ABOUT CLASSES
We have two 14-week class sessions at the Potters Guild, one in the fall and the other in the winter months. They are scheduled for one evening per week for three hours. There are two separate class groups, each with up to 14 students. Classes include 21 lab hours when students may choose to work at the Guild outside of the class hours.
FEES
The class fee is $475 and includes clay, glaze materials, kiln firing and lab hours. If you need to cancel your registration, we make every effort to provide a full refund minus a $25 handling fee, provided we are able to fill the vacant spot. Should the space remain unfilled we apologize, but we will be unable to provide a refund.
TAKE A BREAK
If you have taken four consecutive classes at the Guild you will be asked to step aside for a class session. This gives people who are on the waiting list an opportunity to take a class. Your name will be added to the bottom of the waiting list so it may still be possible for you to enroll.
SCHOLARSHIP
A scholarship of up to $475 is available for each class session. To apply, send a short statement of financial need and your artistic goals to pgregistrar@gmail.com. The scholarship deadline for fall classes is July 30, 2025.
QUESTIONS?
Send an email to the registrar, Debbie Thompson pgregistrar@gmail.com If you would like to see the facilities.
THING TO MAKE THE THING
with Monica Wilson
Tuesdays, January 14 to April 15, 2025 7:00 to 10:00 PM
Student Show: Friday, April 18
$475 includes materials, firing and studio time
Class is currently full. Please contact the registrar, Debbie Thompson, pgregistrar@gmail.com to get on the waiting list.
Process, problem solving, and planning out designs ideas will be the basis of the class. Throwing on the pottery wheel and hand-building projects will highlight the basic tools in the ceramic art studio. We will make tools specific to your personal practice and produce test tiles at the beginning of class for glaze planning. Pounce molds, lidded forms and hand-built serving dishes will be covered. We will make color modifications to studio glazes and practice glaze inlay techniques. This class is for beginners to advanced makers.
About the Artist
Monica Rickhoff Wilson earned a BFA from Eastern Michigan University in 2003, where she studied ceramics and sculpture. Her ceramic work has been exhibited throughout Michigan, and in Chicago, and Upstate New York. Her ceramic art exhibitions include WSG Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Pewabic Pottery, Detroit, Michigan; Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, Michigan; and the Robertson Gallery, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, Michigan. Residencies and recent workshops include Penland School of Craft, Penland, North Carolina; Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, Colorado; Centro de Arte Curaumilla, Valparaiso, Chile; Maker Works, Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Kripal Kumbh Pottery in Jaipur, India. Experience in glaze chemistry, photography, and plaster mold-making supplement her art practice.
GIVING SHAPE TO MEANING AND METAPHOR
with Benjamin Teague
Thursdays, January 16 to April 17, 2025 6:30-9:30 PM
Student Show: Friday, April 18
$475 includes materials, firing and studio time
This class is designed to aid intermediate to advanced students as they develop a body of work that truly reflects who they are through their work. Students will develop hand building and wheel throwing skills that allow them to explore the connection between the life they lead and the work they make. Using varied demonstrations as a vehicle, we will work with metaphors, history and narrative to create objects that may be sculptural or functional.
About the Artist
Benjamin Teague was born in Durham, NC. He received a BFA at Corcoran College of Art + Design and a MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art. After his BFA he studied in Bizen, Japan. He has taught at Corcoran College of Art + Design, University of Louisville, and out of numerous clay studios including his own in Pontiac, MI. He currently teaches ceramics, drawing and painting at University of Michigan. His work brings together multiple aspects of his life and as result the objects he makes cover a broad range of techniques and styles. As an artist that works in multiple series at the same time he is known to have many irons in the fire and to be a person who wears many different hats.
QUESTIONS? Send an email to pgregistrar@gmail.com
If you would like to see the facilities, this can be arranged by sending an email to the Registrar, Mary Avrakotos.
A testimonial from one of our students:
My experience as a first time student at the Guild was such a wonderful and fulfilling experience. The community welcomed me with open arms, warm hellos, and invaluable sharing of knowledge. I was so excited to enroll in the class, and due to my current financial state, the scholarship allowed me the ability to do so! I am deeply grateful for the generosity of the Guild and its granting me of the scholarship. Thank you to all those involved, I cannot describe how I've valued connecting with these incredible individuals, the resources, and this creative environment.
Alyse G. Ann Arbor