Events

Sun, June 1 – Self-Portrait Plates
5:00–7:00pm | Pay What You Wish
Kick off Pride Month by handbuilding a ceramic plate with a sculptural self-portrait. Great for Beginners! Sign up

Sat, June 7 – Rainbow Wheel Throwing
5:30–7:30pm
Throw a rainbow pot on the wheel! Recommended for those who have taken a class before. Sign up

Sun, June 8 – Express Yourself Mugs
5:00–7:00pm | Pay What You Wish
Design and handbuild a mug that tells your story. Great for Beginners! Sign up

Sat, June 14 – Rainbow Wheel Throwing
5:30–7:30pm
Throw a rainbow pot on the wheel! Recommended for those who have taken a class before. Sign up

Sun, June 15 – Self-Portrait Plates (Trans-Affirming Event)
5:00–7:00pm | Pay What You Wish
This special trans-affirming edition of our self-portrait workshop centers and uplifts trans voices in our creative community. Great for Beginners! 🏳️‍⚧️ Sign up

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All events are held at our RiNo location at 3349 Blake Street and are designed to be welcoming, empowering, and full of fun. Whether you're LGBTQIA+ or a supportive ally, you're invited to make something beautiful with us. All workshops taught by our LGBTQIA+ instructors. 

Project that are pay-what-you-wish are supported in part by an award from the RiNo Art District.

Ever wondered how different clay bodies handle? Come experiment with 5 awesome mid-range clays from New Mexico Clay in this hands-on clay play session! New Mexico Clay will be here to answer all your clay questions and help you pick the best projects for each type of clay.

This event is for those with some previous experience.

⚡ Sign up for a one-hour time slot on Saturday, February 8, between 1 PM & 4 PM
🎨 Try out up to 5 different clays and see how they feel on the wheel or handbuilding
🗣 Get expert tips about the best projects for each clay
🔥 Leave your pieces with us, we’ll bisque fire, dip them in clear glaze, and glaze fire them for you

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This event takes place at 3349 Blake Street, Denver, CO

Valentine’s Date Night at Community Clay: Love & Clay Handbuilding!

Join us this Valentine’s Day for a one-of-a-kind date night experience that’s equal parts creative and romantic! 

Start the night by making a beautiful charcuterie board together, perfect for future date nights or hosting friends.

Next, get ready to make a surprise ceramic gift for each other! You'll split up and make each other gifts, then reveal at the end.

We’ll provide all the tools and clay you need, plus plenty of guidance to make your creations shine!

No experience needed, just bring your love and creativity. We’ll fire your pieces in the kiln, and they’ll be ready for pickup in about 3 weeks, giving you a keepsake to treasure forever.

You will be sculpting using your hands and a variety of tools to form the clay, NOT a pottery wheel. 

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This event takes place at 3349 Blake Street, Denver, CO

Immerse yourself into the world of mycology and ceramics at Community Clay with Mary from Snatchbox Studio! Enjoy a relaxing 2-hour workshop where you'll learn handbuilding and decoration techniques to create two mushroom bells that sound as beautiful as they look.

Saturday, January 25. Choose from 11-1pm or 2-4pm

This is a beginner-friendly event! 

You will get the perfect amount of clay to create your set of mushrooms. We will fire for you and have them ready to pick up in 2-3 weeks.  You are welcome to BYO snacks & drinks.

You will be sculpting using your hands and a variety of tools to form the clay, NOT a pottery wheel. 

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This event takes place at 3349 Blake Street, Denver, CO

Join Community Clay for a fun holiday workshop to a garland or set of ornaments!

Saturday, December 7. Choose from 11-1pm or 2-4pm

Enjoy a relaxing 2 hour workshop where you'll enjoy holiday treats and create a custom garland or set of ornaments! You'll learn simple handbuilding techniques and underglaze decorating. 

This is a beginner-friendly event! 

