Membership
Studio membership offers passionate and involved potters and ceramic artists an opportunity to immerse themselves in ceramic art at Stanford. Studio members have their own reserved shelf space and 24-hour access to the studio. Studio members also participate in operating our completely student-run studio space. Studio membership is strictly limited to currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students.
What is required of our members each quarter?
- Responsiveness to club emails
- Quarterly membership fee, paid on time ($100/quarter, financial assistance available).
- At least 6 hours of studio tasks (such as cleaning) per quarter
- Active use of the studio!
Membership requirements
Members must be currently enrolled Stanford students at the undergraduate or graduate level. Members must also attend a safety training session (typically 30 mins).
Membership is ideal for people who are enthusiastic about being a part of a ceramic community and have a known passion for making things out of clay. If you have never been in a ceramic studio before, or if you haven't been in one in awhile, we strongly recommend taking one of our classes first to learn more about the studio and to get comfortable in the workspace. Since we understand that Stanford students rarely have ample leisure time, we don't expect our members to live, eat and breathe ceramics (especially since eating and breathing clay is not healthy). However, we do hope our members think of pursuing ceramics as something worth making time for.
Because of the physical size of our studio and kiln space, and because of the limited number of volunteer hours we have available to run the studio, we are limited to 45 members at a time. Because we have so few members, the waiting list tends to move very slowly. It is often faster to enroll in a class than to pursue membership. If you are interested in studio membership, please mention it to your teacher towards the end of the quarter!
People
Managers
Andrew Xue - Co-president
Genevieve Dandurand - Co-President
Gabe Barron - Financial Officer
Ana Trindade Ribeiro- Kiln Manager and Cookie Chef
Susan Witebsky - Kiln Manager and Cookie Chef
Daisy O’Mahoney - Inventory Manager
Alessandra Diaz - Cleanup Manager
Noori Chai - Reclaim Manager
Sarah Jobalia, Mark Piercy - Website Manager