About Chris Targoni:

"I grew up on the coast of California in a very creative family. As a child, I was given many opportunities to make art, some of which involved clay. In high school and college, I took ceramics classes and I loved working on the wheel. More recently, I have been able to utilize the resources at The District Clay Center to create for personal use and to develop a line of work that I hope to make available to the public soon. 

My wife and I moved to DC in 2015 for a teaching certification program.  I have been teaching elementary art since the 2016-2017 school year. In this work I have been able to give many students some of their first experiences with clay. Through Community Clay, I hope to help more of DC’s residents get access to pottery through community, school and family partnerships."

The mission of our  Community Clay Program is to bring the joy of clay and pottery to underserved youth in the Washington area.   

• Our current program involves providing free clay classes to underserved kids at THEARCH facility in Southeast Washington DC.

• Each Friday afternoon, two District Clay teachers give handbuilding classes to kids at THEARCH.

• They bring their work back to District Clay's kilns, where it is fired and then given back to the kids.  ​

Community Clay operates under a 501C3 organization that was formed by District Clay and is called the District Clay Educational Fund.  

If you would like to donate or get involved with our non-profit, please send Chris an email:  chris(at)districtclaycenter.com.

Please see our Community Clay website for more information.