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Mudluk centers our local resources—we know we have what we need. We look to community to shine a light on our amazing talents by centering us in this world we are building.
Explore Our Offerings
At Mudluk Pottery, we offer a diverse range of experiences designed to build trust, foster collaboration, and cultivate a supportive community.
From classes and workshops to community gatherings, exhibitions, residencies, and conversations, each offering is crafted to inspire connection and creative growth. Together, we’re learning to work with each other, sharing skills and resources, so our community can thrive and meet its needs. Join us at Mudluk Pottery and become part of a community dedicated to art, trust, and mutual support.
Try your hand with clay
Not sure if working with clay is for you? Come try your hand at it! Mudluk offers both one and two hour clay dates, for you, and maybe a friend or two, starting at $85.00. You’ll have a great time working one-on-one with an experienced instructor, where you will create pieces using hand building or wheel throwing techniques.
Build it with your hands
Our Handbuilding Class invites beginners and experienced ceramicists alike to dive into claywork while fostering a sense of community. Beginners will start with the fundamentals, using hands and simple tools to master coil building, slab construction, pinching, and extrusion techniques. You’ll also explore surface decoration methods such as applied textures, graffito, and glaze application, all while working on individual projects with guidance from our instructor.
Spin the Wheel
Our Wheel Throwing Class is designed for both beginners and intermediate students who want to explore or deepen their pottery skills in a supportive, collaborative environment. Beginners will start by learning essential techniques, including wedging, centering, pulling, lifting, and trimming, to create foundational forms like cylinders, cups, and bowls. You’ll also dive into basic surface decoration techniques, giving each piece a personal touch.
What’s new at Mudluk
Ceramic Artist Residency Program
Application Open
Deadline: August 31, 2026
location: Mudluk Pottery
Mudluk Pottery Studio is opening applications for the pilot cohort of our Ceramic Artist Residency Program: a six-month, commuter-based residency offering dedicated studio access, visiting artist workshops, peer community, and a public culminating exhibition. We're looking for 4–6 early career ceramic artists ready to devote focused time to developing a new body of work.
Key Details
Commuter residency — no housing provided, Duration 6 months Studio access shared kiln schedule
Application deadline: August 31, 2026
Residency start date: October 15, 2026
Who Should Apply
This program is open to early career Bipoc ceramic artists — defined as those within their first two to ten years of professional practice. This is the stage where growing confidence in materials and process meets an evolving artistic voice, and where dedicated studio time and peer community can be most transformative.
We especially encourage applications from artists who reflect the geographic and cultural diversity of our community, including those from backgrounds underrepresented within the ceramics field.
What Residents Receive
• Dedicated studio access
• Shared kiln schedule and access to communal equipment and materials
• Individual goal-setting and monthly one-on-one check-ins with the program coordinator
• Three to four visiting artist workshops on technique, materials, conceptual development, and the business of art
• Peer critique sessions every three to four weeks
• A closing artist talk and inclusion in a public exhibition or open studio event
How Applications Are Reviewed
Applications are reviewed by a selection committee of 3 individuals with expertise in ceramics and/or arts programming. We're looking for:Quality of work, Clarity of artistic goals for the residency period, Demonstrated ability to benefit from dedicated studio time and community, Contribution to cohort diversity, including geographic representation and underrepresented voices within ceramics
Application Materials
Please prepare the following to submit with your application:
• Artist statement (up to 500 words)
• 5–10 images of recent work, with a brief image list (title, date, materials, dimensions)
• Current resume or CV
• Responses to the application questions below
• One professional reference (name and contact information)
Application Questions
1. Tell us about your ceramics practice and where you are in your career right now.
2–4 sentences is plenty.
2. What do you hope to focus on or develop during this six-month residency?
Be as specific as you can — a body of work, a technique, a question you're exploring.
3. How do you see yourself contributing to and benefiting from a peer cohort?
4. Is there anything about your schedule, access needs, or circumstances we should know as we plan studio time and cohort logistics?
Contact & Submission
Submit completed applications, along with all supporting materials, to Subject: Residency Application email: [email protected]. Questions about the program or the application process are welcome — reach out to Subject: Residency Questions [email protected].
Connect with Us
FIRST FRIDAYS
Each month, we invite you to our First Friday event – an evening dedicated to getting creative, getting your hands dirty, and exploring what you can make! This month, dive into an immersive experience with a lineup of special offerings: receive intuitive readings by Owen Marciano, enjoy the healing benefits of acupressure ear seeds with Cassandra Rose, and explore hands-on art and pottery. Tickets are $20, and all proceeds go directly to our scholarship fund, helping make art accessible to our community. Reserve your spot and connect with us for a night of creativity, connection, and fun!
THE GALLERY
At Mudluk Gallery - Make Space Studio exists to uplift Black, brown, queer, disabled and neurodivergent creatives, prioritizing self-taught artists from all walks of life, We serve our community through gallery exhibitions, creative engagements and workshops, arts education and skill shares.
Make Space Studio hosts and supports a variety of creative engagements including but not limited to: textile arts, puppetmaking, block printing, collage, local author book readings, book clubs and writing workshops.
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