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Monday 9am - 9:30pm Tuesday 9am - 9:30pm Wednesday 9am - 9:30pm Thursday 9am - 9:30pm Friday 9am - 9:30pm

HCA Ceramics

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Hopkinton Center for the Arts pottery studios in Framingham and Hopkinton, MA. We offer clay classes and workshops for all ages and abilities.

Community Kiln, the ceramics studio of the Brick Stack Art Center, is dedicated to educating and inspiring a community of artists in MetroWest. Here, students of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds can come together to experience, create, learn about, and celebrate ceramic arts. Community Kiln is a program of SMOC.

10/16/2026

Take a scroll through to learn more about our amazing HCA Community Kiln team! 🏺🪴

Meet Nataie Dahl (they/them)! HCA CK’s Studio Manager. Natalie teaches All Level Wheelthrowing Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 9-12PM

What I love the most is the community of students at the studio and the ability of clay to bring people together. This is my first semester teaching classes at Community Kiln. I have been enjoying coming up with new projects to challenge returning students, and seeing continuous breakthroughs with new students.

Hi I’m Meghan Albee (she/her) and I teach Sculptural Handbuilding on Monday mornings, 9:30-12:30PM

I love working at HCA because it allows me to share my love for both ceramics and teaching. My class allows for students to explore their creativity in a way beyond the traditional wheel throwing or handbuilding. It is so gratifying to see my students’ creations and seeing how far they have grown in their ceramic journey.

Meet Martha Gold (she/her), HCA Community Kiln instructor. Martha teaches Intermediate Wheelthrowing, Monday 6:30-9:30PM and All Level Wheelthrowing, Friday 9-12PM

I totally enjoy teaching adult wheel throwing and watching my students’ enthusiasm.
I teach Monday evenings, intermediate adults students, and Friday mornings, all level adults.
I am a member of the Natick Art Association.
“Making pottery is the joy that keeps on giving.”

Meet Mary Habib (she/her). Mary teaches Sunday Evening, 6:30-9:30PM, All Level Wheel Class at Community Kiln and Tuesday Morning Beginner/Intermediate Wheel Class at Hopkinton Center for the Arts.

What I love most about teaching at HCA is watching someone surprise themselves with what they can make. It’s a joy to share my love of clay and see each student bring their own creativity to it.

Meet David LaPierre (he/him). David teaches All Level Wheelthrowing, Tuesday 6:30-9:30PM and Intermediate Wheelthrowing, 6:30-9:30PM.

David’s elegant clay work is wheelthrown, using porcelain and stoneware. David works in series of variables of the same form while manipulating the surfaces. His teaching includes learning from Zen yoga and the physics of clay.

Meet Michelle Lougee (she/her) mich

10/10/2026

What is Open Studio? 🪴🏺
Open studios are additional times that students can come into the ceramics studio to work on projects. This can help with the laborious process of ceramics as students can use their additional time for creating new works, trimming leather hard pots, or glazing pieces. Ceramics is the only department at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts that receives additional studio time outside of class.

📍Framingham- Students can enjoy up to 5 open studio times with their price of Fall 2026 enrollment. No reservations are needed, but remember to sign in at the door when you arrive. Check the calendar for October, and come to any studio that fits your needs.

Additional open studio times can be purchased. 5 studios for $45 or 10 studios for $90 through the HCA website (use keyword Framingham). Open studio time cannot be transferred amongst students or carried over to additional semesters.

📍Hopkinton- Students can enjoy up to 15 open studio times with their price of Fall 2026 enrollment, no reservations needed! Check the calendar for October, and come to any studio that fits your needs.

10/07/2026

Join us! At Hopkinton HCA ceramics for a frighteningly good time 🧟😱🎃

Work side-by-side with your child to create a sculptural or functional monster to ring in this spookiest of months! Get your hands muddy and experience the fun and creativity of clay.

Both the adult and child(s) must be registered individually to attend this workshop.

Who: Ages 7+. In this child, parent workshop both attendees must register! No ceramic experience necessary 🧍🧍‍♀️
What: A creative ceramics workshop where participants will make a ceramic monster using various handbuilding techniques. All ghouls are encouraged to join 👻
Where: 34 Hayden Rowe St. Hopkinton, MA
When: Saturday, October 10th, 3-6PM

Sign up through our website www.hopartscenter.org Look for “Adult & Child Ceramics Workshop: A Monster of a Good Time.”

09/01/2026

It’s September! You know what that means…more open studio hours! Community Kiln will remain under ownership of SMOC until September 19th, which means we’ll keep the same open studio schedule. September 20th, we’re under new the ownership of Hopkinton Center for the Arts. Keep an eye out for the Fall 2026 open studio calendar as our offerings might shift.

