Community
Ceramics
Studio
Adult classes
Our focus is on independent studio time with an emphasis on collaboration. To this end we offer classes as well as memberships. Beginners are invited to join our introductory-level classes on handbuilding and wheel, taught by our knowledgeable and compassionate teachers. Our beginner courses are 6 weeks of creative focus: fun, meditative, social, productive.
Membership
For intermediate and advanced level clay enthusiasts, (with min. 10 weeks recent experience or extensive prior experience in clay) we use a membership model, which requires a preliminary introduction period, before allowing independent access to the studio. Contact the manager to register and pay or be placed on our waiting list.
Mission statement
Outlaw Arts is committed to art equity. We promote access to art and art-making for all by providing reduced fees for historically marginalized or financially restricted locals, and by building a community of students and members that is purposeful in our genuine warmth and support. This creates an atmosphere in which learning new skills and communicating through art becomes possible, and sharing those experiences becomes an ebullient exchange.
Upcoming Events
The Clay Bunny ProjectDate and time is TBDLocation is TBD
Chestnut Hill home & garden festivalSun, May 03Germantown Avenue
MLKDAY of service eventTue, Jan 20Philadelphia
Management Team
We are a powerfully creative group of makers who are aware of the vulnerability that accompanies art-making. We commit ourselves to supporting one another, and to fighting the insipient bigotry of our culture. Together we’ve created a flexible, skill-building atmosphere in our studio. All are welcome to join us in this celebration of the artist within—OUTLAW ARTS – A Collaborative Clay Studio.
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When we make art, we put ourselves in a tender place. And when we challenge ourselves to try something new, hone our skills, or go past where we are confident, we are even more vulnerable. We all need to be treated and spoken to with the greatest care.
Many of us here at Outlaw Arts are marginalized by our bigoted society – whether due to race, religion, sexual identity, body size or ability, etc. – and so we are doubly vulnerable.
When you live with the daily batterings of bigotry, the wounds don’t heal, and the brush or bump of even an innocent remark can hurt like hell. What we say to one another, how we act toward each other, how we stand up for justice, matters very much. Let’s move forward together with dedication to burn down racism and all its siblings.
Members in the news...
Chisom Chieke
2025 Black Star Film Festival
Audience award: Favorite short narrative
