Oklahoma Contemporary
A pair of faces in masks look at the camera with pottery in progress behind them

Workshops

This isn't your typical wine-and-paint workshop! Join Studio School for an evening of grown-up fun. No art skills needed, but you can flex those social muscles as you pick up a new art-making skill. 21+ only, please. All supplies are included!

When signing up for a class, all students agree to abide by the policies set forth in the Student Handbook.


Interested in more than a single-night course? See all classes and workshops here.

Workshop | Date Night on the Wheel - March

  • Date 7-9 p.m., Friday, March 31
  • Cost $140 per couple
  • Location The Studios | Lynda and Chuck Nelson Wheel Throwing Studio
  • Age Requirements 21+
  • Contact studioschool@okcontemp.org
Two masked people looking at the camera with clay objects on the table between them

Back by popular demand! Re-enact your favorite pottery scenes from the movie Ghost without the inconvenience of your significant other getting murdered. We can’t promise helpful advice from a psychic, but we do think you and your companion will have a great time learning to use the potter’s wheel and making a small bowl.

Bring a date, bring a friend, bring anyone you want as long as your partner is actually alive.

No experience necessary! Registration is limited to four couples. Pick up your fired and finished bowl about two weeks after the workshop. We’ll call you when it’s ready.

Registration closes March 27.

If the workshop is postponed due to weather or unforeseen instructor circumstances, the rain date is April 7.

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Workshop | Make A Ceramic Butta Dish

  • Date 6:30-9 p.m., Thursday, April 13
  • Cost $65
  • Location The Studios | Flex Studio
  • Instructor / Presenter Marissa Childers
  • Age Requirements 21+
  • Contact studioschool@okcontemp.org
Butter Dish 1 1

Work with artist Marissa Childers to create a butter dish—your butter deserves a better home than a cardboard box. No ceramic experience necessary.

Pick up your fired and finished butta dish about a week later. Don’t worry; we will call you when it’s ready.

Registration closes April 10.

If the workshop is postponed due to weather or unforeseen instructor circumstances, the rain date is April 20.

Register

Workshop | Make A Custom Ring - April 14

  • Date 6-9 p.m., Friday, April 14
  • Cost $325 per couple
  • Location The Studios | Flex Studio
  • Instructor / Presenter Taylor Martin
  • Age Requirements 21+
  • Contact studioschool@okcontemp.org
On the left, a stack of silver rings. On the right, two hands wearing silver bands.

April 14 is SOLD OUT.
We are offering the same workshop on April 28 and May 12. Spend time with your partner or BFF while designing and crafting a custom, sterling-silver band for each of you. Receive personal attention from jeweler and metalsmith Taylor Martin as she guides you through each step of making a band that perfectly fits your finger and your style.

No experience necessary, Taylor will guide you every step of the way. You will leave the workshop with a finished band!

Limited to two couples. Registration closes April 3.

If the workshop is postponed due to weather or unforeseen instructor circumstances, the rain date is April 21.

Workshop | Raku - April 16 and 23

  • Date 12:30-3p.m., Sundays, April 16 and 23
  • Cost $75
  • Location The Studios | Kim and Steve Bruno Hand Building Studio
  • Instructor / Presenter Liv Egan
  • Age Requirements 21+
  • Contact studioschool@okcontemp.org
Bowl on fire in a kiln

Join us for a two-day, hands-on workshop as we dive into the topic of Raku ceramics. Together, we'll explore traditional Japanese Raku as it relates to religious and cultural practices and its later expression among American ceramicists in the mid-1900s. During the first workshop session, you'll use hand building techniques to create tea bowls. We'll meet the following weekend to glaze and fire your works using the Raku process.

This in-person workshop will take place outside and the Raku process can be messy, so dress accordingly. Open to students of all levels. All materials and tools are included.

Registration closes April 10.

If the workshop is postponed due to weather or unforeseen instructor circumstances, the rain date is May 21.

Register

Workshop | Make A Ceramic Pouring Vessel

  • Date 6:30-9 p.m., Thursday, April 27
  • Cost $65
  • Location The Studios | Flex Studio
  • Instructor / Presenter Marissa Childers
  • Age Requirements 21+
  • Contact studioschool@okcontemp.org
SP23 Pour Vessel

Work with artist Marissa Childers to create a ceramic pouring vessel. No ceramic experience necessary. Pick up your fired and finished pour vessel about a week later. We will call you when it’s ready.

Registration closes April 24.

If the workshop is postponed due to weather or unforeseen instructor circumstances, the rain date is May 4.

Register

Workshop | Make A Custom Ring - April 28

  • Date 6-9 p.m., Friday, April 28
  • Cost $325 per couple
  • Location The Studios | Flex Studio
  • Instructor / Presenter Taylor Martin
  • Age Requirements 21+
  • Contact studioschool@okcontemp.org
On the left, a stack of silver rings. On the right, two hands wearing silver bands.

Spend time with your partner or BFF while designing and crafting a custom, sterling-silver band for each of you. Receive personal attention from jeweler and metalsmith Taylor Martin as she guides you through each step of making a band that perfectly fits your finger and your style.

No experience necessary, Taylor will guide you every step of the way. You will leave the workshop with a finished band!

Limited to two couples. Registration closes April 17.

If the workshop is postponed due to weather or unforeseen instructor circumstances, the rain date is May 5.

