Sedona Arts Center — New Ceramics Classes at Sedona Arts Center!

Tuition includes the first 25-pound bag of clay, firings and glazes, and one open studio session per week.  Additional bags of clay may be purchased during class for $30 per bag which includes glazing & firing fees.  Enrolled students may also participate in one open studio session per week.

*6-Week Classes Starting in January!

February 22 – March 29, 2021 — Advanced
February 23 – March 30, 2021 — All Levels
February 24 – March 31, 2021 — All Levels

*Note that the Monday class is reserved for experienced ceramicists! (Beginners are welcome in Dennis Ott’s Tuesday or Wednesday classes.) – 6-Week Classes also starting February 22, 23, 24 – click the button below to learn more.

Tuesdays  |  1-4pm  |  6 Instructor-Led Class Sessions + 6 Open Studio Practice Sessions

Come play in the clay! Tap into your creative self and experience various hand-building techniques. Make bowls, boxes, sculptures, and tiles, using slabs, molds, and textures. The possibilities are endless. Open to all levels, beginners welcome!

The Sedona Arts Center’s ceramic department operates free from the constraints of grades and benefits from the talents of its ceramic faculty and assistants as well as nationally recognized guest instructors. This combination allows our department to offer flexible and diverse programming in both traditional and contemporary techniques.

February 23 – March 30, 2021 – FULL
April 6 – May 11, 2021

This six-week course is designed exclusively for those who are new to wheel work and is open for ages 12 through adult.  Have fun while gaining confidence on the potters wheel.  Small class size ensures that each student receives personalized, one-on-one instruction and encouragement for a fascinating hands-on experience that will bring out the potter in you.

Tuition includes the first 25-pound bag of clay, firings and glazes, and one open studio session per week.  Additional bags of clay may be purchased during class for $30 per bag which includes glazing & firing fees.  Enrolled students may also participate in one open studio session per week.

February 27 – April 3, 2021 – FULL
April 10 – May 15, 2021

Jump right in and get your hands dirty, using loving bowls glazing techniques. This experience will have you applying these techniques to your own small bisque fired works. Glaze master, Cliff Hamilton, will share his experience and secrets learned while handling over 14,000 Loving Bowls. Students need to bring 4 – 6 small (up to 6 inches) bisqued bowls with bottoms waxed. Bowls may be wheel thrown or hand built.

This is an intermediate workshop for both wheel potters and handbuilders.

• We require that face masks, covering mouth and nose, be worn in our classrooms and galleries until further notice. (Note: face shields are not adequate)
• Enrollment in in-person classes and workshops is limited to ensure social distancing is possible.
• If the student is traveling to Arizona from out-of-state, a negative COVID-19 test, proof of vaccination, or quarantining for ten days prior to attending is required.
• Thermometers are available in the Gallery and Studios for self-checking of temperature upon entrance.
• Sanitation stations are available at each entrance to the Center. Paper masks are available for no charge.

Sedona Arts Center administrative offices are closed to the public. Staff are available by phone or Zoom.

Thank you for supporting the artists, staff, and volunteers at Sedona Arts Center. We look forward to continuing to serve you, the artists we represent, and the local community.

Scholarship awards will pay 50% towards any Class or Workshop tuition. Scholarships are not available for international Field Expeditions or Painting in the Grand Canyon. The Sedona Arts Center awards scholarships to students only when funds are available.