Open Studio
An Open Studio membership is your opportunity to let your creativity run free, working on your own projects at your own pace.
Welcome to your creative playground!
Suwanee Clayworks is proud to support a thriving community of both amateur and professional artists. With an Open Studio membership, you can take advantage of our space to let your imagination run wild. If you’ve taken a course with one of our instructors, you can enjoy access to the studio during open studio hours. Access our wheels, kilns, glazes, and more. Our staff is on-site to quickly help with any challenges that you might encounter while respecting your ceramics journey. Should require additional assistance, you may schedule a consult with one of our artists/instructors for a more personalized experience.
Who can use the Open Studio?
Open Studio is an independent creative workspace. In order to make this arrangement successful, participants need to have some knowledge of pottery and clay techniques. In particular, we require that open studio participants…
Possess prior clay studio experience and demonstrate the ability to independently complete projects successfully.
Complete of at least one class at Suwanee Clayworks so that you can learn how to safely use studio tools/equipment, our cleaning procedures, etc.
Respect that Suwanee Clayworks is a shared space, and can abide by proper studio etiquette.*
Have prior positive interactions with Studio Management, ensuring mutual confidence in success.
Sign the Open Studio Policies & Procedures.
Agree to adhere to Suwanee Clayworks Terms & Conditions.
*Please review our Policies & Procedures and contact us if you have any questions!
Work on
your own projects
at your own pace
What’s Included?
Studio Access
With our expansion, we’re excited to announce a range of open studio access times. We’re still growing into this, but here is our current availability effective July 21, 2025; we’ll keep you updated on any changes.
Schedule :
Monday
Wheels 10-6
Handbuilding 10-8:30
Glaze Area 10-6
Open Lab 10-6
Paint-Your-Own Pottery 11-4
Tuesday
Wheels 1-6
Handbuilding 10-6
Glaze Area 1-6
Open Lab 10-8:30
Paint-Your-Own Pottery 11-4
Wednesday
Wheels 10-8:30
Handbuilding 1-8:30
Glaze Area 1-8:30
Open Lab 10:8-30
Paint-Your-Own Pottery 11-4
Thursday
Wheels 10-6
Handbuilding 1-6
Glaze Area 1-6
Open Lab 10-8:30
Paint-Your-Own Pottery 11-4
Friday
Wheels 10-6
Handbuilding 1-6
Glaze Area 1-6
Open Lab 10-8:30
Paint-Your-Own Pottery 11-4
Saturday
Wheels 10-4
Handbuilding 10-4
Glaze Area 10-4
Open Lab 10-4
Paint-Your-Own Pottery 11-3
Sunday
Wheels 10-4
Handbuilding 10-4
Glaze Area 10-4
Open Lab 11-3
Paint-Your-Own Pottery 11-3
Closures
Please check our Instagram Page for information regarding inclement weather and other closures.
Please Note
Open Studio schedules are limited and subject to change based on enrollment; updates regarding each session’s open hours will be provided in the first week of classes.
Supplies & Storage
Access to studio equipment, shared tools and glazes.
First bag of clay and firing fees.
Storage shelf.
Other Benefits
Priority in-house registration for all workshops, classes and events.
Free in-house tutorials and demonstrations, scheduled to be announced.
Open Studio membership for the upcoming term running September 15 to November 8, 2025
Open Studio is an independent creative workspace. In order to make this arrangement successful, participants need to have some knowledge of pottery and clay techniques. In particular, we require that open studio participants…
…possess prior clay studio experience and demonstrate the ability to independently complete projects successfully.
…complete of at least one class at Suwanee Clayworks so that you can learn where supplies are located, etc.
…have prior positive interactions with Studio Management, ensuring mutual confidence in success.
…sign the Open Studio Policies & Procedures.
…agree to adhere to Suwanee Clayworks’ Policies & Procedures.