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San Francisco Ceramic Artists Guild

The San Francisco Ceramic Artists Guild fosters a vibrant community of ceramic artists, promoting creativity, collaboration, and education in the ceramic arts while supporting local artists and enhancing cultural engagement in the San Francisco area.

Step into the world of Chinese ceramics 🫖 by reserving your visit with the San Francisco Ceramic Artists Guild.&nbsp; Join us on a &nbsp;visit with retired Asian Art Museum curator Terese Bartholomew and tour her personal collection of Chinese ceramics! &nbsp;A 40+ year family project, this stunning collection spans multiple dynasties and includes a large number of I-Hsing tea ware items. &nbsp;Terese will guide us through the collection as only a collecter and curator can! Only 10 spots are available, so reserve now!!! &nbsp;

Private Tour of Chinese Ceramics

WAIT LIST ONLY - Step into the world of Chinese ceramics 🫖 by reserving your visit with the San Francisco Ceramic Artists Guild.&nbsp; Join us on a &nbsp;visit with retired Asian Art Museum curator Terese Bartholomew and tour her personal collection of Chinese ceramics! &nbsp;A 40+ year family project, this stunning collection spans multiple dynasties and includes a large number of I-Hsing tea ware items. &nbsp;Terese will guide us through the collection as only a collecter and curator can! If a ticket holder cancels, we will notify you so you can join us!

Wait List - Private Tour of Chinese Ceramics

Join fellow Bay Area Ceramic instructors for our inaugural meeting! &nbsp;We&rsquo;ll share teaching practices, studio updates, and ways to better support ceramic artists across our classes and programs. Open to experienced instructors as well as those looking to learn how to effectively teach ceramic arts! Use this form to RSVP, share topics you&rsquo;d like to discuss, and note any needs or resources you&rsquo;re bringing. Your experience in the studio helps keep our ceramic community strong and connected 🤝.

SFCAG Instructor Network Meeting

Explore sodium silicate techniques with fellow ceramic artist Janice Braunstein in this hands-on workshop 🎨 Learn how to create rich surface texture, crackle effects, and structural forms that support your creative practice. You&rsquo;ll work directly with clay, experiment with applications, and discuss firing considerations. This workshop supports SFCAG&rsquo;s mission to build a collaborative ceramics community in San Francisco, where artists share skills, ideas, and finished work with the public.

Sodium Silicate Workshop (copy)

Explore sodium silicate techniques with fellow ceramic artist Janice Braunstein in this hands-on workshop 🎨 Learn how to create rich surface texture, crackle effects, and structural forms that support your creative practice. You&rsquo;ll work directly with clay, experiment with applications, and discuss firing considerations. This workshop supports SFCAG&rsquo;s mission to build a collaborative ceramics community in San Francisco, where artists share skills, ideas, and finished work with the public.

Sodium Silicate Workshop

&Uacute;nete a nuestra comunidad de colaboradores y convi&eacute;rtete en miembro hoy. Tu membres&iacute;a no solo te otorga acceso a beneficios exclusivos, sino que tambi&eacute;n apoya directamente nuestra misi&oacute;n. 🤝 Gracias por elegir ser parte de nuestra causa. Juntos, podemos tener un impacto positivo en nuestra comunidad. 🚀 &iquest;Listo para marcar la diferencia? &iexcl;Comienza tu viaje convirti&eacute;ndote en miembro ahora!

Únete a nuestra comunidad de colaboradores y conviértete en miembro hoy. Tu membresía no solo te otorga acceso a beneficios exclusivos, sino que también apoya directamente nuestra misión. 🤝Gracias por elegir ser parte de nuestra causa. Juntos, podemos tener un impacto positivo en nuestra comunidad. 🚀¿Listo para marcar la diferencia? ¡Comienza tu viaje convirtiéndote en miembro ahora!

Membresías de San Francisco Ceramic Artists Guild

As a Founding Member, your costs will be locked in at the current rate for 2 years! &nbsp; Your membership not only grants you access to exclusive benefits as we add new and fabulous features, &nbsp;but also directly supports our mission to grow the San Francisco Ceramic Community. 🤝 Thank you for your support and your input! Ready to share your pottery passion with others? Start your journey by becoming a member now!

