Northwest Pottery Collective Membership

We’re Expanding!

Beginning September 1st, 2025, Northwest Pottery Collective will have a new dedicated member space that will be available daily from 6am to midnight! We will also have new membership options!

Join our waitlist now to reserve your membership beginning September 1st! The first 50 people on our waitlist to become members when we open will have their $50 start-up fee waived and will receive NPC swag!

**Be sure to review our membership requirements before joining the waitlist**

Don’t want to wait until September to join the NPC community? We are accepting new memberships until August 1st for our current studio space! Keep scrolling for more info!


Studio Membership

Ready to go out on your own? As a studio member, you will have access to studio equipment, glazes, and tools during open studio hours.

Pottery wheels in a studio, wooden shelves in background

Benefits

  • Use of studio equipment, tools, and maker space during open studio hours

  • Unlimited monthly hours for $199/month

  • Firing and studio glazes included with membership (clay must be purchased from or approved by Northwest Pottery Collective)

  • 20% off 3 and 6 week adult class registration at Northwest Pottery Collective

  • Specialty tool, glaze, and clay requests — if we don’t carry something, let us know and we will do our best to get it for you!

  • Connect with other ceramic artists in the community!

Several unglazed ceramic mugs with handles on a wooden surface, near a window, featuring dice and mountain designs.

Requirements

  • Must be 18 years or older to join

  • Have prior clay experience and be able to use the facility unsupervised and appropriately

  • Must have a current and basic knowledge of ceramic principles, including joining, finishing, throwing (not required if only hand building in the studio), and glazing

  • Use clay purchased from or approved by Northwest Pottery Collective

  • Outside glazes must meet Northwest Pottery Collective’s Glaze Guidelines

  • Attend new member orientation prior to becoming a member (Mondays & Tuesdays 3:00pm - 3:45pm)

  • Open studio reservations are required for Saturdays and Sundays at least 48 hours in advance; weekend reservations canceled within 48 hours of scheduled time will be charged a $10 cancellation fee for each 1-hour appointment

  • Reservations are recommended but not required Monday - Friday to ensure equipment availability

  • Membership dues will be charged monthly until cancelled

  • One-time $50 start-up fee to join

  • Clay and outside tools/glazes may not be stored in the studio

  • Work may not be left in the studio for longer than 30 days at any stage of the process (greenware, bisque, glazed)

  • Work produced outside of Northwest Pottery Collective may not be fired or glazed at Northwest Pottery Collective