Ceramics – Clay at The Ringway

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Intensive hand-building ceramics courses, classes and events for adults and children.

Our community ceramics project…

We offer hand-building courses for both adults and children each term and run holiday clubs and community events alongside our community partners. To find out more about these or sign up to our mailing list, please email your details to claygpcg@gmail.com.

 

Our courses cover all you need to know about working with clay, from building 3D forms to decoration and glazing.

The classes are great for beginners but are also suitable to those experienced with clay too. We explore different hand-building techniques; pinching, slab building and coiling. Students receive an excellent introduction to ceramics and clay sculpture. Once students have been introduced to the hand-building techniques, they then work independently with guidance and individualised tutoring from our ceramics tutor. Classes are taught in a relaxed, calm and inclusive environment.

Our courses and events are run by local Artist Lily German.

 

Courses & Events that we offer

  • 8-week Hand-building Classes for adults (Tues 7-9pm, Wed 7-9pm & Fridays 10-1pm)
  • Children’s After-School Club (Term-time for 7-11 year olds)
  • Teen Clay Club (During holidays for 11-15 year olds)
  • Community Events in local venues and working with local partner organisations

 

Cost of Courses

We try and keep the courses affordable and accessible so our local community and as many people as possible can experience the joy of ceramics.

(Price of courses correct January 2025. To keep the courses affordable, you financially commit to the full course of dates when signing up to any of our courses.)

9-week Children’s after-school classes Tuesdays = £12.50 per week, £112.50 for full course.

8-week course 2 hour courses (Tues & Wed) = £22.00 per week, £176 for full course. 

8-week course 3 hour courses (Fri) = £27.00 per week, £216 for full course. 

 

How to book onto a course

Due to demand, if you are interested in classes, you should join the mailing list. The mailing list is the first place any places get released at the beginning of each term. To join this, please email Lily at claygpcg@gmail.com . All remaining places will be sent to those on the mailing list and will go on a first-come-first-served basis. 

 

For more information or to discuss access requirements, email Lily at claygpcg@gmail.com

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