FAQS
| How and when can I sign up for a class? |
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Use our website or just click on this link: Classes & Workshops – Café au Clay Studios New classes will be released each month. Class registration is on a first come, first served basis. |
| I’d like to be a member, how do I sign up? |
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Membership is currently full, If you are an experienced and confident potter and have taken at least a 6 week course in the past, put your name on the waitlist using this link: Pottery Studio Membership Café au Clay Vancouver 1612 W 3rd Ave at Fir – Café au Clay Studios Once your turn comes up, you can make an appointment with us for a studio orientation. We will take you through the studio, the equipment and assign you a shelf and an entry code so you can come and work anytime. Otherwise, We encourage you to sign up for our intro class if you feel you are a beginner or need to go over the basics again. If you have not had independent pottery experience in the past two years and do not feel confident in working independently, please sign up for an intermediate class. Once you complete our intro class you should gain all the skills needed to be a competent independent member and create independently.
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| I’m already a member. Do I need to book my spot ahead of time? |
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Nope. Just come on in - space and wheels are on a first come, first served basis but our studio is large, and we usually have up to 12 wheels available to you.
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| Classes are held upstairs, but I have a hard time with stairs - are there classes downstairs? |
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Yes indeed! Any of our classes can be offered in our member workshop downstairs so please just indicate your need when signing up for the class so we can get the right space prepared for your class.
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| What if I can’t attend a class I already paid for? |
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First of all, bummer. Second, we get it. It happens... But sadly we cannot offer a refund on purchased or missed classes. You can gift the class to someone else to take your spot, if the class or workshop is more than 7 days away from beginning, we can switch you to a future class. Please note that any allowed changes to the dates/ participants will incur a $30 administration fee.
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| How long is each class? |
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Our 6-week courses are 2.5 hours per week which includes a 30 min clean up at the end. Our workshops are generally 2 hours long. |
| Do you have kid and teen classes? |
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Unfortunately, we don't. Our studio is designed for ages 18 and over and it's not a good fit for younger people and kids parties. We offer pottery painting for younger people, as long as they are accompanied by their guardians. check out our drop in pottery painting here: Drop In Pottery Painting – Café au Clay Studios
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| What is included in the class? |
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For beginner classes and workshops, you’ll get all the materials you need to make a finished product. For other more advanced classes, you will need to provide your own clay and tools because everyone has different preferences. We’ll let you know in the workshop or class description.
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| Do you host private events? |
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Yep! If you are interested in a private event, contact us and we’ll make it happen! Pricing will be available once we know how many people, what kind of event and a timeframe. Contact us at hello@cafeauclay.com |
| I’m a member, what’s the story with glazing and firing and all that? |
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Good question! Members must do a glaze orientation before glazing. The member glaze orientation happens on every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month at 1pm. If you feel you need instruction glazing, keep an eye for our glazing workshops. You can always do a private glazing session with one of our instructors as well. All glazing and firing are included with the purchase of clay.
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| I have good ideas about how we can make Café au Clay even more awesome. How can I share those? |
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AMAZING! We love new ideas and insights. We know there may be things we haven’t even thought of. If you want to share, email us at hello@cafeauclay.com
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