Open Studio for Members and Community Drop-ins

Current Open Studio Hours - Subject to Change

Please check our app for the most updated open studio schedule, as events and classes will impact the schedule

Open Studio Closures for Events 4/28 - 5/4

Saturday 5/3 - No wheels available before noon due to workshop

April 27 - June 7 Open Studio Hours (check the app for most updated hours)

Sunday 12:00pm - 5:00pm (Class schedule will impact these hours before 12pm)

Monday 10:00am - 9:00pm (class schedule will impact these hours after 3pm)

Tuesday 10:00am - 9:00pm (class schedule will impact these hours after 5pm)

Wednesday 10:00am - 9:00pm (class schedule will impact these hours after 5pm)

Thursday 10:00am - 9:00pm (class schedule will impact these hours before 1pm and after 5pm)

Friday 10:00am - 6:00pm

Saturday 10:00am - 5:00pm


Community Drop-in Guests

Not ready to commit to a studio membership? Book studio time by the hour as a community drop-in guest!

Person handcrafting pottery using a tool, with sunlight in the background.

Benefits

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

  • No monthly hourly usage limit

  • Book multiple 1-hour appointments in a row if you need a longer stretch of time (just make sure your appointments begin and end within open studio hours)

  • Firing and studio glazes included with appointment booking fee (clay must be purchased from Northwest Pottery Collective)

  • Easy appointment booking and payment with our app!

Hands shaping clay on a pottery wheel

Requirements

  • Must be 18 years or older to book drop-in appointments

  • Have prior clay experience and be able to use the facility unsupervised and appropriately, or we may rescind drop-in privileges

  • Must use clay purchased from Northwest Pottery Collective

  • Glazes must meet Northwest Pottery Collective’s Glaze Guidelines

  • Must book time in 1-hour increments and have a confirmed reservation before attending open studio

  • Reservations open two weeks before scheduled time and are required for community drop-ins

  • Reservations for Saturdays and Sundays are required at least 48 hours in advance

  • Reservations canceled less than 48 hours in advance of the scheduled time will be charged a $10 cancellation fee for each 1-hour appointment

  • 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