Bowling Night was a Blast!!!

Bowling for Barrett

Come join us for our very first Bowling Night at the Barrett Clay Works on June 23rd (THIS TUESDAY!!!) from 5pm to 9pm and help us make fabulous bowls for Barrett Art Centers annual Chili Bowl Dinner.
No experience necessary!!! Just wear clay clothes, bowling shoes, and a party hat and you’ll be good to bowl. Oh, snacks are good too!

Meet the Artists in Residence:

The Summer Artist Residency program at Barrett Clay Works is designed to provide emerging artists with the opportunity to further develop their work by providing them with a studio space and free firings. The resident will also gain the valuable teaching experience and will be an essential part of the BCW community, contributing their technical knowledge and expertise.

Lauren Aitken

Lauren Aitken is a contemporary ceramic artist. She was born and raised in Accord, in Upstate New York and earned her B.F.A. in Ceramics this spring and is finishing up her B.S. in Art Education this Fall from The State University of New York at New Paltz. Her work ranges from functional pottery, to tiles, and installation art.
Her recent work has examined the wheel as a tool in the creation of her stacked sculptural forms. Outside influences of architecture and color aid to create distinctive lines and patterns that give an illusion of “the object within the object.” Taking photographs of her surroundings while she travels, she uses these documents as reference in understanding form and pattern. In her work she creates a dialogue or story between her objects, a story that has to do with the dialectic of connection and disconnection and the presence and absence in relationships.
Her work has been included in exhibitions that include Domestic Architectonics Thesis Exhibition at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, The Really Raw and Notkin Inch exhibitions at the East End Gallery in New Paltz, NY, Permission (taken for) Granted at NoSpace Gallery in Rosendale New York, and the Whats Good With Wood exhibition in the Smiley Student Art Gallery.

Kirsten Olson

Kirsten Olson was born in 1982 and grew up in Newburgh, New York. She was raised in a historical home surrounded by antiquities. The home had a stream that ran along the boarder of the property where Kirsten spent much of her youth playing.
Kirsten always had a strong interest in art, her passion for ceramics started when she entered the three-year ceramics program offered at her high school, Newburgh Free Academy.
A strong interest in ceramics lead her to attend Alfred University’s New York State School of Ceramics for her undergraduate studies. While at Alfred Kirsten studied mainly ceramics but also explored metalsmithing, stonework, and neon and glass art. During the summer of her junior year Kirsten did an internship in Jonathan Kaplan’s Ceramic Design Group.
Currently she is teaching art in Wappingers Central School District and finishing up a Masters in Studio Art from SUNY New Paltz. Kirsten has been developing a body of interactive ceramic work that floats in water.
Recently Kirsten work has been in group shows at G.A.S. Visual Arts and Performing Space and Barrett Clay Works.

Kids Clay Camp at Barrett

Kids Camps run from Monday through Friday, 9:30am to 11:30 am. The $150 camp tuition includes clay, glaze, and covers the firing fee.
Teens Wheel Camp: Learn how to make your very own mug from scratch! Wedge, through, trim, pull, attach, and glaze. (ages 11-15)
-Session 1: June 15th-19th
-Session 2: July 20th-24th
Creative Clay Camp: Express yourself in clay. Learn how to coil, pinch, and slab build in our creative environment at the Barrett Clay Works. (ages 6-12)
-Session 1: June 22nd to 26th
-Session2: July 13th to 17th
For more information and to register please call the Barrett Clay Works at 845.471.0407.

Studio Spaces Available for Rent!!!

Come join our inspiring artist community!!!

We Have 2 Private Studios available for rent, both are 150 square feet, on the 3rd floor, big windows, beautiful natural light, $300 a month + $15 for utilities (includes wifi).

In our community clay studio on the 2nd floor we have semiprivate spaces ,80 square feet at $150 + $10 for utilities, and shelf spaces $ 70 + 5 for utilities, available.

We have an office space, 150 square feet for $325 + $15 utilities on the 2nd floor.

*Month to month lease, no long term commitment necessary.

Call us at 845.471.2550 for more info or to schedule a time to look at the spaces.