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🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride from District Clay! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Special Queer Clay One-Shots
June 28, 5:30-8 PM  •  June 28, 8:30-11 PM

Modern Pride started when patrons of the Stonewall Inn threw shot glasses and bricks at those who raided the LGBT+ bar. Come try throwing pots of your own!

​In these specialty One Shot! workshops, District Clay Center is holding a safe space for all members of the LGBT+ community to try throwing at the wheel.

During you class, you'll get a wheel, clay, a nice instructor, and 2.5 hours to try your hand at the pottery wheel. You may be mesmerized... or not. The wheel looks easy but it can seem to have a mind of its own. We do promise that you'll have fun.
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Summer Session, 2025:
Teen Wheel
Saturdays at 12 PM, 
Jun. 14 - Aug. 16

This is a beginner-friendly introduction to wheel throwing designed for teens aged 12 and up. The class runs for 10 weeks and includes: clay, tools, glazes & firing costs.

You’ll also have access to open studio hours on Sundays, and you're welcome to make up missed classes during any other class session, as long as there is space.

Now introducing...
Sunday Crit Club
with Lauren Griffin
​June 29, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM, $15

Want to be a better potter?
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Learn how to give and receive valuable artistic feedback in this monthly workshop series:
• Taught by experienced teachers in a guided format
• In a supportive community of fellow pottery lovers
• Suitable for all levels, from beginner to advanced

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These critiques focus on detailed analyses & critical responses to your finished & in-progress work. Each critique will involve a thoughtful discussion of the work you bring in with a District Clay teacher & fellow students. Come with specific questions you’d like feedback on, or to get more general feedback on how to improve your work.
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Now on YouTube: Art Across Borders with Sergei Isupov

District Clay Center and the Embassy of Estonia are proud to present an artist talk with internationally renowned artist Sergei Isupov. Hosted at the embassy in Washington, DC, Isupov is joined by Aari Lemmik (Counselor for Press and Cultural Affairs).

Viewers may learn more about the show at our exhibit page.

To learn more about Isupov's work, visit SergeiIsupov.com.

To learn more about the Embassy of Estonia, visit Washington.mfa.ee.

Gift certificates always make the perfect gift.

We have gift certificates available in any amount. They never expire.

Give the gift of clay!

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Become a District Clay Artist!

For those who want further 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 over 75 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.
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​For more info on the program,  go here.


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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.
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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.


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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.


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​

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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. Leave us a voicemail (301) 615-1434‬.
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  • Home
  • About
    • Why Take a Pottery Class?
    • Calendar & Class Schedule >
      • Events Calendar
      • Schedule of Weekly Classes at DCC
    • The Center >
      • What we do
      • Accessibility >
        • DCC COVID-19 Guidelines
      • Center Location
      • Odds & Ends about District Clay
      • Studio Equipment
    • Our Teachers
    • Contact Us
    • Work with DCC >
      • Studio Technician Application
      • Teacher Application
      • Workshop Proposal Form
    • Community Clay!
  • For Students
    • DCC Learning Aids
    • DCC Recommended Videos
    • Schedule of Weekly Classes at DCC
    • Sign In
  • Our Classes
    • 10-Week Classes
    • Workshops
    • One Shot Classes
  • Gift Cards & Private Events
    • Gift Cards
    • Private Parties & Corporate Events >
      • Private Parties
      • Corporate Events
  • DCC Artists
    • Artist Program >
      • Community Artists
      • Associate Artists
      • Past Resident Artists
  • DCC Gallery
    • Upcoming Shows
    • Previous Shows >
      • Moments from Eternity - Sergei Isupov
      • Accumulate - Jon McMillan
      • Stoked!
      • Earth and Fire Talk
      • Into the Abyss - Nicole Ponce
      • Painted with Fire - Kit Ruseau
      • Contemplated Commotion - Madeline Rothman
      • Transience - Barbara Stauffer
      • Bottoms Up!
      • Smokin' Pots
      • City Upon A Hill - Connor Czora
      • Teachers on Display
      • Subversive Nature - Russel Biles
      • Vital Breath - Vicki Lynn Wilson
      • The Space Between
      • Past Tense - David DaSilva
      • Alleviating Quiet - Adero Willard
      • Blush - Sam Briegel
      • Fusion - Joe Hicks
      • Lies
      • Veiled
      • Floating Islands
      • Us - Emerging Voices
      • Totemic Raku