Membership Opportunities
Become part of our artist community
We offer studio memberships to artists to work independently in the studio. Memberships are available for both our Hammersmith and Barnes studios and members can work for up to 20 hours per week 24 hour access 7 days per week.
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We are united by Creativity, Collaboration and Curiosity with Clay. We're a small community of passionate artists from varied backgrounds of all ages and expertise.
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We believe in sharing our skills and knowledge of ceramics to support each others professional development as artists. We offer our members free skill shares and 50% discount off courses.
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Our members can sell their work at open studio events and we promote our members at the Barnes fair and our gallery ‘Clay Galeria’
Our studios are equipped with electric kilns: Skutt top loaders 524L kilns (18.5 cubic litre and 11.6 cubic litres in Hammersmith, front loader and 40 litre Cromartie kilns.
A Rhode top loader Kiln, gas and Raku kilns are in Barnes.
Equipment available for members to use includes a Spray booth, clay extruder, pugmill, Shimpo pottery wheels and slab roller.
Members can fire to 1000 degrees and 1220 degrees each week. Special temperatures can hire a kiln hire at 20% discount.
Members can use the studios for hand-building and pottery throwing techniques.
Expert technical support is available and individual or group tuition can be booked via our classes page to learn or refresh techniques in ceramics with a 50% discount.
Professional Membership costs £250 pcm for a minimum commitment of two months and includes electricity, firing and studio glazes. Lots of storage. and drying space. One months deposit is required and one months notice to cancel membership.
We stock a wide range of professional pottery clays at the studio. We sell 12.5kg bags of stoneware clays only.
We offer member skill shares and the opportunity to sell your work in our Clay Galeria in Barnes.
If you would like to join as a member please arrange a studio tour and complete the form below outlining what type of work you make, what equipment you will need to use and when you would like to start your membership.