The Potters Guild of Baltimore

Category: Guild Also called: The Potters Guild; Baltimore Potters Guild Last checked: 2026-08-29

What it is

The Potters Guild of Baltimore is a juried clay-center guild in Baltimore, MD. Its About page mission: “The Guild is a clay center dedicated to increasing awareness and appreciation of the ceramic arts. We offer juried membership opportunities, shared studio space and gallery space featuring curated exhibitions.” The homepage tagline is Create • Educate • Connect. The site title misspells the city as “Balitmore”; the legal/public name used in body copy is The Potters Guild of Baltimore. It is not a commercial clay supplier.

Who it’s for

Juried members who share the Meadow Mill studio; students who want seasonal wheel, handbuilding, sculpture, or jewelry classes taught by studio members; and the public who want weekend gallery hours or sales. The Members page says seasoned and emerging artists work side by side (handbuilt and wheel-thrown functional pottery, sculpture, figure work, fine art, and wearables). As of the check date that page also says membership is not being offered because the guild is at full capacity.

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party Baltimore guild site with a printed street address, weekend gallery hours, a priced Fall 2026 class grid, and dated 2026 shows — not a scraped directory card.

• Contact page: 3600 Clipper Mill Rd #101, Baltimore, MD 21211; bmorepottersguild@gmail.com; (410) 235-4884. About page: Meadow Mill, a rehabilitated factory in Hampden/Woodberry, on Baltimore Light Rail at the Woodberry stop.
• About / homepage: gallery open Saturday and Sunday 12–6 p.m. Studio equipment printed on About: 12 wheels, 4 large hand-building tables, glaze room, separate glaze-mixing room, slab roller, extruder, pug mill, and 4 kilns.
• Classes page, 2026 sessions printed: Winter 12 weeks January 5–March 27; Spring 12 weeks April 6–June 26; Summer 6–8 weeks July 6–August 14/28; Fall 10 weeks September 14–November 20. Fall 10-week class $330. Registration opens September 2 (Wednesday) at 9:00 p.m. A class includes open studio (with prior sign-up), 25 lbs clay, studio glazes, and bisque and glaze firings (limits may apply). BIPOC students: 20% reimbursement after paying in full (email bmorepottersguildtreasurer@gmail.com).
• Fall 2026 titles printed: Monday Slabs Class (Rory Engle-Pratt); Tuesday Morning Hand building (Anna Crooks); Tuesday Clay and Fire: Wood Firing Basics and Beyond (Jim Dugan); Wednesday Developing your Practice (Jen Wilfong); Wednesday Night Pottery Party (Adam Conway and Dahye Yoo); Thursday Beginner Wheel Throwing and Hand Building (Diane Wacks and Diana Adhikari); Thursday Wheel Throwing for All Skill Levels (Stephanie Wicker).
• Events page 2026: New Member Show opening Saturday, September 26, 2026, 6:00–8:00 p.m.; “Boundless Charm” applications August 1–September 30, 2026 — a juried exhibition “of local ceramic arts presented in concert with the 2027 NCECA Annual Conference,” exhibition dates March 8–13, 2027, opening Thursday, March 11, 6–9 p.m.; Half Price Sale February 21–22, 2026.

Hours, class lists, and event times above are what the official pages showed on the check date. They can change. Use the Classes or Events listing before treating any date as fixed.

Official URL

Guild site: https://www.pottersguild.org/

About: https://www.pottersguild.org/about

Contact: https://www.pottersguild.org/contact

Classes (Fall 2026 grid): https://www.pottersguild.org/classes

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

Members: https://www.pottersguild.org/member

Location

The Potters Guild of Baltimore, 3600 Clipper Mill Rd #101, Baltimore, MD 21211. Meadow Mill, Hampden/Woodberry. About page: Light Rail Woodberry stop. Contact page: follows the local school district for weather-related closures.

Phone (410) 235-4884. Email bmorepottersguild@gmail.com.

Notes

• Category is Guild. Juried membership, shared member/student studio, and a member gallery. Classes are taught by studio members. Not a clay manufacturer and not a drop-in commercial studio brand.
• Do not invent a membership count. The Members page prints a named roster and says new membership is closed “due to full capacity” with openings “often” each year. Follow their newsletter or Instagram for openings — do not email them on Clay Plaza’s behalf.
• Fall class price printed on 2026-08-29: $330 for 10 weeks. Do not invent other session prices. BIPOC 20% is a reimbursement, not an automatic checkout code.
• NCECA: the Events page itself says Boundless Charm is presented in concert with the 2027 NCECA Annual Conference. That is the only NCECA wording on the pages checked. Do not invent a standing NCECA affiliation.
• Wood-fire class note (Jim Dugan listing): the Guild does not have a wood/salt/soda kiln; students may fire at regional kilns at an additional cost (amount not printed).
• Not affiliated with Clay Plaza.

FAQ

Q: Can I join the guild right now? A: Not from the Members page as of 2026-08-29. That page says they are “currently not offering membership at the guild due to full capacity” and that positions “often open up new positions every year.” Watch https://www.pottersguild.org/member plus their newsletter and Instagram.

Q: What do Fall 2026 classes cost, and what is included? A: The Classes page prices a 10-week Fall class at $330. Registration opens September 2 at 9:00 p.m. Fall session dates: September 14–November 20. Included (same page): open studio with prior sign-up, 25 lbs clay, studio glazes, and bisque and glaze firings (limits may apply). Confirm the live listing at https://www.pottersguild.org/classes.

Q: When is the gallery open, and what 2026 shows are printed? A: About and Events pages: Saturday and Sunday 12–6 p.m. Events page (checked 2026-08-29): New Member Show opening September 26, 2026, 6–8 p.m.; Boundless Charm applications through September 30, 2026 (show March 8–13, 2027); Half Price Sale February 21–22, 2026. Address: 3600 Clipper Mill Rd #101, Baltimore, MD 21211.