open access studio
membership options:
Setting up your own studio to develop your practice is an expensive business. By becoming a member of Eastbourne Studio Pottery you will have full access to an excellent range of equipment and tools in our large communal work spaces and a dedicated shelf space to store your work in progress. We hold a good range of glazes, clays, slips, oxides and stains and are happy to add your individual material requirements to our general bulk orders. We offer three options for experienced makers who would like to work independently in the studio:
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One session of 3 hours per week for £60 per calendar month
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One session of 6 hours per week for £100 per calendar month
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Access from 9am to 9pm any day for £150 per calendar month
All fees are payable one month in advance, minimum six months contract and one month deposit. We have a great community of makers in the studio who have expressed how working alongside each other has stimulated the development of ideas and helped build the social and professional networks which would not be possible by working in isolation. We nurture our community through a range of talks, events, shows and selling opportunities. All firing is coordinated by our studio technician and materials and fired work are charged separately.
equipment in the studio
Kittec top loader X 170 S
Chamber size: 59cm diameter x 63cm height
172 litres capacity
Kittec front loader XT160
Chamber size: 45cm width x 52cm depth x 66cm height
154 litres capacity
Gladstone G35 electric wheel
Extremely comfortable to use with it's built in seat and capable of centering 25kg
Shimpo RK55 electric wheels
We have five Shimpos all capable of centering 11kg
Slab roller
Firing Charges
For finished work created on our courses, workshops and in the open access sessions
£4.50 per kg
For external users and open access members using all your own materials
Bisque firing £2.50 per kg
Glaze or stoneware firing £3.50 per kg
Full load rate £38.00
If you use clay that you have bought from other suppliers we do need to see a copy of the specification so that we can ensure the correct firing temperature is used.
Higher temperature firings can be arranged
Please contact Karen our studio technician on 07739 945576 or send a message on the contact page for any further information or advice
