Full Session Classes:

Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced?

Beginner - Beginner classes, such as Beginner Wheel Throwing and Beginner Ceramics, cover the basics of wheel throwing including centering, shaping, trimming and glazing. We strongly encourage students to continue taking Beginner classes until they feel self-sufficient on the wheel, since Intermediate & Advanced classes do not include basic wheel lessons or demos.

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Intermediate - Intermediate classes, such as Intermediate Ceramics and Surface Design build upon foundational skills to practice more advanced forms and projects such as larger forms, lidded forms, sets, plates and more.

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Advanced - Advanced Ceramics requires advanced wheel throwing skills. Through weekly critiques and advanced level projects, this class shifts focus from skill acquisition to the development of one's personal style, with an emphasis on developing a cohesive body of work. We strongly suggest students take classes for a minimum of 1 year before signing up for Advanced Ceramics.

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All Level - Handbuilding for Fun & Function, Wheel Throwing for POC, Wine & Wheel Club, Wheel Throwing & Mindfulness and any additional speciality classes are suitable for all levels.

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Wheel, Ceramics or Handbuilding?

Wheel - Wheel classes will focus only on the pottery wheel. Wheel throwing is best for creating symmetrical and uniform pieces (due to the centrifugal force of the spinning wheel). We suggest wheel throwing if you're most interested in cylindrical vessels.

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Handbuilding - Handbuilding classes does not include any time or lessons on the wheel! These classes will focus on handbuilding techniques such as pinch pots, coil building, slab building and more. We suggest handbuilding if you are more interested in irregular forms.

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Ceramics - These classes focus on the wheel but explore a bit of handbuilding. The amount of handbuilding in each class is up to the teacher/student interest.

One-Offs:

Date Night & One-Off Intro To Wheel Throwing: Both wheel throwing one time classes are great for all levels of clay experience. Date Night books in pairs while Intro To Wheel Throwing books by the seat, meaning Date Night is best for multiples of 2 and One-Off Intro To Wheel is best solo or in odd numbered groups. The content is almost identical, teaching you the basics of throwing or the pottery wheel. Neither class will cover trimming or glazing, as those steps are done by our studio staff.

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Family Wheel: This class is for kids under the age of 12 and their parents or caregivers. No adults may take this class unless they are accompanying a kid under the age of 12. This class books by the seat. If you plan to share a wheel with a younger child, you only need to purchase one spot.

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Open Clay Time: Open Clay Time is our hand building one-off option. This self-guided exploration time is meant to be time spent with clay rather than a product focused session. A Working Member will be on site to oversee and gently assist but this "class" does not include a definitive lesson or instruction period.

Winter Session: Jan-Feb 2025 | Registration will open on December 6th at 12PM.

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Winter/Spring Session: March-April 2025

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Spring Session: May-June 2025

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Summer Session: July-August 2025

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Fall Session: Sept-Oct 2025

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Fall/Winter Session: Nov-Dec 2025

To request a refund, send your order number to info@artshackbrooklyn.org. If you wish to receive a refund, your request MUST be received 1 week prior to the first day of your class.

‍After this time we are unable to offer refunds, credits, transfers or make-up classes, even due to emergency or COVID-19 related sickness. Additionally, we are unable to offer make up classes for missed session.

In lieu of make up classes, we offer Assisted Open Studio on Sundays from 4-6:30pm. During Assisted Open Studio, a staff member will be in-studio to answer your wheel throwing questions. To reserve a spot in Assisted Open Studio, sign up via the Middleshack scheduler during the slot on Sundays from 4-6:30pm.