Rising Dawn Ceramics

Category: Studio Also called: Rising Dawn Ceramics Studio; RDC; risingdawnceramics.com Last checked: 2026-10-13

What it is

Rising Dawn Ceramics is a pottery studio at 307 Main Ave in downtown Fargo, North Dakota. The homepage describes it as offering “pottery classes for beginners” and, for experienced potters, a “24/7 membership studio” with “the space, equipment, and community” to keep practicing. It also runs a pottery shop of handmade ceramics and hosts private events. The About page says Rising Dawn Ceramics was founded in January of 2020 and that its products are found in restaurants and small businesses in Fargo and Grand Forks.

Who it’s for

Beginners who want a one-time class or a multi-week wheel course, and experienced potters who want independent studio time. The Memberships page says members “should be knowledgeable of the basic steps of the ceramic process” and that membership “does not come with instruction from our staff,” but adds “Acceptance is not skill based!” Groups can book private events.

Why it’s listed

This is the studio’s own Shopify site. It prints a street address and phone number, published membership prices, and dated, priced classes. It is not a directory card.

• Contact (About page, checked 2026-10-13): 307 Main Ave, Fargo, ND 58103, 701-566-0855, plus a web contact form.
• Membership (Memberships page, checked today): includes 24/7 access to pottery wheels, firings, glazes, tools, and workspace, plus personal shelf space and firings. $85 a month on a 6-month commitment, or $105 month to month. Stoneware clay is bought at the studio for $25 per 25 lb bag. A Studio Guest Pass Punch Card (5 guest passes, $50) lets members bring a guest, who must be accompanied by the member.
• Classes (Classes page, checked today): Intro to Wheel Throwing Class, $48: a 2-hour class covering centering, raising walls, and trimming, with one finished bowl or cup in 2–3 weeks, recommended for ages 13+. 6 Week Wheel Throwing Course, $300: sessions listed for “October 8th–November 12th 6–8pm” and “November 2nd–December 7th 6–8pm” (the November course meets Mondays). Both courses showed Sold out. Seasonal one-off classes were listed too: Fall Mug ($35), Fall Plate ($30), Ceramic Pumpkins and Jack-o-Lanterns ($29 sale), Ceramic Ghost ($25 sale).
• Off-site events (Classes page, checked today): “Sip, Sculpt, and Read” at Half Brothers Brewing, Grand Forks, October 29th, 6–7:30pm, $36; “Sip & Sculpt” at Junkyard Brewing Company, Moorhead, November 4th, 6–7:30pm, $36.
• Private lessons (product page, checked today): Private Pottery Lesson, $40, Mondays–Thursdays 10am–4pm, handbuilding or wheel, as a single 2-hour session or a 3–6 week course.
• Shop (checked today): handmade mugs, bowls, planters and more, plus a Mug Club ($140, four mugs a year shipped quarterly, shipping included) and gift cards.

Class dates on the site show no year. The 2026 year is calculated from weekdays: Oct 8 and Nov 12, 2026 are Thursdays; Nov 2 and Dec 7, 2026 are Mondays. Prices are what the site showed on the check date and may change.

Official URL

https://www.risingdawnceramics.com/

About: https://www.risingdawnceramics.com/pages/about

Memberships: https://www.risingdawnceramics.com/pages/memberships

Classes: https://www.risingdawnceramics.com/pages/classes

Private Pottery Lesson: https://www.risingdawnceramics.com/products/private-pottery-class

Private events: https://www.risingdawnceramics.com/pages/private-events

(Canonical first-party Shopify site checked 2026-10-13. Every cited URL returned HTTP 200 to curl with a browser User-Agent, except the Intro to Wheel Throwing and 6 Week course product pages, which returned HTTP 429 (Shopify rate limiting) to repeated HEAD checks; the Intro page returned 200 to a GET, and both products also appear with titles and prices on the Classes page, which returned 200.)

Location

Rising Dawn Ceramics, 307 Main Ave, Fargo, ND 58103. Phone 701-566-0855. Studio hours are not published, but members get 24/7 access. Some events are held at partner breweries in Grand Forks, ND and Moorhead, MN.

This is a teaching and membership studio. It is not a guild and not a supply store.

Notes

• Category is Studio: classes, private lessons, and a 24/7 membership studio are the core offer. The handmade-ware shop is a side line.
• First North Dakota listing on Clay Plaza. Away from Monday’s IA / NC / TX and Friday’s ID / AK / OH.
• The product URL slug says “december-5th,” but the title says “November 2nd–December 7th.” Cite the title.
• The Contact page (/pages/contact) returned a Shopify error page and later a 429 during the check, so it is not cited.
• Two cited product pages returned 429 (rate limiting) to curl -sIL; see the Official URL note. Contact details come from the About page.
• No studio hours, staff list beyond the owner’s first name (Kelsey), or founding year beyond “January of 2020” is stated.
• Not affiliated with Clay Plaza.
• No Clay Plaza contact, purchase, cart action, registration, or publication action was taken.
• First-party logo saved beside this listing as rising-dawn-ceramics.png (arched “RISING DAWN CERAMICS · STUDIO” logo, the site’s og:image from the Shopify CDN, JPG→PNG 2048 × 2048).

FAQ

Q: Does Rising Dawn Ceramics offer beginner pottery classes?
A: Yes. A 2-hour Intro to Wheel Throwing class is $48, and a 6-week wheel throwing course is $300. Seasonal one-off classes and private lessons ($40) are also listed.

Q: How much is a studio membership?
A: $85 a month on a 6-month commitment, or $105 month to month (checked 2026-10-13). It includes 24/7 access, firings, glazes, tools, and a personal shelf. Clay is $25 per 25 lb bag.

Q: Do I need experience to become a member?
A: Members should know the basic steps of making pottery, because membership has no staff instruction. The studio says acceptance is not skill based.

Q: Where is it?
A: 307 Main Ave, Fargo, ND 58103. Phone 701-566-0855.

Q: Is Rising Dawn Ceramics a supplier?
A: No. It sells clay only to studio users and sells finished pottery. For clay and glaze shipped to you, use a Supplier listing.