KC Clay Guild

11/10/2026

There are just 25 tickets remaining for Raku Night 2026. Don't miss this iconic outdoor kiln firing party!

October 17th - 4:30pm-9pm

https://kcclayguild.org/raku-night

29/09/2026

Don’t miss this iconic event, now in Midtown! Tickets are selling FAST!

27/09/2026

Teabowl National 2026 opens this Friday from 5-9 at Richard J. Stern Gallery within the new KC Clay Guild Ceramic Art Center. This is the first national exhibition in this new space! Juror, Minsoo Yuh, will be present to present the award winners and discuss her selection process. Tak Sekimoto is back again to present a Japanese Tea Ceremony demo using a bowl from the exhibition. See you all soon!

27/09/2026

Teabowl National 2026 opens October 2 at 5pm in Richard J. Stern within the KC Clay Guild Ceramic Art Center. We can’t wait to celebrate the first national exhibition in this new space with you all! Juror, Minsoo Yuh will be present to select award winners and discuss her selection process. Tak Sekimoto is back to present a Japanese Tea Ceremony demo using a bowl from the exhibition. See you Friday!

24/09/2026

Registration is available for our 4-week youth wheel class, designed specifically for homeschoolers, starting in October.

Open to ages 8 - 15. Kids will learn the basics of creating work on the pottery wheel. From throwing, to trimming, to glazing. Repeat students will be challenged to make work that is more complex, more refined, and bigger.

Register for one month, or opt to stay enrolled for several months.

Each 4-week session meets from 10am - 11:30am.

Member price is $70. Non-members pay $80.

Find out more on our website.

Email [email protected] to register.

12/09/2026

Come on by and check out the new facility! We’re open for demos, hands on activities, and tours until 5pm!

11/09/2026

From where we started to where we are today. 🧡

KC Clay Guild has called a few places home over the years. From our very first space, to our longtime home on 74th street in Waldo, and now to our newly renovated building at 39th and Broadway, each chapter has been shaped by the artists, students, volunteers, members and supporters who believe in the joy of clay and community.

This weekend we are celebrating our next chapter.

Join us September 12 and 13 for our Grand Opening Weekend and explore our new home. Tour the building, meet our community, watch artist demonstrations, get your hands in clay and celebrate how far we’ve come.

We couldn’t have made it here without our community and we can’t wait to show you what’s next.

📍500 W. 39th St. KCMO
September 12 - 13
Free and open to the public

08/09/2026

It’s finally here! 🎉 Our Grand Opening Weekend is September 12 - 13!

Join us as we celebrate the opening of the new KC Clay Guild with a full weekend of clay, community and creativity. Come explore our new space, take a facility tour, watch artist demos, try your hand at clay during one of our free community workshops and learn more about everything happening at the KC Clay Guild.

Saturday, September 12 | 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday, September 13 | 11 am - 5 pm

Grand Opening Weekend is free and open to the public. Bring a friend, bring the family and come see our new home. We can't wait to welcome you!

Swipe ➡️ to see the full schedule for Saturday and Sunday.

📍KC Clay Guild | 39th & Broadway

19/08/2026

Awesome!

📣 Congratulations to the Heartland Craft Guilds awardees!

Designed to strengthen organizational leadership, operations, and aid long-term sustainability for craft guilds, this program provides unrestricted funding and a year of technical assistance. maaa.org/news/heartland-craft-guilds-grants-15-organizations-craft-traditions-mid-america

Arkansas
The Bella Vista Calico Cut-Ups Quilt Guild — Bella Vista
Lucky Star Handmade — Yellville
Ozark Folkways — Winslow

Kansas
Kaw Point fibershed — Wichita

Missouri
Big Muddy Rug Hookers — Boonville
KC Clay Guild — Kansas City
Perennial — St. Louis

Nebraska
Handweavers Guild of Lincoln, Nebraska — Lincoln
The Whiteclay Makerspace — White Clay

Oklahoma
Scissor Tales Quilt Guild — Oklahoma City
Vinita Potters Guild — Vinita

Texas
Brazos Spinners and Weavers Guild — Bryan
Native American Cultural Center — Austin
Medicinal Gourds — Austin
SiNaCa Studios School of Glass and Gallery — Fort Worth

📸 (left to right) courtesy of Heartland Craft Guilds grantees: Brazos Spinners and Weavers Guild, Kaw Point Fibershed, Vinita Potters Guild, Medicinal Gourds, and Brazos Spinners and Weavers Guild.

14/08/2026

Our Director and Studio Manager spent the morning unpackaging, disassembling, and moving the three ROHDE Ecotop 95, 250, & 300 kilns to our lower kiln room. These kilns will be used by our Artists in Residence and studio renters on the lower level. We were really impressed with how easy it was to take apart the kiln - the electrical box folds all the way open and just three connectors enabled us to completely remove the box. We put the sturdy kiln stand in its lower position to make the kilns a little easier to load. Looking forward to firing these soon!