ClayArt Pottery Coop

Our Membership

Co-op memberships are designed for people with pottery experience who can work independently in a working studio. Membership includes full orientation and access to all of the communal equipment housed in the studio.

The $120 per month membership fee is an individual share of rent, insurance, utilities, and it pays for some of your glazes and for most of your firing.

Members must attend an hour meeting monthly and volunteer at least 4 hours per month to keep the studio clean and operational. Volunteer jobs may include cleaning, glaze making, kiln loading, website and marketing, purchasing, equipment maintenance and repair, bookkeeping, membership communications, and community service events.

Our Facilities

We have a beautiful studio space! Our studio includes:

3 electric pottery wheels

Slab roller
Handbuilding and wedging tables
Food safe glazes
Electric kiln (fires to Cone 6)
Spray booth
24/7 access to studio

Free parking
Personal shelf for each member
Frequent bisque and glaze firing
Clay at cost
.3 micron air filter
Community sales events

all about membership

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1. How much experience have you had with pottery. Do you work independently? *

2. What is your focus? Hand-building, Sculpture, Wheel? *

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3. What is the size range of your work and how much do you produce in a week? *

4. Can you attend a 1 hour mandatory meeting once a month (we try to find a time that is best for the most members) and volunteer about 4 hours a month for studio upkeep? *

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5. What skills or interests do you have that will be helpful in keeping the studio running smoothly – cleaning, organizing, making glazes, going to Denver or Arvada to pick up supplies, loading the kiln, website, bookkeeping, taxes, planning events, creating an email list, Facebook, events and parties. *

6. Do you plan to contribute equipment or keep any equipment at the studio for community use – wheel, slab roller, heat gun, Dremel, etc.? *

7. How often do you check email? Are you willing to read member email discussions or group texts regularly and participate in them? *

8. Have you read the All About Membership document? _____ Do you agree to abide by it? ____ Is there anything you disagree with?_____ What is it? *

9. Do you agree to promptly pay monthly membership dues? *

Congrats! Your application will be reviewed at a membership meeting, and you will be invited to come in and talk with one of our members about membership. This gives you an opportunity to find out everything you need to know to make a decision about whether you want to go forward with the process.

After the one-on-one with a member, your second meeting is with all the members at a monthly membership meeting. You'll be notified after that meeting by email if you've been admitted. You will have a sponsor for 3 months to help you get oriented, get keys, get a shelf, clay and help you with everything you need. The process can be expedited if you already know someone in the co-op who will sponsor you. Priority for membership may be given to former members.

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