Pottery

Registration Begins Tuesday, January 3 at 8:00 a.m.

Programs are filled on a first-pay, first-served basis, preregistration by the published deadline is required. Payment can be made by credit or debit card by phone or by check or cash in person. Online Registration also available. All classes are subject to 6.5% sales tax. Please call the Aberdeen Recreation and Cultural Center for more information at 626-7081.

ADVANCED WHEEL THROWN POTTERY
Delve deeper into wheel throwing techniques, building onto your skill set to create larger more complex forms and vessels. Ages 18 and up. (Must have prior wheel throwing experience).
Activity #111115
Dates: Tuesdays, January 17 – February 21
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.    
Instructor: Jerome Wild
Fee: $93.00 plus $30.00 clay fee
Preregister by: January 11
Min/Max Enrollment: 4/8

TEEN WHEEL THROWN POTTERY
Absolute beginners will gain knowledge and skills to throw pots on a potter’s wheel, while those with experience can learn ways to improve skills. Ages 13 and up.
Activity #111202
Dates: Wednesdays, January 18 – February 8
Time: 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Instructor: Caleb Crosby
Fee: $42.00 plus $15.00 clay fee
Preregister by: January 12
Min/Max Enrollment: 4/8

BASIC WHEEL THROWING
Learn basic techniques for throwing on a potter’s wheel. Those with experience can potentially learn different ways to improve throwing skills. Ages 18 and up.
Activity #111102
Dates: Fridays, January 20 – February 17
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.    
Instructor: Crystal Harper
Fee: $50.00 plus $25.00 clay fee
Preregister by: January 17
Min/Max Enrollment: 2/6

NEW! INTRO TO LARGE CERAMIC SCULPTURES
Spend some Fridays learning how to create large ceramic sculptures. Participants should have basic pottery knowledge and skills prior to this class. Ages 18 and up.
Activity #111125
Dates: Fridays, March 3 – 31
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.    
Instructor: Crystal Harper
Fee: $75.00 plus $50.00 clay fee
Preregister by: February 28
Min/Max Enrollment: 2/12

WHEEL THROWN POTTERY
Learn basic tips, tricks and techniques to throw on a potter’s wheel, while those with experience can learn ways to improve skills. Ages 16 and up.
Activity #111105
Dates: Mondays, March 6 – April 10
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.    
Instructor: Caleb Crosby
Fee: $84.00 plus $20.00 clay fee
Preregister by: March 1
Min/Max Enrollment: 4/8

OPEN POTTERY STUDIO
The pottery studio will be open for use during off-class times for practice with hand building, wheel throwing and other projects involving stoneware, chads bod, or earthenware clay. Clay fees include clay, glaze, and one each of bisque and glaze firings (excluding alternative firings). Open pottery projects are fired with scheduled classroom kiln firings. Specialized firing will incur an additional fee. 

General Studio hours are Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.; Fridays from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Saturdays during programming. The Pottery studio will be closed to open pottery participants when ARCC classes are scheduled, and on Holidays. Ages 16 and up. 

New open pottery studio participants must schedule an appointment for initial orientation prior to working in the studio. Open Pottery Participants must register for open pottery at the ARCC desk, at the beginning of each semester.

There is no fee to register for open pottery. The fees listed below are for clay, glaze and firings.
Dates: January 9 – April 28
Fees: $50.00 for 25 lbs Stoneware
           $55.00 for 25 lbs Chads Bod
           $60.00 for 25 lbs ^6 Porcelain
           $40.00 for 25 lbs Earthenware

  1. Aberdeen Recreation & Cultural Center


    Physical Address
    225 3rd Avenue SE
    Aberdeen, SD 57401

    Phone: : 605-626-7081
    Fax: : 605-626-7989


How to Register:


  • In Person: ARCC       225 3rd Ave SE
  • Over the Phone: (605)626-7081
  • Online: WebTrac