Classes at Midway Clay
Midway Clay offers a variety of one-time and multi-week classes for potters at all levels, whether you’re brand-new or looking to advance your skills. Our classes provide a supportive environment where you can learn, experiment, and have fun creating with clay.
All multi-week classes at Midway include open studio hours each week of the course. Our supervised open studio time is a great opportunity to get some additional practice between classes, finish a project you’ve been working on, or make up a class you missed.
Class Information & Descriptions
One-Time Classes
Sip & Spin
Relax, unwind, and have fun playing with clay in this two-hour, one-time wheel throwing class. No clay experience is required! Our instructors will make sure everyone is successful. We’ll provide beer, wine and N/A beverages.
You can expect to create 2 pieces during the class. Our staff will glaze and fire your pieces, which will be ready for pickup in 2-3 weeks.
You must be 21 or older to take this class.
Taste of Wheel Throwing
6-Week Session
If you’ve always wanted to learn how to throw pottery, this class is for you! Our six-week course is a low-barrier introduction to wheel throwing designed for absolute beginners. Come explore the excitement and fun of creating with clay in a supportive, judgement-free environment. You’ll create cylinders, tumblers, and bowls, learn to trim your work, and complete your pieces with a basic dip glaze. If you decide you want to continue your pottery journey (and we think you will!) you can continue to our 8-week wheel class.
This course includes 6 hours of drop-in open studio time during our scheduled open studio hours, which you can use to get some extra practice time or make up a class you missed.
Course Schedule & Registration ➞
Wheel Throwing Fundamentals
8-Week Session
This is a more comprehensive wheel class open to all levels, whether you’re starting out or have previous clay experience. Our instructors will teach fundamental wheel throwing skills, as well as trimming and glazing. This class also touches on more advanced techniques like pulling handles and making lids.
This course includes 8 hours of drop-in open studio time during our scheduled open studio hours, which you can use to get some extra practice or make up a class you missed.
Course Schedule & Registration ➞
Beginning Sculpture
6-Week Session
Learn basic coil-building and sculpting methods to bring figments of your imagination to life. Whether you’re looking to create small-scale sculptures, add decoration to your functional work, or learn a new skill, this 6-week class is conducive to expression and experimentation. The class is built for beginners with little-to-no experience hand-building with clay. Be ready to start building on the first day of class!
Course Schedule & Registration ➞
Getting Started
Taste of Wheel Throwing
6-Week Session
If you’ve always wanted to learn how to throw pottery, this class is for you! Our six-week course is a low-barrier introduction to wheel throwing designed for absolute beginners. Come explore the excitement and fun of creating with clay in a supportive, judgement-free environment. You’ll create cylinders, tumblers, and bowls, learn to trim your work, and complete your pieces with a basic dip glaze. If you decide you want to continue your pottery journey (and we think you will!) you can continue to our 8-week wheel class.
This course includes 6 hours of drop-in open studio time during our scheduled open studio hours, which you can use to get some extra practice time or make up a class you missed.
Course Schedule & Registration ➞
Wheel Throwing Fundamentals
8-Week Session
This is a more comprehensive wheel class open to all levels, whether you’re starting out or have previous clay experience. Our instructors will teach fundamental wheel throwing skills, as well as trimming and glazing. This class also touches on more advanced techniques like pulling handles and making lids.
This course includes 8 hours of drop-in open studio time during our scheduled open studio hours, which you can use to get some extra practice or make up a class you missed.
Course Schedule & Registration ➞
Beginning Sculpture
6-Week Session
Learn basic coil-building and sculpting methods to bring figments of your imagination to life. Whether you’re looking to create small-scale sculptures, add decoration to your functional work, or learn a new skill, this 6-week class is conducive to expression and experimentation. The class is built for beginners with little-to-no experience hand-building with clay. Be ready to start building on the first day of class!
Course Schedule & Registration ➞
Speciality & Open-Level Classes
Frequently Asked Questions
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No! We offer classes designed for people with absolutely no clay experience. If you just want to get your feet wet, sign up for a one-day Sip & Spin or our 6-week Taste of Wheel course. If you’re ready to dive in, our 8-week Wheel Throwing class is a great place to start. Our instructors will guide you through the fundamental skills and techniques you need as you begin your clay journey.
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All the supplies, equipment, and tools you need for class will be provided by Midway. Working with clay is messy, so we recommend that you wear clothing and shoes that can get dirty. Leave jewelry and valuables at home.
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Think of open studio time like office hours, but for pottery! Many of our classes include a certain number of open studio hours during the class session. You can use these open studio hours for practice time or to make up classes you missed.
There are typically open studio hours scheduled each day of the week, Monday through Sunday. An instructor will be present during open studio time.
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You can reach us anytime via our contact page or email. We aim to respond quickly—usually within one business day.
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We offer flexible pricing based on project type and complexity. After an initial conversation, we’ll provide a transparent quote with no hidden costs.
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Collaborative, honest, and straightforward. We're here to guide the process, bring ideas to the table, and keep things moving.
There is a $20 rescheduling fee per participant for all 1 day classes. All rescheduling requests must be made at least 72 hours prior to class time via email. For all classes, requests under 72 hours cannot be accommodated.
6 week and 8 week students may use their Open Studio hours to get instruction and practice time for missed classes.
Please email Info@MidwayClay.com to request a change to your appointment.
Cancellation: All cancellation requests must be made 1 week prior to the class via email for a 50% refund. There are no refunds for missed classes, or cancellations under 1 week.