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Pottery Workshops

La Meridiana organizes residential Ceramic Courses and
Pottery Workshops of one or two weeks since 1981. They are thought for beginners, advanced and professional potters.
The topics treated are various and refer to all the ceramic processes: hand building, throwing, trimming, decorating, study and application of glazes and the various firing techniques (majolica, raku, high temperature, salt & soda, wood, etc).

The Ceramic School is set in a restored 15th century farmhouse, in the centre of Tuscany, land of Etruscan and Roman culture, medieval architecture and renaissance splendour. Our goal is to offer a facility dedicated to a continual education in the ceramic art, a meeting ground in a place rich in Italian culture.

Ceramic Courses

Pietro Elia Maddalena studied ceramics at the West Surrey College of Art & Design in England. After two more years of work at Dartington Workshop, he returned to Italy where in 1980 he established a studio and founded La Meridiana, the International School of Ceramics in Tuscany.

Studio 4 Art

Studio 4 Art has a drop-in studio for people of all ages. Monday-Friday 10:00-6:00 and Thursday’s open until 8:00. Drop-in studio also available Saturday’s from 3:00-6:00.

Learn about clay/ceramics/pottery in weekly workshops for children 2 years through teens. Check website for detailed information.

Studio 4 Art is also available for parties, events and bridal/baby showers.

Richmond Art Center

Mission

Richmond Art Center is a dynamic community arts organization that engages creative exploration and learning through studio art classes,
and transformative community projects.

Founded in 1936, the RAC provides meaningful visual arts experiences
to the diverse populations of the greater San Francisco Bay Area

Values

We believe that experiences with the arts as
communicated by professional artists, whether in
school classrooms, gallery settings, or the community
at large, promote cross-cultural understanding and
provide new perspectives and insights which
enrich our lives.