Cost:

$30 KIFA Members | $35 Non-members

If you are interested in teaching a class or workshop,

please fill out this form and send it to KIFA!

Materials Fee: $5

with Vicki Cearfoss
Wednesdays | March 18 & 25, April 1 & 8
12:30-3:30pm | Adults 18+

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Kristen Tull's Beginner's Wheel Class

$100 KIFA Members | $115 Non-members

Instructor: Pam Chase

watercolorsbypamelachase.com

Kristen’s pottery, in and out.

Participants will prepare a canvas background, paint various types of paper and create a composition to express individual creativity. Students will use many textures to develop personal style. No special skills needed, just a desire to have lots of fun with artist, Vicki Cearfoss!

Every Thursday
4:30pm - 6pm | Ages 7-12

with Maureen Bannon
Tuesday, March 31 | 11am-12:30pm

This is a free class for novice plein air painters or those who are looking to step up their game in painting outdoors. We’ll meet in the Member’s Gallery at KIFA.

Beginner’s Wheel Class with Keith Summers - Monday Night 7:00-9:30 Ages 15+
Class Fee: $275 members, $290 non-members 25 lbs of clay, glaze and firing included
8 weeks starting Jan 12th, 19th, 26th, Feb. 2, 9, 16, 22, March 2
3 Free Open Studio Passes with enrollment

DESCRIPTION
This course is designed to introduce and familiarize students with the basic techniques of the pottery wheel, focusing on throwing cylinder and bowl forms. Students will be shown step-by-step processes of wedging, centering, opening, throwing, trimming and glazing, taking clay from its beginning stage to finished forms. This class is designed for those who have never used the wheel or are working on basic skills. Pottery terminology and basic glaze techniques will be discussed. Class time and the encouraged practice in the open studio time will enable students to create at their own level and improve their skills in clay.

Beginner’s Wheel Class with Kristen Tull- Wednesday Night 5:30-8 Ages 15+
Class Fee: $275 members, $290 non-members 25 lbs of clay, glaze and firing included
8 weeks starting January 14th, 21, 28, Feb 4, 11, 18, 25, March 4
3 Free Open Studio Passes with enrollment

DESCRIPTION
This course is designed to introduce and familiarize students with the basic techniques of the pottery wheel, focusing on throwing cylinder and bowl forms. Students will be shown step-by-step processes of wedging, centering, opening, throwing, trimming and glazing, taking clay from its beginning stage to finished forms. This class is designed for those who have never used the wheel or are working on basic skills. Pottery terminology and basic glaze techniques will be discussed. Class time and the encouraged practice in the open studio time will enable students to create at their own level and improve their skills in clay.

Stay tuned for other classes and workshops as they become available. If you have any questions, ideas, or interests in a specific type of workshop, class or customized personal class/party, please reach out to Stephanie Zeiler at cascioclaycenter@gmail.com. We will see what we can do. Also, reach out if you are experienced with clay and might like to teach a class/workshop.

We are still currently working on Open Studio and Clay Center Monthly Memberships but hope to have something to offer after the New Year. We LOVE your enthusiasm and excitement and can't wait to see you in the studio, but please be patient as we build something wonderful for our community.

ONGOING

CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, & PROGRAMS

Maureen Bannon’s Studio Classes
Classes Held on Tuesdays

Next Class: February 24
Tuesdays, 12:30 to 2:45 pm

Oils (No Turpentine) & Acrylics

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$30 KIFA Members | $35 Non-members

(maximum 5 students)

Keith Summers (1st photo, at right in white shirt) is teaching the six-week Beginner’s Wheel Class at the Cascio Clay Center that started on November 17, 2025. The Center is at 405 Main Street, Stevensville. The students are learning the basic techniques of the pottery wheel, focusing on throwing cylinder and bowl forms. The photos show students who are wedging, centering, opening, throwing, trimming, and taking clay from its beginning stage to finished forms. This class is designed for those who have never used the wheel and are working on basic skills. The Center has six wheels for students plus one wheel for the instructor.

Stay tuned for other classes and workshops as they become available. If you have any questions, ideas, or interests in a specific type of workshop, class or customized personal class/party, please reach out to Stephanie Zeiler at cascioclaycenter@gmail.com. We will see what we can do. Also, reach out if you are experienced with clay and might like to teach a class/workshop.

Text by Rebecca Placek and Photos by Stephanie Zeiler

Volunteer

NEW

Cost:

Free!

Washi Paper Egg Shaped Gourds

Plein Air Orientation

NEW!! Open Studio

Your own unique watercolor style will emerge over time. These classes will give you tools to get started on a firm foundation.

Limit 10 participants. Sign-up closes on one week before class begins or when the class is filled.

Email Pam with questions at pjchase1@verizon.net or call KIFA (410) 643-7424

10 AM – 12 Noon
1st and 3rd Tuesdays

Open Studio is for anyone who would like to paint or work on a project in the Members’ Gallery at KIFA. Hours have been expanded to include Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 1:00-4:00pm when docents are on duty. A donation of $5 is requested and will go toward the support of KIFA and its outreach to our art community.

Students at the pottery wheels.

KIFA CLAY CENTER WORKSHOPS

KENT ISLAND FEDERATION OF ARTS

Click or tap the green button below to view or download the 2026 Youth Summer Camp brochure complete with a registration form and schedule.

Begins June 29th

WATERCOLOR BASICS

4 Class Session:

$100 KIFA Members | $110 Non-members

View/download the 2026 Summer Camp Brochure

Where?
KIFA Members Gallery
405 Main Street
Stevensville, MD 21666

Perfect time to make these exquisite egg shaped gourds to use in Easter baskets, give as gifts, or hang. Lorraine will show you how easy it is to wrap any type of egg in beautiful washi papers. Materials will be provided for two gourd eggs and extra washi papers will be available to purchase in class.

Painted Paper Acrylic Collage

Fee? (covers 2 classes per month)

$50 KIFA Members | $60 Non-members

Explore mediums – watercolor, acrylic, painting, print, making, air- dry clay and recycled material sculpture
Study art theories such as color, shape, line, and composition
Look at famous artists to see what inspires us!

Bring your creativity!

KIFA Kids’ Art Classes

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Kristen Tull modeling clay on the wheel.

Kristen Tull’s Beginner’s Wheel Class (5 weeks) at the Cascio Clay Center kicked off on November 19, 2025! The Center is at 405 Main Street, Stevensville. The students are learning the basic techniques of the pottery wheel, focusing on throwing cylinder and bowl forms. Students will be shown step-by-step processes of wedging, centering, opening, throwing, trimming and glazing, taking clay from its beginning stage to finished forms. Plan to get your hands dirty! This class is designed for those who have never used the wheel or are working on basic skills. The Center has six wheels for students plus one wheel for the instructor.

For information on enrolling in classes, volunteering as a studio monitor and/or teaching classes at the Center, email Stephanie Zeiler at cascioclaycenter@gmail.com

Text by Rebecca Placek and Photos by Stephanie Zeiler

Support the Cascio Clay Center

2026 Youth Summer Camp at KIFA