About the Guild

The San Antonio Potters Guild was established as a nonprofit organization in 1995. The membership is diverse, representing working potters, sculptural artists, and students, as well as supporters of the ceramic arts. The Guild’s mission is to cultivate and nurture clay artists and collectors while at the same time celebrating and extending humanity’s ten thousand-year heritage of fired clay.

In addition to the charity event Empty Bowls, the group sponsors an annual juried exhibition, scholarships, a members’ art sale, and hosts various workshops and regular educational programs. Membership is open to potters as well as friends and sponsors interested in the field.

Programs & Workshops

The Guild sponsors special workshops and regular educational program meetings for members and nonmembers. Workshops feature instruction from expert clay artists in many functional and sculptural areas that encourage the technical and artistic advancement of participants, whether beginners or seasoned potters. The most recent SAPG workshop brought in Belgium “naked raku” expert, Wally Asselberghs. Plans are in the works for the Guild’s next workshops.

SAPG also hosts regular programs on topics of interest to members as well as those interested in learning more about the field. Most programs are held on the second Wednesday of the month. Recent program highlights include speakers on the work of the Mata Ortiz, history of the early Native American potters and their techniques, and examples of Japanese pottery.

About our name

“Guild” is a time-honored term used to describe a group of people interested in pursuing the traditions as well as the newer developments in a particular field. The San Antonio Potters Guild is an association of individuals interested in the many aspects of ceramics. The group includes traditional potters and sculptors as well as artists who include clay in their multimedia work. The Guild also includes new artists in the field as well as individuals who wish to gain more knowledge about collecting ceramics and understanding the long history of fired clay.

For more info about the Guild, e-mail us at info@sanantoniopottersguild.com

SAN ANTONIO POTTERS GUILD
P.O. BOX 460863
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78246-0863

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