamentals of ceramics including the various clay bodies, glazing techniques, equipment, and throwing on a pottery wheel.

• Fall I: Aug 30 – Oct 4 (Fridays), 4:30 – 7:30 pm w/Katy Clark
• Fall II: Oct 18 –  Nov 22 (Fridays), 4:30 – 7:30 pm w/Katy Clark

All are welcome to All Levels Wheel throwing! In this course, instructors will meet each student where they are in their wheel throwing journey. This class is meant to serve students who would like to improve their pottery skills through individual coaching and practice.

• Fall I: Aug 16 – Sept 20 (Fridays), 9 am – 12 pm w/Gita Cornell
• Fall II: Sept 27 – Nov 1 (Fridays), 9 am – 12 pm w/Gita Cornell

Intermediate/Advanced Wheel Throwing is a course for students who have experience in wheel throwing which allows them to center at least 3 lbs of clay. Instructors will challenge students to bring their work to the next level by trying to throw larger, more challenging forms, and advanced techniques.

• Fall I: Sept 3 – Oct 8 (Tuesdays), 4:30 – 7:30 pm w/Tanya Keith
• Fall II: Oct 22 – Nov 26 (Tuesdays), 4:30 – 7:30 pm w/Tanya Keith

Hand-building is a term used to describe creating ceramics without the use of a pottery wheel. This is a course for ceramicists of all levels. Students will learn the fundamentals of building functional and decorative pieces using pinch, coil, and slab techniques, extruding, as well as sculpture.

Kids love clay! Introduce your kiddos to the therapeutic art of ceramics. CAE offers hand-building for students under 10 and wheel throwing for the pre-teens and teens.  Join us for a daytime Homeschool clay class or an after-school teen wheel or Teen Art Club experience. Please visit our Youth Classes page for current programming and registration.

Join us for a short 1-2 day, project-based workshop!  Learn to unlock your creativity through workshops like Flora, Fauna, and Fungi, Fairy Houses, or Cabinets of Curiosity, or up your skills learning how to mend cracks at all stages or underglaze techniques. Check out our newest ceramics instructor, Tom Edwards of WallyPots. His workshop, Finding Your Voice in Ceramics is in October. Keep an eye out here for upcoming workshops from local and national ceramicists.

REGISTRATION

Registration for Center for the Arts Evergreen (CAE) classes can be completed on our website (evergreenarts.org/classes), over the phone (303-674-0056), or in person. If you are registering by phone, please have your credit number ready to make a payment. In person, we accept credit cards, cash, or checks. CAE is open from 8 am-5 pm T-F and from 10 am-4 pm on Saturdays. Please note that class registration ends 24 hours before the class starts, so register early.

Class space cannot be reserved without full payment. Please note that classes require a minimum number of students. We publish these minimums on our website for each individual class. Classes are subject to cancellation due to insufficient registration. To respect our students’ and our instructors’ time, we will cancel the class one week before the first meeting if we have not met the minimum. To avoid class cancellations, please register early and encourage others to register for the class, too!

CANCELLATIONS

• If CAE cancels a class due to unmet minimums, we will issue a full refund or a class credit to you.
• If YOU cancel a class or workshop registration:
• Please let us know in writing by email (emiko@evergreenarts.org) at least 14 days before the start of class. If we receive written notification before the 14-day cutoff, CAE will issue a class credit or a full refund of your payment.
• If cancellations are made less than 14 days before the class starts, CAE CANNOT issue any refunds or class credits.
• If you register for a class within 14 days or less of the class start, no refunds or credits can be provided if you cancel your registration.
• We cannot issue refunds or class credits for no-shows to class.

CLASS CREDITS

If you cancel a class or workshop registration before the 14-day deadline or if CAE cancels due to unmet minimums, you may choose to receive a credit for a future class or workshop. If you choose a credit, that credit must be used within the calendar year. (e.g., All credits issued in 2023 must be used before December 31, 2023.)

Special Classes and Workshops: In the event that CAE has procured an out-of-state or special facilitator, one month is required for cancellation. Credit card fees are deducted from the refund amount.

Weather Policy: CAE follows the schedule set forth by Jefferson County Schools. However, our teachers can also make the decision to cancel classes due to the weather. Safety is our first priority. In the event of a weather cancellation, the teacher will arrange a make-up class session.

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