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Membership Applications Now Open! Check Out Our Membership Info Page And Apply Now :-)

Just a quick note to remind you that Staunton Clayground Studio Membership applications have just become available as of 4pm today, Saturday, June 22. Visit our Membership Info page, and at the bottom you will find the application.

Applications will be evaluated on a first-come-first-serve basis, so we urge you to apply now if you are interested. Spaces are limited!

Hello Friends of the Staunton Clayground!

Just a quick note to remind you that Studio Membership applications have just become available as of 4pm today, Saturday, June 22.

Click this link to visit our Membership Info page, and at the bottom you will find the application.

Applications will be evaluated on a first-come-first-serve basis, so we urge you to apply now if you are interested. We will be starting off with a limited number of members and increasing that slowly over time as we see how things go!

It will take us a few days to process these first applications, but we will get back to you as soon as we can if you fill one out. Accepted members can expect to be invited to one of a series of tutorials we will be holding over the next several days. The studio will officially open for members on Saturday, July 6 at 7am! It will then be available for members to come and work from 7am–10pm, 7 days a week (excluding major holidays).

Come and clay! 😃

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Instructor Showcase at Hotel 24 South until June 27! Plus, Studio Membership applications open Saturday, after the Open House!

Don’t miss the Staunton Clayground Instructor Showcase display, in the lobby at Hotel 24 South until June 27! Learn about our staff and teachers and enjoy this display of their work. And don’t forget our Open House on Saturday, June 22, from 11am–3pm, where we’ll answer all of your questions about our new Studio Membership program!

Well, it’s officially summer! I love this season here in Staunton, when Beverley Street turns into a pedestrian zone on weekends and you can stroll from shop to shop, dine al fresco, see kids making chalk murals in the middle of the street, eat gelato, go to outdoor plays and concerts, enjoy live music great shopping at the farmers’ market and, of course, retreat to our lovely cool Staunton Clayground studio to play with clay!

Our town gets plenty of visitors who enjoy downtown, but even if you’re a local, you might want to try and pop into Hotel 24 South sometime in the next few days, because you only have until June 27 to check out the Staunton Clayground Instructor Showcase display in the lobby!

We’ve put together a display window where you can learn about our staff and instructors and their work, and everyone lent us some pretty cool pieces to exhibit. So, when you’re walking around downtown this weekend enjoying Staunton’s very own seasonal pedestrian promenade, stop by Hotel 24 South and see who your teachers might be when you sign up for a class!

Speaking of which, there are still a couple of spots left in our Pottery Wheel For All-Level Beginners class startingthis coming Tuesday!

Or would you rather join us in our nice cool studio this summer and play with clay whenever the fancy strikes you? We’re launching our Studio Membership program next month, so you could do just that! We’re hosting a special Open House dedicated to answering all of your questions about becoming and being a member tomorrow, Saturday, June 22, from 11am–3pm (read the original blog post about it or check out the Facebook Event page for more details), so stop in if you can! The membership application form will open to the general public at 4pm the same day (which is when this link to the Membership Information page and its embedded application form at the bottom of the page will start working). Initial spaces will be limited as we get the program up and running. Applications will be evaluated in the order they are received, so click the above link Saturday at 4pm if you’re interested! Members will be able to start using the studio 7 days a week, 7am–10 pm, starting on Saturday, July 6!

Come and see us!

Is that all? I think so… oh, boy, we've sure got a lot going on around here! We are so excited, and hope that you are, too! 😃

Enjoy the weekend downtown, stay cool, and we’ll see you soon at the Staunton Clayground!

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Membership Q&A Open House Reminder! Plus, 2 Spots Left In Beginner Wheel Class Starting Tuesday, June 25

Staunton Clayground is getting ready to launch its Studio Membership Program next month! A special Open House is happening this Saturday, June 22, from 11–3, for the express purpose of answering all of your questions about memberships, classes and anything else you might want to know.

See the new member space, enjoy refreshments and door prizes for 3 lucky winners, who will get a discount on their first 3 months of membership!

Also, last call for sign-ups for our next All-Level Beginner Wheel Class, starting Tuesday, June 25. 2 spots left!

