Nevada Clay Guild

Category: Guild Also called: NCG; Nevada Clay Guild (Las Vegas); nvclay.org; nevadaclayguild.org Last checked: 2026-10-08

What it is

The Nevada Clay Guild (NCG) is a membership organization for clay artists in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada. Its Our Mission page says the Guild “spreads the joy and passion of clay and promotes The Ceramic Arts in the Las Vegas Valley” and is “a creative community brought together by our love of clay,” offering chances to “learn and share skills…, exchange ideas with professional and emerging artists, and exhibit and sell member art.” The homepage tagline is “Inspiring excellence and growth in clay art through education, exhibition and a cooperative spirit,” and the footer says “Sharing our passion since 1990.” The Volunteering page calls it “an all-volunteer organization.” It has no shared studio, class schedule, or retail counter. It is a dues-based guild, not a teaching studio and not a supplier.

Who it’s for

Clay artists in the Las Vegas area. The Mission page names “professional artists, ceramic sculptors, hobbyists, teachers, and students,” and the homepage covers throwing, hand building, sculpting, slip casting, low/mid/high fire, raku, salt, and wood firing. It suits members who want socials, subsidized workshops, a members-only annual exhibit, a juried guild booth at local art festivals, and volunteer outreach such as Empty Bowls. Nevada full-time high school and undergraduate students can join at a student rate. Graduating Nevada high school ceramics students may apply for the Guild scholarship. Not a place to take a wheel course or rent studio time; use a Studio listing for that.

Why it’s listed

This is the first-party NCG Squarespace domain (nvclay.org; nevadaclayguild.org redirects there) with a printed mission, a named elected Board with role emails, a membership form stating dues, a dated 2026 events calendar, and scholarship and volunteering pages, not a scraped directory card.

• Contact (Contact Us and About Us pages, checked 2026-10-08): role emails at nevadaclayguild.org, e.g. membership@nevadaclayguild.org, president@nevadaclayguild.org, vp@nevadaclayguild.org. No street address or phone is printed.
• Dues (Get Involved: embedded membership form, checked today): One year membership $40; Two year membership $70; One year student membership $15 (Nevada residents who are full-time high school or undergraduate students). Payment is by Zelle or PayPal (credit/debit via PayPal) after the form is submitted.
• Member benefits (Membership page, checked today): quarterly newsletter; invitations to socials and gatherings on technique, glazing, and sales/marketing; local subsidized workshops including raku and saggar firings; members-only exhibits including the Annual Exhibit at the Sahara West Library Gallery; selling under the Guild banner at local art shows; the annual Empty Bowls event; members-only Facebook group and Instagram; discounts on clay and materials.
• 2026 calendar (Events page, checked today): 2026 NCG Annual Member Exhibit, Aug 13 – Oct 24, 2026, Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave, Las Vegas (members only, up to two pieces each); Member Meet-Up at Sahara West Library (Sep 19, 2026); Christina Orthwein handbuilding workshops at Oasis Pottery (Sep 26–27, 2026); 30th Annual Summerlin Festival of Arts, Oct 9–11, 2026 (NCG-sponsored booth for juried members); Empty Bowls Bowl-a-thon (Oct 10, 2026) and Glaze-a-thon (Nov 7, 2026) at Silverado High School; Spooktacular Fall Social with the Sun City Anthem Ceramics Club (Oct 25, 2026); Empty Bowls Fundraiser, Nov 19, 2026, 6:00–8:00 PM, Silverado High School, benefiting Three Square Food Bank. Earlier 2026 items included the New Year Party (Jan 31), a raku workshop at Lake Fire Studio (Apr 25), and the Art Festival of Henderson (May 9–10).
• Governance (About Us page, checked today): Board positions are 24-month terms, and members vote them in. Listed officers include DeAnne Wolfgram (President), Beth Christensen (Vice President), Lynn Jax (Secretary), Jennifer Davison (Treasurer), and Yasmine Redding (Membership). The page also lists Newsletter, Activities, Social Media, and Webmaster chairs. Board meetings are quarterly, and member meetings/activities are monthly.
• Scholarship (Scholarship page, checked today): for Nevada high school seniors with two or more years of Ceramic Arts, a GPA of 2.5 or higher, and good attendance. Applications go through the Public Education Foundation. Funds are paid to the college over two semesters.

Dues and dates above are what the official pages and the embedded form showed on the check date. Confirm on the live Get Involved and Events pages before treating any figure as fixed.

