Membership at Reykjavík Clay

Join our community ceramics studio in Reykjavík and develop your practice alongside a community of makers. Membership is designed for potters who enjoy working independently, with access to shared equipment, glazes and space to create.

Your space to create and unwind

Reykjavik Clay offers a communal workspace in our large workshop in Reykjavík.

• 8 pottery wheels in a community setting.
• A large hand-building and glazing areas, with plenty of table space for members.
• 2 storage shelves measuring 90 × 60 cm.
• Access to a slab roller and various tools and materials for hand-building.

Materials, glazes and firing

• A selection of 15 dipping glazes prepared by our member glazing committee and our Studio Technician. To join the glaze committee you must have completed a glazing course with us or another school/studio.
• 5 stoneware clays, including white/grey, light brown with speckles, black and a red hand-building clay.
• Communal bisque firing included in your membership.
• One full kiln plate for glaze firing each month in our Nabertherm top-loading kilns. Your allocation does not roll over into a new month. Members must log all pieces for glaze firing in the studio logbook. Members can buy additional kiln space on monthly basis.

Studio life

• Daily access from 7 AM to 10 PM, including holidays, subject to the course schedule below.
• A booking app to reserve your favourite workstation.
• A monthly one-hour Members Meet-up to develop techniques, plan events and more.
• Our Members can join our popular Spring and Christmas market hosted by the studio. 
• 10% discount on classes and workshops.
• Reykjavik Clay handbook with all studio relevant information. 

Is membership right for you?

• Membership is intended for potters with experience who are looking for a place to make their work and can work independently. Members must feel competent and confident creating pottery unsupervised and operating all studio equipment safely and properly.
• After a mandatory, thorough studio orientation, members are expected to work without instruction. Others working in the space are there to make their own work, not to teach.
• If you are not yet confident working independently, our beginner and intermediate classes can help you get started.
• You must be over the age of 18 to sign up for a membership.

Sharing the studio

• We run a regular schedule of workshops, mostly wheel-throwing courses. Every fourth weekend from 09:00–15:30, as well as two weekdays each week from 10:00–13:30 and 17:00–21:00, the workshop will be occupied by ceramic courses or other activities.

Membership pricing and commitment 

• The price of a membership is ISK 30.000 per month. You must commit to at least three months with a notice of two months. The first three month as members are considered as a trial period for both Reykjavik Clay and the member.
• Your membership can be terminated by Reykjavik Clay with one month's notice.

Interested in joining?

• We currently have 30 members at our studio. When you have completed one of our 8-12-week ceramic courses with us you can sign up to become a member.  To join the waitlist, fill in below table.