Bring ceramics practice and education to your students.
SCCA can help enhance the ceramic skills of you and your students, and equip you with the knowledge to bring clay arts in your school.
There are many ways for visual arts teachers to get plugged in at SCCA. You can:
1) Get your student work fired at SCCA
2) Become a member and take advantage of our HCDE Visual Arts Instructor membership discount! Plan a field trip or clay workshop for your students
3) Plan a field trip or clay workshop for your students
Scroll on to learn more about these options.
Firing fees for HCDE Visual Arts Teachers
Any applicable fees will be waived if ALL of the following criteria are met:
You are a current HCDE Visual Arts teacher
Your work was created by your visual arts students during class (we will not fire your personal work)
You have 30 pieces or less, and they are not excessively large
Your deadline for getting pieces back is at least 4-6 weeks out
Requirements:
All pieces must use our SCCA-approved Cone 6 clays and glazes.
Clay is $30 per 25 lb bag and can be purchased at the studio anytime during open hours
Glazes can be utilized during your second visit to the studio, prior to the second firing of work. Glazing is the sole responsibility of the Teacher, not SCCA.
Work will typically be fired within 4-6 weeks. If needed sooner, rush fees may be applicable.
Fired work will only be held at the studio for 2 weeks after it has completed its firing cycle. Any left behind items will be considered a donation to the studio.
You must pre-schedule your drop-off by emailing us at madison@sceniccityclayarts.org. During busy seasons at the studio, we may not be able to accommodate your firing request.
Any glaze or firing issues caused by student work may be subject to a damage fee.
If your work falls outside of the criteria listed above or you are NOT a Hamilton County Visual Arts Educator, please view our public firing options here.
Kiln Maintenance Classes
Have a kiln on your campus that needs some work? Want to learn the in’s and out’s of kiln basics? SCCA provides kiln maintenance services and education opportunities to HCDE visual arts teachers.
Become a SCCA member!
Visual Arts teachers actively teaching in Hamilton County qualify for our special visual arts teacher membership rate of $50/month. Become a studio member and gain access to all membership benefits! Please note we have a waitlist in place for studio memberships.
Non HCDE teachers can still join as a member, but under our standard pricing of $58/month.
Field Trips
Open to any grade level K-12
We would love to have you and your students come visit the studio! You may lead the lesson or we can arrange one of our instructors to be the teaching artist. Pricing depends upon the instructor and desired activity/project. We can only accommodate groups up to 20 for handbuilding, limit of 8 students for wheel.
Program layout:
Up to 20 students
2-2.5 hours
SCCA instructor leads a handbuilding lesson. This could be focused on Pinch Pots, Coils or Slabs.
Students get to make one creation and pick a glaze. SCCA provides a studio tour, clay, tools, glaze and firing.
$35/student
Tell us more about your Field Trip workshop request!
Complete the form and SCCA will be in touch within 5-7 business days.