Ceramics Classes in Lawrence

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A Different Kind of Throw Down

Clay is an elemental medium. It is one of the oldest art forms in the world. And it’s part of your everyday life. From your morning coffee (or tea) cup to the toilet you sit on, ceramic objects are everywhere.

Clay is immensely malleable and can take any form, from a simple impression of your thumbprint to a beautifully sculpted figure. We offer a wide range of clay classes, from 1st Time Potter and Beginning Handbuilding, to special topics such as Atmospheric Firing, Mold Making, and Ceramic Surface classes to name a few. Discover the joys (and challenges) of working with ceramics.

With financial aid available, ceramics classes in Lawrence are open to everyone who wants to learn about the visual arts.

Our Facilities & Curriculum

The Path to Your Pottery

The ceramics classes we offer cover everything from the fundamentals of handbuilding to throwing on the wheel to open studio time for self-directed students and advanced classes. Courses also feature experimental approaches to ceramics, glazes, and so much more. The choice is yours! For our adult visual arts classes, the descriptions list what to expect from the courses.

Ceramics Class Facilities

We’re committed to providing the Lawrence area with a facility that welcomes them into the world of art. This includes our dedicated spaces for visual arts classes in Lawrence, each featuring the tools and technology you need to fully embrace your inner-artist.

Ceramics Studio

  • Private Resident Studio
  • 60 cubic ft. Geil Gas Kiln
  • 3 Electric Kilns
  • 15 Potter’s Wheels (Brent, Pacifica, Soldner)
  • Pug Mill
  • Extruder
  • Ball Mill
  • Slab Roller
  • Spray Booth
  • Stocked Raw Materials

