summer clay camp
instructed by amy smoot
Join Amy Smoot to create and play with clay! Students will have fun exploring a variety of hand building techniques to create functional and/or sculptural artworks. Students will receive instruction through each step of the ceramics process from creating to glazing and decorating their work. Building techniques will include slab building, pinching, coiling, stamping and more! All classes are limited to a maximum of 10 students and a minimum of 3.
The dates, times, and ages of Clay Camps are as follows:
-Session A: June 2, 3, 4 ; 9:30-11:30AM Ages 6-9
-Session B: June 9, 10, 11; 9:30-11:30AM Ages 10-12
-Session C: June 16, 17, 18; 1-3pm; Ages 6-9
-Session D: July 7, 8, 9; 9:30-11:30AM; Ages 10-12
-Session E: July 14, 15, 16; 9:30-11:30AM; Ages 6-9
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let's learn together
Age Range: ages 6-9; ages 10-12
Dates: See above for dates
Times: See above for times
Location: Kentuck's Clay Studio
Tuition: $160; All supplies included
Secure your spot in the class today!
Space is limited to 10 attendees. The minimum for this class is 3 participants, and if the class does not meet the minimum, participants will be refunded. This workshop is non-refundable after the registration deadline passes.
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Please email Amy Smoot at asmoot@kentuck.org with any questions.
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Kentuck workshops are non-refundable after the registration closes. If you would like to cancel before the deadline passes, please email asmoot@kentuck.org or call 205-758-1257. If the class does not meet the minimum by the registration deadline & the workshop is cancelled, participants will be refunded their registration fees.
meet the instructor: amy smoot
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Amy Smoot is from Carrollton, GA and currently resides in Tuscaloosa, AL. She received her BFA in ceramics from the University of West Georgia in 2015. While there, she was studio technician and research assistant in the ceramics area. In 2019 she received her MFA from The University of Alabama where she first began teaching ceramics as a graduate assistant and then as an adjunct instructor. Her practice consists of all types of ceramics techniques including mold-making, slip-casting, hand building, and wheel thrown pottery. Amy began teaching for Kentuck in 2021 and joined Kentuck's staff as Clay Studio Manager in 2023.
​This workshop is made possible in part by support from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.