Clay Studio
Our Clay Studio is a community ceramics space where you can sit down at a wheel, shape a slab by hand, and give yourself time to make something! We supply the basic equipment, glazes, and room to work.
Day passes
A day pass gives you a three hour open studio session to work at your own pace. You can scroll down to purchase a pass. These passes are for adults 18 and older. The fee covers studio equipment and glazes, and clay and kiln firing are priced separately. Day passes are available on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm, and on Thursdays from 5 pm to 8 pm. Please reserve your spot online at least one hour before your session. You must have worked with clay before and have some experience with ceramics. If you are new to ceramics, please start with one of our classes to learn the basics, then come back to open studio to keep building your skills.
Annual passes
Annual pass holders do not need to reserve a studio session; they are welcome to drop in any day of the week between 8 am and 10 pm. Annual pass holders are invited to show and sell their work in a nook in our gallery. A small commission on each sale goes back into the studio, helping us maintain equipment and keep the space open for the whole community. At this time, we are sold out of annual passes.
Book a Clay Studio day pass
June 13th | 10am-1pm
The clay studio drop-in session pass is the easiest way to get your hands in clay at Hoffman. It's a single reserved work session in our community ceramics studio, open to adults 18 and older who already have experience working with clay. You will be working independently while sharing the space with others.
What's included: use of the studio's wheels, tools, and shared equipment, plus our in-stock glazes.
What's priced separately: clay and kiln firings. You can purchase clay in the studio. Kiln services (bisque firing and glaze firing) are billed by size once your work is ready.
Hoffman Center classes and events are often photographed or filmed, and we love sharing those moments on our social media, website, and newsletter so people can get a feel for what it's like to create and connect here. By registering, you agree to be included in images of the event you have registered for. If you would prefer not to appear in images, please tell a staff member when you arrive.
Gift Certificates
Kiln Services
Already making work at home or in the studio? We can fire it for you! Pricing is based on the size of your piece and the kiln space it takes up. You can drop off and pick up your work on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm or on Thursdays from 5 pm to 8 pm.
Kiln services - charged by capacity in our large kiln
Kiln services - charged by capacity in our small kiln
