Welcome to Calapooia Clay Pottery Studio!
Learn, create, and connect through clay in Albany, Oregon
Calapooia Clay is a welcoming community pottery studio in Albany, Oregon. We bring together beginner and experienced ceramicists to learn, experiment, and create in a supportive, professionally equipped workspace.
Our focus: Calapooia Clay is a learning, creative, event, and community studio. We are not equipped to accommodate production pottery.
Ways to Create
Classes & Workshops
Group and private pottery classes and workshops for beginners and experienced makers
Membership & Open Studio
Develop your skills with independent studio access. Membership is currently at capacity, but you can join our waitlist or get started by taking a class.
Gallery
Shop distinctive, handcrafted pottery made by member artists.
Inside the Studio
Our ceramics workspace includes electric and kick wheels, slab roller, extruders, spacious worktables, molds, kilns, studio glazes, and the tools needed to turn an idea into a finished piece. We primarily fire to Cone 5/6 in electric kilns and occasionally offer Raku and Saggar firings for ornamental work.
A Supportive Place to Learn
Creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning shape everything we do. Classes and studio sessions are limited in size so participants receive personal attention in an encouraging environment.
Materials & Firing
Members and 5-week class participants can purchase studio-approved mid-range clays and choose from over a dozen studio glazes. Firing and finishing resources are available through the studio.
Visit the Studio
Calapooia Clay
1533 SE 7th Ave
Albany, OR 97321
(541) 497-1632
studio@calapooiaclay.com
Corner of 7th Avenue and Cleveland Street, diagonally across from Goodwill