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 Pocket Frames 

Turn your favorite memory into a handmade keepsake! Bring a few photos, postcards, or artwork to inspire your next creation as you share these memories with fellow creative adults. Learn how to build a pocket frame from clay using simple handbuilding techniques and pre-sized templates while you sip wine in Laumeier’s clay studio. Personalize your frame by adding colorful underglazes that will make your photos pop in your home or office! Bring your favorite adult beverage; light snacks provided. Pick up your finished piece the following week. 

908 / Ages 21 + / Friday, August 28 / 6:30–9:30 p.m. / $60 

Mud + Merlot: Bubble Glazed Plates 

Get ready to fill Laumeier’s clay studio with bubbles! Release your inner child while experimenting with the colorful and surprising technique of bubble glazing. Using a mix of underglaze, dish soap, and a little air power, you’ll blow bubbles directly onto your own handbuilt clay plate. Watch the bubbles pop and leave behind delicate, lacy designs in layered colors - no two pieces ever turn out the same! 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 25 /6:30–9:30 p.m. / $60

Mud + Merlot: Autumn Leaf Bowls 

Celebrate the colors and textures of fall in this nature-inspired workshop. Create beautiful leaf-imprinted bowls using real leaves gathered from the Park or brought from home. Learn basic handbuilding techniques as you shape your bowl around a mold, then personalize your piece with texture, carving, or autumn-themed underglazes. Whether you go bold and bright or earthy and subtle, your finished bowl will be a one-of-a-kind keepsake of the season. 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 23 / 6:30–9:30 p.m. / $60 

Mud + Merlot: Sculpted Ornaments 

A bottle of wine and some clay make for a great night out at Laumeier Sculpture Park! Learn slab construction and explore surface textures and detailing to create a festive ceramic wreath to display during the holidays! Bring your own wine; light snacks are provided. Pick up your finished piece at Laumeier the following week. 

911 / Ages 21 + / Friday, November 20 / 6:30–9:30 p.m. / $60 

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