Developing Ideas In Clay, Sept 4 - Oct 23, 2025:
DATES: Thursdays, September 4 – October 23, 2025;
TIME: 6:00 – 8:30 PM
REGISTRATION CUTOFF: Register by September 1
NOTE: This posting stays up until Start Date of the Class (9/4/2025). If you cannot enroll online due to Registration Cutoff (9/1/25), please call*, and a staff person may be able to help, if the class is not filled. They can also put you on a wait list for a future class.
Pictured: Instructor Andrea Cunningham
CLASS DESCRIPTION: This course is for students who have an independent working knowledge of basic hand-building (pinching, coiling, & slab-building) and wheel-throwing skills. During this course, participants will learn a design process which will help them practice brainstorming, developing, and refining original ideas . These ideas will be used during the course of the session to create personal projects with the help of an experienced studio instructor.
Min. 6 Students; Max 12
Materials included: Students receive a 25LB bag of clay, individual shelf space, glazing and firings, and scheduled Open Studio time in addition to class time.
AGES: 16 & up
FEE: $200 .00 per session ($256 .00 non-residents)
Registration can be done on-site at the Ceramics Center, the ClearWater Main Building, or other Parks & Recs Centers; online via https://secure.rec1.com/NC/concord-nc/catalog (cilck ‘Arts’ and then ‘Ceramics Center’); OR over the phone.
*If you need help, call either the Parks & Rec Dept at (704) 920-5600, OR ClearWater Ceramics Office at (704) 920-6604 (Voicemails will get callbacks).
*You must create an account on the City Of Concord Civic Rec software platform for the Parks & Recreation department 🏃🧑🦽🏋️ … Your account can then be used for all future registrations for any ClearWater Arts program or Event Rental, and/ or any other City of Concord Parks & Recreation activities. 😃
(please note, Cabarrus County Parks and Recreation is a different organization which also uses the Civic Rec Platform. To register for our programs, please be sure you are viewing the City of Concord, NC Civic Rec platform.)
