John Bryan Community Pottery

John Bryan Community Pottery (JBCP) is a nonprofit community ceramics studio in Yellow Springs, Ohio, established in 1962, that offers pottery classes, workshops and studio memberships to the Yellow Springs and Southwest Ohio community.

Official URL: https://communitypottery.org/

Last checked: 2026-10-16

Category: Studio Also called: JBCP; John Bryan Pottery; Yellow Springs Community Pottery; communitypottery.org

Who it’s for

Adults and children who want to learn wheel throwing or handbuilding, and independent potters who want a shared studio with shelf space and firings. The mission page says classes are open to people “of all ages, races, orientation and proficiency of working with clay.”

Why it’s listed

This is the studio’s own website. It prints the street address, phone, class prices, membership tiers, the equipment list and a scholarship application. It is not a directory card.

• Description (home page, checked 2026-10-16): “a full service, non-profit ceramics studio located in Yellow Springs, OH. Established in 1962,” offering classes, workshops and studio memberships for over 50 years.
• Mission (Mission page): a 501(c)(3) organization that promotes appreciation of the ceramic arts through classes, workshops, exhibits and facilities for making ceramic work. The studio “is not designed nor intended to serve as a facility for the commercial production of pottery.”
• Classes (Classes page): sold online with a cart. Listings checked today include Handbuilding Pottery (March–April 2027, $250), Wheel Level 2 (March–April 2027, $250), Sweet n Condensed Beginner Wheel (January 2027, $125) and a Raku Christmas Tree Workshop ($85). Several sessions show as sold out.
• Studio memberships (Studio Memberships page): 24/7 access; Tier 1 is 3 shelves at $160/month, Tier 2 is 1 shelf at $100/month. Includes shared tools and glazes, about 6 gas-reduction firings a year, 4+ bisque firings a month, 10+ electric cone 6 firings a year, and options for raku and pit firings.
• Equipment (Studio Equipment page): 15 wheels (Shimpo, Brent C and CXC), a large Brent slab roller, 5 canvas work tables, 2 electric kilns, a downdraft gas reduction kiln, a top-hat raku kiln, a pit kiln and a glaze room (cone 6 and 10).
• Scholarships (Scholarships page): a lottery-selected scholarship covers one six-week pottery class for adults in the Miami Valley region who show financial need.
• History (History of the Studio page): a timeline dated from the early 1960s, including the first reduction kiln in 1972 and the first salt kiln in 1980.

Class dates, prices and availability change by session.

Official URL

https://communitypottery.org/

Mission: https://communitypottery.org/mission

History: https://communitypottery.org/history-of-the-studio

Classes: https://communitypottery.org/classes

Studio Memberships: https://communitypottery.org/studio-memberships

Studio Equipment: https://communitypottery.org/studio-equipment

Scholarships: https://communitypottery.org/scholarships

Map and Directions: https://communitypottery.org/map

Contact: https://communitypottery.org/contact-us

(Canonical first-party site checked 2026-10-16. Every cited URL returned HTTP 200 to curl -sL with a Chrome User-Agent. No 202, 403 or 429.)

Location

John Bryan Community Pottery, 100 Dayton St, Yellow Springs, OH 45387, phone 937-767-9022. Email is printed on the site; it was not used.

This is a studio: classes, workshops and member studio space. It is not a supplier or a guild.

Notes

• Category is Studio. It is a nonprofit studio, not a membership guild.
• The site is built on a hosted store platform; class registration uses its cart. No item was added to a cart.
• Ohio already has PennOhio Clay Guild (western PA / eastern OH), Toledo Potters Guild and Columbus Clay; this is the first Yellow Springs / Miami Valley listing (checked local files, GitHub main and live clayplaza.com on 2026-10-16; not listed).
• The site footer still reads ”© 2021” while class listings run through 2027; re-check hours and prices.
• Not affiliated with Clay Plaza.
• No Clay Plaza contact, purchase, booking, form or publication action was taken.
• Image: the site’s own og:image (photo of the studio building with its penguin mural), saved as john-bryan-community-pottery.jpg, JPEG 1600 × 1200. No usable logo file was found.

FAQ

Q: Where is John Bryan Community Pottery?
A: 100 Dayton St, Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387. Phone 937-767-9022.

Q: How much do classes cost?
A: Six-week classes such as Handbuilding and Wheel Level 2 (March–April 2027) are listed at $250; the Sweet n Condensed Beginner Wheel (January 2027) is $125 (checked 2026-10-16).

Q: Can I rent studio space?
A: Yes. 24/7 studio memberships are $160 a month for 3 shelves or $100 a month for 1 shelf, with shared tools, glazes and regular firings.

Q: Is there financial aid?
A: Yes. A class scholarship, awarded by lottery, covers one six-week class for adults in the Miami Valley region who show financial need.

Q: Since when has it operated?
A: The studio says it was established in 1962.