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New Drawing & Painting classes for summer

We are welcoming a new 2-d teacher to our staff, Sami Beaton!  There are new 2-D classes on the schedule! Jump into new morning and daytime watercolor or drawing classes with Mattea or evening Drawing or Acrylic painting classes with Sami. View the schedule for the summer here: https://www.550arts.com/classes/adults-teens/

Spring Cleaning Pottery Sale!

Score pottery at a get-rid-of-it price! All handmade here in Manchester, NH. Pieces might have small blemishes or glaze defects. Open 12-8PM Monday March 24 through Saturday March 29th Three elements to the sale: 1) Discount pottery made by members and staff at Studio 550 2) Donated pottery (by students, staff, and members) where proceeds […]

Maker’s Lounge is live!

Grab your crafting buddies! Make glass mosaics or paint handmade pottery! Book table time and you can each choose your own project! Save a seat at the table! https://www.550arts.com/classes/pyo/ Mosaics: Make a puzzle where there are no wrong pieces and anything goes. Sift through lovely and colorful glass to find what you want for your […]

Fall classes start soon! Winter session registration opens mid-October!

No time like the present. Why wait to try something new when you could jump into an art class now! Fall session begins Sept 30th and the registration for the Winter January-March session opens mid October. Learn Acrylic Painting, Watercolors, Drawing, pottery, clay sculpting, wheel throwing and stained glass! Beginners welcome in all classes!

Monster Hunt August 24th!

The Monster Hunt returns to Manchester August 24th Find a Monster. Keep a Monster. Discover Downtown.    Downtown Manchester, NH- On Saturday, August 24, 2024, the Monster Hunt returns to Downtown Manchester. This is the 12th year of the family-friendly outdoor art hunt, where Studio 550 makes 100 red clay monsters and hides them downtown.   […]

Summer Youth Art Camps & Clay for Kids Scholarships

Summer camps are available for registration online!  Scholarships can be used for after school programs or school vacation camps! As many of you know, we sell abandoned workshop pottery for $1 each if it’s been here for over 6 months. The proceeds of these sales goes to provide scholarships so local youth can attend art […]

Summer Session Open for Registration!

Crazy enough, just as soon as they were offered, the evening pottery classes have already filled up. Please email info@550arts(dot)com to be added to the evening class waitlist. Things do shift last minute and sometimes spots open up, so let us know if you’re interested! Other classes to choose from: Stained Glass Soft Pastels Acrylic […]

Spring Session Open for Registration

We are adding Soft Pastels to the class offerings! Other classes to choose from: Stained Glass Acrylic Painting Drawing Watercolor Painting Clay – Pottery Wheel Clay – Hand Sculpting Adults and teens 15yo+ are welcome to join. Learn more here. 

Winter Session Update

There is still space in Oil Painting, Watercolors, Acrylic Painting, Drawing, and daytime stained glass classes.   All clay hand building classes are full, and all pottery wheel classes are full.  Please email to be added to a waitlist.   Spring Session begins early April. Online registration opens 3 months prior.

Handmade Holiday Market!

Handmade mugs, bowls, ornaments, and serving ware for your centerpiece entrees and appetizers! This will be a great place to find last-minute gifts, unique and one-of-a-kind items, pottery for your table, and housewarming gifts.  Studio 550 is hosting its annual Handmade Holiday Market of pottery and glass art from December 18-23 (Monday-Saturday) from 12-8PM each […]