Things have definitely been heating up at the studio, and not just because of our kilns 😁

We have been hard at work not just setting up a ton of great classes (taking place inside where it is nice and cool 😉) but also getting ready to launch our Studio Membership Program next month! And July is just around the corner, so we wanted to remind you about our special Open House happening this Saturday, June 22, from 11–3, for the express purpose of answering all of your questions about memberships, classes and anything else you might want to know about what we’re up to!

We are very excited to show you our new member space and tell you all about what we’re planning. Not only that, but there will be refreshments and door prizes for 3 lucky winners, who will get a discount on their first 3 months as members! Come down and see us! Tell your friends! RSVP on Facebook, if you like. We can’t wait to see you there.

Also, our wheel classes have been filling up fast, but there are still 2 spots left in the Pottery Wheel For All-Level Beginners class starting this coming Tuesday, June 25! It will run Tuesday evenings, 5:30–8:30 pm for 5 weeks.

Come down and clay!

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New Sunday Pottery Wheel All-Level Beginner Class Announced And Last Call For "Bowls & Underglaze" Workshop, Starting Tuesday!

A new Sunday wheel class for all-level beginners, last call for sign-ups for mid-level beginner wheel workshop on bowls and underglaze decoration, and don’t forget to mark your calendars for our Member Q&A Open House on Saturday, June 22! There’s so much going on at the Staunton Clayground!

We hope that you are all having a wonderful weekend and staying cool!

We’re writing with some exciting news! We have just posted a new Pottery Wheel For All-Level Beginners class, set to run on Sunday afternoons, 2:30–5:00 pm, June 30–July 28 and August 11, 2024.

Why have we added another one? Well, we have had a lot of requests for Sunday classes, plus the other all-level beginners wheel class we posted just a couple of weeks ago is already nearly sold out! If you were interested in that one, which will be running on Tuesdays evenings, 5:30–8:30 pm, June 25–July 23, now is the time to grab one of the few spots remaining!

If you already have some experience at the wheel and are itching to get your hands back in the clay a little sooner, there’s still a little time to book a spot in Nicole Eyerman Hill’s pottery wheel and surface decoration workshop starting this Tuesday, Bowls & Underglaze.

It will consist of three 3-hour sessions, running from 5:30–8:30 pm on Tuesday, June 18, Friday, June 21 and Friday, June 28, 2024. Sign-ups close after Sunday, June 16, so if you’re interested, now’s the time!

Last but not least, don’t forget about our Open House on Saturday, June 22, from 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.!

This event will be specifically dedicated to answering your questions about our Membership Program, which is set to start up very soon! Look for the Facebook Event page, going up this week.

Keep watching this space for news about this and more great summer workshops!

Wishing you a great weekend and, to all of you Dads out there, Happy Father’s Day! 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

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Studio Membership Q&A Open House, Saturday, June 22, 11am–3pm

We would like to invite you to join us on Saturday, June 22, from 11:00 am–3:00 pm, for a special Open House dedicated specifically to answering all of your questions about becoming a member of the Staunton Clayground!

Mark your calendars! We will be here to tell you all about it and show you around the studio. There will be refreshments and a door prize of a discount on the first three months of membership for 3 lucky visitors!

Exciting news! It has been an action-packed last six weeks or so since we opened our doors. We’ve run a few classes, helped lots of folks get their hands dirty (in the very best way) and made a lot of new friends!

After this soft opening, we are finally gearing up to launch our Studio Membership program by next month, and we would like to invite you to join us later in June for a special Open House dedicated specifically to answering all of your questions about becoming a member of the Staunton Clayground!

Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 22, from 11:00 am–3:00 pm. We will be here to tell you all about it and show you around the studio, if you haven’t had a chance to see it just yet.

There will be refreshments and a door prize of a discount on the first three months of membership for 3 lucky visitors! Stay a while, ask us any questions you have, and we will answer you or even give you a quick equipment demo if need be!

Also, if you made a garden stake at our last Open House and still haven’t picked it up, you can do that on June 22, too!

Many clay-covered hands come together around the words "Building Community Through Clay"

We are so excited to be nearly ready for this moment we’ve all been waiting for!

Keep watching this space for updates. See you soon at the Staunton Clayground 😃

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