Ceramics Studio
Membership Options
Student Membership
Student Membership is an additional option for students enrolled in the concurrent session’s multi-week ceramics class.
Student membership = open studio time / the ability to make work at home during the current class session. You must be currently enrolled in a class to gain access to open studio time / the ability to make work at home.
Eligible, currently enrolled students who would like access to open studio time or who would like to make work at home are required to become a STUDENT MEMBER.
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$10.00 per quarter (10-week session)
For the duration of either the Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall sessions.
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A link will be sent out to students registered in the following session.
Example: Students registered in a class for the Spring 2025 session will receive a student membership email (with the checkout link) the first week of April.
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Fully checkout (pay) online using the link that was emailed.
Your payment automatically makes you a student member.
No contract is needed.
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Currently enrolled students are eligible to become a student member for that particular quarter
Students must be able to work independently in our studio
Students must read, understand, and abide by our studio policies
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Mondays-Fridays 24/7 outside of scheduled class times. This schedule is subject to change quarterly
View our electronic open studio calendar here
No weekend access
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Student members must purchase clay from Chases Garage DURING CLASS using the posted QR codes.
Please have your teacher physically give you clay IN CLASS.
25lb clay cost: $35.00 + ME state sales tax
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Any students currently enrolled in a class that does not include personal storage will be assigned an individual cubby.
Kiln Shed Shelving:
Put class projects on your CLASS SHELF in the kiln shed.
You can use the STUDENT MEMBER communal shelves in the kiln shed if you need additional room.
These shelves are for:
Greenware drop off
Bisqueware storage/Glazed Pieces
Finished work pick up
24/7 kiln shed access
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Student members must pay firing fees
All firing fees will be invoiced quarterly
Firing Fee: $0.025 per cubic inch
Some classes may include an allotted amount of cubic inches (firing fees) with registration. The specified amount will be automatically deducted from your quarterly total. Students may produce work totaling more than the allotted cubic inches; additional work will be subject to our $0.025 per cubic inch firing fee.
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Access to member + student homepage
Access to our private instagram account
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On our ceramics studio email contact list
Will receive:
Monthly updates + announcements
Weather + studio closure emails
Quarterly class schedule
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10% off of workshops (with discount code)
Early access registration for workshops via email
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Will receive an individual key card to access the ceramics studio, through the ceramics studio door.
Your individual key card has a clear label printed with: your name, membership status (student member), individual key code number, and studio access (M-F 24/7)
$25.00 charge for lost, damaged, or unreturned cards
Firing Membership
Perfect for those who already have a pottery wheel and prefer to work at home but need access to firings and glazes. CURRENTLY FULL!
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$65 per month, $195 quarterly
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Paid in full at the beginning of each quarter
Firing members will be electronically invoiced on the 15th of each quarter (January 15th, April 15th, July 15th, October 15th)
Must save a card on file
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6 month commitment
Can re-sign for another 6 months
Must give 2 months notice (month 4) before ending membership
All greenware must be put on the greenware shelf at the beginning (15th) of the last month. This is a hard deadline.
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Firing members must attend a one time, 30 minute orientation meeting
One time, nonrefundable $30 orientation fee
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Current members
Current students who have been attending classes for 1 calendar year are eligible for a firing membership
Firing memberships may be offered to students enrolled in other classes or those who have attended classes for less than 1 year under the discretion of the studio manager. Must attend and pay for a separate glazing orientation.
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Glazing only
Glazing during indicated open studio time slots on calendar, 24/7 M-F outside of scheduled class times. Fridays always open. This schedule is subject to change quarterly.
No weekend access
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Firing members must purchase clay from Chases Garage ONLINE. Clay will be left on your personal shelf in the kiln shed on Mondays
Limit four bags of clay per month.
25lb clay cost: $35.00 + ME state sales tax
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One individual shelf in kiln shed for:
Clay drop off/pick up
Greenware drop off
Bisqueware storage/Glazed Pieces
Finished work pick up
24/7 kiln shed access
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Firing members must pay firing fees
All firing fees will be invoiced quarterly
Firing Fee: $0.025 per cubic inch
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Access to member + student homepage
Access to our private instagram account
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On our ceramics studio email contact list
Will receive:
Monthly updates + announcements
Weather + studio closure emails
Quarterly class schedule
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10% off of workshops (with discount code)
Early access registration for workshops via email
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Will receive an individual key card to access the ceramics studio, through the ceramics studio door.
Your individual key card has a clear label printed with: your name, membership status (student member), individual key code number, and studio access (M-F 24/7)
$25.00 charge for lost, damaged, or unreturned cards
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Chases Garage is a ^10 Reduction Firing Studio. For purposes of proper glazing and firing, all members and students must use the ^10 clay that is available for purchase at Chases Garage.
NO CLAY PURCHASED FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES IS PERMITTED FOR USE AT ANY CAPACITY AT CHASES GARAGE.
Members + students MUST PURCHASE clay directly from Chases Garage. Low-fire and Midrange clay bodies are destructive when fired to ^10. Any clay body that is not rated to ^10 will melt and fuse to the kiln, kiln shelves, and/or other people’s work.
DO NOT USE/BRING IN ANY CLAY TO THE CERAMICS STUDIO THAT HAS NOT BEEN PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM CHASES GARAGE.
The price of 25lbs of clay includes more than just the clay! Our specific clay cost wraps in other costs involved with processing clay work through the bisque kiln. This includes: the price of the actual clay, shipping/freight delivery costs, the time it takes to load/fire/unload bisque kilns, electric/utilities, and kiln maintenance/repairs. We are not a clay supplier/distributor and do not profit off of clay sales.
Chases Garage reserves the right to increase the cost of clay at any time. Price increases happen due to rising costs of glaze materials, shipping/delivery costs, and a change in electric/propane utility costs.
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CHASES GARAGE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REVOKE STUDIO PRIVILEGES FOR PROHIBITED BEHAVIOR. THIS INCLUDES DISMISSAL FROM THE CLASS/STUDIO.
Studio Membership
Note: We no longer offer in-person studio memberships.