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Support Mudflat! Your gift helps make it possible For over 50 years, Mudflat has been more than a pottery studio—it's a place where creativity flourishes, community forms, and lives change through the ceramic arts. From the student taking their first class to the internationally recognized artist-in-residence, from the child on a field trip to the veteran finding healing through clay—every person who walks through our doors is part of something special. And it's made possible by donors like you. Learn more about making an impact! Donate! Make a tax-deductible donation today! List of Funds Learn about funds to designate your donations Other ways to support Learn more about other ways to give through planned giving, investment donations and more! Scholarships Directly impact students at Mudflat by donating to our Scholarship Funds Annual Reports Learn more about our organization!

Meet the Studio Artists Noni Armony noniceramics.com Kyriakos Atsalis Susan Bernstein Melissa Bland www.melissabland.com Lynn Cannici Alejandra Cuadra alejandracuadra.com Angela Cunningham cunninghamceramics.com Holly Curcio hollycurcio.com Jennifer DeAngelis Gabrielle Fougere gabriellefougereceramics.com Mariya Gazumyan Howard Gerstein Lynn Gervens Reme Gold Lisa Graf www.lgraf.net Sanem Gray Katherine Hackl Doug Hansel Elise Hauenstein Lisa Knebel Chiyoko Lee June Lee Sang-Jeong Lee-Min Chloe Marr-Fuller Eliane Medina Jessica Mitchell Trix Oakley Jane Proctor Tracy Raymond Elaine Reily Tilla Rodemann tillarodemann.com Melanie Salisbury Corinna Tuckey Zach Shaw Corran Shrimpton Mudflat's 2024-25 Artist in Residence Ki Wan Sim Alice Templeton

Facility Our building at 81 Broadway in Somerville opened in August 2011. Mudflat’s $3.8 million renovation of the old Broadway Theatre into a premier clay school and studio is stunning, full of light, air, space and happy ceramic artists. This new home for Mudflat is an exciting place, with larger classrooms, improved equipment, additional artist studios, and a new space for expanded programs and community events. **Mudflat is a "barrier-free" facility.** Equipment KILNS Mudflat has three Bailey gas car kilns with electronic controls for both reduction and oxidation firing at high-fire cone 10: a 54 cubic foot; a 32 cubic foot, and an 18 cubic foot. The gas kilns can also be used for bisque firing. We recently added a 20 cubic foot soda kiln. There are five electric kilns, four with computer controls, for bisque firing, low-fire cone 04 glaze firing, and mid-range cone 6 glaze firing. SLAB ROLLER AND EXTRUDERS Equipment for use for handbuilding techniques includes one slab roller and two extruders. POTTERY WHEELS Mudflat has 36 electric pottery wheels: 24 in the main wheel classroom and 12 in the small wheel classroom. Mudflat also has one adaptive pottery wheel. Each wheel has an adjacent bench for use during throwing as well as a chair or stool in varying height. One wheel in each classroom can be positioned up on blocks for students who would prefer to throw standing rather than sitting. HANDBUILDING TABLES The handbuilding classroom has 6 canvas covered tables and an assortment of chairs and stools. Thanks to a generous donation from one of our students, we also now have 4 adjustable height tables, for sitting or standing work access. SPRAY BOOTH A ventilated spray booth is available for glaze application, with a spray gun and compressor. Main Wheel Room Small Wheel Room Handbuilding Room High Fire Glaze Room Artist-in-Residence Studio Kitchen Electric Kilns Gas Kilns Glaze Mix Room

Corporate Clay Workshops Mudflat offers workshops for small groups of co-workers for team-building and creativity! Workshops can be scheduled for daytime, Friday evenings or weekends for up to 15 adults, focusing on basic wheelthrowing or handbuilding techniques. How the Workshop Works: A Mudflat teacher will demonstrate how to make a bowl on the pottery wheel (wheelthrowing workshop) or how to use slabs and coils to make functional or sculptural work (handbuilding workshop). Participants will work at their own pottery wheel or table space, with instruction and assistance from the teacher. Each participant will select a glaze color for their bowl/handbuilt item, so their best effort can be glazed and fired. After the workshop, the Mudflat teacher will dry and trim the pieces. Pieces are first bisque fired, then glaze is applied, then they are fired again. The whole process takes 4-5 weeks. We will wrap up and box all of the pieces for your group and notify the contact person when they are ready for pick-up, approximately one month after the workshop. Most pieces are food, dishwasher, and microwave safe. Scheduling a workshop at Mudflat: Start by filling out an inquiry form below. This form will gather information such as: How many participants are in your group? Maximum group size is 15 adults. Do you want a wheelthrowing or handbuilding workshop? What day/date/time works for your group? Daytime, Friday evenings or weekends generally work best for Mudflat. We cannot offer workshops on weekday evenings. Our event organizer will follow up with you after receiving your inquiry form.' We need a minimum of 2 weeks’ notice to schedule a workshop and find a teacher(s) for your group. Please be sure that you have interest from your group and buy-in from your workplace before scheduling a workshop. We need at least 1 week notice if you need to change the number of participants in your group. *Please Note*: Mudflat is unable to schedule corporate group workshops Thanksgiving-early January Workshop Fees: For a 2-hour long wheelthrowing/handbuilding workshop: $75 per person plus an additional $10 per person surcharge towards our Mudflat Community Outreach Fund Download an informational sheet here If you are interested, please fill out an inquiry form below Inquiry Form

August 2025 Semester Come and join us at Mudflat this August for our clay classes! For beginners we are offering 6 different sections of Intro to Wheelthrowing. If you're a current or past Mudflat student, you can choose from our independent study, affiliated, or August Access class options. Registration for the August Semester begins on June 3 at 10 am (on this page) If the class you would like is full, you can add your name to the waitlist here Intro to Wheelthrowing for NEW to Mudflat Clay Beginners! August 4-28, 2025 Have you always wanted to learn how to throw on the pottery wheel? This 4 week class is the perfect start to your clay journey! Classes below meet once per week for 3 hours per class. Classes will cover throwing, trimming and glazing. All materials are provided. Morning Class Options: Mondays, 10 am - 1 pm with Bob Herman Wednesdays, 10 am - 1 pm with Deb Minns Evening Class Options: Mondays, 6:30-9:30 pm wit Sanem Gray Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30 pm with Jesse Dougherty Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30 pm with Eliane Medina Thursdays, 6:30-9:30 pm with Lisa Knebel Tuition: $250 No events at the moment Options for current/previously enrolled Mudflat Students We are providing opportunities for independent work during the August semester for both current and past students who wish to continue their clay work or start a new project, These options include 25 lbs. of clay and open lab hours. Please see the August semester options listed below. Independent Study, August 4-30, 2025 Students work independently during August lab hours at Mudflat. **August Lab hours differ from our typical lab hour schedule, please see below** August Lab hours: Mondays: 10 am - 9:30 pm Tuesdays: 6 - 9:30 pm Wednesdays: 10 am - 9:30 pm Thursdays: 6 - 9:30 pm Fridays: CLOSED Saturdays: 10 am - 4 pm Sundays: CLOSED Tuition: $300, Subscriber tuition: $270 Affiliated, August 4-30, 2025 Students work at home and bring in work to fire and glaze at Mudflat during the August Lab hours. August lab hours are listed above under the independent study section. Tuition: $250, Subscriber tuition: $225 August Access, August 4- September 1, 2025 Students work independently at Mudflat & have 24/7 access to the studio. Tuition: $500, Subscriber tuition: $450 No events at the moment