open studio

Welcome to wedge 

We are now welcoming new members. Please apply below.

Do you already have ceramics experience and are looking for a place to work and expand your practice?

Join Wedge and enjoy working in a bright studio in a central location on 9th Street North with views of the Dogtooth Range.

Be part of something new and exciting! Wedge is building a community of like-minded pottery artists and hobbyists in Golden who will bring good vibes, share knowledge and skills, and promote a learning-focused environment.

Become a member:

1. Fill out Wedge’s membership form
2. Once your submission is approved, you will be sent a welcome email with next steps and a password for the members page
3. Book a studio orientation session
4. After you sign your membership agreement, you can purchase your membership and clay, and start booking open studio time
5. Start creating!

wedge offers:

  • 6 Shimpo VL Lite wheels

  • 1 tabletop slab roller

  • variety of tools

  • signature glazes, underglazes, and stains

  • 10 cu-ft kiln

  • shelf space for project work

  • members-only workshops

  • flexible studio times that work with your schedule.

  • easy and convenient sign up, payment, and booking processes

  • Views and vibes. Did we mention a view of the mountains from the wheel? Truly spectacular.

how it works:

STEP 1: Become a member. Wedge has 3 membership tiers to work with your schedule and budget.

STEP 2: Schedule a studio onboarding session. This will take 1 hour and you’ll learn Wedge studio best practices and processes, and go over the membership agreement.

STEP 3: Purchase Plainsman clay on the members site. Clay costs cover firing costs!

STEP 4: From the members site, book your studio time ahead of time using our online scheduler.

Open studio is open 7am to 9pm with the studio occasionally blocked for private workshops or courses.

Membership plans:

Dabbler

12 hours per month

$100 per month

Low on time but high on stoke? The Dabbler enjoys 12 hours of studio time per month to use however and whenever you like. Upgrade anytime!

INCLUDES:

  • 1 shelf for storing you wares.

Recommended

leisure

24 hours per month

$160 per month

Recommended! 24 hours per month of studio time. The Leisure membership is for hobbyists looking to expand their practice.

INCLUDES:

  • 2 shelves for storing you wares.

Full Send

48 hours per month

$250 per month

Take your practice to the next level with the Full Send membership. Spend all the time you need making complex pieces during workshop hours.

INCLUDES:

  • 3 shelves for storing your wares.

 FAQs

  • Yes! Wedge open studio is available to ceramic hobbyists and artists who already have pottery experience. If you haven’t done any courses or don’t have any wheel experience, sign up for our beginner classes to get the experience you need. Or reach out to hello@wedgeclay.ca to ask about private lessons.

  • Studio time is booked by 1.5 hour blocks. You can choose to book blocks back to back, and you can use your hours at any time over the course of the month. Hours do not roll over.

  • Wedge Community Clay offers Plainsman M340, M340 Speckle, and M370 clay bodies, which members must purchase from us. We do not accept outside clay to be used in the studio. You may use outside glazes and underglazes if it was purchased in Canada and still in its original packaging. We bisque to cone 04 and fire to cone 6. Please make sure your glazes are for cone 6 (not cone 06!). And let us know if you’re firing a new glaze so we can take precautions to protect the kiln shelves and other work.

  • Wedge knows that Goldenites often have to work away and we are trying to figure out how to accommodate schedules. Please reach out to us with your specific situation, we’d love to work with you: hello@wedgeclay.ca.

  • At this time we do not have an established firing schedule. Kiln fires will depend on amount of work to be fired, workflow and class work. Wedge will keep members up to date on firing schedules on the members site.

  • At this time, Wedge does not offer community firing.

  • Our studio operates on a monthly membership fee basis. Members have the option to cancel their membership at any time. Upon cancellation, a refund will be issued for the months remaining beyond the current month. Refunds will not be provided for the ongoing month in which the cancellation occurs; however, any subsequent months for which membership fees have been paid will be refunded minus a $35 processing fee.