A DCC Handbuilding Event stirs creative juices, presents interesting design choices and requires quick decision-making.
A DCC Wheel Event spurs focus and concentration, is fast paced and challenging and offers some interesting choices.

Whatever your choice is, we can assure you that you and your team members will have fun!  Larger groups or combined wheel/handbuilding events can also be scheduled - please contact Jon Kerr at stonewarejon(at)gmail.com for more information.  

Each of our events features private, partitioned wheel or handbuilding areas for participants. 
​To find out more about District Clay's COVID-19 preparations, please go here.

Here are some of the groups who have done corporate events at the District Clay Center:

Capital One,  Cornerstone, DC Public Schools - Vis Arts,  Deloitte & Touche, Georgetown University, Hilton Hotels,
Library of Congress, Meltwater, NPR Morning Edition,  Ogilivy, Optoro, Pharma, Price Waterhouse Coopers,
​Population Services Int, Safe Shores and the World Bank Group.

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Corporate Handbuilding Event

During this hand-building event, each person will go on their own creative adventure.  They will start with slabs of leather hard clay and by the end of the session, they will each have designed, decorated and painted a shallow bowl. 

In the process, they will learn basic handbuilding including using a variety of clay tools for decorating and texturing.    Finally, they will paint their piece using colors of their choice. District Clay will bisque fire each piece, give them a final clear glaze and glaze fire it.  The final work will be ready for pick-up four to six weeks after the event.  

This event is guaranted to spur creative juices, present interesting design choices and to teach basic clay building techniques all in a fun team setting.  

This event offers multiple teambuilding opportunities including making quick creative decisions, working creatively within a group and gaining a deeper appreciation of each team member's unique creative approach.  

Each participant will be seated at a private, socially distanced work station.   For more information about District Clay's COVID-19 preparations, including entry requirements, go here.

This event comes with a specially designed TeamBuilding Discussion Guide that participants can use if they wish. 

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Basic Package:

Cost:  $75 per person; 6 to 8 participants.

What it includes:  2 1/2 hours of fun making a handbuilt piece of ceramic ware. Instruction by a DCC teacher, clay, underglaze and glazes, decorating tools provided and bisque and glaze firing.  A Corporate TeamBuilding Discussion guide is included.  Also a full studio tour including our gallery, work rooms and kiln areas. Each person will take create one handbuilt piece.  Beer, water and some crackers also included.   

Each participant will be seated at a private, socially distanced work station.  
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Work is available for pick up approx. 4-6 weeks after the event. 

What you bring:  Please wear comfortable clothes you don't mind getting dirty.  Long hair should be tied back.  If you wish, feel free to bring a small towel or apron.

What we need:  We need a 50% deposit to hold your event with any remaining amounts due at the beginning of the event.  

To contact us about scheduling a Corporate Handbuilding Class, please fill out this quick questionnaire.  

Corporate Wheel Event

Working on the pottery wheel is fun . . . and challenging.  It requires eye to hand coordination, careful placement of your hands and firm control over a rapidly spinning wheel.  Don't expect to make a perfect pot.  But you will be thrilled when you cause a cylinder to rise out of a solid lump of clay using your own two hands. 

This event is designed to spur focus and concentration, expose people to a challenging and possibly frustrating situation (working on the wheel) and to confront a situation where the imperfect is the only possible result (it isdifficult to  make a perfect pot on your first try.)   

This event offers multiple teambuilding opportunities including allowing participants to confront their own expectations and limitations in a safe fun-filled group environment.  

Each participant will be seated at a private, partitioned socially distanced wheel.  For more information about District Clay's COVID-19 preparations, go here.

This event comes with a specially designed TeamBuilding Discussion Guide that participants can use if they wish.
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Basic Package:

Cost:  $85 per person; 6 to 19 participants.

What it includes:  2 1/2 hour session includes instruction by a DCC teacher, clay and tools and a Corporate Wheel TeamBuilding Discussion Guide.  Each paticipant will have one pot they made trimmed, dried, bisque fired and then glazed and glazed fired by District Clay.   Also a full studio tour including our gallery, wheel room and kiln areas.  Beer, water and some crackers also included. 

Each participant will be seated at a private, socially distanced work station.

​Work is available for pick up approx. 4-6 weeks after the event.

What you bring:  Please wear comfortable clothes you don't mind getting dirty - pants are ideal as you will sitting around a wheel.  Long hair should be tied back.  If you wish, feel free to bring a small towel or apron.

What we need:  We need a 50% deposit to hold your event with any remaining amounts due at the beginning of the event.  

To contact us about scheduled a Corporate Wheel Class, please fill out this quick questionnaire.   

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If you wish we can do longer events that combine both wheel and handbuilding activities. 
For more information or if you have any questions, pease contact our Private Party Manager, Jon Kerr, at stonewarejon(at)gmail.com.