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Pottery Date Night

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    Fri, September 29, 2023 (7:00 PM - 9:00 PM)

Mercado Art Studio
210 Northeast 1st Avenue
Hallandale Beach, FL 33009
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Come sip a glass of wine while you explore the malleable qualities of clay and make up to two pots using the potters wheel.

Mercado Art Studios (M A S) is proud to announce a new series of workshops.

We want to invite the community for these social gatherings to invite their family and friends to join us for cocktails and clay! Come unwind and spend a friday evening with us and get your creative side to the forefront of your mind. Unwind with a drink and get a chance to experience pottery making and make up to two pots on the wheel.

About This Event:

Not to be missed!

This pottery night event is perfect for a date night with your significant other or with a friend. Each attendee will get an opportunity to make up to two pieces of pottery each in a instructor-led class. From 7:00pm to 9:00pm each attendee will be assigned a potter's wheel, an instuctor will demonstrate how to center clay, pull up the walls, and shape your vessels into a cup, bowl/dish or vase. You will get a basic introduction to the tools used for clay throwing and how set up /clean up your potter’s wheel. Wine, crackers, cheese and pastries will be served during this event. We'll have non-alcholic drinks available as well.

Event time: 7pm-9pm | 2hrs

What’s Included:

The price listed is $80 per person and it inlcudes an Instructor-led 2 hour class . All clay, tools and aprons will be included, as well as the two firings and glazing of your clay creations. Wine and non alchoholic drinks, crackers, cheese and pastries are also included. A studio tech will be handling your work and applying the glaze color of your choice. A courtesy text will be sent out when your works is ready for pickup.

The Aftermath:

After your class, we will be processing your works in our studio. First, the piece must be allowed to get ‘bone dry’, then it will be fired to bisque ware. Then one of our studio techs will glaze your work for you based on the color you’ve chosen, and then it will be put back on the shelves to await the next glaze firing. Please allow two to four weeks lead times. Disclaimer: Mercado Art Studio can store your works for up to two weeks after your first notification, and our staff will send you up to two courtesy reminder texts, but after two weeks, all works will be donated.

About Our Studio @mercado_art_studio

Mercado Art Studio is a beautiful and welcoming clay studio that has been serving the Hallandale Beach community for over two years now, and before that with a location in Downtown Hollywood for five years.

We offer;

  • One time beginner classes for wheel throwing,
  • handbuilding,
  • pottery painting and mosaics projects,
  • four and eight week courses for those who want to learn more,
  • monthly memberships that come with unlimited access to the studio and a locker to store your things,
  • firing services for people who want to utilize our kilns, and we’re also a store where you can come in a buy beautiful finished works by our members, or to buy clay or tools.

There is plenty of free parking right in front and back of the studio, and we are conveniently located East of the I95 in Hallandale Beach.

Cancelation Policy:

Life happens, we get it! Please give us a 24 hours notice if you would like to reschedule your class.

More information:
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