Umpqua Valley Arts Association
The Clay Place
Located behind Umpqua Valley Arts Center on Harvard Avenue, the Clay Place offers clay classes for all ages and abilities in a fun and creative environment. Our emphasis is on kids and serving the community with a place to work. We offer scheduled classes, workshops or specialized classes in clay and other media. We have large clean room available for painting and drawing classes.
The Clay Place provides:
- After-school and Summer Arts programs in the 3-dimensional arts for kids and young adults.
- Evening adult classes in ceramics for beginners and continuing students.
- Studio space and facilities for ceramic artist needing a place to work and share ideas.
- Support for the Arts in Education programs with materials, education and our facility.
Students and artists using the facility make pots, sculpture and tiles. The studio has kick and electric wheels, a slab roller, a pugmill, three electric kilns and lots more. We offer Georgies, Laguna and recycled Cone 6 clays for sale at competitive prices and provide contract firing and kiln repair.
Other Services from The Clay Place
For Art Instructors and others interested in working with clay; we buy clay and glaze materials by the ton and can offer discounted prices to schools or individuals. If you are tired of clays that are too dry to work, need information, classes, or a way to recycle your clay scrap please talk to us.
In addition to classes at the Clay Place we currently offer:
- CONE 6 CLAYS: Fresh Laguna clays for sale Also recycled clay for sale at half price.
- ELECTRIC KILNS: See us for contract firing of your work
- A PUGMILL: To recycle your clay scraps. Bring in dry or wet scrap clay and get half back.
- KILN AND WHEEL REPAIR: Your location or here
- WORKSHOPS AND CUSTOMIZED CLASSES
- SCHOLARSHIPS: On a limited basis to assist new students with ability and need
For information call Ted Isto at The Clay Place Monday, Wednesday or Friday from noon till 8:00pm at 229-2534 or call Umpqua Valley Arts Association at 672-2532 to leave a message.
Classes
Ted demonstrates slab rolling to a one-time class for Home-schoolers
on a cultural field -trip to the Arts Center.
Spring Classes at The Clay Place
10 Week Teen & Adult Class Sessions to learn about clay, glazes, and firing stoneware ceramics. A studio class to learn about making clay pots, tiles, masks, whistles, and sculpture. Learn wheel throwing, hand building or just register and use the studio space and equipment for the things you want to make from clay. Your registration gets you a free bag of clay, glazes and firing.
Come to class or call UVAA at 672-2532 to register.
Afternoon Teen & Adult Classes
- March 31 thru June 6, 2008
- Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays 4 - 6 pm
- Adults $100 UVAA members | $110 non-members
- Teens (12-17) $44 UVAA members | $48 non-members
- Instructor: Ted Isto
Evening Teen & Adult Classes
- March 31 thru June 6, 2008
- Monday, Wednesday & Friday 6 - 8 pm
- Adults $100 UVAA members | $110 non-members
- Teens (12-17) $40 UVAA members | $44 non-members
- Instructor: Ted Isto
Evening Kids Classes
- April 1 thru June 5 , 2008
- Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6 - 7:30 pm
- $36 UVAA members | $40 non-members
- Instructor: Jill Stahler
To sign up for any of these classes, call The Arts Center at (541) 672-2532.
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