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🎁 Holiday Pottery Sale! 🎁
December 9-10, 10 AM - 5 PM District Clay is excited to announce that our annual Holiday Pottery Sale will take place on December 9-10 this year. Join us to browse handmade ceramics by 30 potters, enjoy some tasty homemade snacks, and enjoy the company of our clay community. Who are you excited to see this year? |
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Glazing Fundamentals
with Connor Czora Saturday, December 16, 5:30-8:30 PM In this 3-hour workshop, artist Connor Czora will walk you through a variety of techniques for reliable glaze application! Connor will begin the workshop with an overview of basic glaze techniques, including waxing, dipping, and pouring glaze. Later in the class, Connor will cover more advanced techniques such as glaze masking, glaze layering, oxide application, and how to use the spray booth! |
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Sculpting the Figure
with Jai Sallay-Carrington Sunday, January 21, 11 AM - 5 PM Join us to sculpt the figure in clay! In this 6-hour workshop, Baltimore Clayworks resident artist Jai Sallay-Carrington will demonstrate how to construct a human half-figure using slabs. Building these forms from the waist up, students will finish the form with any kind of head they choose -- whether human or animal. Jai will detail techniques for achieving a proportionate representation of the human body and attention to detail in the animal head. |
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Lighten Up! Ceramic Lamps by DCC Students Join us from November 13 - December 4, 2023 for our next gallery show. The exhibition features lamps created by Jill Ross Meltzer's wheel-throwing students. We'll host an opening reception on December 1 at 6 PM. |
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Give us ONE SHOT. . .
Brand new to clay and want to take one of our potter's wheels out for a test ride?
Try a One Shot! class on Friday, Saturday & Sunday (x2) nights and get a coupon for a discounted 10 week class.
Brand new to clay and want to take one of our potter's wheels out for a test ride?
Try a One Shot! class on Friday, Saturday & Sunday (x2) nights and get a coupon for a discounted 10 week class.
Become a District Clay Artist!
For those who want 24/7 access to District Clay, plus expanded shelving and discounts on advanced classes (among other benefits), check out our Community Artist program.
* Best for those with significant clay experience who are also interested in Independent Study.
* Free drop-ins for regular wheel classes included.
We have approximately 60 slots and are currently full. We are maintaining a waitlist for those interested.
If you want to see District Clay before making a decision, you can schedule a tour by going here.
For more info on the program, go here.
For those who want 24/7 access to District Clay, plus expanded shelving and discounts on advanced classes (among other benefits), check out our Community Artist program.
* Best for those with significant clay experience who are also interested in Independent Study.
* Free drop-ins for regular wheel classes included.
We have approximately 60 slots and are currently full. We are maintaining a waitlist for those interested.
If you want to see District Clay before making a decision, you can schedule a tour by going here.
For more info on the program, go here.
Private Parties, One on One Instruction & Corporate Events
Create the perfect birthday, anniversary or friends and family Private Party Event using our socially distanced wheels and handbuilding stations. Or take a private lesson with a District Clay teacher.
Or plan a Corporate Teambuilding Event for your staff and use our Teambuilding Guides to enrich your work experience.
Either way, you'll have fun. Just let us know how many people and what format you would like. Find out more here.
Create the perfect birthday, anniversary or friends and family Private Party Event using our socially distanced wheels and handbuilding stations. Or take a private lesson with a District Clay teacher.
Or plan a Corporate Teambuilding Event for your staff and use our Teambuilding Guides to enrich your work experience.
Either way, you'll have fun. Just let us know how many people and what format you would like. Find out more here.
Want to Check out District Clay?
We are now offering 30 minute private tours during weekdays and weekends.
Come and see the largest clay studio in the DC area, see our kilns and wheel rooms and hear about all the ways we are making District Clay a safe place to play with clay.
Sign up for a private tour here.
We are now offering 30 minute private tours during weekdays and weekends.
Come and see the largest clay studio in the DC area, see our kilns and wheel rooms and hear about all the ways we are making District Clay a safe place to play with clay.
Sign up for a private tour here.
District Clay Covid Guidelines
Everyone Entering District Clay Must Supply Proof of Vaccination.
Masks are Currently Optional While Inside District Clay.
Go here for more information.
Everyone Entering District Clay Must Supply Proof of Vaccination.
Masks are Currently Optional While Inside District Clay.
Go here for more information.
Why Take a Pottery Class?
The Best Places to Take Ceramics Classes Across the US, Artsy, 6/2018 (District Clay made the list!)
94% of District Clay Students Give DCC a Good or Excellent rating, 1/2020
Local Company Changing the Pottery Scene, WUSA9 Feature on the District Clay Center: 8/18
District Clay Center Provides Holiday Shoppers with Pottery Bonanza, OnTap, 12/10/2019
Pottery is the new Pilates..., the New York Times, 11/2018
Creating Ceramics Can Help Combat Depression, Artsy, 9/2017
25 Reasons to Take a Pottery Class, Amaranth Stoneware, 7/2015
The Best Places to Take Ceramics Classes Across the US, Artsy, 6/2018 (District Clay made the list!)
94% of District Clay Students Give DCC a Good or Excellent rating, 1/2020
Local Company Changing the Pottery Scene, WUSA9 Feature on the District Clay Center: 8/18
District Clay Center Provides Holiday Shoppers with Pottery Bonanza, OnTap, 12/10/2019
Pottery is the new Pilates..., the New York Times, 11/2018
Creating Ceramics Can Help Combat Depression, Artsy, 9/2017
25 Reasons to Take a Pottery Class, Amaranth Stoneware, 7/2015
Where is the District Clay Center?
The District Clay Center is located at 2414 Douglas St NE in Washington DC on the first floor of the Off the Beaten Track Warehouse. We are minutes from Brookland, Union Market, and Catholic U.
Our doors are on the left hand side of the building facing the street. Parking is available directly in front of the building.
Click here to contact us. Click here to join our mailing list.
Leave us a voicemail (301) 615-1434.
The District Clay Center is located at 2414 Douglas St NE in Washington DC on the first floor of the Off the Beaten Track Warehouse. We are minutes from Brookland, Union Market, and Catholic U.
Our doors are on the left hand side of the building facing the street. Parking is available directly in front of the building.
Click here to contact us. Click here to join our mailing list.
Leave us a voicemail (301) 615-1434.
