Clay & Ceramics
Get hands-on with ceramics like never before in Arrowmont’s immersive workshops. Whether you’re shaping clay on the wheel, hand-building sculptural pieces, or experimenting with unique firing techniques like soda, salt, and wood kilns, our expert instructors guide you every step of the way. With spacious, well-equipped studios designed for every aspect of ceramics, you’ll dive deep into technique, experimentation, and personal expression.
Explore Ceramics Workshops
Anatomical Approach to Hollow Building the Bust
Finding Our Way: Surface Design & Brushwork Decoration
Soda Firing: Exploring Atmospheric Glaze and Surface
Plaster + Slip: Moldmaking Fundamentals
Multi-Part Vessels: From Pitchers to Jars
Sculptural Bowls: Hollow Construction
Paperclay, Building Sculpture With DIPPABLES
From Mold to Wall: Synergetic Sculptures and Terra Sigillata Surfaces
Form as Canvas: Form and Surface Design
Chimeric Clay: Sculpting Narrative Mythologies
Faceted and Altered Forms
Strengths of the Slab: Engineering Planar Architecture
Deep Dive Into Surface Decoration
Unleash Your Creativity
Students at Arrowmont have the opportunity to expand their skills and explore new techniques in an immersive, retreat-like setting with incredible mountain views.
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Salt, Soda and Wood Firing Kiln Yard
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Hand-building studio
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Wheel-throwing studio
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Glaze room
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Professionally equipped spaces
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Creative expression through clay
Arrowmont offers workshops in 2D Arts, Ceramics, Metals & Glass, Jewelry, Sculpture, Textiles & Paper, and Woodworking. These immersive workshops provide students of all skill levels the opportunity to work alongside talented instructors in our professionally equipped studios.
Looking for something different? Arrowmont has a workshop for everyone.
Ceramic Studio Overview
Located in the historic West Building, the Ceramic Studios are a multi-room complex dedicated to all our clay loving students. Featuring both a wheel throwing studio and hand-building studio, shared spaces between these classrooms include a hot box, electric kiln room, atmospheric kiln yard (soda, salt, and wood firing), and glaze room. With dedicated, professional studio staff on-hand to assist, Arrowmont is prepared to meet every knead – err need.
