NIGHT OUT

Night Out workshops provide a fun, relaxed, adults-only environment for you to try your hand at art-making. Bring your own wine; light snacks are provided. Ages 21 and up.

Mud + Merlot: Ceramic Wall Pockets 

Bring your friends to Laumeier Sculpture Park and get creative with clay! Learn how to design and build unique wall pockets that will highlight any empty wall space in your home or office. Customize your piece to fit small plants, lights or scents by using handbuilding techniques, colors and textures. Bring your own wine (or other beverage of your choice); light snacks provided. Pick up your finished piece the following week. 

908 / Ages 21 + / Friday, August 22 / 6:30–9:30 p.m. / $58 

Mud + Merlot: Ceramic Travel Tumblers 

Treat yourself to a creative night out at the Park as you create your very own ceramic travel tumbler—perfect for your morning coffee, tea, or cocoa on the go! We’ll guide you through the process of shaping, smoothing, and personalizing your tumbler with earthy textures and finishes in this relaxed, adults-only, workshop. Bring a friend, a beverage, and your imagination! Bring your own wine (or other beverage of your choice); light snacks provided. Pick up your finished piece the following week. 

909 / Ages 21 + / Friday, September 26 /6:30–9:30 p.m. / $58 

Mud + Merlot: Halloween in the Studio! 

Get into the spooky spirit with an evening of clay, creativity, and a little mischief in the studio! Learn how to design ghost-shaped dishes, spider sculptures, pumpkin candle holders, or any other delightfully eerie design your imagination conjures up. We’ll guide you through the basics of handbuilding so you can bring your creepy (or cute!) creation to life. Bring your own wine (or other beverage of your choice); light snacks provided. Pick up your finished piece the following week. 

910 / Ages 21 + / Friday, October 24 / 6:30–9:30 p.m. / $58 

PRIVATE PARTIES

Interested in a private clay workshop with family, friends or colleagues? Private parties are located in the Kranzberg Education Lab's Staenberg Family Foundation Clay Lab. Contact Sarah Harford, Studio Practice Coordinator at 314.615.5283 or sharford@laumeier.org for more information and pricing.
 

ON + OFF THE WHEEL

Work with clay on or off the wheel, or take turns so everyone experiences the best of both worlds! Create functional and decorative clay pieces using both hand building and wheel throwing techniques following an instructor demonstration; select from a variety of glazes to complete your piece. Possible projects include cups, bowls, vases, tiles, plates and sculptures. BYOW (bring your own wine!). Pick up your finished piece at Laumeier the following week. 8-person minimum / 16-person maximum
 

WINE + WHEEL WITH FRIENDS

Create with clay while sipping cabernet or chardonnay! Gather your friends to try your hands at the potter’s wheel in a relaxed, fun and light-hearted environment. Make wheel-thrown objects including cups, bowls or vases following an instructor demonstration; select from a variety of glazes to complete your piece. BYOW (bring your own wine!). Pick up your finished piece at Laumeier the following week. 8-person minimum / 11-person maximum