• About
    • History & Vision
    • Contact Us >
      • Staff
      • Board of Directors
      • Artists
    • Transportation
    • Newsletter
    • Annual Report
    • Munroe Media >
      • Profiles
      • Testimonials
    • Calendar
  • Classes
    • Workshops
    • Ceramics
    • Printmaking
    • Painting, Drawing, & More
  • Events
    • Illuminations
    • Past Events >
      • ArtWalk >
        • ArtWalk Call
      • Price Your Art
      • BikewayBlockParty
      • Lemonade Social
      • PatriotsDay
      • Lex Open Studios
      • Holiday Market 2024
      • HorseSculpture
      • BikewayBlockParty24
      • Munroe Center Stage
  • CAMP
    • Teen Opportunities
    • Summer 2026
  • Construction
    • Access
  • Support
    • Donate
    • Sponsors
    • Volunteering
    • Jobs
MUNROE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
  • About
    • History & Vision
    • Contact Us >
      • Staff
      • Board of Directors
      • Artists
    • Transportation
    • Newsletter
    • Annual Report
    • Munroe Media >
      • Profiles
      • Testimonials
    • Calendar
  • Classes
    • Workshops
    • Ceramics
    • Printmaking
    • Painting, Drawing, & More
  • Events
    • Illuminations
    • Past Events >
      • ArtWalk >
        • ArtWalk Call
      • Price Your Art
      • BikewayBlockParty
      • Lemonade Social
      • PatriotsDay
      • Lex Open Studios
      • Holiday Market 2024
      • HorseSculpture
      • BikewayBlockParty24
      • Munroe Center Stage
  • CAMP
    • Teen Opportunities
    • Summer 2026
  • Construction
    • Access
  • Support
    • Donate
    • Sponsors
    • Volunteering
    • Jobs

Winter Youth
​Ceramics

Winter Semester Begins January 5
Registration is currently open​
REGISTER

All ceramics students: please read and review our Ceramics Studio Guidelines


Picture
Clay Creations
Gr. K-4
now on Wednesdays! 4:00-5:30 PM
January 7-March 18 no class 2/18
Instructor - Jamie Magid
$398 + $40 materials fee
​
This class gives younger students a chance to experiment with squishing, rolling, and pounding out clay into fun and functional ceramic pieces. Through the introduction of basic handbuilding methods, students will learn the value of expressing creativity through 3D artmaking, while developing fine motor skills and establishing pottery clean-up habits. An apron/smock is not required but good for clean-up.

All experience levels are welcome. Please review 2025-26 ceramics studio guidelines ahead of the first class.​​​​


Picture
Monday Youth Ceramics
Grades 4 - 8
Mondays, 4:00 - 5:30PM

January 5 - March 16 no class 1/19 & 2/16
Instructor - Jamie Magid
$359 + $40 materials fee

Students will begin by learning hand-building techniques to create from their imagination. This class explores topics of form, texture, patterns, and glazing, while teaching basic studio responsibilities and cooperation. Project prompts can be functional as well as sculptural.
All experience levels are welcome. Please review 2025-26 ceramics studio guidelines ahead of the first class.​​​


Picture
Youth Pottery Basics
Grades 5-8
Tuesdays 4:00-5:30 PM
January 6 - March 17 no class 2/17
Instructor - Courtney Apgar
$398 + $40 materials fee

Learn fundamentals for both handbuilding and wheel-throwing techniques of ceramics! This class will begin with handbuilding - with a focus on developing shape and texture with different clay bodies and glazes. In later classes, demonstrations will introduce students on how to create their own simple, consistent forms on the pottery wheel. The class will cover topics like form, texture, patterns, and glazing, while also teaching students about studio use guidelines and cooperation.

Ideal for beginners, with all experience levels welcome. 
Please review 2025-26 ceramics studio guidelines ahead of the first class.​​​


Picture
Thursday Teen Ceramics
Grades 6-12
Thursdays 4:00 - 5:30PM
January 8- March 19 no class 2/19
Instructor - Drew Moss
$398 + $40 materials fee

Learn the fundamental skills for handmade ceramics through regular demonstrations and themed projects. This class will blend approaches between techniques of the pottery wheel and handbuilding, allowing students to develop their personal preference, style, and eye for detail throughout the semester. Feel free to explore sculptural and functional projects while practicing techniques.

All experience levels are welcome. Please review the 2025-26 ceramics studio guidelines ahead of first class. ​


Picture
Friday Teen Ceramics
Grades 6-12
Fridays 4:00 - 5:30PM
January 9 - March 20 no class 2/20
Instructor - Drew Moss
$398 + $40 materials fee

Learn the fundamental skills for handmade ceramics through regular demonstrations and themed projects. This class will blend approaches between techniques of the pottery wheel and handbuilding, allowing students to develop their personal preference, style, and eye for detail throughout the semester. Feel free to explore sculptural and functional projects while practicing techniques.
​
All experience levels are welcome. Please review the 2025-26 ceramics studio guidelines ahead of first class. 


Picture
All Ages Creature Creation
Grades 1-5 (with adult), Gr. 6+
Saturday 11am-12:30pm
January 24 - March 7 no class 2/20 (partial semester)
Instructor - Jamie Magid
$231 + $40 materials fee

This intergenerational class will give children, teens, and adults alike the chance to work individually or collaboratively with ceramics - perfect for a family to be creative together! Participants can create imaginative creatures of clay, having fun while learning fundamentals of the ceramics and studio responsibilities. Handbuilding in ceramics allows students to easily experiment with different clay bodies, glazes, and ceramic tools.
This class is open to all ages (grades 1+), but is not a drop-off program for students grade 5 and under (requiring an Adult Caregiver to register in addition). 
All experience levels are welcome. Please review the 2025-26 ceramics studio guidelines ahead of first class. 


Sign up for our Classes/Camp newsletter to receive updates about our latest classes, camps, and workshops!
Learn about our class policies and covid-19 policies.
Read more about our 2025-26 Capital Project construction, ongoing now - learn more

1403 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 02420 • 781-862-6040 • Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 9am to 5pm
 Lexington Friends of the Arts dba Munroe Center for the Arts • 501(c)(3) EIN:  04-3245366
Copyright © 2019 Munroe Center for the Arts
Images may not be copied without permission from Munroe Center for the Arts and/or the artist(s) who created the image(s).

  • About
    • History & Vision
    • Contact Us >
      • Staff
      • Board of Directors
      • Artists
    • Transportation
    • Newsletter
    • Annual Report
    • Munroe Media >
      • Profiles
      • Testimonials
    • Calendar
  • Classes
    • Workshops
    • Ceramics
    • Printmaking
    • Painting, Drawing, & More
  • Events
    • Illuminations
    • Past Events >
      • ArtWalk >
        • ArtWalk Call
      • Price Your Art
      • BikewayBlockParty
      • Lemonade Social
      • PatriotsDay
      • Lex Open Studios
      • Holiday Market 2024
      • HorseSculpture
      • BikewayBlockParty24
      • Munroe Center Stage
  • CAMP
    • Teen Opportunities
    • Summer 2026
  • Construction
    • Access
  • Support
    • Donate
    • Sponsors
    • Volunteering
    • Jobs