Champaign Urbana Potters Club

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CU Potters Club is a ceramic studio cooperative for local ceramic artists.

Since its birth in the early 1970's, CU Potters Club has served local clay artists looking for studio space & fellow clay folks to create and learn with. The Champaign-Urbana Potters’ Club (CUPC) first convened in 1969, as an affiliate of the Champaign Park District (CPD). In the 1980s, the CUPC moved to the Thornburn Recreation Center operated by the Urbana Park District (UPD). When the Thornburn Center was condemned, CUPC re-joined the CPD as an affiliate with shared studio space in the Springer Recreation Center. In 2006, the CUPC began operating as a not for profit, as defined under section IRC 501(c)(4), providing a unique resource for the East Central Illinois community. The CUPC moved to its current location in Urbana in 2009 to have more autonomy and better accommodate members’ schedules. The CUPC adopted the following mission statement in 2014:

"The ChampaignUrbana Potters' Club is a studio cooperative for local ceramics artists, with membership open to all seeking a supportive, communal space in which to create. Managed entirely by its members, the CUPC strives to encourage arts in the community through classes, demonstrations, workshops, and public events." Our goals are to support ceramic education and provide learning opportunities to CUPC members and the larger community. The collaborative nature of the CUPC enables continuing education in all aspects of the ceramics process. For the East Central Illinois community, we offer a beginning adult pottery class twice per year, sponsor guest lectures, and collaborate with Kickapoo Pottery for raku firing demonstrations which are open to the public.

10/03/2026

[Teapot workshop] Molly Creech guided us through the steps of making teapots - It was a real blast!💥 happy weekend:)

09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day from CU Potters Club 🏺

A lot goes into every finished piece — throwing, trimming, glazing, loading kilns, cleaning, organizing, and plenty of waiting in between.

Today we’re appreciating all the hands and hours that keep our cooperative studio running, and the members who make this community what it is.

Hope everyone gets some time to rest, make, and enjoy the long weekend. 🤎

08/31/2026

[come next time] Our programming committee ran a really fun water etching session last Sunday, people got creative!

08/28/2026

Color hunting in our Saturday Sale last week~

08/20/2026

Just a little sneak peek at what’s for sale this Saturday! Stop on by our studio at 900 S Race St between 9am-4pm to buy some handmade ceramics and support you local community artists. CUPC is a non-profit and all our proceeds go to supporting the club!

08/15/2026

Stop by our studio next Saturday, the 22nd between 9am-4pm to shop handmade local ceramics made by your very own community members! All proceeds go toward keeping our club running

08/11/2026

Your mug will be waiting for you at our sale on Saturday, August 22nd 😊 All of these mugs will be for sale, stop on by between 9am-4pm to support your local ceramics studio

07/23/2026

Mark your calendars for Saturday, August 22! It’s our annual end of summer sale 🌻☀️

05/02/2026

✨Have you ever walked by our gallery window and wanted to come in and buy something that caught your eye? Now’s your chance! We’ll be opening our studio gallery the second Saturday of the month May-October 9am-12pm. Stop on by!✨

04/11/2026

✨We’re open ✨ Stop on by before 4pm today to purchase some handmade pottery 😊 All proceeds go towards keeping our club running.

Address

900 S. Race Street
Champaign, IL

Website

http://cupotters.org/

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