Seward Park Clay Studio

Category: Studio Also called: Seward Park Art Studio; SPCS; Seward Park Clay Studio Seattle Last checked: 2026-09-17

What it is

Seward Park Clay Studio is a nonprofit community ceramics school and teaching studio in Seward Park on Lake Washington in Seattle, Washington. Its About page describes a mission to promote the growth of the ceramic arts through educational programs, events, and studio opportunities in a community clay arts facility; it has been part of the Northwest visual arts community since 1969 / 1970 (About says since 1969; shop homepage says since 1970) and incorporated as a nonprofit educational ceramics institution run by a Board of directors since 1986. Programming includes multi-week adult Fall ceramic classes (wheel and handbuilding), youth/family workshops, visiting-artist workshops, enrolled-student open studio / practice times every day of the week, studio clay and tool sales for enrolled students, tuition assistance and scholarships, and annual sales. It is not a guild and not a commercial clay manufacturer.

Who it’s for

Adults seeking Fall multi-week ceramics classes (beginning through intermediate/advanced wheel and handbuilding/sculpture); kids and families booking youth or family clay workshops; enrolled students using daily practice / open-studio calendar time (up to 7 hours per week per Registration Information); and visitors who want to support scholarships. Office staff take calls and walk-ups during posted Monday–Friday noon–5:00 p.m. office hours. Not a public drop-in maker space for non-enrolled visitors — Registration Information and Contact note that only registered students, staff, teachers, and resident artists are allowed in the building, and the studio does not host birthday parties or private events.

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party Seattle community ceramics school with a printed park address, office hours, enrolled-student practice schedule, Fall 2026 adult class dollar tuition, youth/workshop sample prices, clay purchase pricing, cancellation fees, and tuition-assistance income chart on official pages checked today.

• Contact / Location (shop Contact page — checked 2026-09-17): 5900 Lake Washington Blvd S., Seattle, WA 98118 (on the lake). Studio is in the brick bath house next to the beach in Seward Park (southern Seattle on Lake Washington, south of I-90 and east of I-5). Phone 206-722-6342; email info@sewardparkart.org. Office hours: Monday–Friday noon–5:00 p.m. No wait lists for specific classes; inventory updated daily; no birthday parties or private events.
• Practice Times / Open Studio for enrolled students (shop Contact / class-page footer — checked today): Monday 1–2 p.m., 5–6:30 p.m.; Tuesday 12–1 p.m., 4–6:30 p.m.; Wednesday 8–9:30 a.m., 1–6:30 p.m.; Thursday 1–3 p.m., closed 3–7 p.m., open again 7–10 p.m.; Friday 8–9:30 a.m., 1–5 p.m.; Saturday 1–5 p.m.; Sunday 5–9 p.m. (About and Registration pages also print slightly different Thursday / Monday morning windows — confirm the live Contact footer before visiting). Registration Information: enrolled students may sign up on the practice calendar for up to 7 hours per week.
• Adult Fall classes (Adult Classes collection / sample product pages — checked today): Fall classes start August 29, with Labor Day Weekend off; sales tax no longer applied to class purchases as of July 1st (collection note). Most adult Fall sections list $485.00 for 10-week sessions. Sample: Start Here: A beginning Wheel Class with Bill Gravengood — Tuesdays, 9/1–11/3 (10 Weeks), 7–10 p.m., $485. Other $485 Fall titles printed today include Adventures on the Wheel (Micaela Willis), Animal Magnetism! (Kathleen Skeels), Basic Handbuilding and Sculpture (John Taylor), Beginning and Continuing Handbuilding/Surface Decorations (Carol Gouthro), Build on This (Drew Nicklas), Creative Handbuilding and Sculpture (Bethany Woll), Intermediate Handbuilding and Sculpture (Rezene Tsegai), Now and Then (Carol Gouthro), Projects on the Wheel (Rob Fornell), Small Objects, Big Ideas (Ling Chun), Think East, Think West (Rob Fornell), Thrown and Altered (Christine Brauner), Wheel Skills 101 (Daniel Perez). Many sections showed Sold out on the check date.
• Youth / workshops / materials sample (Products collection — checked today): Colossus Hands… for 6–11 year olds $125.00; Mythical Pets… for families with 4–10 year olds $150.00; Painted Surfaces on fired clay sculpture with Tip Toland (Aug 15–16) $250.00; Renewing Functional Traditions with Kei Shimaoka (Aug 5–7) $300.00 (sold out at check); Tool kits $20.00; Purchase Extra Clay From $35.00 (product page “Purchase Extra Clay” showed $35.00; 5-bag-per-quarter limit including the first bag; fires only enrolled students’ clay); Resident Artist Clay from $25–$30 depending on product listing; Donation for Scholarships $15.00.
• What tuition includes / policies (Registration Information — checked today): instruction during class times; practice-calendar access up to 7 hours/week; first bag of clay; glazes, ceramic materials, and firings within reason; additional clay purchaseable from the studio (5-bag limit per student per quarter, including the first bag); no outside clay. Cancellation: more than one week before classes begin — $100 fee; less than one week — $150 fee; no cancellations after class has begun (emergencies negotiable with the Director). Tuition assistance for households at or below 200% of Federal Poverty Guidelines (printed chart: household of 1 / $29,160; 2 / $39,440; 3 / $49,720; 4 / $60,000; …; for each person over 8 add $5,140); applications accepted one month before quarter start; awards announced one week before classes; first-come, first-served. One registration allowed per person (shop homepage). Serves over 5,000 people every year (About).

