Lawrence Potters’ Guild

The Lawrence Potters’ Guild is a membership organization for potters and ceramic artists in Lawrence, Kansas, open to anyone for $20 a year, that meets bi-monthly and runs workshops, demos, member sales and a scholarship.

Official URL: https://lawrencepottersguild.com/

Last checked: 2026-10-22

Category: Guild Also called: LPG; Lawrence Potters Guild; lawrencepottersguild.com

Who it’s for

Wheel throwers, hand and slab builders, ceramic jewelry makers and other clay artists in Lawrence and northeast Kansas who want workshops, group sales and a local clay community. All ages and skill levels are welcome.

Why it’s listed

This is the guild’s own site, with membership terms, an events page and a scholarship page. It is a members’ guild, not a studio, school or shop.

• Home page (checked 2026-10-22): “a group of ceramic artists who get together to promote, sell and enjoy the art of clay. Anyone is welcome to join!” Membership is $20/year and includes access to workshops, sales events and special events.
• About page: “a collection of ceramic artists from Lawrence, KS and surrounding areas”; member benefits are workshops, demos, group sales, special events, bi-monthly meetings (attendance not required), exhibitions and collaborative projects.
• Events page: LPG Spring Sale (May 9, 2026, 10 am–4 pm, Lawrence Public Library lawn, 707 Vermont St., free and open to the public); bi-monthly member meetings in the library’s lower-level meeting room; a slip trailing workshop with Phyll Klima; and a Final Friday show of members’ work at Phoenix Underground Gallery, 825 Massachusetts St.
• Scholarships page: a 2026 Scholarship application, due March 15, 2026.

Official URL

Home: https://lawrencepottersguild.com/

About: https://lawrencepottersguild.com/about/

Events: https://lawrencepottersguild.com/events/

Scholarships: https://lawrencepottersguild.com/scholarships/

(First-party guild site checked 2026-10-22. Every cited URL returned HTTP 200 to curl -sL -m 30 inside timeout 40 with a Chrome User-Agent and browser Accept headers, spaced 3 seconds apart. The join/contact page is a form only and is not cited; no form was submitted.)

Location

The guild has no building or phone. Member meetings are held at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St., Lawrence, KS 66044, and public sales have been held on the library lawn. Contact is through the site’s form or the guild’s Instagram and Facebook.

This is a guild. It is not a studio or a supplier.

Notes

• Category is Guild: membership dues, meetings, workshops and member sales; no classes for hire or shared studio.
• The events page lists dates from 2025 and May 2026 and points to Instagram and Facebook for current events, so check there for the next sale or meeting.
• Kansas already has Bracker’s Good Earth Clays (a supplier, also in Lawrence). This is the first Kansas guild (checked local files, GitHub main and live clayplaza.com on 2026-10-22; not listed).
• Not affiliated with Clay Plaza.
• No Clay Plaza contact, membership, form, purchase or publication action was taken.
• Image: the guild’s own logo (LPGLogoWeb500.png, used on the site) saved as lawrence-potters-guild.png, PNG 1024 × 500. No og:image.

FAQ

Q: How much does it cost to join the Lawrence Potters’ Guild?
A: $20 a year on the check date. Anyone is welcome, at any skill level.

Q: Where does the guild meet?
A: Bi-monthly in the lower-level meeting rooms of the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St., Lawrence, KS. Attendance is optional.

Q: Does the guild hold pottery sales?
A: Yes. It holds public sales of members’ work, such as the Spring Sale on the library lawn on May 9, 2026, and takes part in events like Final Friday.

Q: Does it offer scholarships?
A: Yes. It ran a 2026 scholarship with applications due March 15, 2026.

Q: Is it a studio where I can take classes?
A: No. It is a members’ guild with workshops and demos, not a class studio.