Enhance your artistic skills in this collaborative hand-building Makerspace. Guided by teaching-artist, Susan Mentrak, this open studio format provides personalized mentorship throughout the 10-week session. Please note that pottery wheels are unavailable during Makerspace hours. Registration includes open studio access outside of class to work on multi-step projects, glaze, use hand-building specific equipment/tools, and complete the drying and firing process. Ages 16+
Inspired by the exhibition Curious Beasts: A Ceramic Tale by Jennifer Rosseter, this class introduces students to ceramic hand-building through coiling and slab techniques. By combining these skills, students will construct both freestanding and hanging sculptural forms. They will also explore surface treatment and underglazing methods that enhance and complement their work. All skill levels are welcome. Ages 15+
Have a fondness for fungi? Join us in the studio to learn step-by-step instructions for hand building a mushroom-shaped vessel from clay. Designed for all experience levels, students will learn fundamental clay techniques including shaping and finishing. To take the guesswork out of glazing, the instructor will provide glaze selection options and finish the process for you after your work is bisque-fired, ensuring your piece is ready for pickup within three weeks of the class date. Tuition includes clay, glaze, and firing. Ages 15+ Member $38 | $45 20 seats available
Alpha-Romeo-Tango (A.R.T.) Ceramics Program for Veterans
Join our supportive creative community at the Canton Museum of Art. The A.R.T. program is exclusively for U.S. veterans, active-duty service members, and National Guard or Reserve personnel, offering creative outlets to foster well-being, connection, and self-expression.
NEW! Fundamentals of Slab Building with Susan Mentrak | 2–4p | 12 Fridays: September 4-25; October 2-30; November 6, 27 & December 4 *No class 11/13 or 11/20
Inspired by Maija Grotell's radical experimentation with glazes—from intense blues to bright oranges—and her innovative techniques that made colored bricks suitable for commercial use, this unique 3-session workshop invites you to discover the art of storytelling with color, brick by brick. Learn basic ceramic and glazing techniques while exploring methods of inscribing words, poetry and personal reflections directly onto your pieces.All materials are provided, and all skill levels are welcome.All Ages 16+, 10 seats available.
