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Ceramics

WELCOME CLAY STUDENTS!
Click the button below to access our new Ceramics Studio Info  for information prior to your class starting, official studio policies, and images of student ware recently unloaded from the kilns.
Prairie Earth and Fire Ceramics Studio Info

Beginning Students

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Intro to Wheel Throwing

Mondays, July 10 - August 28 (8 weeks): 6 - 9 PM (Elizabeth Thai) or
Wednesdays, July 12 - August 40 (8 weeks): 6 - 9 PM (Isabella Szabo)

Students will be taught basic techniques on creating uniform cylinders and bowls on the wheel, trimming, handle creation and attachment, and glaze application.
SUPPLIES: 8 Piece Pottery Tool Kit. Also needed are a 1 gallon container to hold supplies/and be a water bucket, an old hand towel, and a full-front apron.
$195 Non-Members. $165 Members.

​SAA Members: after hitting purchase, don't forget to sign in to receive your member discount!
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Intermediate Students

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Throw and Sculpt

Tuesdays, July 11 - August 29 (8 weeks): 6 - 9 PM (Anne Logue)
Students have the options of learning beginning wheel throwing as well as incorporating sculpture into thrown objects or composing stand alone pieces through slab work and 3D design. Age: 16+
SUPPLIES: 8 Piece Pottery Tool Kit. Also needed are a 1 gallon container to hold supplies/and be a water bucket, an old hand towel, and a full-front apron.
$195 Non-Members. $165 Members.

​SAA Members: after hitting purchase, don't forget to sign in to receive your member discount!

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Lines and Tension and Body, Oh My!

Fridays, July 14 - Sept 1 [8 WEEKS]: 6 -  9 PM [Colleen Halford]
Learn how to fine tune your technique on the wheel in this 8-week intermediate-advance course. Students will learn how to proactively plan a ceramic project, to balance form and function, and to see how tools may aid in their practice. Classes will be more prescriptive and require students to already have the skill set to produce consistent wheel thrown cylinders. Ages 18 +
$195 Non-Members. $165 Members.

​SAA Members: after hitting purchase, don't forget to sign in to receive your member discount!

Register: Fridays, July 14 - Sept 1 [8 WEEKS]: 6 - 9 PM

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Ceramics Independent Study

Thursdays, July 13 - August 31 [8 WEEKS]: 6 - 9 PM [Rosie Gale]
Wheel and Handbuilders take skills acquired from the beginning adult classes and expand their skill sets with independent studio time. No direct instruction will be offered, but feel free to share your knowledge with the class! This is a self driven learning environment.
Age: 18+
SUPPLIES: 8 Piece Pottery Tool Kit,  Also needed are a 1 gallon container to hold supplies/and be a water bucket, an old hand towel, and a full-front apron.
$185 Non-Members. $155 Members.

​SAA Members: after hitting purchase, don't forget to sign in to receive your member discount!

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Located on Main Campus
​ 700 North 4th Street
​Springfield, IL 62702
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Tuesday - Saturday 1 PM and 2PM
​Not open for self-guided tours

217-523-2631
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105 N. 5th Street 
Springfield, IL 62701


Wednesday - Saturday 11 AM - 5 PM
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Main Office, Studios,
M.G. Nelson Family
Gallery, and Edwards Place
​ 700 North 4th Street
​Springfield, IL 62702
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Monday - Friday 9 AM - 5 PM
Saturday 10 AM - 3 PM
217-523-2631
office@springfieldart.org
  • About
    • Contact
    • Hiring
  • Education
    • Classes >
      • Ceramics
      • Digital Media
      • Drawing
      • Fiber Arts
      • Glass
      • Metals & Jewelry
      • Mixed Media
      • Painting
      • Pastels
      • Photography
      • Printmaking
      • Pulp + Paper
      • Sculpture
      • Teen
      • Youth
    • One-Nighters
    • Open Studio
    • Summer Art Camp
    • Scholarships
    • Instructor Bios
  • Outreach
    • Art Outreach
    • Field Trips
    • Make Truck
    • Bronwyn Eves Memorial Project
    • Art As Therapy
  • Events
    • 6x6
    • Art Synergy
    • Film Series
    • Fine Art Fair
    • Paint the Street
    • Palette to Palate
    • Roasted
    • The Great SAA Pumpkin Patch
    • Yart Sale
  • Galleries
    • Collective >
      • For Juried Artists
    • M.G. Nelson Family Gallery
    • Call For Entries
    • Residency
    • Past Exhibitions
  • Edwards Place
  • Library
    • Library Events
  • Rentals
    • Arty Party
    • Field Trips
    • Adult Events
    • Team building
    • Rental Spaces
  • Join + Give
    • Membership
    • Donate
    • Sponsorship Opportunities
    • Volunteer
  • Shop
    • Art Supplies >
      • Clay
      • Clay Tools
    • Make Kits
    • Murder Mystery Game
    • CHECKOUT