Midlands Clay Arts Society

The Midlands Clay Arts Society is a membership organization for potters and clay artists in the Midlands of South Carolina, founded in 1987 and based in Columbia, that holds monthly meetings with guest speakers, members-first workshops and two member sales a year.

Official URL: https://www.midlandsclay.com/

Last checked: 2026-10-21

Category: Guild Also called: MCAS; Midlands Clay; Midlands Clay Arts; midlandsclay.com

Who it’s for

Hobby and professional clay artists of any style or skill level in the Columbia and greater Midlands area of South Carolina who want meetings, workshops and a place to sell their work.

Why it’s listed

It is a membership society of clay artists with its own website, a membership page and a current events calendar. It does not run a public studio or sell supplies.

• Home page (checked 2026-10-21): “Founded in 1987, the Midlands Clay Arts Society is dedicated to fostering fellowship, education, and creativity among local potters and clay artists.” It says “There is a place for everyone, no matter your style or skill level.”
• Membership page: monthly meetings on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 6:30 PM, usually at the Columbia Art Center (1217 Taylor St., Columbia, SC), every month except June, July and December, usually opening with a guest speaker. A couple of 1–2-day weekend workshops a year are offered to members first, then to the wider clay community. Two member sales a year, in spring and between Thanksgiving and the December holidays; anyone can attend, only members can sell.
• Upcoming events page: Workshop: Printing with AMACO Inks, Saturday, October 24, 2026 (AM session 9 am–12:30 pm, PM session 1:30–5 pm); Monthly Meeting, Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 6:30 pm, Columbia Art Center; Midlands Clay Arts Holiday Sale, Thursday, December 3 (11 am–8 pm), Friday, December 4 (11 am–7 pm) and Saturday, December 5 (10 am–4 pm), 2026, at Stormwater Studios, 413 Pendleton Street, Columbia, free and open to the public.
• The site does not print current dues; joining is through the membership page’s sign-up, which was not used.

Dates are what the site showed on the check date and may change.

Official URL

Home: https://www.midlandsclay.com/

Membership: https://www.midlandsclay.com/membership

Upcoming events: https://www.midlandsclay.com/upcoming-events

(First-party society site checked 2026-10-21. Every cited URL returned HTTP 200 to curl -sL with a Chrome User-Agent and browser Accept headers, spaced 3 seconds apart. https://www.midlandsclay.com/about returned 404 and is not cited.)

Location

Columbia, South Carolina. Meetings: Columbia Art Center, 1217 Taylor St., Columbia, SC. Holiday Sale: Stormwater Studios, 413 Pendleton St., Columbia, SC. No phone or office address is printed; contact is by email and the site’s sign-up, which were not used.

This is a guild (clay arts society). It is not a studio or a supplier.

Notes

• Category is Guild: a membership society with meetings, workshops and member sales.
• Older third-party listings mention $20 individual / $30 household dues and a 1928 Calhoun St. meeting address; those are not on the official site and are not used here.
• South Carolina already has Hollowed Earth Pottery (Studio) and Clay-King (Supplier); this is the first South Carolina guild (checked GitHub main and live clayplaza.com on 2026-10-21; not listed).
• Not affiliated with Clay Plaza.
• No Clay Plaza contact, membership sign-up, form, purchase, account or publication action was taken.
• Image: the society’s own logo (mcas circle blue, the site’s header logo and og:image, from its Squarespace media, served as WebP), saved as midlands-clay-arts-society.png, PNG 1500 × 1500.

FAQ

Q: When does the Midlands Clay Arts Society meet?
A: The third Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm, usually at the Columbia Art Center, 1217 Taylor St., Columbia, SC, except in June, July and December. The next listed meeting is November 17, 2026.

Q: Who can join?
A: Anyone in the Midlands area who works with clay, at any style or skill level. Join through the membership page.

Q: When is the Holiday Sale?
A: December 3–5, 2026 at Stormwater Studios, 413 Pendleton St., Columbia. It is free and open to the public; only members sell.

Q: Does it offer workshops?
A: Yes, a couple a year, offered to members first. On October 24, 2026 it has a Printing with AMACO Inks workshop in morning and afternoon sessions.

Q: How old is the society?
A: It was founded in 1987.