Arts & Crafts Center

Use of the studio areas, including the ceramic studio and paint-a-pot area, is by appointment only. The front retail area is open for purchases of memberships, clay, take-home kits and paint-a-pot pieces during normal business hours. If you are a current studio member, instructions on how to make an appointment to use the studio areas will be emailed to you.

Membership is not required to utilize the paint-a-pot area, to make an appointment click here. Seats are limited. All paint-a-pot pieces are also available to take home. Just pick your pot, pick your glaze and you’re good to go!

Safety Measures

Your health and safety are important to us. Click here to view the Reitz Union’s Safety Measures before your visit.

Please note:

• At this time only credit or debit cards will be accepted as a form of payment at the Arts & Crafts Center, no cash or checks. We appreciate your understanding.
• Face coverings are mandatory in all UF facilities, which includes the Reitz Union and Arts & Crafts Center.
• Please practice physical distancing (6 feet apart).

For the Fall 2020 Semester, individuals with proficiency in ceramics or jewelry making may purchase a membership to the Arts & Crafts Center for a week or half semester. Half semester memberships will run from August 31 – October 11 & October 12 – November 24. New Members must complete an orientation upon purchasing a membership. Memberships can be purchased in person at the ACC or by calling (352) 392-2378.

Membership allows a customer to use the facilities (equipment, tools, pottery glazes and patinas) when the ACC is open to the public and includes all kiln firing of member work. Only member work created with clay purchased at the ACC will be fired in ACC kilns. Clay and jewelry metals must be purchased separately.

Please note that for the Fall 2020 Semester, access to the ceramic studio, glaze room, handbuilding area and jewelry area will be by appointment only in order to maintain physical distancing requirements. Instructions on how to make an appointment will be emailed to Members upon purchase of a Membership.

During their membership period, Members have access to a free workshop series led by our Arts Specialist. More information on workshops below.

The Arts & Crafts Center is primarily a teaching facility. Our primary objective is to engage and support both beginning and experienced makers as hobbyists. As such, our facility cannot accommodate production potters or Members making quantities of items to supply a personal business.

Rates: Fall

To purchase a membership, locker, or to pay for a Leisure Course facility fee, please visit the Arts & Crafts Center and speak with one of our staff members.

Member Workshops

Member Workshops are led by our Arts Specialist and are free to current Members and students who have paid a Facility Fee. There is no need to register in advance. At this time, Member Workshops are being conducted on Zoom. Registration links for the workshops will be emailed to members.

If you are not a member and you are interested in taking a workshop, you can purchase a Weekly Membership for the week of the workshop.

Handbuilding at Home

You don’t need a potter’s wheel to make a pot. In this four-session course you will learn how to handbuild a variety of pottery forms such as cups, saucers, and bowls using the pinching technique. Decorating techniques will also be covered, including texturing and carving clay. No previous ceramics experience is required. Please note this class will take place on Zoom. The class Zoom link will be sent to participants 2 days before the class starts.

Meeting Times: Wednesdays, 3 – 5pm
Meeting Dates: 9/16, 9/23, 9/30 and 10/7
Instructor: Mariana Baquero

Register by phone (352) 392-2378 or in-person at the Arts & Crafts Center.

• Registration Fee: UF Student $25, Non-Students $35
• Facility Fee: $30 includes studio access from 9/16 through 10/15, slips, underglazes, bisque and glaze firing. Clay must be purchased separately from the Arts & Crafts Center.