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The Village Potters Clay Center

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We’re back and creating again in Asheville!

Pottery classes and workshops are in full swing, our clay and pottery supply store is open, and our gallery, studios, and education center are welcoming makers of all levels.
📍 44 Westgate Pkwy, Asheville, NC The Village Potters Clay Center is an intentional Collective of six professional potters with a commitment to inspire a passion for ceramic art and nurture creative exploration through education, experience, relationships, and community. The Village Potters includes three showrooms, a Teaching Center offering in person and online classes in wheel and hand building for adults, an Advanced Ceramic Studies Program, and scheduled demonstration and hands-on workshops. The Village Potters Clay Center is an educational member of The Craft Guild of the Southern Highlands, and is an official distributor for Laguna Clays.

10/27/2026

GROW WITH CLAY.

Our Independent Study & Mentorship (ISM) program gives emerging ceramic artists the support, guidance, and creative community to experiment, build skills, find their artistic voice, and gain confidence in their work. With experienced Resident Potters by your side providing both creative and business-oriented guidance, you can explore what’s possible and discover where your clay career might lead.

Ready to invest in your future as an artist? Apply by November 14! Explore the program and start your application:

https://thevillagepotters.com/advanced-studies-program/

10/26/2026

Mark your calendars if you haven't already! The Fall Firing Fest is just under 3 weeks away at The Village Potters Clay Center in Westgate. We have a fun day of ceramic-art themed demos and activities that are all free and open to the public. Everyone is welcome, and there is loads of free parking. Can't wait to see you!

10/22/2026

Studio dog, Luna, would like to remind you to get your clay orders in before it gets too cold! Now’s the time to stock up, once temperatures drop, clay manufacturers have to pause shipping to prevent clay from freezing in transit. If you’re planning a large order to keep your studio supplied through the winter, don’t wait until the cold sets in. Luna doesn't want you to run out of clay so place your order now and make sure you have the clay you need for a full season of making!

10/21/2026

🔥 SAVE THE DATE: FALL FIRING FESTIVAL! 🔥

📅 Saturday, November 14 | 10 AM–4 PM

📍 The Village Potters Clay Center, 44 Westgate Parkway, Asheville

Fresh pots straight from the kiln, live demos, holiday shopping, and loads of community love! Join us for a fun-filled day celebrating handmade ceramics, meeting local artists, and discovering some of the incredible work happening in Asheville’s clay community.

Free and open to everyone! Come celebrate the artists, makers, students, friends, and neighbors who keep our clay community firing on all cylinders. ❤️

10/20/2026

Did you catch our new podcast yet? Check out the latest episode of Craft Your Life, with Josh DeWeese. Josh sits down with Kat Reeves to discuss the life of an artist, from early influences, to creative blocks, wild clay, and more. Check out the conversation here: https://youtu.be/FT4IdEBhmO4?si=UrMhE5B_VdnRUEPe

And if you are interested in Josh's unique style of work, there is still an opportunity to study with him the last week of October at his TVPCC workshop, Pots with Personality https://streams.thevillagepotters.com/product/oct-26-31-2026-pots-with-personality-josh-dewesse/

10/19/2026

10/13/2026

Studio dog, Luna, would like you to know that we are now stocking Mammoth clays! Drop in and check them out!

10/06/2026

Well, all I can say is that we had a cosmic shift under our roof over the last couple of days.

Everyone was so unified and excited to finally fire the Kazegama. We had this wonderful team of people sharing the firing, sharing the work, sharing in the excitement of what might come out of the kiln, sharing in the beauty of the firing itself, and then sharing a meal and the cleanup afterward. Thank you, Laurin Jennings, for grinding all those shelves after the firing!

There is something powerful about collaboration. When people come together around a shared purpose, the work becomes more than the task itself. We remember that we belong to one another, that we need one another, and that sometimes healing happens simply by working side by side.

After all we have been through, this experience pulled us closer together.

My friend Weezer Louise Hoover said it best, “It was a big pot of healing being stirred.”

And it truly was.

We’re going to fire her again, and we’ll unload the Kazegama during our Fall Firing Festival on November 14, 2026.

I sure hope you can come celebrate with us. We have so much to be grateful for!

Sarah Wells Rolland Ceramic Art Karen Dubois Weezer Louise Hoover Laura Janke Cara Steinbuchel Jack Henry

Address

44 Westgate Parkway
Asheville, NC
28806

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 5pm
Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm

Telephone

+18282532424

Website

http://www.thevillagepotters.com/, https://linktr.ee/thevillagepotters, https://linktr.ee/sarahwellsrollandpottery, http

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