Private Bookings | Open Artspace

Group Bookings

Open Artspace is situated in the thriving West End of Glasgow (only two minutes walk from Hillhead Subway) so is an ideal location for a work event or private workshop with friends.

What will the day involve?
We can offer workshops lasting from two hours to a full day, in wheel throwing, hand-building, glazing, or any combination. Afterwards we will fire and glaze your pots using food-safe glazes, ready for collection 10 days later.

Interested in corporate team-building?

Our team-building days are lead by Chris, a long-term member of Open Artspace and a keen potter; in his day-job Chris works in business and corporate facilitation and staff training, as such he can support more team-focussed activities as part of your pottery experience. This could be making pots focussed on your business values, or splitting your day between reflective practice exercise and getting a turn on the pottery wheel.

What length are the sessions?
We can offer sessions lasting from two hours to a full day.

How many people can you accommodate?
We can comfortably accommodate up to 24 people, with a maximum of 6 at a time on wheels
Groups of more than 18 will be spilt between hand-building, wheel-throwing and glazing (3 tutors).

Example Workshops

Sgraffito

Shown here on a press moulded bowl. Sgraffito decoration can be applied to your hand-build bowls, plates, or mugs. A bowl + sgraffito worskshop would be 2hrs, a mug + sgraffito workshop would be 3.5hrs

Coil Built Pots

Shown here with two of our dipping glazes; you will have a choice of five coloured glazes for us to apply to your pot.

Wheel Pots

Pots from a first wheel workshop, where you should expect to produce trinket or olive-bowl sized pots, which we will then glaze in your choice of colour.

How are fees calculated?

We have a minimum booking of two-hours for £320
Additional hours are £100
Bookings of more than 6 who would like time on the wheel you will need at least 3hrs (90 minutes throwing, 90 minutes hand-building) and two tutors
Extra tutors are £25 per hour
We can accomodate up to 12 hand-building
Materials, firing and glazing are charged at £5 per person, per activity

20% discount for members, not including materials fee

Example Prices

All prices include materials, firing and glazing

- 6 people, 2hr wheel throwing workshop £350 (£58 per person)

- 10 people, 3hr hand-building & wheel-throwing workshop £520 (£52 per person)

- 12 people, 3hr hand-building workshop £480 (£40 per person)

- 12 people, 4hr hand-building & wheel-throwing workshop £640 (£53 per person)

- 18 people, 5hr hand-building & wheel-throwing £925 (£51 per person)

- 24 people, 6.5hr hand-building, wheel-throwing & glazing £1173 (£49 per person)

What days and times are available for booking?

Workshops can take place:

- Monday-Thursday before 5pm

- Fridays after 7pm

- Weekends after 3pm

If you have any questions or would like to discuss a booking please email hello@openartspace.org