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Greenwich House Pottery is a non-profit pottery studio located in the
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History

Greenwich House Pottery was founded in New York's Greenwich Village in 1909 as a part of the
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Greenwich House. Greenwich House provides arts education (including Greenwich House Music School, senior service and behavioral health programs. Greenwich House Pottery was founded as a place both to teach pottery making skills by molding the clay or on a potter's wheel. It has taught children, from two years of age, since it was founded to provide a safe after-school and recreation program. Notable ceramic artists who have taught at Greenwich House include Stanley Rosen (1956–59),
Bernard Leach Bernard Howell Leach (5 January 1887 – 6 May 1979), was a British studio potter and art teacher. He is regarded as the "Father of British studio pottery". Biography Early years (Japan) Leach was born in Hong Kong. His mother Eleanor (née ...
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Shōji Hamada was a Japanese potter. He had a significant influence on studio pottery of the twentieth century, and a major figure of the ''mingei'' (folk-art) movement, establishing the town of Mashiko as a world-renowned pottery centre. In 1955 he was desi ...
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Peter Voulkos Peter Voulkos (born Panagiotis Harry Voulkos; 29 January 1924 – 16 February 2002) was an American artist of Greek descent. He is known for his abstract expressionist ceramic sculptures, which crossed the traditional divide between ceramic cr ...
, Elise Siegel and Robert Turner. Israeli ceramist Siona Shimshi studied at Greenwich House.


Location

The pottery studio is located in a
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building designed by
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at 16 Jones Street in
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in New York City. It is located within the South Village Historic District, and was registered on February 24, 2014 as a
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Description

Greenwich House Pottery offers classes, including sculpting and firing, of six or twelve weeks in duration. There are day and evening classes for beginners to advanced students throughout the year. It teaches children, starting with toddlers, and adults. In addition to classes, it also offers lectures and workshops. It conducts exhibitions and performs outreach to the community. Within Greenwich House Pottery is the Jane Hartsook Gallery. The Gallery was named in honor of Jane Hartsook, former Pottery Director, for her leadership role in making it "one of the nation's leading ceramic arts studios," according to
Alfred University Alfred University is a private university in Alfred, New York. It has a total undergraduate population of approximately 1,600 students. The university hosts the New York State College of Ceramics, which includes The Inamori School of Engineeri ...
. Owing, in part, to a renaissance in ceramics, enrollment at the pottery grew to a point where a major renovation was planned. Starting in 2019, the pottery will undergo substantial changes which include adding an elevator, expanded workspace, more kilns, and a roofdeck.


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