Local Classes in Clay

Aardvark Clay at Boulder Highway and Tropicana offers classes four nights a week as well as Saturdays. Seven classes are offered for $185, and Nevada Clay Guild members get half-price tuition and merchandise discounts also! Call 451-9898.

Pottery West at Buffalo and Lone Mountain offers six weeks of classes for $150 including clay and open studio time. Call 987-3023 for details.

Henderson Multigenerational Center on Green Valley Parkway offers ceramics classes. Six classes for $65. Call 267-5800.

Reed Whipple Cultural Arts Center offers pottery classes. $60-75 for six weeks, which includes 25 lbs. of clay, glazes and firing.   Located on Las Vegas Blvd., across from Cashman Field.  Phone 229-6211 for more information.

East Las Vegas Community and Senior Center offers classes. Located at SE corner of Eastern and Stewart.   Six weeks of classes cost approximately $60-$75.  Call 229-1515 for further information.

     

Internet Resources

Boulder City Art Guild - Promotes fine art and artists in southern Nevada.

American Art Pottery Association - Dedicated to promoting interest, understanding, appreciation, and recognition of American Art Pottery for collectors and the general public.

Ceramics-Directory.com - A web-based directory of companies and organizations that fall into or support the ceramics industry sector. The purpose of the ceramics directory is to create a database of international contacts and resources that will aid in developing new business partnerships.

Ceramics & Pottery Photo Gallery - A free online photo gallery and community for Ceramics & Pottery.

Ceramics Today - A large and comprehensive compilation of ceramics information, articles and links, assembled by Steven Goldate, former moderator of Ceramics.About.com.

Clayart Archives - Archives of the Clayart mailing list, organized by topic, are available from potters.org. A valuable complement to Clayart's own archives, which are organized by date.

ClayArtWebGuide.com - A comprehensive link-guide to ceramic and pottery resources and information.

Clayzee - A well-organized and useful collection of links, discussion forums, and information about all things ceramic. Clayzee is located in the UK, so they often have a slightly different focus than US-based ceramics sites.

Potters Council - Dedicated to meeting the needs of studio potters and ceramics artists by providing forums for knowledge exchange and professional enhancement.

Studio Potters Network - A non-profit organization dedicated to the service of the international community of ceramic artists and craftspeople.

Clay Times Magazine - The Journal of Ceramic Trends & Techniques. This site gives access to archives of articles, tips, glaze recipies, etc.

Digitalfire - Here you will find a wide selection of articles about clays, glazes, materials, firing, books, people, events, and an extensive library.

Guilds, Studios, and Museums - A listing of web sites of ceramics guilds and pottery societies.

Alfred University - This is where ceramic science finds a home, whether in materials technology or in art.

Pottery Making Illustrated - An online version of a popular ceramics monthly magazine. Pictures, articles, etc.

The Ceramicsweb at SDSU - An all-purpose web site hosted by San Diego State University listing ceramics search engines, exhibitions, chat groups, class materials and education, periodicals, and clay and glaze databases.