As a Founding Member, your costs will be locked in at the current rate for 2 years! Your membership not only grants you access to exclusive benefits as we add new and fabulous features, but also directly supports our mission to grow the San Francisco Ceramic Community. 🤝Thank you for your support and your input!Ready to share your pottery passion with others? Start your journey by becoming a member now!

Become a Founding Member of the San Francisco Ceramic Artists Guild

Teapots Galore is a 2-day Workshop, bringing together Guild members and local ceramicists to explore one humble form in endless ways. From wheel-thrown classics to sculptural experiments, this gathering highlights the craft, curiosity, and skill within our community. &nbsp;Join us on October 10 &amp; 11, 2026 from 11am-2pm each day at Uncle Paul&#39;s on Broadway! Participants should be comfortable centering 3-4lbs of clay, and confident pulling a 6&quot; cylindar. By registering, you support our mission to promote creativity, collaboration, and education in the ceramic arts across the Bay Area. Whether you&rsquo;re exhibiting, learning, or simply looking, you&rsquo;ll be part of a shared conversation in clay. Clay, bisque and glaze firings included!

Teapots Galore

Gather with fellow ceramic educators, new or experienced, to share ideas, challenges, and practical tools from the studio and classroom. This SFCAG Instructor&rsquo;s Network Meeting is a space to connect, trade resources, and learn from one another. 🎨 We&rsquo;ll focus on concrete ways to make pottery classes fun and informative at every level, strengthen collaboration between instructors, and deepen ceramic education across the Bay Area. Your experience helps shape a more connected, creative community for us all. 🤝 Free to Guild members, $7 to non members.&nbsp;

SFCAG Instructor's Network Meeting

Share a dish, share a story, and share the work you love. Join fellow ceramic artists and friends for a relaxed potluck picnic and informal pottery swap, celebrating creativity, collaboration, and our local clay community. 🍲 Bring a favorite dish to share and, if you&rsquo;d like, one or two ceramic pieces to trade, gift, or discuss. This gathering is open to members and the public&mdash;come connect with artists, explore each other&rsquo;s work, and enjoy good food and conversation. 🏺

Potluck Picnic & Pottery Swap

The SFCAG is thrilled to welcome you to our inaugural Holiday Market, hosted at the Faight in the heart of the Haight District! &nbsp;We&#39;re excited to bring this first market opportunity to our members and are committed to creating a vibrant event for all! As a Member, you are encouraged to participate! Reserve your 6&#39; space now! &nbsp; We have space for 20-25 tables, and each table can accommodate up to 2 vendors. &nbsp; The Details:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Load in will be available between 9am and10:30am on Sunday, 11/29.&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">All tables must be fully set up by 11am when doors will open to the public, and must remain set up until 4:30pm at the earliest</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Exact spaces will be assigned when we are closer to the event. &nbsp; Any space requests should be submitted to the SFCAG at <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:info@sfcag.org?subject=Holiday Market" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;">info@sfcag.org</a>. &nbsp;Please use the subject line: Holiday Market Space Request</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Participants will be responsible for processing payments on your own; the SFCAG cannot process payments for you.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Participants are responsible for their own table, chairs, displays, etc.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">If you would like to share a table, please have one person reserve the entire space. &nbsp;Let us know in writing that you are sharing and with whom.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Conversely, you may reserve up to 2 table spaces &nbsp;(12&#39;) for a single vendor.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">We will welcome non-member vendors as space is available. &nbsp;Prices will be higher for non-members than members. Early reservations (prior to 9/30/26) are open to Members ONLY!</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Faight must be left in the same condition that we find it; all trash and detritus must be cleared out of the facility before we leave at 6pm.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">The SFCAG will promote this event through social media, posters, and word of mouth. &nbsp;We ask that you do the same!</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">The SFCAG has 6 6&#39; tables that may be loaned out on a first come, first served basis. &nbsp;A deposit of $20/table will be refunded when the table is returned in good condition to the SFCAG. &nbsp;Notify Ava Kaye if you want to borrow a table.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">If necessary, the SFCAG will rent tables and 2 chairs from an outside vendor for you at a fee of $30. &nbsp;Please let Ava know if you need this service. &nbsp;Table &amp; chair rentals must be secured no later than 2 weeks before the Holiday Market.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">If you have any questions, please email us at&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:info@sfcag.org?subject=Holiday Market" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;">info@sfcag.org</a>!</li></ul>

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