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This project successfully funded on 12th July 2024, you can still support them with a donation.
Help us buy a Pottery Kiln for the Community
Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
Aim
We urgently need your help to raise £5000 to buy a pottery kiln for the Community, then we can provide Pottery classes for everyone
Our project
Set up at the end of 2023 to replace the sadly closed Dorset Centre for Creative Arts, Dorset Craft Workshops is providing courses and workshops in ceramics and other creative arts. You can see what we’re up to on our website!
"Excellent news, really missed the courses and can’t wait to start again! Thank you to all who have been involved with this it's great news for the community" KA on Facebook
We aim to provide:
- Teaching opportunities for local ceramic artists and makers to earn an income from their craft
- Affordable communal co-working studio space for aspiring artists and makers
- Joy, creative achievement, and therapeutic benefits to the people of Dorset through learning and making.
We had kilns at the old centre but they were very old, expensive to run, and really difficult to move, so we had to leave them behind. We have started classes, but tutors have had to ferry the pots back and forth to their own small kilns which is very inefficient and risks breakages.
We also really want to set up a resource for local potters, who don't have their own firing capacity, to be able to come in and use our facilities to grow their own creative practices (and perhaps become tutors!)
We desperately need a new, energy efficient kiln, which will reduce our running costs and environmental impact.
About Us:
We're a Community Interest Company (number 15263773) run by tutors and students at the centre. We're not making any profit at the moment, and are relying on generous donations from our supporters to supplement our income. Our pottery and ceramics courses will be one of the mainstays of our venture and we really need these up and running to ensure the sustainability of the whole project.
Our Rewards
We will be grateful for any donation however small. Just the price of a cup of coffee or bottle of wine will really help make a difference - it all adds up! If you can afford to contribute a little more we have some great rewards lined up, from unique pieces made by our fantastic tutors, to opportunities to join workshops and courses.
'Thank You' freebee drinks from our amazing neighbours, Potters Café Bistro
Fabulous Wicker Baskets by Mark Vyvyan-Penney
Pastel Portraits from tutor James Meiklejohn
Mystery pottery piece from one of our talented tutors
Wood Carvings, and Smooth and Decorative Bronze Cast Pendants by Mark Vyvyan-Penney
Workshops and Courses
We have a range of exciting things to do, please see our Website for inspiration
All of the pieces on offer will be made by our tutors. They are pieces that represent what they make best. They will made after the Crowdfunder finishes and can be either posted to you or you can collect them in person by arrangement.
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made