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Northern Clay Center
EDUCATION
Winter Classes & Workshops
Keep warm in the creative fire of NCC Winter Classes! Come join us for one (or more) of our 5- to 10-week classes or a project workshop. Whether you’re interested in handbuilding, wheel throwing, specialty topics, or family activities, our roster of talented teaching artists will be sure to inspire some cheery creations. We continue to offer open studio benefits to all enrolled adults for the duration of their class. Students may use this time to practice techniques learned during class hours, experiment, or practice their craft independently. Adult students generally have access to our studios Mondays, 4:30 - 9 pm; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 am - midnight; Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, 9 am - 9 pm (subject to other NCC events, programming, and studio schedules). We ask that in utilizing these studio hours, please be mindful of other students and make sure others feel welcome in this shared space. Weekly open studio schedules will be posted on the bulletin boards in each studio, as well as on our website; select the Education tab from the top menu on our homepage and click “Student Info” (northernclaycenter.org/education/ student-info). We encourage you to register early as our classes fill up quickly. If the class you are interested in sells out, reach out to education@northernclaycenter.org and ask to be added to the waitlist of your preferred class. Please visit our website for the most up-to-date information.
Education Access Scholarship applications open on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. NCC is committed to maintaining accountability and pursuing action to build meaningful diversity, impactful equity, and genuine inclusivity in the ceramic community. We recognize that there are significant systemic racial and economic impacts that impede participation in the arts, and resulting financial barriers contribute to further divide. To address and help bridge financial barriers to ceramic education, NCC has implemented scholarship options for our education programming. Our goal is to open access to the ceramic arts and welcome all who wish to learn, grow as an artist, and participate in the ceramic arts community. We offer two scholarship options: • a half-tuition scholarship open to artists and learners experiencing financial need • a full-tuition scholarship open to artists and learners who identify as Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color Scholarships are limited. For more information about these scholarships and to apply, please visit our website at northernclaycenter.org under the Education tab.
BEGINNER CLASSES Interested in clay but unsure where to start? Sign up for our beginner classes and get hands-on experience and guided instruction during our 5-week introductory classes. Learn all of the basics such as building, throwing, slab rolling, and/or glazing techniques. These classes have plenty of guidance for beginners, making them ideal if you have little to no experience with clay and want to test your interest and grow your skills. We recommend you take a beginner class two or more times (within one term, or over consecutive terms) to build your skills and prepare for intermediateto-advanced classes and beyond. Wear old clothes and bring an old towel, a bucket no larger than one gallon, and a beginner’s set of tools to the first class. Tool kits are available for purchase at NCC. Lab fee includes one 25-pound bag of clay up to a cost of $26, all glazing materials, firings, and open studio access. Beginner Wheel Throwing Get your wheels turning as you learn the basics of throwing pots on the potter’s wheel. This class will get you familiar with the material of clay and introduce foundational wheel-thrown forms such as bowls and cylinders. BW1: Tuesdays, 10 am – 1 pm Instructor: Mic Stowell January 6 – February 3 Fee: $200 + $60 lab fee (5% member discount) BW2: Tuesdays, 10 am – 1 pm Instructor: Mic Stowell February 10 – March 10 Fee: $200 + $60 lab fee (5% member discount)