Hours, Fall 2026 $485 adult tuition, youth/workshop prices, clay $35 extra-bag pricing, cancellation fees, and practice windows above are what the official pages showed on the check date. Catalog seats and prices change. Use the live Adult Classes, Registration Information, Contact, and Materials pages before treating any figure as fixed.

Official URL

https://sewardparkart.org/

Shop / registration home: https://shop.sewardparkart.org/

About Us: https://sewardparkart.org/about/

Contact (address & office hours): https://shop.sewardparkart.org/pages/contact

Registration Information (tuition inclusions, cancellation, tuition assistance): https://shop.sewardparkart.org/pages/registration-information

Information and Policies: https://shop.sewardparkart.org/pages/information-policies

Adult Fall Classes: https://shop.sewardparkart.org/collections/classes

Materials (clay & tools): https://shop.sewardparkart.org/collections/clay-tools

Purchase Extra Clay: https://shop.sewardparkart.org/products/oh-woodfire

Sample beginning wheel class: https://shop.sewardparkart.org/products/start-here-a-beginning-wheel-class-with-bill-gravengood

Location

Seward Park Clay Studio — 5900 Lake Washington Blvd S., Seattle, WA 98118. Phone 206-722-6342. Brick bath house next to the beach in Seward Park, Lake Washington. Office hours Monday–Friday noon–5:00 p.m. Enrolled-student practice times posted daily on Contact / class footers (see Why it’s listed).

This is a class, enrolled-student open-studio, and gallery/sales address, not a drop-in pottery supply warehouse.

Notes

• Category is Studio. Community teaching studio / ceramics school with multi-week adult and youth classes, workshops, enrolled-student open studio, tuition assistance, and studio clay sales for enrolled students. Not a guild and not a clay manufacturer.
• Distinct from already-listed Pottery Northwest (also Seattle) and from suppliers such as Seattle Pottery Supply; Seward Park is the park-based nonprofit teaching studio.
• Fall 2026 adult $485 / 10-week tuition, extra clay $35, cancellation $100 / $150 fees, practice hours, and office hours are transcribed from official pages checked on 2026-09-17 and may change.
• Not affiliated with Clay Plaza.
• No Clay Plaza contact, purchase, booking, or publication action was taken.
• First-party logo saved beside this listing as seward-park-clay-studio.png (from sewardparkart.org / wp-content seward-park-logo.png).

FAQ

Q: What do Fall adult ceramics classes cost, and what is included?
A: Adult Fall Classes collection (checked 2026-09-17): most 10-week adult sections are $485. Registration Information: tuition includes scheduled class instruction, practice-calendar access up to 7 hours/week, the first bag of clay, and glazes/materials/firings within reason. Additional clay is purchased from the studio (5-bag quarterly limit). Confirm live seats and times on the official Adult Classes page.

Q: Can I drop in without a class?
A: No public drop-in making for non-enrolled visitors. Contact and Registration Information: only registered students, staff, teachers, and resident artists are allowed in the building; no birthday parties or private events. First-timers register for a class or workshop online; office hours are Monday–Friday noon–5:00 p.m. at 5900 Lake Washington Blvd S.

Q: Where is the studio, and when can enrolled students practice?
A: 5900 Lake Washington Blvd S., Seattle, WA 98118 (brick bath house by Seward Park beach). Shop Contact practice windows checked 2026-09-17 include daily slots Mon–Sun (e.g. Wed 8–9:30 a.m. and 1–6:30 p.m.; Thu 1–3 p.m. then 7–10 p.m.; Sat 1–5 p.m.; Sun 5–9 p.m.). Confirm the live Contact footer before visiting — About/Registration pages sometimes print alternate Thursday/Monday morning windows.