Classes + Camps
Wednesdays 10/21-11/4, 4-5:30pm, 3 weeks: Pottery for Kids Ages 6-14
Wednesdays 10/21-11/4, 4-5:30pm, 3 weeks: Pottery for Kids Ages 6-14
This pottery class is designed for young artists to have the opportunity to explore the world of clay with the focus primarily on hand-building techniques. Over four consecutive sessions, they’ll learn to shape, sculpt, and create unique pieces using methods like pinching, coiling, and slab construction, encouraging their creativity and fine motor skills. As a special highlight, the class also offers a chance to experience the potter’s wheel, where children can feel the excitement of forming a vessel on a spinning surface. After their creations have been carefully crafted, they’ll undergo a bisque firing, turning the clay into sturdy, unglazed pottery. In the final session, students will apply colorful glazes to their pieces, which will then be fired again, resulting in beautiful, finished artworks. This combination of traditional hand-building, introductory wheel work, and the complete pottery process makes the class both fun and educational, providing a well-rounded introduction to the art of pottery.
My name is Anna Wilkins, and I am a proud native Wyomingite, now residing in Summerville. My passion for art, specifically in ceramics, began in high school and deepened as I took college courses in ceramics and worked at the university studio as an onsite manager at Montana State University of Billings. I graduated with a B.A. in psychology, but continued my love for the ceramics world by teaching ceramics to kids at a summer camp in Maine. Then my husband and I began traveling around the U.S. for work, and later took a sabbatical to travel internationally, where I expanded my ceramics education by creating in places like Japan, Portugal, and Mexico.
I’m excited to get back into teaching ceramics because it brings me immense joy to inspire others, spread my knowledge of pottery, and share the art of ceramics with people eager to learn and create.
*Pottery must be picked up within 90 days from the last day of class. The teacher will email you to let you know when it is ready for pick up. Any artwork not picked up within this timeframe will be donated or discarded.*
Bookings for classes at Public Works Art Center are subject to the following terms:
- Your booking is not confirmed until full payment has been made.
- All payments are made online through Square. If you are unable to pay via Square, you can pay via check (please stop by the art center during business hours or call us at (843) 900 – 3225 to notify intent to mail a check). Confirmation of the class will only occur once the check clears.
- Painting workshops can result in paint getting on clothing and personal items. We advise you to wear old clothes to all workshops. We take no responsibility for damages due incurred at classes. Your personal items are your responsibility. You may be coming home from the workshop with a wet painting. Please ensure you have planned for how you will transport your painting home.
- Photos – You are welcome to take photos of your progress throughout the day. You will need to get the permission of other students and your teacher to take photos of other’s work. Note – Your instructor may take photos of the class throughout the day. These photos may or may not be used for marketing purposes including (but not limited to) use in websites, social media, blogs, advertising, print media and more. If you do not wish to be in photos from the class or give your consent for your images to be used for marketing purposes, then it is your responsibility to inform your instructor at the start of the class. Failure to notify your instructor will mean your acceptance of these terms.
- We reserve the right to cancel or reschedule classes where required. In the event of a cancellation by us, you will receive a full refund.
- Cancellation Policy – If you wish to cancel your booking, a minimum of one week’s notice is required. You will receive a full refund for cancellations where at least one week notice is given. No refunds will be given for cancellations with less than one week notice.
By booking an art class, you are accepting these terms and conditions and agree to be bound by them.
Please arrive at least ten minutes prior to the start of your class, and plan to stay the entire time.