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Summer 2026 Class Registration 
Registration opens Sunday, April 26 at 6pm. Register here 

  • Summer 2026 classes will take place May 26-July 18. This is an 8-week session. (Exception: Kids Camp is June 1-5.)
  • Classes are limited to 14 students. Students must be 18 years old or older unless otherwise noted for teen and kids classes.
  • Please review our cancellation and waitlist policy. 
  • Heads up: Class prices have been updated for the upcoming session to reflect rising material and operational costs. We appreciate your support of the guild!
  • Questions? Email classes@boulderpottersguild.org

Please take the time to visit this page ahead of time and familiarize yourself with what to expect when registration goes live so that you are prepared. Classes often fill quickly, so if you are delayed while trying to figure out where to click, the class may be filled. 

Summer 2026 Kids Clay Camp
 

Kids’ Summer Clay Camp for ages 8-12
June 1-5 , 9.30am-12.30pm
Instructors: Katalin Messing and Deanne Ketterman
Cost: $265 per student per session
Creativity through clay for kids ages 8-12. Masks, monsters, oh my! Join artists Kati and Deanne this summer and learn how to build with clay through fun techniques like coil, pinch and slab. Students will decorate their objects on the last day of the 5-day session and will pick up their work on a later date, after the final firing. 

Summer 2026 Class Details

All Levels – Wheel Throwing, Cone 6 Hand building, and Surface Decoration
Tuesdays, 6:30–9:30 PM 
Instructors: Katalin Messing and Marc Cambell 
Cost: $325/student
Level: All Skill Levels
This fun, hands-on class focuses on the art of surface treatment. We will explore various decoration techniques and learn how to apply them to both hand-built forms and wheel-thrown objects. We will have a mid-fire (glaze fire)to enable student to test their pieces before the final firing. What’s Included:
- Clay: Each student receives two bags of clay, with a choice between a white and an earthy red clay body.
- Firing: Work will be fired to cone 6 in an electric kiln, a process chosen to preserve and highlight vibrant colors.
- Instruction: Students will receive individual attention tailored to their skill level, along with new technical demonstrations every week.
- Mid-session glaze firing

All Levels – Cone 10 Comprehensive Ceramics
Wednesdays 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Instructors:  Joy Boston and Margaret Haydon
Cost: $325/student
Level: All Skill Levels
Join Joy Boston and Margaret Haydon for an all-levels ceramics class that will include instruction and encouragement in hand-building, wheel throwing and sculpture techniques.  Both beginning and experienced individuals are welcome.  Demonstrations in various methods will be given, from surface decoration to final glazing.  Individual and group instruction will be provided.  Our goal is to help you achieve your goals in the medium and expand your understanding of what is possible in clay.  

All Levels – Throwing and Hand Building, Cone 10 Reduction
Wednesdays 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Instructors: Marsha Townsend and Cris Conklin
Cost: $325
Level: All Skill Levels
Join Marsha Townsend and Cris Conklin for an all-levels class that will include instruction on a variety of wheel throwing, hand building, and decorating techniques.  We will focus on basic skills for beginning potters as well as more advanced techniques for intermediate to advanced students.  We will discuss skills and goals during the first class and create a syllabus catered to your individual needs.  All work will be fired to cone 10 reduction at the end of the session.  We look forward to helping you on your journey in clay!

Beginner/Intermediate – Cone 10 Reduction
Thursdays 6:30-9:30 PM
Instructors: Marie Evenson and Karl Nazarro
Cost: $325/student
Level: All Skill Levels
For the beginning potter, basic wheel-throwing, hand-building clay techniques will be reviewed. Our syllabus for beginners is planned so that students gain a better understanding of the ceramic studio and finish glazed pottery at the end of this 8-week session. In our first-class meeting, intermediate and advanced potters will be asked what their goals may be during this session. Guidance, instruction and independent study will be planned in our final syllabus for them to help achieve these goals. Classes include 50 pounds of clay, access to glazes and firing(s).
 

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