Wheel Thrown Pottery  Fall 2024 registration is available!

Wheel Thrown Pottery

with Diane Zakala
You have always wanted to throw some clay on a potter's wheel and make something. Now is your opportunity. Alma Community Art Center's pottery studio is now open for classes.

Learn to use an electric potter's wheel as well as trim and finish your pottery from an experienced potter - this is a small class for individualized instruction. 
4  two hour sessions
​All materials provided
Age: 14 and up
Seats available: 6 (Everyone has a wheel)
No experience necessary!
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Pottery by our Students
Pottery Classes
Pottery 1 - A four week class for the Beginner Potter, - class focus will be on the development of basic wheel pottery skills as well as trim, finish and glaze your pottery.  
Class times are Mondays from 6 to 8 pm. Cost is $120
Pottery 2- A four week class the Advanced Potter that completed Pottery 1 and has instructor approval.  Class focus will be on more individualized advanced techniques, skills and special projects.
Class times are Tuesdays from 6 to 8 pm. Cost is $120.
Class Schedule:
Wheel Thrown  Pottery classes are scheduled for the following dates:

Pottery One
   Monday, September 9 to Monday, September 30 (4 sessions)
   Monday, October 7 to Monday, October 28             (4 sessions)
   November/ December dates to be determined      (4 sessions)

Pottery Two
   Tuesday, September 10 to Tuesday, October 1        (4 sessions)
   Tuesday, October 8 to Tuesday, October 29              (4 sessions)
   November/December dates to be determined        (4 sessions)

Class Registration:
The October 7 to October 28 Pottery One class has limited seats available, please call the Art Center for registration.
To register for the November/December Pottery One class, please call the Art Center. The class will be on Monday evenings.
The Pottery Two class is full.  Please call the Art Center if you would want to be placed on the wait list.
About online payment
You can pay online to register for the class. We use PayPal to process our payments, but you do not have to have a PayPal account to make this purchase! 

There is a non-refundable $3 fee to pay online. We hope the convenience makes this fee worthwhile for you.

If you prefer not to pay by credit card, please call us to reserve your seat.

If you must cancel, you may contact us to secure a seat in another class, or you may be eligible for a refund.
Open Pottery Studio
Open Pottery Studio is only available for our  current and previous students. The cost to our previous students is $5 per hour when using a pottery wheel. We have also begun charging for clay to our previous students.

Current students can participate in Open Studio at no additional charge.

Open Studio times for September 10 to December 19 are:
             Tuesday            11 am to 4 pm
              Wednesday   11 am to 8 pm
              Thursday         11 am to 4 pm

Please call ahead to let us know you are coming.

Alma Community Art Center

213 E. Superior St., Alma, Michigan 48801

​Easy parking in the back lot, or along Superior Street in front.

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