You will get one slab of clay and can make and decorate 1 garland or a set of ornaments. We will fire for you and have them ready to pick up by Sunday, Dec. 22 at the latest (we will text you!). Please note Community Clay is an adult pottery studio, children may not participate or observe. 

You will be sculpting using your hands and a variety of tools to form the clay, NOT a pottery wheel. 

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This event takes place at 3349 Blake Street, Denver, CO

Join Community Clay for a fun Fall workshop to create ghosts and pumpkins in clay!

Saturday, October 12, choose 1-3pm or 4-6pm

Enjoy a relaxing 2 hour workshop where you'll sip spiced cider and handmake ghosts and pumpkins! You'll learn simple slab and pinching techniques, basic sculpting, and underglaze decorating. 

This is a beginner-friendly event! 

You can make 1 pumpkin and 1 ghost. We will fire for you and have them ready to pick up by Halloween (we will text you!). Please note Community Clay is an adult pottery studio, children may not participate or observe. 

You will be sculpting using your hands and a variety of tools to form the clay, NOT a pottery wheel. 

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This event takes place at 3349 Blake Street, Denver, CO

Community Clay is  hosting La Serra Collective for a fundraiser in which you buy a La Serra Cup and get to taste 5 special Balistreri Wines (cups start at $23!). This corresponds with the opening of pop up show “Industrial Roots” and free live art making demos! 

Join artist John Domenico of La Serra Collective,  Balistreri Wine, and Community Clay at the Historic Pattern Shop - just 3 doors down from Community Clay's RiNo studio. 

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This event takes place at 3349 Blake Street, Denver, CO

Join Community Clay and Meow Wolf Makers for a workshop to create your own creatures in clay!

Sunday, July 14, choose 1-3pm or 4-6pm

Community Clay will prepare mug sized vessels and participants will sculpt creature features like eyes, claws, fingers, tentacles, etc, to make creepy cups to drink out of, hold pens, or be lovely display art. Kate Major, Meow Wolf Denver’s Costume Designer, will be on hand to help you design your creatures!

This is a beginner-friendly event! 

Makers can make 1 or 2 creatures, depending on time. We will bisque fire, dip in clear, and fire again for you. Come back to pick them up approximately 3 weeks later (we will text you!). All pieces can be made food safe. Please note Community Clay is an adult pottery studio, children may not participate or observe. 

You will be sculpting using your hands and a variety of tools to form the clay, NOT a pottery wheel. 

This event takes place at 3377 Blake St.

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Meow Wolf Makers is a slimey, creature loving, low stakes, accessible, and sustainable crafting workshop series that hopes to set you up with a crafty community and encourages you to flex your imagination muscles.

Meow Wolf Denver’s Costume Designer Kate Major started her career making circus costumes for Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus and Cirque Du Soleil but found her true calling making monsters at Meow Wolf. In an effort to minimize the epic waste of the fashion industry, Kate prioritizes using recycled and repurposed materials. Kate lives in Denver with too many pets (1 dog and 3 cats) and likes drinking very fancy tea in her spare time.

Join us for a 2 hour workshop to throw rainbows! 

You'll wedge colored clay, then throw a vessel in the marbling/neriage/agateware method. Get ready to let go of control and see where the clay takes you!

You'll be able to practice first with regular clay, then throw with the colored clay. With 3 pounds of colored clay to work with, you can make one large thing or 2 smaller ones. We will bisque fire, dip in clear, and fire again for you. Come back to pick them up approximately 2 weeks later. Workshop comes with a total of 3 pounds of clay in a mix of the following colors (1/4 to 1/2 # of each color): red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. We have purchased an equal amount of each color, so we cannot accommodate color changes. 

Previous throwing experience required.

This event takes place at 3377 Blake St.

Choose your date night! Feb 13, 14, or 15 from 5:30-8:30pm

BYOB or enjoy some simple non-alcoholic drinks provided by us while you create a mug or plate set with your favorite person. 

