OPEN STUDIO
Open studio with access to wheels, handbuilding, glazes and firing services

RAKU
Where artistry meets alchemy

HANDBUILDING CLASSES
Whimsy or functional ware - handbuilding offers it all.

WHEEL THROWING
Beginners to experienced potters learn and grow in their skills at the WAC

FAMILY CLAY SUNDAY
A family-friendly opportunity for kids of all ages to create hand-built clay projects

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  • Join us tomorrow night and this Saturday for our clayathons! Help us create clay pieces for our Empty Bowls event, benefiting Marion Polk Food Share and Willamette Art Center. We've got plenty of parking, yummy snacks and a wonderful community of people. You'll find us at 3995 Fairview Industrial Drive in Salem. See you there!
    4 hours ago
  • You've made your face project, now come in and glaze it. We'll see you tomorrow, Sunday, June 21 for Family Clay glazing day.This is the last day of Family Clay until August. But we've got make and take kits ready for purchase. Come into the studio and pick your project, make it at home, then bring it back to have it fired. Looking for kid art classes? Check our website for all sorts of kid camp sessions through July. Ages 5 - 17 welcome. willametteartcenter.com
    4 days ago
  • Join us in the Willamette Art Center studio tomorrow, June 20 from 1:00-5:00 for another CLAYATHON! We provide the clay. You throw on the wheel or hand build pieces that will be sold at our Empty Bowls event this November.Experience the special magic of our clay community with some music, snacks, and an afternoon of making. Proceeds from Empty Bowls go to Marion Polk Food Share and Willamette Art Center.
    5 days ago
  • Our first clayathon for Empty Bowls was a smashing success! Thank you to the many amazing potters who joined us to make almost 150 pieces in just four hours. Special shout out to Damion Blair Photography for making these wonderful images of our potters in action.Join us this Saturday, June 20, from 1:00-5:00 for our next clayathon. There will be music, laughter, pottery and a wonderful community of artists working together for two great causes: Marion Polk Foodshare and Willamette Art Center.
    1 week ago
Join us tomorrow night and this Saturday for our clayathons! Help us create clay pieces for our Empty Bowls event, benefiting Marion Polk Food Share and Willamette Art Center. We've got plenty of parking, yummy snacks and a wonderful community of people. You'll find us at 3995 Fairview Industrial Drive in Salem. See you there!
Join us tomorrow night and this Saturday for our clayathons! Help us create clay pieces for our Empty Bowls event, benefiting Marion Polk Food Share and Willamette Art Center. We've got plenty of parking, yummy snacks and a wonderful community of people. You'll find us at 3995 Fairview Industrial Drive in Salem. See you there!
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You've made your face project, now come in and glaze it. We'll see you tomorrow, Sunday, June 21 for Family Clay glazing day.This is the last day of Family Clay until August. But we've got make and take kits ready for purchase. Come into the studio and pick your project, make it at home, then bring it back to have it fired. Looking for kid art classes? Check our website for all sorts of kid camp sessions through July. Ages 5 - 17 welcome. willametteartcenter.com
You've made your face project, now come in and glaze it. We'll see you tomorrow, Sunday, June 21 for Family Clay glazing day. This is the last day of Family Clay until August. But we've got make and take kits ready for purchase. Come into the studio and pick your project, make it at home, then bring it back to have it fired. Looking for kid art classes? Check our website for all sorts of kid camp sessions through July. Ages 5 - 17 welcome. willametteartcenter.com
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Join us in the Willamette Art Center studio tomorrow, June 20 from 1:00-5:00 for another CLAYATHON! We provide the clay. You throw on the wheel or hand build pieces that will be sold at our Empty Bowls event this November.Experience the special magic of our clay community with some music, snacks, and an afternoon of making. Proceeds from Empty Bowls go to Marion Polk Food Share and Willamette Art Center.
Join us in the Willamette Art Center studio tomorrow, June 20 from 1:00-5:00 for another CLAYATHON! We provide the clay. You throw on the wheel or hand build pieces that will be sold at our Empty Bowls event this November. Experience the special magic of our clay community with some music, snacks, and an afternoon of making. Proceeds from Empty Bowls go to Marion Polk Food Share and Willamette Art Center.
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Our first clayathon for Empty Bowls was a smashing success! Thank you to the many amazing potters who joined us to make almost 150 pieces in just four hours. Special shout out to Damion Blair Photography for making these wonderful images of our potters in action. Join us this Saturday, June 20, from 1:00-5:00 for our next clayathon. There will be music, laughter, pottery and a wonderful community of artists working together for two great causes: Marion Polk Foodshare and Willamette Art Center.
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