Clay Art Center

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In short

Clay Art Center is a non-profit ceramics centre in Port Chester, New York, founded as a communal studio in 1957 by the ceramicist Katherine Choy and the potter Henry Okamoto. It offers weekly clay classes for adults from introductory to advanced level, in handbuilding, wheel-throwing, sculpture and surface decoration, as well as youth classes, workshops on special topics, one-time and private classes and independent study. It also runs artist residencies and a gallery dedicated to ceramics.

Where

Port Chester, United States

Founded

1957

Crafts

Ceramics and porcelain

Website

clayartcenter.org

Email

mail@clayartcenter.org

Source

School website · checked on 25/10/2026

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