‼️We are closed for open studio and classes September 6th and 7th in observance of Labor Day

‼️We are closed for open studio and classes September 20th-26th for our semester switch

👯Open studios are for enrolled students only in the current semester. Please no guests or children

❄️⛈️ For weather closures due to hazardous conditions, please check your email! All accurate and up to date information is als posted on our website www.brickstack.org under the “Student Resources” > “Open Studios Hours” tab.

For more information and closures, visit our website www.brickstack.org under “Open Studio”

08/20/2026

Waiting to finish your bisqueware pieces because you just can’t decide how to glaze them? Maybe you need to brush up on your glazing techniques?

Whatever the reason, this workshop is for all levels. Learn the tips and tricks of our studio glazes at Community Kiln with instructor Michelle Lauterback.

This workshop will include demonstrational/instructional time, planning time and time to glaze your own bisqueware; Please bring 3-5 pieces of bisqueware to glaze during the workshop.

More information and registration at www.brickstack.org

08/05/2026

Did you miss our July newsletter?? Read all about Community Kiln updates, upcoming events, our featured glaze column and more; Our monthly newsletter keeps our students in the loop!

To subscribe to our letter, create a student account by visiting www.brickstack.org > classes > registration information. As long as you have not unsubscribed from emails, you will automatically receive the newsletter to your email on file.

Don’t want to subscribe? No problem! Visit www.brickstack.org and scroll all the way down on our home page to view the latest newsletter.

Happy reading 👀📖

08/03/2026

Summer One students- now’s your chance to come into Open Studio! Starting Sunday, August 16 we will welcome our Summer TWO students into the studio. Be sure to take advantage of this extra learning time in the studio.

‼️We are closed for open studio and classes August 9th - 15th

👯Open studios are for enrolled students only in the current semester. Please no guests or children

❄️⛈️ For weather closures due to hazardous conditions, please check your email! All accurate and up to date information is als posted on our website www.brickstack.org under the “Student Resources” > “Open Studios Hours” tab.

For more information and closures, visit our website www.brickstack.org under “Open Studio”

07/01/2026

It’s July! Starting Sunday, July 5th, we will welcome our Summer ONE students into the studio. Be sure to take advantage of this extra learning time in the studio.

‼️We are closed for open studio and classes through Saturday, July 4th

👯Open studios are for enrolled students only in the current semester. Please no guests or children

❄️⛈️ For weather closures due to hazardous conditions, please check your email! All accurate and up to date information is als posted on our website www.brickstack.org under the “Student Resources” > “Open Studios Hours” tab.

For more information and closures, visit our website www.brickstack.org under “Open Studio”

06/25/2026

Each workshop is an opportunity to strengthen your artist’s toolbox! Are you looking for more tips and tricks to elevate your pots? Look no further than our July Surface Design Series. $40/a class includes demonstrations, discussion and hands on practice for each of these techniques

Who: Ages 18+ are welcome to join. Past and present CK students are encouraged to join 🪴
What: A four part ceramic workshop series focusing on slip trailing, using natural materials, water etching and stamp making
Where: 46 Park Street, Framingham, MA
When: Fridays in July, 6:30-8:30PM

Slide Description:
1. Slip Trailing, Friday, July 10th with Meghan Albee
2. Using Natural Material, Friday, July 17th with Amy Snyder
3. Water Etching, Friday, July 24th with Meghan Albee
4. Stamp Making, Friday, July 31st with Amy Snyder

Sign up through our website www.brickstack.org

06/11/2026

Students in a 2 or 4 year higher education program in ceramics or a related field are encouraged to apply. For this highly competitive program, only one recipient is chosen for the months of June, July and August. ☀️🏺

Please welcome our second recipient of our College Level Studio Membership, Keira (she/her). Keira is a rising Sophomore studying Fine Art at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts (class of 2029). Her areas of interest include surface design, glaze and wheelthrowing.

From Keira: “I’m so honored to have been selected for this program and am excited to be able to learn more about this studio and community! I’m looking forward to expanding my knowledge within the ceramic field and gaining a better understanding of how the behind the scenes part of this business.”

If you see her around in the studio make sure to stop by and say hi! ☺️👋

Slide Descriptions-
1. A portrait of me
2. I challenged myself to learn to throw porcelain clay and took inspiration from traditional Indonesian and Chinese surface design for these pieces
3. Coil built vase designed with Mishima patterns inspired by stories from my parent’s childhood
4. Wheel thrown work created during my second semester !
5. Hand built piece depicting Sonder
6. Hand built piece depicting Rubatosis
7. Hand built brain made for fun
8. Me in the studio!

Address

Framingham, MA

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 9:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 9:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 9:30pm
Thursday	9am - 9:30pm
Friday	9am - 9:30pm

Website

https://www.hopartscenter.org/, https://www.hopartscenter.org/ceramicclassesframingham, https://www.hopartscenter.org/ce

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