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Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild Ceramics

Woodstock, the Hudson Valley

The ceramics program of a long-running Woodstock arts colony, based in the Byrdcliffe Barn, with seasonal wheel, hand-building, soda and raku courses, independent-study studio access, private lessons and firing for outside work.

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Classes and memberships

6-week ceramics class

Class
members $275; non-members $295; plus $35 materials fee (25 lbs clay)

7-week ceramics class with open studio

Class
members $290; non-members $315; plus $35 materials fee

All Levels Wheel Throwing

Class · All levels

Intermediate & Advanced Wheel Throwing

Class · Intermediate/advanced

General Ceramics

Class

Handbuilding All Levels

Class · All levels

All Levels: Raku and Pit Firing

Class · All levels

All Levels Soda Firing

Class · All levels

Ceramics Studio Membership / Independent Study

Membership
$150/month; materials and firing not included; requires active Byrdcliffe membership

Private lesson (1 hour)

Class
$75 one person; $60 each for 2-4; $50 each for 5+ (plus materials and firing)

Firing (per cubic inch)

Firing service
$0.08 ($0.12-$0.16 soda); non-enrolled drop-off $0.07 plus $0.03 if bisque fired

Clay, kilns and equipment

suppliersBailey's Potteryfiring cones6, 10kiln typesgas reduction, electric, sodanotesCone 10 gas reduction and electric up to cone 6; soda and raku/pit firing classes. Students bring their own tool kit and towel.

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No public pieces from this studio yet.

Details last checked 2026-11-06. Confirm prices and schedules with the studio before booking.