Private Party Inquiry
PRIVATE POTTERY PARTY OPTIONS
Private Parties are great for special occasions, corporate team building, bachelorette parties, private celebrations, family gatherings, and anyone looking for a unique Santa Fe experience! Private parties last 2-3 hours and can focus on wheel-throwing, hand-building, sculpture, painting pottery, or raku firing. We welcome large groups and can accommodate up to 100 people.
Option 1: EXPERIENCE
During Pottery “Experiences” students learn either wheel or hand-building techniques (or both!) from our skilled artists. These classes are experience-based and at the end of the class, clay is recycled back into the mound, but guests do not walk away empty-handed. Each student receives a $15 credit in our on-site gallery.
Duration: 2 hours. Cost: $150 per person.
Option 2: PAMPERED PARTY
For an unforgettable exclusive event, we highly recommend upgrading to a Pampered Pottery Party! At Pampered Parties we pull out all the stops, treating our guests to a high-end interactive art experience including a pop-up bar serving drinks by Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery in a hand-made piece from the gallery (which students take home with them), live music, hors d’ouevres, chocolates, and three hours of exclusive studio access where party-goers create with clay under the guidance of our skilled artists.
Duration: 3 hours. Cost: $350 per person ($50 optional up-charge for firing/glazing one piece per guest, which can be shipped or picked-up 6 weeks after the party).
Option 3: RAKU EXPERIENCE
The raku experience is entirely focused on the ancient art of raku firing, rather than wheel throwing or hand-building. This workshop allows participants to experience the excitement of moving glowing red hot pottery pieces into metal cans where pieces combust and reduce, producing raku's signature palette of colors; copper, blues, reds, and crackle whites or participants may try their hand at horsehair finishing. When participants arrive, they choose from a selection of bisqueware vases, which are handmade in advance by our ceramic artist, then paint their vases with raku glazes and choose from a selection of combustibles (pinecones, leaves, feathers, honey, etc.) that can be used to experiment with different raku firing techniques, guided by our professional artists. This is a highly interactive and exciting form of pottery firing. Since the pieces are fired during the workshop, students walk away immediately with their finished products.
Duration: 2-3 hours. Cost: $195 per person (bisqueware priced additionally).
Option 4: PAINTED POTTERY
This is our only mostly self-guided experience. Participants are provided with an array of underglaze colors, transfers, and bisqueware (from functional ware to figurines) to let their imagination run wild! Duration: 2 hours. Cost: $35 per person. Bisqueware is priced additionally (average $5-$35 per piece).
We also offer an upgrade to this:
Option 5: PAMPERED PAINTED POTTERY
Includes fresh pastries and/or local chocolates, libations from Tumbleroot, and guidance from our professional ceramic artists.
Duration: 2 hours. Cost: $100 per person. Bisqueware is priced additionally (average $5-$35 per piece).
Yes, we can host birthday parties for kids. Call us or inquire here with your thoughts and we will work with you to create a memorable experience for parties.