Wesleyan Potters

Wesleyan Potters Non-profit craft school + coop founded to promote the learning and development of skills in crafts.

Our programming is supported in part with support from the Connecticut Office of the Arts, which also receives funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

🔗 MASTER THE ART OF METALWORKCreate your own sterling silver chain bracelet and master soldering, link-making, and clasp...
09/01/2026

🔗 MASTER THE ART OF METALWORK
Create your own sterling silver chain bracelet and master soldering, link-making, and clasp techniques. Choose from three chain designs and take home a one-of-a-kind piece!

Sunday, Sept. 27 | 10 am - 5 pm
Wesleyan Potters – Jewelry Studio
Instructor: Sharon Smith-Alling

Basic soldering skills required. Limited spots available! 7 spots are available!

Mark the calendar 🗓️ A showcase of handwoven textiles created by our Wesleyan Potters Weaving members and Instructors. T...
08/27/2026

Mark the calendar 🗓️ A showcase of handwoven textiles created by our Wesleyan Potters Weaving members and Instructors. This exhibit brings together an extraordinary variety of woven works that showcase the full expressive range of the loom as well as the individual artist.

Opening Reception: October 3, 2026 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

🔨✨ BANG IT OUT! ✨🔨A Silver Ring-Making Pop-UpRelease your stress, pick up a hammer, and create something beautiful!No ex...
08/19/2026

🔨✨ BANG IT OUT! ✨🔨
A Silver Ring-Making Pop-Up

Release your stress, pick up a hammer, and create something beautiful!

No experience necessary! 🔨💍

As you work, enjoy w**e, soft drinks, sweet and savory nibbles, and great company.

Our Gallery will also be open throughout the event.

✨ 21+ event | Valid ID required
📍 350 South Main Street, Middletown, CT
🚗 Additional parking in the rear, use 49 Birdsey Avenue for GPS.

🔨✨ BANG IT OUT! ✨🔨A Silver Ring-Making Pop-UpRelease your stress, pick up a hammer, and create something beautiful!Join ...
08/17/2026

🔨✨ BANG IT OUT! ✨🔨
A Silver Ring-Making Pop-Up

Release your stress, pick up a hammer, and create something beautiful!

Join us Friday, September 11 from 6–8:30pm or Saturday, September 12 from 3–5:30pm for Bang It Out!, a silver ring-making pop-up designed for a little creative catharsis.

For $80, you’ll create a ½" adjustable silver ring, hammered and stamped with a symbol of your choice. No experience necessary, just bring your willingness to bang it out! 🔨💍

As you work, enjoy w**e, soft drinks, sweet and savory nibbles, and great company. Our Gallery will also be open throughout the event, offering plenty of inspiration (and shopportunities!) as you create.

✨ 21+ event | Valid ID required
📍 350 South Main Street, Middletown, CT
🚗 Additional parking in the rear, use 49 Birdsey Avenue for GPS.

You'll leave with a beautiful handmade adornment, new skills, and the satisfaction of creating something truly your own.

Register here: https://register.wesleyanpotters.com/CourseCatalog/CategoryView.asp?ID=271

✨ The Art of Adornment ✨August 26 through September 27Jewelry is more than something we wear. It can be expressive, pers...
08/17/2026

✨ The Art of Adornment ✨

August 26 through September 27

Jewelry is more than something we wear. It can be expressive, personal, meaningful, and deeply connected to the hands and imagination of the artist who made it.

The Art of Adornment celebrates the creativity and craftsmanship of the jewelry artists of Wesleyan Potters. Through metal, stone, enamel, beads, and found materials, each artist transforms raw materials into works of art, revealing a unique artistic voice.

From bold contemporary designs to timeless classics, this exhibition invites you to explore jewelry as wearable art: pieces created to make a statement, commemorate a memory, or simply bring joy.

✨ On view August 26 through September 27
📍 Wesleyan Potters Gallery
350 South Main Street, Middletown, CT

Gallery Hours
Wednesday–Saturday: 10 AM–5 PM
Sunday: 12–4 PM
Monday & Tuesday: By appointment

Come discover something beautiful, find a piece with a story, and celebrate the enduring art of handmade adornment.

🪴 Clay Night is back! 🍕🍷Friday, September 4 • 6:30–8:30 PMGrab a friend, bring a date, or come solo and get your hands d...
08/12/2026

🪴 Clay Night is back! 🍕🍷

Friday, September 4 • 6:30–8:30 PM

Grab a friend, bring a date, or come solo and get your hands dirty! Try wheel throwing, handbuilding, or both in this relaxed, beginner-friendly evening of clay, creativity, food, and fun.

