Classes 

Spring 2012 Classes

Registration is now open.

Click here to browse all of Northern Clay Center's Classes & Workshops or register individually below.
To register as a member or for groups of three or more, please call the front desk at (612) 339-8007 x 301.

Preview these classes by day and skill level.
  Title Day/Time Instructor

CLAY FOR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS

For all family classes, children must be accompanied by an adult. Neither children nor adults will have access to open studio time during the quarter.  Weekend workshops are open to everyone aged 6 and up.
F4 Spring Ahead (morning) Saturday, May 19, 9 am - 12 pm Cohen Register
F5 Spring Ahead (afternoon) Saturday, May 19, 1 - 4 pm Cohen Register

 

Summer 2012 Classes

Registration begins Tuesday, May 15 at 10:00 am.


June 18 - August 19. Most summer adult classes meet for 9 weeks.
Preview these classes by day and skill level.
  Title Day/Time Instructor  

INTRODUCTORY

Get your feet (and hands) wet with five weeks of instruction and later sign up for five more to continue building your skills. We recommend that students take this class two or more times (in a quarter or over consecutive quarters) to build their skills and prepare for beginner-level classes.
I1 Land of Round Pots - Wheel Throwing 101
 Tuesdays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, June 19 - July 17
 Smith Register
I2 Land of Round Pots - Wheel Throwing 101
 Tuesdays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, July 24 - August 14
 Smith Register
I3 Continents of Clay - Handbuilding 101 Thursdays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, July 26 - August 16
 Coleman Register
   Also check out Clay in Just One Day, listed below in WORKSHOPS

WHEEL
W1 Beginner Pottery Tuesdays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, June 19 - August 14
 Caufield Register
W2 Beginner Pottery Wednesdays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, June 20 - August 15
 Singewald Register
W3 Advanced Beginner Pottery Mondays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, June 18 - August 13
 Jadoonath Register
W4 Advanced Beginner Pottery Thursdays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, June 21 = August 16
 Swenson Register
W5 Intermediate/Advanced Pottery
(with soda-firing option)
 Mondays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, June 18 - August 13
 Gardner Register
W6 Intermediate/Advanced Pottery
(focus on dinnerware)
 Thursdays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, June 21 - August 16
 Froehle Register

HANDBUILDING
H1 Handbuilt Vessels: Vases & Flower Bricks
 Mondays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, June 18 - August 13
 Angelica
 Register
H2 Guided Study in Handbuilding Wednesdays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, June 20 - August 15 Lupori Register
  Also check out More than Four Walls and the Advanced Topics workshops listed below.

SPECIAL TOPICS
T1 More than Four Walls and a Lid Thursdays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, June 21 - July 19
 Renee Register
T2 The Wood Fire Experience
 Wednesdays, 6:30 - 9:30, see description
 Jorgensen Register
X1 Wood Fire Workshop
 Wednesdays, 6:30 – 9:30, see description
 Jorgensen Register
T3 The Potter is Present Week Long Intensive
 Monday - Friday, 10 am - 4:30 pm, July 16 - 20 Denecke Register

ADULT WORKSHOPS
E1
 Clay Day for Educators
 Saturday, July 21, 10 am - 5 pm
 TBD
 Register
X2 Intro to Clay in Just One Day Saturday, June 30, 10 am - 5 pm Otremba-Olson Register
X3 Intro to Clay in Just One Day Saturday, August 11, 10 am - 4 pm Otremba-Olson Register
X4 5 Centers, 5 Weeks, 5 Media Tuesdays, 6 - 9 pm, July 10 - August 7 Various Register
X5 Art Camp for Educators: 5 Centers, 5 Weeks, 5 Media Tuesdays, 6 - 9 pm, July 10 - August 7 Various Register
X6 Crafterdark Friday, June 29, 7 - 10 pm
 Smith Register
X7 Crafternoon Saturday, July 21, 2 - 5 pm
 Smith Register
X8 Clay for Couples Friday, June 22, 7 - 10 pm Krousey Register
X9 Clay for Couples Friday, July 20, 7 - 10 pm Krousey Register
X10 Clay for Couples Friday, August 10, 7 - 10 pm
 Krousey Register
X11 Clay for Couples Saturday, August 18, 7 - 10 pm
 Smith Register
X12 BBQ@NCC
 Friday, August 17, 6 - 10 pm
 Aymond & Reed
 Register

TOPICS WORKSHOPS
X13 Details, Details: Pattern & Proportion Saturday, July 14, 10 am - 1 pm Helke Register
X14 What has Three Legs and... Saturday, July 7, 1 - 4 pm Coleman Register
X15 Stackable Sculpture Saturday, July 28, 1 - 4 pm Coleman Register
X16 The Hot Seat: Kiln Firing 101 Saturday, June 9, 9 am - 6 pm Scherzer & Singewald Register
X17 The Hot Seat: Electric Kiln Only
 Saturday, June 9, 1 - 4 pm Scherzer & Singewald Register

CLAY FOR YOUTH

Please note: Students in these classes do not have access to open studio.
Y1 Get Behind the Wheel (4 weeks) Saturdays, 2 – 4 pm, June 21 - July 12
 Obermeyer Register
Y2 Get Behind the Wheel (4 weeks) Saturdays, 2 - 4 pm, July 26 - August 16 TBD Register

CLAY FOR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS

For all family classes, children must be accompanied by an adult. Neither children nor adults will have access to open studio time during the quarter.  Weekend workshops are open to everyone aged 6 and up.
F1 Throwing Together (8 weeks) Saturdays, 10 am – 12 noon, June 23 - August 11
 Coleman Register
F2 Summer Celebration (morning) Saturday, June 23, 10 am - 1 pm Cohen Register
F3 Summer Celebration (afternoon) Saturday, June 23, 2 - 5 pm
 Cohen Register
F4 Watering Hole (morning) Sunday, July 22, 10 am - 1 pm
 Cohen Register
F5 Watering Hole (afternoon) Sunday, July 22, 2 - 5 pm
 Cohen Register
F6 Home & Garden (morning) Saturday, August 18, 10 am - 1 pm Cohen Register
F7 Home & Garden  (afternoon) Saturday, August 18, 2 - 5 pm
 Cohen Register