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PennOhio Clay Guild

Guild New Castle, PA

Website
https://www.pennohioclayguild.org/
Location
43 S. Jefferson Street, New Castle, PA 16101; (724) 201-1989; info@pennohioclayguild.org; volunteer-run community studio (24/7 access for Studio members)
Last checked
2026-10-02

Category: Guild Also called: POCG; Penn Ohio Clay Guild; PennOhio; pennohioclayguild.org Last checked: 2026-10-02

What it is

The PennOhio Clay Guild (POCG) is a volunteer-led nonprofit clay artists’ collective serving Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio. Homepage: dedicated to making ceramic arts accessible across the region; in 2024 POCG purchased a building in downtown New Castle, PA, and is building it into a fully equipped clay studio and resource hub. Membership and Main Clay Studio pages describe Supporting, Studio, and Satellite membership types; a communal Main Clay Studio with 24/7 access for Studio members; artist suites; and a Clay Shoppe “soon to be” provider of supplies. It is not a commercial clay manufacturer and not a drop-in franchise teaching studio — membership is contribution-based and members are expected to contribute time/talent as well as treasure.

Who it’s for

Aspiring and established clay artists (and pottery enthusiasts) who want guild community plus studio access on a sliding-scale contribution model; Satellite members who keep a home studio but want library/day-pass access; and supporters who fund the guild without studio needs. Distinct from statewide or metro guilds already listed elsewhere. Not a substitute for a retail clay warehouse.

Why it’s listed

This is the first-party PennOhio Clay Guild domain (pennohioclayguild.org) with a printed Jefferson Street address, printed sliding-scale contribution tiers, Main Clay Studio resource list, and cooperative/volunteer identity — not a scraped directory card.

  • Contact / location (homepage footer + Membership, checked 2026-10-02): 43 S. Jefferson Street, New Castle, PA 16101. Phone (724) 201-1989. Email info@pennohioclayguild.org. Membership interest / tours: call Septimus at the same number. Membership questions also note membership@pennohioclayguild.org on the Main Clay Studio FAQ.
  • Membership types & printed contributions (Membership + Main Clay Studio, checked today):
    • Supporting — 1 year; for enthusiasts supporting the guild without studio assistance; retail shop discounts; advance invitations to programs/events. “All who provide financial or in-kind contributions are recognized as Supporting Members for one year” (no public dollar table on the Supporting block at check).
    • Studio — 30-day increments (recurring/renewable); 24/7 Main Clay Studio access; tool/resource lending library; retail experience programme opportunity; discounts on clay/supplies, retail shop, workshops. Optional dedicated shelves/locker/work station / secure semi-private artist suite. Sliding scale printed $40 / $60 / $80 for 30 days (Membership page); Main Clay Studio FAQ also prints $0–40 | $60 | $80 explaining the reduced / at-cost / supporting tiers.
    • Satellite — 1 year; for artists with their own studio; lending library; 3 Main Clay Studio day passes (each 8 hours) plus discounts on additional days; same discount/retail programme notes. Sliding scale $60 / $80 / $100 per year (Membership); Main Clay Studio also prints $0–60 | $80 | $100.
  • Main Clay Studio resources (Main Clay Studio page, checked today): 24/7 access; community kilns and frequent firings; glaze application room; slab rollers; wheels; standing wheel; tools/forms/textures; makerspace & ceramic materials lab (prerequisite training) including glaze lab, Cricut, 3D printer, CNC, laser cutter; communal shelves/lockers; lending library. Building tied to PROJECT: Starfish.
  • Volunteer model (Membership + Main Clay Studio FAQ, checked today): no paid staff; members expected to contribute time, talent, or treasure; “community built on collaboration; not transactions.” Sliding-scale FAQ: first tier for reduced contribution; middle for actual cost; third covers cost and helps others — no income proof required.

Contribution figures and access rules above are what the official pages showed on the check date. Confirm current availability and contribution options by calling for a tour before treating any figure as fixed.

Official URL

https://www.pennohioclayguild.org/

Membership: https://www.pennohioclayguild.org/membership

Main Clay Studio: https://www.pennohioclayguild.org/main-clay-studio

(Canonical first-party Wix site checked 2026-10-02.)

Location

PennOhio Clay Guild: 43 S. Jefferson Street, New Castle, PA 16101. Phone (724) 201-1989. Email info@pennohioclayguild.org.

This is a member potters association / cooperative guild with a communal studio hub. It is not filed as a commercial supply house. Studio access is a guild program, not a separate commercial teaching-studio brand.

Notes

  • Category is Guild: volunteer collective, sliding-scale membership, Main Clay Studio as guild resource. Not a supplier (Clay Shoppe noted as coming soon — do not treat as live shop).
  • First New Castle / Western PA–Eastern OH cooperative-guild listing. Away from Thu TX/MI/MN geos. Keep separate from Lapidary / Mahjong / Bee / Bonsai directories.
  • Supporting-member dollar amounts not printed as a public table at check — do not invent them.
  • Membership page vs Main Clay Studio FAQ both print sliding-scale tiers; cite both ($40/$60/$80 vs $0–40|$60|$80 wording).
  • Contribution and access figures were transcribed from official pages checked on 2026-10-02 and may change.
  • Not affiliated with Clay Plaza.
  • No Clay Plaza contact, purchase, booking, or publication action was taken.
  • First-party POCG emblem saved beside this listing as pennohio-clay-guild.png (rendered from the site’s official Wix SVG favicon / brand mark, 512 × 512).

FAQ

Q: How much is Studio or Satellite membership?
A: Membership and Main Clay Studio (checked 2026-10-02): Studio sliding scale $40 / $60 / $80 per 30 days (FAQ also prints $0–40 | $60 | $80); Satellite $60 / $80 / $100 per year (FAQ $0–60 | $80 | $100). Call (724) 201-1989 to tour and choose a contribution tier. Supporting member dollars were not printed as a public table at check.

Q: What studio access do members get?
A: Studio members: 24/7 Main Clay Studio (wheels, slab rollers, kilns, glaze room, makerspace/lab with prerequisites, lending library). Satellite: 3 studio day passes/year (8 hours each) plus library and discounts. Optional dedicated shelves, lockers, workstations, or artist suites noted for allocation.

Q: Is PennOhio Clay Guild a teaching studio chain or a clay supplier?
A: Neither as its Clay Plaza category. It is a volunteer-run member guild with a communal studio hub. Clay Shoppe supply retail was listed as coming soon — not a live manufacturer shop at check. For open commercial studio membership elsewhere use a Studio listing; for moist clay retail use a Supplier listing.