Official URL

https://www.nvclay.org/

Our Mission: https://www.nvclay.org/about

Membership (benefits): https://www.nvclay.org/membership

Get Involved (membership form and dues): https://www.nvclay.org/get-involved

Events: https://www.nvclay.org/events

Happenings: https://www.nvclay.org/happenings

About Us (Board): https://www.nvclay.org/aboutus

Contact Us: https://www.nvclay.org/contact-us

Scholarship: https://www.nvclay.org/scholarship

Volunteering: https://www.nvclay.org/volunteering

(Canonical first-party Squarespace site checked 2026-10-08; every cited URL returned HTTP 200 to curl with a browser User-Agent. https://nevadaclayguild.org/ and https://www.nevadaclayguild.org/ both 301 to https://www.nvclay.org/.)

Location

Nevada Clay Guild: Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (Clark County area). No street address or phone published. Contact membership@nevadaclayguild.org. Venues rotate: the 2026 Annual Member Exhibit is at Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89117. Empty Bowls work sessions and the fundraiser are at Silverado High School (ceramics room, 1650 Silver Hawk Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89123, per the 2025 event entries). Socials and workshops are held at members’ and local studios.

This is a member clay guild / all-volunteer association. It is not filed as a teaching studio or a supply house.

Notes

• Category is Guild: dues-paying member association with an elected Board, member exhibits, juried festival booths, and volunteer outreach. No studio, classes, or retail clay. Workshops happen at partner studios.
• First Nevada listing on Clay Plaza in any category (Mountain West outside CO/AZ/UT/NM/MT). Away from recent RI/WI/LA, CA/HI/MO, SC/CO/AZ, OR/PA/FL, and TX/MI/MN geos. Not the rejected Clay Arts Vegas, which is a separate Las Vegas studio business. Distinct from already-listed Arizona Clay Association and Clay Arts Utah. Keep separate from Lapidary / Mahjong / Bee / Bonsai directories.
• Stale homepage block: the homepage still shows “Now on View: 2025 NCG Member Exhibit … May 29 – August 2,” while Events and Happenings show the 2026 exhibit (Aug 13 – Oct 24, 2026). The 2026 exhibit entry also carries leftover 2025 text (“Dates: August 13 – October 24, 2025”; pick-up “Sunday, October 25, 2025”), but its header, calendar dates, and drop-off line (“Wednesday, August 12, 2026”) say 2026. Cite the 2026 calendar dates.
• Domain split: the website is nvclay.org, while all role emails use nevadaclayguild.org (which redirects to nvclay.org). The Volunteering page gives vicepresident@nevadaclayguild.org, while About Us and Events use vp@nevadaclayguild.org. Cite as printed.
• “Sharing our passion since 1990” is the only founding-date cue. No incorporation or 501(c)(3) status is stated on the pages checked, so none is claimed here.
• The homepage has a PayPal donation block for the General Fund or Scholarship Fund. No Amazon or affiliate links were found.
• Dues were transcribed from the official membership form checked on 2026-10-08 and may change.
• Not affiliated with Clay Plaza.
• No Clay Plaza contact, purchase, registration, or publication action was taken.
• First-party logo saved beside this listing as nevada-clay-guild.png (“NCG Logo.png” Nevada Clay Guild arch-and-pots mark on flames, from the site’s mobile header, Squarespace CDN WEBP→PNG 1080 × 1080).

FAQ

Q: How much does it cost to join the Nevada Clay Guild?
A: The membership form on Get Involved (checked 2026-10-08) lists $40 for one year, $70 for two years, and $15 for a one-year student membership for Nevada residents who are full-time high school or undergraduate students. You pay by Zelle or PayPal after submitting the form.

Q: What do members get?
A: The Membership page lists a quarterly newsletter, socials, subsidized workshops (including raku and saggar firings), members-only exhibits such as the Annual Exhibit at Sahara West Library, selling under the Guild banner at local art shows, the Empty Bowls event, members-only social media groups, and discounts on clay and materials.

Q: What is Empty Bowls?
A: The Guild’s yearly fundraiser with Silverado High School for Three Square Food Bank. In 2026, members throw bowls at the Bowl-a-thon (Oct 10) and glaze them at the Glaze-a-thon (Nov 7). The Empty Bowls Fundraiser is Nov 19, 2026, 6:00–8:00 PM, at Silverado High School (Events page).

Q: Where can I see Guild members’ work?
A: The 2026 NCG Annual Member Exhibit runs Aug 13 – Oct 24, 2026, at the Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas. The Guild also sponsors a juried member booth at the 30th Annual Summerlin Festival of Arts, Oct 9–11, 2026 (Events page).

Q: Does the Nevada Clay Guild offer classes or studio space?
A: No class schedule or shared studio is described on the official site. It is an all-volunteer guild that sponsors workshops at partner studios and runs exhibits, sales, and outreach. For classes or studio time use a Studio listing. For clay and glaze use a Supplier listing.