✨ No experience necessary
🍕 Pizza, salad, drinks & homemade desserts included
🏺 Make a piece, choose your glaze, and we’ll take care of the rest
🔥 Finished pottery ready for pickup in 3–4 weeks.
🛍️ Gallery Shop open all evening for inspiration

Come for the clay. Stay for the food. Then keep making.

Register here: https://register.wesleyanpotters.com/CourseCatalog/ScheduleView.asp?ScheduleId=1048

🥄 A Spoon Is Just the Beginning. 🥄What happens when you give a metalsmith an idea and a whole weekend to play? A Spoonfu...
08/10/2026

🥄 A Spoon Is Just the Beginning. 🥄

What happens when you give a metalsmith an idea and a whole weekend to play? A Spoonful...and More! with visiting artist Robert Dancik is a two-day metalsmithing workshop exploring the possibilities of the spoon as both a functional object and a work of art.

You’ll learn to shape and form spoon bowls, then experiment with handles made from metal, wood, faux bone, found objects, reclaimed materials, and whatever unexpected treasures inspire you.

You’ll even learn how to create a one-piece, fold-formed spoon from a single sheet of metal, with no soldering required.

✨ A Spoonful...and More! | WS142
📅 October 10–11
⏰ 9:30 AM–5 PM both days
📍 Wesleyan Potters Jewelry Studio
👨‍🏭 Instructor: Robert Dancik
🔨 Previous metalsmithing experience required
🎟️ 10 seats available

Bring your favorite tools, some intriguing materials, and an open mind. Because in this workshop, almost anything can become a spoon.

🥄 Come make something useful. Or sculptural. Or completely unexpected. Just make a spoon. See where it takes you.

This workshop is partially funded by The Mildred Weiner Memorial Fund.

Register here: https://register.wesleyanpotters.com/CourseCatalog/ScheduleView.asp?ScheduleId=1036

🧵 Slow down. Stitch something beautiful. 🧵Rediscover the simple pleasure of making something by hand with Hand-Pieced Fo...
08/10/2026

🧵 Slow down. Stitch something beautiful. 🧵

Rediscover the simple pleasure of making something by hand with Hand-Pieced Four Patch Pincushion with Jayne Whittles!

This beginner-friendly workshop introduces you to the timeless art of traditional quilt making through classic hand-piecing techniques. Over four hours, you’ll learn three essential hand stitches, how to accurately mark seam allowances, proper pressing techniques, and the Ladder Stitch for a nearly invisible finish.

And at the end? You’ll have a charming, functional pincushion to take home, plus the skills and confidence to keep stitching long after class is over.

✨ Hand-Pieced Four Patch Pincushion | WS137
📅 Saturday, August 29
⏰ 10 AM–2 PM
📍 Wesleyan Potters
👩‍🏫 Instructor: Jayne Whittles
🧵 Beginner-friendly
🎟️ 10 seats available

Come spend a Saturday practicing the art of slow stitch. Your hands will thank you. 💙 Register here: https://register.wesleyanpotters.com/CourseCatalog/ScheduleView.asp?ScheduleId=1031

✨ Make Monday Your Making Night! ✨Ready to make something with your hands and learn the art of metalsmithing?Join Connie...
08/10/2026

✨ Make Monday Your Making Night! ✨

Ready to make something with your hands and learn the art of metalsmithing?

Join Connie Pfeiffer Monday evenings at Wesleyan Potters for a jewelry class that combines solid technical foundations with plenty of room to experiment, explore, and develop your own style.

Connie has been teaching metalsmithing for more than 25 years, including at Creative Arts Workshop, Guilford Art Center, and Wesleyan Potters. A sculptor and metalsmith with an MFA from Rochester Institute of Technology, her own work combines sheet metal and wire with unexpected materials like paper, glass, epoxy, paint, and beeswax.

Her teaching philosophy is simple: learn the basics, experiment freely, and push your creative boundaries. Whether you’re new to metalsmithing or looking to expand your skills, Connie creates an encouraging environment where you can discover what your jewelry wants to be.

💍 Monday Evening Jewelry with Connie Pfeiffer
📅 Fall semester begins August 24
✨ All levels welcome
🔨 Build skills. Experiment. Make something uniquely yours.

Come spend your Monday nights making things instead of scrolling things.

Register here: https://register.wesleyanpotters.com/CourseCatalog/ScheduleView.asp?ScheduleId=1026

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350 S Main Street
Middletown, CT
06457

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10pm - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 10pm - 6pm

Telephone

+18603475925

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