Current Classes

Ceramics & Sculpture

Beginning Wheel Throwing[26WSP]
01/14/26 - 03/4/26, 2:00PM - 4:00PM | WE
Ages 16 to 120 | Adelai Spears-Kennard | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | 26WAC13
Members $220 | Non-Members $220
This class is designed for beginning clay students who want to learn basic wheel throwing skills. This class will cover wedging, centering, wheel throwing, trimming, and glazing while making functional objects like cylinders, mugs, bowls, and plates.
Beginning Wheel Throwing[26WSP]
03/25/26 - 05/13/26, 2:00PM - 4:00PM | WE
Ages 16 to 120 | Adelai Spears-Kennard | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | 26SAC13
Members $220 | Non-Members $220
This class is designed for beginning clay students who want to learn basic wheel throwing skills. This class will cover wedging, centering, wheel throwing, trimming, and glazing while making functional objects like cylinders, mugs, bowls, and plates.
Micro-ramics[26WSP]
01/12/26 - 03/2/26, 5:00PM - 6:30PM | MO
Ages 16 to 120 | Adelai Spears-Kennard | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | 26WAC31
Members $170 | Non-Members $170
Explore the world of making tiny things! We will play with different ways of forming and decorating tiny clay objects, using both throwing and handbuilding methods. Some easy molding/ reproduction and tool use will also be discussed while we gather inspiration from other artists working in a diorama type scale. No class January, 19th in observance of Martin Luther King Day.
Put a Lid on it![26WSP]
03/23/26 - 05/11/26, 5:00PM - 7:00PM | MO
Ages 16 to 120 | Adelai Spears-Kennard | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | 26SAC31
Members $220 | Non-Members $220
Let's take a deep dive into covered jars and closed forms to hold our favorite ingredients, cookies, or treasures. We will discuss various lid types and designs as we make forms to hold everything from rings to spaghetti. Previous clay experience required.
Unconventional Clay[26WSP]
01/15/26 - 03/5/26, 4:00PM - 6:00PM | TH
Ages 16 to 120 | Hollie Rice | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | 26WAC24
Members $220 | Non-Members $220
Join us for a class on unconventional approaches to working with clay. Whether we are discussing unusual clay objects or processes, this class is sure to be an adventure (likely with a bit of chaos.... aka CLAYOS). Open to all levels.
Ceramics Revolution[26WSP]
01/15/26 - 03/5/26, 6:30PM - 8:30PM | TH
Ages 16 to 120 | Hollie Rice | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | 26WAC34
Members $220 | Non-Members $220
Fresh, new, and alternative approaches to working with clay are explored in this experimental class. All levels welcome!
Ceramics Revolution[26WSP]
03/26/26 - 05/14/26, 7:30PM - 9:30PM | TH
Ages 16 to 120 | Hollie Rice | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | 26SAC24
Members $220 | Non-Members $220
Fresh, new, and alternative approaches to working with clay are explored in this experimental class. All levels welcome!
Beginning Wheel Throwing[26WSP]
01/17/26 - 03/7/26, 11:00AM - 1:00PM | SA
Ages 16 to 120 | Jason Wang | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | 26WAC16
Members $220 | Non-Members $220
This class is designed for beginning clay students who want to learn basic wheel throwing skills. This class will cover wedging, centering, wheel throwing, trimming, and glazing while making functional objects like cylinders, mugs, bowls, and plates.
Beginning Wheel Throwing[26WSP]
03/28/26 - 05/16/26, 11:00AM - 1:00PM | SA
Ages 16 to 120 | Jason Wang | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | 26SAC16
Members $220 | Non-Members $220
This class is designed for beginning clay students who want to learn basic wheel throwing skills. This class will cover wedging, centering, wheel throwing, trimming, and glazing while making functional objects like cylinders, mugs, bowls, and plates.
Sculpting Self Portraits [26WSP]
04/4/26 - 05/16/26, 1:30PM - 3:30PM | SA
Ages 16 to 120 | Jason Wang | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | 26SAC26
Members $190 | Non-Members $190
Students will study anatomy through self-portraiture while exploring sculptural techniques and surface treatments that express individuality.
Pots for Plants[26WSP]
04/2/26 - 05/14/26, 9:30AM - 12:00PM | TH
Ages 16 to 120 | Kyla Strid | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | 26SAC34
Members $220 | Non-Members $220
Love plants & goodies from the garden? We will design & make pots to feature the plants we love in this class, alternating between handbuilt & wheel thrown techniques. Prior clay experience recommended.
Beginning Wheel Throwing[26WSP]
01/12/26 - 03/9/26, 7:00PM - 9:00PM | MO
Ages 16 to 120 | Maeve Hilgers | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | 26WAC11
Members $220 | Non-Members $220
This class is designed for beginning clay students who want to learn basic wheel throwing skills. This class will cover wedging, centering, wheel throwing, trimming, and glazing while making functional objects like cylinders, mugs, bowls, and plates.
Beginning Wheel Throwing[26WSP]
03/24/26 - 05/12/26, 6:30PM - 8:30PM | TU
Ages 16 to 120 | Michelle Rogne | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | 26SAC12
Members $220 | Non-Members $220
This class is designed for beginning clay students who want to learn basic wheel throwing skills. This class will cover wedging, centering, wheel throwing, trimming, and glazing while making functional objects like cylinders, mugs, bowls, and plates.
Beginning Handbuilding[26WSP]
01/17/26 - 03/7/26, 2:00PM - 4:00PM | SA
Ages 16 to 120 | Ryan Caldwell | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | 26WAC26
Members $220 | Non-Members $220
Students will learn basic building techniques through pinch pots, coiling, and slab construction and then transition into more advanced forming and surface decoration techniques.
Beginning Handbuilding[26WSP]
03/26/26 - 05/14/26, 5:00PM - 7:00PM | TH
Ages 16 to 120 | Ryan Caldwell | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | 26SAC14
Members $220 | Non-Members $220
Students will learn basic building techniques through pinch pots, coiling, and slab construction and then transition into more advanced forming and surface decoration techniques.
Coil & Pinch Pot Extravaganza[26WSP]
03/23/26 - 05/11/26, 7:00PM - 9:00PM | MO
Ages 16 to 120 | Ryan Caldwell | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | 26SAC11
Members $220 | Non-Members $220
Join us for this coil building & pinch pot making frenzy! Students will also use these techniques to learn how to make at least one LARGE pot.
Beginning Wheel Throwing[26WSP]
01/16/26 - 03/6/26, 10:00AM - 12:00PM | FR
Ages 16 to 120 | Shantel Wright-Hancock | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | 26WAC15
Members $220 | Non-Members $220
This class is designed for beginning clay students who want to learn basic wheel throwing skills. This class will cover wedging, centering, wheel throwing, trimming, and glazing while making functional objects like cylinders, mugs, bowls, and plates.
Beginning Wheel Throwing[26WSP]
03/27/26 - 05/15/26, 1:00PM - 3:00PM | FR
Ages 16 to 120 | Shantel Wright-Hancock | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | 26SAC15
Members $220 | Non-Members $220
This class is designed for beginning clay students who want to learn basic wheel throwing skills. This class will cover wedging, centering, wheel throwing, trimming, and glazing while making functional objects like cylinders, mugs, bowls, and plates.
Flat to Form: Handbuilding Clay with Templates[26WSP]
01/15/26 - 03/5/26, 10:00AM - 12:00PM | TH
Ages 16 to 120 | Shantel Wright-Hancock | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | 26WAC14
Members $220 | Non-Members $220
Learn how to create voluminous forms (functional or sculptural) from slabs. This class will explore texture, soft slab and hard slab construction methods for acheiving multiple types of objects
Mold Making[26WSP]
03/27/26 - 05/15/26, 10:00AM - 12:00PM | FR
Ages 16 to 120 | Shantel Wright-Hancock | Lawrence Arts Center
N/A | 26SAC35
Members $220 | Non-Members $220
Learn how to create one- and two-part molds for slip casting using found forms or clay prototypes. We will cover the slipcasting process, and how working with slip is different from non-liquid clay. Previous clay experience recommended.

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Make Art Part of Your Daily Life

Interested in enrolling in ceramics classes? We have financial aid available to those who need it to ensure classes are accessible to everyone.

Art is for Everyone

Making Art Accessible to All

Lawrence Arts Center is here to ensure anyone—of any age and any background—can connect with a supportive community and flex their creative muscles. With contemporary exhibitions, performances, and an array of art education classes for adults and kids, everyone will find something that’s right for them.

Our primary state-of-the-art facility at 940 New Hampshire St. features classrooms, studios, theatres, and more. We also have a satellite space for classes at 10th & Mass Studios!

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Why Should You Consider Ceramics Classes