Ann Arbor Potters Guild

Category: Guild Also called: The Potters Guild; The Potters Guild Ann Arbor; AAPG; pottersguild.net Last checked: 2026-10-01

What it is

The Ann Arbor Potters Guild (site title The Potters Guild) is a cooperative member potters organization in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Homepage About: a cooperative non-profit comprising over fifty members who share studio administration; work ranges across functional pottery, sculpture, tile, and wearable art; firings include low-fire oxidation, raku, smoke firing, and high-fire reduction. Membership page: approximately forty-five permanent members plus adjunct, inactive, emeritus, and associate categories; kiln space for members is earned by labor; materials paid for by dues; equipment shared by students and members. The Guild holds two sales per year at the studio (first weekend in June and first weekend in December) and has participated in the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair since 1959. It also runs public student classes and occasional workshops. It is not a commercial clay supplier and not a drop-in open-membership teaching franchise — cooperative guild membership is by application and vote.

Who it’s for

Accomplished clay artists seeking cooperative studio membership (Visiting Potter, Adjunct/Intern → Resident → Full Permanent) who will share cleaning, clay-making, kiln work, and sales labor; and students who want a 14-week evening class session with lab hours. Distinct from the statewide Michigan Ceramic Art Association (already listed). Not a substitute for a retail clay warehouse.

Why it’s listed

This is the first-party Ann Arbor Potters Guild domain (pottersguild.net) with a printed Hill Street address, dated 2026 sale and adjunct-application deadline, printed student-class fee, and cooperative membership rules — not a scraped directory card.

• Contact / location (homepage + membership/classes footers, checked 2026-10-01): 201 Hill St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Phone (734) 663-4970. Board email for membership interest printed as pgbdmembers@umich.edu.
• Cooperative identity (homepage + Membership, checked today): 50+ members on About; Membership page ~45 permanent plus adjunct/emeritus/associate/inactive. Shared equipment; kiln space earned by points/labor; dues fund materials. Visiting Potter (3–6 months), Adjunct Intern then Resident (up to 2 years), Full Permanent (three-quarters vote), Emeritus (quarter dues; up to 10,000 fire points), Associate, Inactive, Special, Honorary — rules printed on Membership.
• Adjunct applications (Apply to be a Member, checked today): accepting Adjunct Membership applications; deadline December 12, 2026. Show of 5 pieces from last 2–3 years; drop-off when a member is present (call ahead). Membership Chair named Jeri Hollister on the page. Acceptance not guaranteed if no shelf space.
• Student classes (Classes / Class Signup, checked today): two 14-week sessions (Fall and Winter); one evening weekly 7–10 p.m.; two groups of up to 14 students each. Fee printed $490 includes materials, firing, and studio time. Scholarship of up to $490 per session noted; winter/spring scholarships issued; new scholarships available Fall 2026. Thursday class with Jon Van Eyk noted full at check. Lab Hours page: student lab windows printed (e.g. 4–6 p.m. with class-night extensions).
• Sales / workshops (site banners + Workshops, checked today): Next Sale June 6th and 7th, 2026 printed site-wide. Workshops page: raku workshop with Jane White and Susan Salmaron Saturday–Sunday October 12–13, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., cost $150 (registration open at check); limited to 20 participants.

Dues dollar amounts for full permanent membership were not printed as a public number on the checked Membership pages (copy says Visiting/Adjunct pay the same dues as permanent, pro-rated). Confirm current dues with the Guild before treating any dues figure as fixed. Class, workshop, and sale dates above are what official pages showed on the check date and can change.

Official URL

https://www.pottersguild.net/

Membership: https://www.pottersguild.net/membership

Apply to be a Member: https://www.pottersguild.net/apply-to-be-a-member

Classes / Class Signup: https://www.pottersguild.net/classes

Lab Hours: https://www.pottersguild.net/lab

Workshops: https://www.pottersguild.net/workshops

(Canonical first-party Squarespace site checked 2026-10-01.)

Location

Ann Arbor Potters Guild: 201 Hill St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Phone (734) 663-4970.

This is a member potters association / cooperative guild. It is not filed as a commercial supply house. Student classes and workshops are guild programs, not a separate commercial teaching-studio brand.

Notes

• Category is Guild: cooperative membership, sales, juried adjunct path, student classes as guild education. Not a supplier.
• First Ann Arbor / Washtenaw cooperative-guild listing. Distinct from Michigan Ceramic Art Association (statewide). Keep separate from Lapidary / Mahjong / Bee / Bonsai directories.
• Full permanent dues dollars not on the public Membership page at check — do not invent them.
• About “over fifty” vs Membership “approximately forty-five permanent” — both first-party; cite as printed.
• Class fee, workshop fee, sale dates, and application deadline were transcribed from official pages checked on 2026-10-01 and may change.
• Not affiliated with Clay Plaza.
• No Clay Plaza contact, purchase, booking, or publication action was taken.
• First-party 2026 sales banner saved beside this listing as ann-arbor-potters-guild.png (from pottersguild.net Squarespace CDN PG 2026 AllSales art, 1500 × 258). No separate small wordmark logo was exposed without login.

FAQ

Q: How do I become a member?
A: Apply page (checked 2026-10-01): Adjunct applications accepted with deadline December 12, 2026; present 5 recent pieces; membership vote/space rules apply. Visiting Potter inquiries go through the board (pgbdmembers@umich.edu). Full dues dollars were not printed publicly at check — ask the Guild.

Q: What do student classes cost?
A: Classes page: $490 per 14-week session includes materials, firing, and studio time. Two evening groups (7–10 p.m.), up to 14 students each. Scholarships up to $490; Fall 2026 scholarship cycle noted. Confirm seats on the live Class Signup page.

Q: Is the Ann Arbor Potters Guild a teaching studio chain or a clay supplier?
A: Neither as its Clay Plaza category. It is a cooperative member potters guild that also offers limited student classes and workshops. For open monthly studio membership elsewhere use a Studio listing; for moist clay retail use a Supplier listing.