CERAMICS
& Community studio
Academy
The Ceramics Academy is a pottery workshop
and community studio, based in beautiful
South Molton, Devon
We welcome everyone
From absolute beginners
At the Ceramics Academy, we want to help you to get your hands dirty and get creative.
This craft is perfect for beginners right through to professionals and our aim is through our Pottery Classes to enrich and teach others to embrace this tradition in a fun and playful way.
to polished potters
Passionate about Pottery,
People and the Planet
Our aim is to provide pottery classes for all, in a safe, relaxed and fun environment. Somewhere to meet and learn a new skill. We are more than just a pottery studio, we are a community.
Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do, from ethical banking to green energy and of course, going Plastic FREE! We constantly strive to cut our carbon emissions and reduce our impact on the planet. We are partnered with The Sustainable Business Resource and Plastic FREE North Devon, two significant local initiatives.
Studio classes
Classes are suitable for absolute beginners
through to polished potters, everyone is welcome.
Any availability for classes is advertised via our email newsletter, so do sign up so we can keep in touch.
Weekly term time
Classes for Adults
Beginners are offered all the basic skills such as coiling, slab-building, press moulding and throwing, along with a variety of decorating techniques and glazing.
Each session starts with a demonstration then you are free to make something using a technique you have learned, or work on a project of your choice.
We aim to personalise sessions to facilitate your individual needs and abilities, so no matter what level you are working at you will be helped along the way.
Class times
Monday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Wednesday
Thursday
12.30 pm - 3 pm
6.30 pm - 9 pm
6.30 pm - 9 pm
10.00 am - 12.30 pm
2.00 pm - 4.30 pm
6.30 pm - 9 pm
Once a month
Saturday Make-in-a-day
Workshops
Classes: are suitable for absolute beginners through to polished potters, everyone is welcome.
Studio Sessions: generally run from
11 am – 2.30 pm (with a lunch break), and the cost includes all your materials and firings.
Tickets: are available on our Eventbrite page.
Next workshop:
Saturday 20th January 2024
11am-2pm
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Once a month on a Saturday
Ceramics Academy
Kidz
Classes: In every workshop children will be making a fun project in stoneware clay, using sculpting skills, decoration techniques and mark-making.
Studio Sessions: Once a month on a Saturday from 10.30 am – 12.30 pm.
Price: £20 including glazing and firing.
Ages: Suitable for 7-13 years old
(with 1 accompanying adult)