Friday Morning Pottery with Anita Griffith and Robert Parrott
Adult | Registration opens 11/16/2025 8:00 PM EST
Discover the joy of working with clay in GAC’s ceramics classes and workshops. Open to all levels, our classes are welcoming spaces where beginners and experienced students alike can learn and grow. Skilled instructors provide guidance to help you develop and expand your abilities whether you’re designing, throwing on the wheel, handbuilding, or glazing. You’ll have the chance to create both functional pieces, like bowls and cups, as well as expressive sculptural works, all while exploring your own creative style. To make it easier to find the right fit, we’ve renamed our ceramics classes by day and time, so you can quickly choose what works best for your schedule. No matter which class you take, you’ll cover the same core material and enjoy the full pottery experience. All classes open to all levels except where indicated. Tuition includes 2 sessions of studio time per week.
Tuition includes bench time for students enrolled in classes; it does not include workshops. Clay must be purchased in class ($32or $35/bag); tax) Payable by cash, check, or PayPal. Lab and clay fees cover costs of firings and glaze materials.
Robert Parrott
ROBERT PARROTT holds a BA from the University of New Hampshire. He has been a full time potter since 1971, working in domestic stoneware and numerous forms of architectural ceramics. He has taught at Creative Arts Workshop, Wesleyan Potters, Brookfield Craft Center, Horizons and Pratt Institute in NYC. He exhibits and sells internationally.
Anita Griffith
ANITA GRIFFITH holds a BFA from Tulane University. She also studied at the New York College of Ceramics, Alfred, and has professional training in industrial design, mold making and slip casting at a pottery studio in Kyoto, Japan. She is a full time potter and Principal of "It's Only Mud," a commercial pottery of her original ceramic objects. Her work has been commissioned and exhibited widely throughout the USA. She teaches at Southern Connecticut State University and Creative Arts Workshop, and has taught at Wesleyan Potters, Brookfield Craft Center, and through the Visiting Artists' program of the Connecticut Commission on the Arts. She taught travel workshops on Native American pottery processes in the American Southwest, and Spanish tile-making in Seville. She has also served as juror for local and national arts organizations.