Workshop | Draw Live Animals at Mollie Spencer Farm

  • Date 12-2 p.m., Saturday, April 29
  • Cost $65
  • Location Mollie Spencer Farm
  • Instructor / Presenter Claire Holloway
  • Age Requirements 16+
  • Contact studioschool@okcontemp.org
SP23 Mollie

The Mollie Spencer Farm (in Yukon) promotes the health, well-being and humane treatment of animals while also providing refuge for a few farm animals and natural occurring wildlife.

Artist Claire Holloway will show you how to create quick graphite sketches of live animals and then use pastel to add color.

Participants will meet at Mollie Spencer Farm and will receive a quick tour of the beautiful grounds. Transportation to the farm is not included.

Registration closes April 24.

If the workshop is postponed due to weather or unforeseen instructor circumstances, the rain date is May 6.

Register

Workshop | Raku - April 30 and May 7

  • Date 12:30-3 p.m., Sundays, April 30 and May 7
  • Cost $75
  • Location The Studios | Kim and Steve Bruno Hand Building Studio
  • Instructor / Presenter Joe Cox
  • Age Requirements 21+
  • Contact studioschool@okcontemp.org
Bowl on fire in a kiln

Join us for a two-day, hands-on workshop as we dive into the topic of Raku ceramics. Together, we'll explore traditional Japanese Raku as it relates to religious and cultural practices and its later expression among American ceramicists in the mid-1900s. During the first workshop session, you'll use hand building techniques to create tea bowls. We'll meet the following weekend to glaze and fire your works using the Raku process.

This in-person workshop will take place outside and the Raku process can be messy, so dress accordingly. Open to students of all levels. All materials and tools are included.

Registration closes April 24.

If the workshop is postponed due to weather or unforeseen instructor circumstances, the rain date is June 4.

Register

Workshop | Ceramic Bowl and Whisk Set

  • Date 6-8:30 p.m., Thursday, May 11
  • Cost $65
  • Location The Studios | Flex Studio
  • Instructor / Presenter Marissa Childers
  • Age Requirements 21+
  • Contact studioschool@okcontemp.org
Childers 4

This ceramic bowl and whisk set will make you feel like won a cooking show, even if all your baked goods come from a box or the day-old rack. Don’t bake? No problem: Give your bowl to someone who does, and I bet they’ll bake for you.

Pick up your fired and finished bowl and whisk set about a week later. Don’t worry; we will call you when it’s ready.

Registration closes May 8.

If the workshop is postponed due to weather or unforeseen instructor circumstances, the rain date is June 1.

Register

Workshop | Make A Custom Ring - May 12

  • Date 6-9 p.m., Friday, May 12
  • Cost $325 per couple
  • Location The Studios | Flex Studio
  • Instructor / Presenter Taylor Martin
  • Age Requirements 21+
  • Contact studioschool@okcontemp.org
On the left, a stack of silver rings. On the right, two hands wearing silver bands.

Spend time with your partner or BFF while designing and crafting a custom, sterling-silver band for each of you. Receive personal attention from jeweler and metalsmith Taylor Martin as she guides you through each step of making a band that perfectly fits your finger and your style.

No experience necessary, Taylor will guide you every step of the way. You will leave the workshop with a finished band!

Limited to two couples. Registration closes May 1.

If the workshop is postponed due to weather or unforeseen instructor circumstances, the rain date is May 19.

Register

Workshop | Mother's Day Ceramic Luminarias

  • Date 2:30-4:30 p.m., Sunday, May 14
  • Cost $65
  • Location The Studios | Flex Studio
  • Instructor / Presenter Marissa Childers
  • Age Requirements 21+
  • Contact studioschool@okcontemp.org

Celebrate Mother’s Day with your mom, your favorite mother figure or the person you wish were your mother. Studio School defines mothering broadly — bring anyone who supports you and have fun creating a glowing luminaria.

Pick up your fired and finished luminaria about a week later. We will call you when it’s ready.

Registration closes May 9.

If the workshop is postponed due to weather or unforeseen instructor circumstances, the rain date is May 21.

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Workshop | Make A Ceramic Charcuterie Plate

  • Date 6-8 p.m., Thursday, May 18
  • Cost $65
  • Location The Studios | Flex Studio
  • Instructor / Presenter Marissa Childers
  • Age Requirements 21+
  • Contact studioschool@okcontemp.org
SP23 Char Board

Work with artist Marissa Childers to make a custom charcuterie plate and display your snacks in style. Pick up your fired and finished plate about a week later. Don’t worry; we will call you when it’s ready.

Registration closes May 15.

If the workshop is postponed due to weather or unforeseen instructor circumstances, the rain date is May 25.

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Workshop | Ice Dyeing

  • Date 7-9 p.m., Friday, May 19
  • Cost $55
  • Location The Studios | Josie Eresch Fibers Studio
  • Instructor / Presenter Amy Young
  • Age Requirements 21+
  • Contact studioschool@okcontemp.org
Skeins of yarn dyed in vibrant colors

Ice dyeing is a fun technique that produces amazing, surprising results. Amy Young will teach you how to dye cotton fiber. No experience necessary.

Registration closes May 15.

If the workshop is postponed due to weather or unforeseen instructor circumstances, the rain date is May 26.

Register

Hours

Monday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Closed Tuesday

Wednesday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Thursday 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Friday - Sunday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

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Location

Visit us at 11 NW 11th St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73103
Phone: 405 951 0000
Fax: 405 951 0003
info@okcontemp.org

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P.O. Box 3062
Oklahoma City, OK 73101

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