This is a one-time event. You'll build your mug and decorate it, we will glaze it for you and have it ready for pickup in approximately 2 weeks.
 

Includes 3 hours of hands-on instruction, use of community tools, clay, Amaco Velvet underglazes, and firing for the finished project. 

Handbuilding, which includes slab building, pinching, and coiling, is a traditional method of creating with clay in which you use your hands and a variety of tools to form the clay, NOT a pottery wheel. 

Feb 13, 14, or 15 from 5:30-8:30PM

3377 Blake St., Denver, CO

Join us on First Friday for an open house and pottery sale at Community Clay! Enjoy an evening of creativity, inspiration, and one-of-a-kind pottery made by our talented studio members. Vases, mugs, planters, and more - all made at Community Clay!

Meet the makers, view live throwing demos, and hang out in our beautiful teaching studio at 3377 Blake Street (right next to The Conifer Shop). 

Friday, July 7, 2023

6-9 PM

Free

Please note that this event takes place at our new studio at 3377 Blake St., 

In this 2 hour workshop, you'll learn to make beautiful rainbow vessels! Previous throwing experience required.

You'll learn to wedge colored clay, then throw a vessel in the marbling/neriage/agateware method. Get ready to let go of control and see where the clay takes you!

You'll be able to practice first with regular clay, then throw with the colored clay. You'll have 3 pounds of colored clay to work with and we will bisque fire, dip in clear, and fire again for you. You'll be able to pick them up approximately 2 weeks later. Workshop comes with a total of 3 pounds of clay in a mix of the following colors (1/4 to 1/2 # of each color): red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. We have purchased an equal amount of each color, so we cannot accommodate color changes. 

Please note that this event takes place at our new studio in RiNo at 3377 Blake St., 

About your teacher

Sam has been working in ceramics since 2018 and absolutely adores everything about clay. He loves to cultivate creative thinking in his students as they develop their pottery skills. 

Come see where all of our classes will be held from June onward!

Friday, June 2 from 6-10PM 

3377 Blake St., #103, Denver, CO 80205

This Mother's Day, spend some quality time at Community Clay!

Our Congress Park pottery studio is the perfect place to relax and create. This 2-hour workshop will guide you in making beautiful ceramic flowers that will be treasured forever. 

Good for anyone aged 16 and up, no previous experience necessary. 

For this Valentine's Day, we are offering several one-time classes in handbuilding! Choose from Feb 13, 14, or 15. 
 

Bring a friend, partner, or just yourself for a fun evening of creating in clay. Make one of our projects or your own - trinket dishes, plant pockets, cheese boards, mugs, and more!
 

You may bring your own drinks and snacks and enjoy a relaxing 2 hours of making something out of clay without the hassle of the potter's wheel. We have tons of projects to choose from or bring your own ideas with you!
 

See our Pinterest board of ideas!

Handbuilding is a traditional method of creating with clay in which you use your hands and a slab of clay instead of a potter's wheel. If you're new to pottery, this is a very approachable way to get to know clay as an artistic medium. 

In this one-evening class you will have access to our white stoneware clay, all of our handbuilding tools and textures, and a selection of underglazes and glazes. Included in the class cost is 400 cubic inches of space (approximately a shoe box) and if you're on a roll and want to make more, then it's just $10 to fill another one. 

Everything you make can be food safe! 

About the Teachers

Feb 13 and 15 taught by Teal, Feb 14 taught by Roxane. 

Have you always wanted to try gold luster? Want to add a little bling to your pottery?

Join us for a  special morning to learn how to apply gold luster to your glazed pieces. 

Bring along work you made that has been glaze fired (luster is a 3rd firing) and you will receive enough gold luster to add  design elements to your pieces. The cost of this workshop includes instruction, luster, and firing for 2-4 pieces (approximately 400 cubic inches). 

Workshop is limited to 10 people and pre-registration is required. 

Notes: Luster isn't meant to completely cover your pottery, and once it has been fired will no longer be microwave safe.