Our Facilities:

We are housed in a 5,000 square foot , two story building, which is centrally air conditioned/heated and handicapped accessible. We are located in the growing Arts district of downtown Durham known as Durham Central Park. We are easily accessible to residents of Durham, Chapel Hill and our surrounding area.

We offer a variety of rental and firing options for potters interested in studio space..
Click on the following links for more information:

Independent Studio Rentals

Communal Open Studio

Firing Fees for Renters
Firing Fees for the General Public

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Independent Studio Rentals

Basic Information:

  • 8 individual studio areas on second floor of the building,
  • Central air conditioning, heat, and electric,
  • Freight elevator for transporting supplies between first and second floor,
  • On-site gallery for possibility of selling work on consignment,
  • Clay and Clay Supplies available on-site, to purchase at competitive prices,
  • 7 day, 24 hour access to individual studio area,
  • Upstairs restroom facilities, and
  • Communal sinks.
 

Basic Monthly Rental Fees:

 $140 per month per space
 
A surcharge of $10.00 will be assessed for each pay period. Pay periods are monthly, quarterly or yearly. Renter will save $80 by paying on a quarterly basis and $110 by paying on a yearly basis. Rental is on a month-to-month basis, and should a rental agreement be terminated (30 days notice required for termination), any advance payments will be refunded.

On signing a rental agreement, a security deposit plus the first months rent will be due. Rent will be due effective the first day of the month.

A key deposit of $35.00 will be charged for each key issued.

Additional fees will be charged for firing.

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Communal Open Studio
Fees for use of communal open studio (w/out class enrollment):
$60.00 per month
Free with class enrollment.
For open studio hours click Classes.
Additional fees will be charged for firing.

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Firing Fees for Renters
By the piece:
Including bisque, studio glazes and glaze firing
$.02 per cubic inch
Bisque only:
Full load in electric kiln
$45.00
Bisque & Glaze:
Full load in electric kiln (cone 04 or 6)
$85.00
Bisque & Glaze:
Full load in gas kiln (cone 9)
$270.00
Bisque & Glaze:
1/3 kiln load, gas kiln
$90.00
Glaze only:
Full load in gas kiln (cone 9)
$240.00
Glaze only:
1/3 kiln load, gas kiln (cone 9)
$80.00
 

Payment of firing charges will be made as follows:
  1. If your work is fired by the piece, you must purchase a block of firing from which you will deduct each piece when placed on the bisque cart. Minimum block purchased will be 2000 cubic inches ($40.00)
  2. If you plan to fire a full or partial kiln load, either gas or electric, you must pay for that firing prior to having your work bisque fired. You may then place your work on the bisque cart without logging and measuring each piece.
  3. A log of those who have paid for either a kiln load or a block of firing will be kept in the firing notebook. Each person will have a page documenting their payments, charges and dates of firing.

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Firing Fees for the General Public
For the public, the charge for firing is $.03 per cubic inch, payable as follows:
  1. Pieces will be measured and cubic inches calculated when work is brought in; payment is made at the time the work is left to be bisque fired. Bisque firing is usually done in about a week. Our bisque temperature is cone 06.
  2. The firing charge includes glaze firing, and use of studio glazes if the person is familiar with our glazes and glazing techniques. We do not provide glazing instruction. Pots must be free of glaze on the bottom, and up 1/8-1/4 inch on the side. Pots will not be fired if bottoms are not clean, or glaze is too thick and flaking off the pot.
  3. A person leaving pots for glaze-firing must be absolutely sure what clay they are firing, and the correct firing temperature of that clay. Pieces left for glaze firing are placed on the appropriate glaze cart. We fire low fire clays to cone 04, mid-range oxidation clays to cone 6, and high-fire stoneware in reduction to cone 9+.
  4. The customer assumes responsibility for any damage occurring as a result of a mistaken identification of their clay firing temperature. A piece that is fired to a temperature higher than is appropriate for that clay will cause a melt-down, destroying the piece and usually destroying the kiln shelf. The customer must agree to pay Claymakers the replacement cost of any damaged kiln shelves, ranging from about $35.00 to $55.00, depending on the size of the shelf.

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