San Antonio Potters Guild

Category: Guild Also called: SAPG; San Antonio Potters’ Guild Last checked: 2026-09-11

What it is

San Antonio Potters Guild is a San Antonio–area member pottery association. The About Us page states that the Guild was founded in 1995 and is rooted in San Antonio, with members from the city and surrounding areas who share a passion for working with clay. Members include functional potters, ceramic artists, and sculptors; the Guild welcomes creators of all experience levels — professionals, hobbyists, students, and beginners — as well as “friends of clay” (collectors, supporters, and patrons). The printed mission is to support the artistic growth and professional development of its members by providing educational programs, social and community events, and professional development opportunities, and thereby to promote a vibrant ceramic arts community in San Antonio and the surrounding area. Bylaws adopted April 20, 2021 are linked from the homepage. It is not a commercial clay supplier and it is not a drop-in teaching studio with its own permanent public class program as its primary identity.

Who it’s for

Anyone in the greater San Antonio region who makes pottery or ceramic work — beginner through professional — plus supporters of clay who want guild fellowship, free member workshops, scholarship access, juried shows, and member sale opportunities. Join Us benefits printed: free workshops; scholarship opportunities; sell artwork with no vendor fee; juried shows and exhibitions; volunteer opportunities; connect with the local ceramics community. Student membership requires a working school email on the Join form.

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party Texas pottery-guild site with printed annual dues tiers, dated 2026 workshop listings with venues and hours, an active scholarship program with ’26 recipients named on the Scholarship page, and 2026 board-meeting minutes posted on the homepage — not a scraped directory card.

• Join Us / membership levels (checked 2026-09-11): Individual Membership $35.00 (USD) per year; Full-Time Student Membership $15.00 (USD) per year (for full-time students attending a high school, college, or university). Wild Apricot form: subscription period 1 year; renew automatically. Benefits on the same page include free workshops, scholarships, no-vendor-fee sales, juried shows, and volunteer opportunities.
• Events — Monoprint Newsprint Transfers (checked 2026-09-11): Sunday, September 27, 2026, 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM, at Bihl Haus, 2803 Fredericksurg Rd (street spelling as printed on the event page). Presented by Hannah Hurricane Sanchez (Oblate Clay). Space limited; free to current paid SAPG members; registration limited to 20 (waitlist shown when full on the check date). Leatherhard slabs and newsprint provided; participants bring tools/underglazes; firing is the individual’s responsibility.
• Events — Clay Doctors – Avoid Errors and Fix Mistakes (checked 2026-09-11): Sunday, October 18, 2026, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, at Throwin’ Gold Studio, 10506 Gulfdale St. Presentation with Ray Morales and John Nelson (handbuilding, throwing, glazes, kilns/firing Q&A); registration limited to 35.
• Homepage (checked 2026-09-11): general meetings usually monthly with a workshop for members and guests; board meetings bi-monthly; January / March / April 2026 board minutes linked; Empty Bowls listed among committee chairs (support for SAMMinistries Empty Bowls noted in event history and presenter bios). Confirm live Events calendar for Bowl-a-thon and Empty Bowls dates.
• SAPG Scholarship Program: Don Olsen Scholarship Fund (UTSA Southwest Campus ceramics-related tuition for active members) plus SAPG Scholarship Fund for other ceramics programs; three scholarships awarded each year; only one scholarship per member; funds paid directly to the facility. Recent recipients page lists ’26 Maythe del Angel (SAPG General Scholarship) and ’26 Jesus Fernandez (Don Olsen Scholarship), plus 2025 and 2024 names.

Dues, workshop hours, venues, and scholarship wording above are what the official pages showed on the check date. They can change. Confirm on the live Join Us and Events pages before joining or treating any date/fee/address as fixed.

Official URL

https://www.sapotters.org/

Also served via Wild Apricot: https://sanantoniopottersguild.wildapricot.org/

Join Us (dues): https://www.sapotters.org/Join-Us

Events: https://www.sapotters.org/Events

SAPG Scholarship Program: https://sapotters.org/SAPG-Scholarship-Program

Location

Regional member pottery guild serving San Antonio, Texas, and surrounding areas. Meetings and workshops are held at announced local venues (e.g. Bihl Haus; Throwin’ Gold Studio; partner studios such as Oblate Clay / UTSA Ceramics for community bowl-making) rather than a single permanent public member-studio street address as the guild’s primary public identity.

Mailing address printed on Join Us / site footer: 2186 Jackson Keller Rd., Ste. 1079, San Antonio, TX 78213.

Do not treat SAPG as a walk-in classroom enrollment desk or a clay supply warehouse.

Notes

• Category is Guild. Member pottery/ceramics association with printed annual dues, free member workshops, scholarships, juried shows, member sales, Empty Bowls community support, and monthly/bi-monthly meetings. Not a teaching-studio brand and not a clay manufacturer.
• 2026 dues dollar amounts, September 27 and October 18 workshop dates/hours/venues, and ’26 scholarship recipient names are transcribed from official pages checked on 2026-09-11 and may change. The Bihl Haus street line is quoted as printed (“Fredericksurg”).
• Not affiliated with Clay Plaza.
• No Clay Plaza contact, purchase, booking, or publication action was taken.

FAQ

Q: Who can join, and what are the dues?
A: Join Us: open to ceramic makers of all levels and friends of clay in the San Antonio area. Printed annual dues checked 2026-09-11: Individual $35; Full-Time Student $15 (school email required for student level). Confirm live amounts at https://www.sapotters.org/Join-Us

Q: When are upcoming 2026 member workshops?
A: Events page checked 2026-09-11: Monoprint Newsprint Transfers, Sunday September 27, 2026, 10:30 AM–1:30 PM, Bihl Haus (free to current paid members; 20-person cap). Clay Doctors presentation, Sunday October 18, 2026, 1:00 PM–4:00 PM, Throwin’ Gold Studio, 10506 Gulfdale St. Confirm the live Events page before attending.

Q: Does SAPG run a public drop-in pottery studio?
A: No permanent public open-studio classroom brand is the guild’s primary identity on About Us or Join Us. SAPG is a member association that holds workshops, meetings, scholarships, juried shows, member sales, and Empty Bowls support at partner venues. For weekly class-studio practice, use a local teaching studio or your own workspace; join SAPG for association benefits and workshop/scholarship eligibility, not as a substitute for a class-studio membership.