Summer Camps and a Special Offer

Still trying to figure out what to do for summer, Kids? Parents, want to encourage your kids to explore their creative side? Why not spend a week at a summer camp at City Clay? From sculpting chickens and bugs, building homes for toads, making your own jewelry, or trying your hand at the potter’s wheel, City Clay has you covered this summer. And sign up now with a friend (or sibling!) and save 10% on both registrations. Don’t miss out on the fun! Call (434.293.0808) or email (info@cityclaycville.com) to register.

The move is underway and we’re so excited that we’ve decided to extend our 10% discount through the end of May. Mention the coupon when you call (434.293.0808) or email (info@cityclaycville.com) to register for classes, and save 10% off your registration for any regular adult or children’s class! This coupon can be used in conjunction with the  kid’s class discount mentioned above.

Summer Classes and New Location

We’re moving!

Just in time for our summer class schedule to be released, we’re excited to announce that City Clay will be moving this May into the Silk Mill, 700 Harris Street, Suites 103 and 104, behind Bodo’s on Preston.

We will be moved and settled into our new space by mid-June, with a whole host of Adult classes and week-long clay camps for Kids and Teens starting shortly after. Please check out the class schedules on the website, or stop by the West Main St location for a printed schedule.

Adult Classes

Kids Classes

Specialty Classes (including Date Nights and Raku)

If you’d like to help out with the move, please contact info@cityclaycville.com or talk to one of the staff members.

 

Last Week for Garden Inspired Show!

Pots by Monika Thielen and Julie Roller. Photo by Steve Palmer.

One week left to pick up a garden-inspired pot from our spring show! Don’t miss the opportunity to get a great gift for mom (Mother’s Day is coming…) or for yourself. This will also be the last show at the West Main location, so come make it special!

Like us on Facebook to see more photos from our Spring Show!

New SOUP Announcement – Bowl Marathons

Hello fellow potters,

I’m one of the organizers for Charlottesville SOUP, a seasonal public dinner series that provides micro-grants for art projects in town. Our next event is on Monday, May 27 (that’s Memorial Day) and because the last event was such a success, we are growing it a little this time.  It going to be at the Charlottesville  Day School downtown (where resident City Clay potter Katie Hickson teaches.- Thanks Katie for hooking us up with such a great location!)  The handmade bowls we served dinner from were the central aesthetic feature that made the event so special.  We would love to be able to do that again, and would need 50 more bowls to do it.  So…

City Clay is sponsoring a bowl making marathon for the next 3 Tuesdays:

 

April 23rd: Throwing

April 30th: Trimming 

May 7th: Glazing

We hope you’ll consider stopping by again to join in the fun.

The first SOUP happened in January and sold out. We had to turn away almost 200 people at the door! We got positive news coverage in the C-Ville Weekly, Cville Niche, and on NBC-29.

The concept is pretty simple: attendees donate $10 at the door. In return, they receive soup, bread, pie — and a vote. Finalists pitch their art projects in need of funding. Everybody has a dialogue with their neighbors in a beautiful setting filled with handmade decorations. Then everybody votes during dessert and we award the money collected at the door to the winner. You can see photos of the awesomeness here.

Other sponsors for the next SOUP include Home Depot, Rock Paper Scissors, and Local Food Hub.

SOUP is fiscally sponsored by New City Arts Initiative, which has an enthusiastic following of its own. They’re a 501c3 organization so they can accept tax-deductible donations on SOUP’s behalf.

Thanks so much for reading and considering this!

 

Brooke, Victoria, Maureen, and Kho.

Executive Retreats and Parties

City Clay offers more that just classes . . .

TEAM BUILDING / EXECUTIVE RETREATS

City Clay offers a unique environment for your executive retreat. Our 2-3 hour “Try It” workshop accommodates up to 16 participants. Teams are encouraged to explore creativity and collaboration while learning to throw pots on the wheel, sculpting a portrait, or hand building with clay. Multiple day workshops are also available. Call and let us help you design a retreat for your office or organization.

PARTIES

CITY CLAY is a fabulous place to have a party! Everyone has fun when they get their hands in the mud. Let us help you plan a memorable event – starting with kids as young as four.