Ceramics facilities
The Quarry Arts Centre offers full facilities for working in ceramics – from purchasing clay and materials, to different firing options.
Pottery Room
We offer ceramic facilities to the community in our communal pottery room. The Pottery Room houses numerous pottery wheels, slab roller, bat, board, wedging tables and various other equipment and tools. The Pottery Room is used for workshops and classes. ‘Casual Clay’ sessions are available for individuals to come and use the room at specific times – $10 a session. Read more here.
The Pottery Room is available for hire or individual use; to discuss room use or booking, please contact us.
Firings
The Quarry has 3 electric kilns. We offer a public ceramics firing service on a weekly basis, using electric kilns onsite. The cost is based on type of firing and volume,, which are loaded and unloaded by our Kiln Manager. Anyone is welcome to drop work off to be fired. If it it you first time, come to the front desk and we will walk you through the process.
The Electric Kilns can also be booked for an individual firing (with bisque or glaze firing rate). If you have a large specific firing requirement, then we can also discuss private firing options. Contact us for further information and bookings.
We have 2 woodkilns – a substantial wood-fired kiln 30+ years old called “Manawa” (watch the naming of Manawa here). The new Phoenix kiln (yet to be named) is currently going through its testing phase.
We hold wood firings several times a year, advertised through the newsletter. Other wood firings are permitted if they fit within our firing guidelines, considered by our Kiln Manager.
The Quarry also has a fire brick pad suitable for above ground pit-firing, raku, or small temporary firing structures, such as tee-pee kiln, turf-kiln, bath-tub, and we are planning to build a smaller wood-fire kiln in 2024.
