North Carolina Pottery Center
Hillside & Smithfield: Exhibit Reception, Presentation & Book Signing by Steve Compton
North Carolina Pottery Center 233 East Avenue, Seagrove, NC, United StatesExhibition Reception, Presentation by Steve Compton, and Book Signing: Saturday, March 16, 2024 Join us for a Reception (with light refreshments and beverages) for our new Hillside & Smithfield, A Tale for Two Potteries exhibit on Saturday, March 16th! The reception and presentation by Steve Compton are free and open to the public. Copies of Steve’s new book, North Carolina’s Hillside & […]
Exhibit Opening – Hillside & Smithfield: A Tale of Two Potteries
North Carolina Pottery Center 233 East Avenue, Seagrove, NC, United StatesHILLSIDE POTTERY Supported by Anna Graham, of New York and Pinebluff, N.C., Herman Cole opened Hillside Pottery in 1927, in Smithfield, N.C. Cole, the son of potter J.B. Cole, produced the pottery; Graham, a trained artist, sketched artware shapes to be duplicated. Sales were made at the shop’s roadside stand and numerous northern outlets identified […]
Learn to Turn Introductory Workshop
North Carolina Pottery Center 233 East Avenue, Seagrove, NC, United States⭐Learn the fundamentals of throwing pottery on the wheel in a 2-hour beginner's workshop! In this class, you will get a feel for how to center clay and move it into basic forms that can be finished with the glaze of choice and kiln-fired to be safe and functional for home use. ▪️The workshop is […]
Beginners Slab Work Class
North Carolina Pottery Center 233 East Avenue, Seagrove, NC, United StatesGet your hands on some clay and create some slab dinnerware with Cat Viera, at the North Carolina Pottery Center! This class is for beginners but those with prior experience are welcome! At the end of the class session, you will choose a glaze, and the instructor will glaze your work and fire it for […]
Beginners Slab Work Class
North Carolina Pottery Center 233 East Avenue, Seagrove, NC, United StatesGet your hands on some clay and create some slab dinnerware with Cat Viera, at the North Carolina Pottery Center! This class is for beginners but those with prior experience are welcome! At the end of the class session, you will choose a glaze, and the instructor will glaze your work and fire it for […]
Face Mug Decoration Class
North Carolina Pottery Center 233 East Avenue, Seagrove, NC, United StatesSaturday, February 25th at 10:00 AM You'll get to decorate a pre-thrown mug with a face under the instruction, guidance, and assistance of the center's wonderful artist-in-residence, Cat Viera. Once it is decorated, Cat will glaze your work and fire it for you. (The glazing & firing process typically takes 2-3 weeks, and you will […]
Show Opening – Flower Power II
North Carolina Pottery Center 233 East Avenue, Seagrove, NC, United StatesFeaturing potters from across North Carolina, Flower Power II is a visual appreciation of the visceral and aesthetic power of pottery and plants. Individually, pottery, flowers, and plants have the power to affect our thoughts and feelings. When combined, that power is sometimes intensified, perhaps because of the symbiotic relationship between earth and nature. This […]
Beginner Turning Classes
North Carolina Pottery Center 233 East Avenue, Seagrove, NC, United StatesGet your hands on some clay and make a mug with our wonderful artist-in-residence, Cat Viera, at the North Carolina Pottery Center! This class is for beginners but those with prior wheel experience are welcome! At the end of the class session, you will choose a glaze, and the instructor will glaze your work and […]
Beginner Turning Classes
North Carolina Pottery Center 233 East Avenue, Seagrove, NC, United StatesGet your hands on some clay and make a mug with our wonderful artist-in-residence, Cat Viera, at the North Carolina Pottery Center! This class is for beginners but those with prior wheel experience are welcome! At the end of the class session, you will choose a glaze, and the instructor will glaze your work and […]
Beginner Turning Class
North Carolina Pottery Center 233 East Avenue, Seagrove, NC, United StatesFall into a new hobby this Autumn and make a mug with our new Artist in Residence and NCPC Instructor, Cat Viera at the North Carolina Pottery Center! This class is for beginners but those with prior wheel experience are welcome! At the end of the class session, you will choose a glaze, and the […]
