Spokane Potters' Guild

Category: Guild Also called: SPG; Spokane Potters Guild; Spokane Potter’s Guild; spokanepottersguild.org Last checked: 2026-09-25

What it is

Spokane Potters’ Guild (SPG) is a nonprofit, volunteer-run potters guild in Spokane, Washington. According to its homepage, it began in 1977 as part of the Spokane YWCA, and some founding members are still involved. Its FAQ describes it as a 501(c)(3) with no paid staff: monitors, teachers, kiln/pug/maintenance teams, and the board are all volunteers. Its stated mission is to promote knowledge of the ceramic arts and to provide a supportive organization and facility for non-production ceramic artists of all skill levels. SPG runs quarterly 8-week classes, member open studio, workshops, raku firings, and an annual Souper Bowl fundraiser. It is not a retail clay supplier (its FAQ sends supply shoppers to a local store) and not a commercial for-profit studio.

Who it’s for

Adults 18+ who have taken an SPG 8-week class and want low-cost, volunteer-based open studio access and a vote in guild affairs. Also beginners who want a $60 Clay Basics intro or a $215 8-week class. Under-18s are sent to other Spokane studios. Kiln space is not rented to outside potters: only work made with SPG clay by students and open-studio members is fired.

Why it’s listed

This is the first-party Spokane potters guild domain (spokanepottersguild.org). It publishes annual dues ($125/year), monthly open-studio fees ($35 / $45), class tuition ($60 / $215), studio clay prices, a street address, and weekly studio hours. It is not a scraped directory card.

• Contact / location (Contact page + site header, checked 2026-09-25): 1404 North Fiske Street, Spokane, Washington 99202; phone 509-532-8225; email info@spokanepottersguild.org. Printed hours: Mon–Fri 10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.; Sat 12:00–3:00 p.m.; Sun closed. Because the studio is volunteer-run, the site asks visitors to call before dropping in.
• Annual Membership dues (Pricing + FAQ, checked today): $125/year. Due January 1, or half price when joining after June 30. Benefits: access to all studio equipment and services, a locker if available, a vote at the Annual Board Meeting, eligibility to run for the board, selling at board-approved events, luster firings, and (per the FAQ) two bags of recycled clay. Annual Members commit to volunteer service. The shop checkout lists Annual Membership variants of $120 (including locker) and $60 (no locker / half-year), so confirm the current amount at checkout.
• Open studio (Pricing + FAQ + shop, checked today): $35/month for Annual Members (the shop also shows $40 for Annual Members without a locker) and $45/month for non-member participants. Pay on the first day you use the studio in a given month, and months do not have to be consecutive. Part-time volunteers pay $22.50, and full-time volunteers and current students pay $0 (shop variants). To be eligible you must take an 8-week SPG class and attend at least 12 hours of instruction.
• Classes (Pricing + Classes, checked today): Clay Basics $60 (2 weeks); Wheel Throwing $215 and Hand Building $215 (8 weeks, 2–3 hours per week, including 25 lb of commercial clay, glazes, all firings, and open studio when available). Current wheel schedule: Mon, Wed, Thu 6–8 p.m., Thu 12–2 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Handbuilding: Tue 12–2 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Sessions run quarterly except in summer.
• Studio clay (Pricing, checked today; 25 lb bags; price covers clay, firings, and studio glazes; only SPG-purchased clay is fired): CKK6 $40, Sea Mix $35, Speckled Buff $55, Kalamath Red $40, Kalamath Yellow $40, Recycled White $22 / Recycled Red $25 when available. Annual-Member-only specialty clays: Eclipse $50, Seattle Freeze $60, Kalamath Brown $50.
• Events (site banner + events page, checked today): member raku firing scheduled for October 10; 2026 Souper Bowl fundraiser on November 7 (locally made soups and pottery for sale).

The dues, fees, clay prices, address, and hours above are what the official pages showed on the check date. The Pricing page says prices may change, and the $125 Pricing/FAQ figure differs from the $120/$60 checkout variants. Check the live spokanepottersguild.org Pricing page and checkout before treating any figure as fixed.

Official URL

https://spokanepottersguild.org/

Pricing: https://spokanepottersguild.org/pages/pricing

Memberships: https://spokanepottersguild.org/pages/memberships

Classes: https://spokanepottersguild.org/pages/classes

Contact / hours: https://spokanepottersguild.org/pages/contact

FAQs: https://spokanepottersguild.org/pages/faqs

(Canonical first-party site checked 2026-09-25. www redirects to the bare domain. The site runs on Shopify.)

Location

Spokane Potters’ Guild: 1404 North Fiske Street, Spokane, WA 99202. Phone 509-532-8225. Printed hours are Mon–Fri 10 a.m.–8 p.m. and Sat 12–3 p.m., closed Sunday. Call ahead, since the studio is staffed by volunteers.

This is a volunteer nonprofit guild studio with member open studio and public classes. It is not a retail supply store and not a for-profit teaching franchise.

Notes

• Category is Guild: a member-governed nonprofit potters guild (annual members vote and serve on the board) with a shared studio and classes. Not a clay manufacturer or retailer.
• Distinct from already-listed Washington cards (Washington Clay Arts Association, Seward Park Clay Studio, Pottery Northwest, Seattle Pottery Supply, The Clay Corner). This is an eastern Washington / Spokane association. Keep separate from the Lapidary / Mahjong / Bee / Bonsai directories.
• The $125/year dues (checkout shows $120/$60), $35/$40/$45 monthly open studio, $60/$215 classes, clay bag prices, class times, and Fiske Street hours were transcribed from official pages checked on 2026-09-25 and may change.
• The site’s Board Meetings page currently shows Souper Bowl event copy rather than a recurring board-meeting date. No fixed monthly meeting schedule was citeable on the check date.
• Not affiliated with Clay Plaza.
• No Clay Plaza contact, purchase, booking, or publication action was taken.
• First-party logo saved beside this listing as spokane-potters-guild.jpg (from spokanepottersguild.org Shopify files, SPG_logo_giftcard.png, which is also the og:image: “SPOKANE POTTERS’ GUILD” wordmark with a terracotta bottle mark, flattened onto white).

FAQ

Q: What are membership dues?
A: The Pricing page and FAQ (checked 2026-09-25) list Annual Membership at $125 per year, due January 1, or half price after June 30. The checkout currently shows $120 with a locker and $60 without a locker / half-year. Monthly open studio costs $35 for Annual Members ($40 without a locker at checkout) or $45 for non-member participants. You must first complete an SPG 8-week class.

Q: When is the studio open and when are classes?
A: The Contact page lists Mon–Fri 10am–8pm and Sat 12–3pm, closed Sunday. It is volunteer-run, so call 509-532-8225 before dropping in. Wheel classes meet Mon/Wed/Thu 6–8pm, Thu 12–2pm, and Sat 10am–12pm. Handbuilding meets Tue 12–2pm and Sat 10am–12pm. 8-week classes cost $215 and Clay Basics costs $60.

Q: Can I buy supplies or fire my own work at SPG?
A: No. SPG sells studio clay only to its students and open-studio members and is not a retail supply store. Its kilns fire only work made with SPG clay by students and members, and kiln space is not rented out. For supplies use a ceramic supplier, and for unlimited commercial open studio without a class prerequisite use a teaching studio.