Pottery Guild
The Pottery Guild, established in 1976, is a subsidiary organization of the Arts Association with separate membership qualification requirements and dues, as outlined below. The Guild maintains a fully-equipped pottery workshop and studio in the basement of Goodyear Cottage. Experienced members help newcomers learn wheel throwing, hand building, slab, or sculpture work in a community environment.
The Guild participates annually in the Tidelands Nature Festival, the Manna House Soup Bowl Dinner, and the Jekyll Island Arts Festival. The Guild also hosts a visiting artist weekend every winter.
Pottery Guild Membership
Faced with capacity limitations, the Pottery Guild has two categories of membership — full members and summer members. In addition, full membership entails an apprenticeship. Guidelines and applications for each category of membership are available via the links below:
Pottery Guild Full Membership Guidelines
Pottery Guild Full Membership Application
Pottery Guild Summer Membership Guidelines
Pottery Guild Summer Membership Application
The Pottery Guild has a comprehensive selection of equipment housed in the 1,400 sq. ft. pottery workshop and studio.
- Powered Pottery Wheels – 6
- Electric Kilns for Firing Wheel Thrown, Hand Formed and Sculpture – 4
- Work benches and seating for hand forming, glaze and Decoration work
- An assortment of Clay, Glazes and Decorating Materials
The Association has invested in professional display cabinets and shelving where the work of Pottery Guild members can be placed on consignment for sales in the Goodyear Gallery and Shop. As of this time we have about 75 members of the Pottery Guild. Because of the equipment, upgrades, space, utilities, clay, glazes, and hand tools, members of the Pottery Guild have an annual assessment, to “keep the lights on, and keep them creating individual works of art”.