See you soon! Stay Healthy. Stay Happy.

UPDATED 3/27/20: As per the governor’s orders for a shut down of “non-essential” businesses, we are cancelling Spring classes and closing temporarily until June 8th. Our hope is to begin offering classes and weekend workshops then. The Summer Session of classes begins June 22nd.

We were going to try and hold out to give everyone a chance to stop in, get clay and finish up final pots, but it doesn’t look like we can do that. We are cancelling classes for the remainder of the week and will also only be open limited hours. The hours for the next few weeks are:

Tuesday 3/17: Closing at 3:15PM
Wednesday 3/18: 1-3PM
Thursday 3/19: CLOSED
Friday 3/20: CLOSED
Saturday 3/21: 11-4PM
March 22-April 5th: CLOSED

You can glaze any remaining work, pick up clay and clay tools, or trim final pots on Saturday. Alternatively, you can err on the side of caution and wait until we open up again. Any memberships will be extended by the period of time we will be closed and we will be flexible with any make ups that need to happen to finish up your work.

Please stay posted on Facebook and Instagram for updates.

A Happy Place. A Safe Place.

These are troubled times.

In times like these, where isolation is the cure and mass hysteria is at large, it is important to have a happy place to be. Just as important, it is important to have a safe place to be.

As a result, we are upping all efforts to keep the studio clean and safe for all users. We are hoping to stay open, but will only do so if it remains safe for the workers and all our studio friends. If you are feeling sick or have been in contact with anyone who has recently traveled, please stay home! With all these additional precautions (on top of all existing silica dust precautions), we are keeping the studio as safe and clean as we reasonably can, given that it is a community studio and a shared space.

Some of the precautions we are taking include the following:

1) Daily, often many times a day, wiping down door handles, light switches and common surfaces with disinfectant
2) Encouraging all users of the studio to wash their hands with soap right when they enter and before they exit
3) Providing hand sanitizer
4) Soaking common tools (ie. pottery sponges and throwing tools) in a sanitizing bath between users
5) Mixing in a small amount of bleach into the final rinse buckets in the clay studio
6) Opening outside doors and turning the HVAC fan on, weather allowing, to encourage clean air flow
7) Proving a lenient make-up schedule for any students or members, in case they get sick

We encourage you to make decisions that are right for you. Even if we close temporarily, we will be here when this all passes.

If you are looking for something to do to take your mind off the hysteria, the spring class session begins the week of April 6th! We still have space in many of our pottery, stained glass, watercolors and drawing classes. Acrylic Painting is off for the session. Learn more: 550arts.com/classes

See you in the studio, Friends. Stay Safe and Stay Healthy Out There.