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Washington Street Studios provides an affordable, fully equipped studio space for aspiring, emerging, and established artists to share their creative energy and knowledge in an environment designed to support the creative process.

Welcome!

Washington Street Studios offers a wide variety of opportunities for individuals of all experience levels to attend Classes and Workshops.  Workshops include well known potters with a large YouTube following.  Potters and pottery enthusiasts can look into our Membership and enjoy the fully equipped community pottery studio located in the historic town of Bolivar, WV, within walking distance of scenic Harpers Ferry National Park at the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers.

 

Members of the Studio have 24-hour access to all the facilities which include various areas for throwing, glazing, and hand-building.  Firing options include electric (oxidation), gas reduction, gas fired soda, raku and pit/sawdust kilns.  We provide all the best materials and equipment that constitute a professional-level ceramic art studio.

Washington Street Studios is owned and operated by experienced potters and educators familiar with

all aspects of the creation of ceramic art.

Also part of Washington Street Studios is the Front Porch Gallery which features a large selection of unique, high quality ceramic art and pottery made by local potters.  Come visit and see all the functional pottery, decorative art, dinnerware and many gift options!  While at the gallery take a moment to look at our Art Works for Good which supports a non-profit for artists and art education.

Coming to Washington Street Studios!

September 30th - October 1st, 2023

Simon will cover many tips and techniques, similar to the format of his YouTube videos, covering skills for beginners to advanced potters. 

October 28-29, 2023

Simon will cover many tips and techniques, similar to the format of his YouTube videos, covering skills for beginners to advanced potters. 

New course offering!

This introductory class to wood fired pottery is designed to facilitate an all encompassing but low stakes insight into the methodology behind the practice of wood firing. Through a four-week making session participants will be encouraged to explore materials and make a wide variety of pots in order to take strides towards results that fit within their vision of what wood fired pottery means to them.

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