So you want to join the Kingston Potters’ Guild? There are three types of membership to choose from but you can only have your name on one waiting list:
Membership – $80.33 (+HST) / year
Membership with Glaze & Kiln Rooms Access – $171.36 (+HST) / year
Membership with Full Studio Access – $321.30 (+HST) / year
What does it mean to be a Member?
The Guild relies on the contributions of all Members to keep it running. Once you join the Guild as a Member, you will be assigned one of the available jobs, which range from organizing publicity to cleaning parts of the studio. You cannot be a Member without participating in Guild operations in some way. Members must be 18 years of age or older.
Often on Wednesdays, when there are no scheduled classes or meetings, members meet to work on their projects and talk about pottery stuff. You are welcome to join. It’s a good moment to meet members and ask questions you may have. We encourage you to sign-up on our Facebook Kingston Potters’ Guild Members Forum page. If you join a committee you will meet others too.
Our Guild meetings are on Wednesdays, and attending them helps you learn about how we function as a group. We would ask that you attend a minimum of three of these (there are only six per year).
Membership
Membership in the Guild entitles you to attend and vote at meetings, receive the newsletter, use the slab roller, pug mill, and extruder (all three require demonstration of competence before their use is permitted), use the Guild library, purchase supplies through the Supply Room, pay the member price at workshops, and, after having been a Member of the Guild for six (6) months, participate in Guild sales, following a jurying process. All Members must complete an Orientation to the Guild as soon after becoming Members as possible.
$80.33 (+HST) / year
Membership with Glaze & Kiln Rooms Access
In addition to the entitlements of a Member, a Member with Glaze and Kiln Rooms Access have unlimited access to the Glaze Room and the Kiln Room. There is a nominal charge for firing a kiln. Use of the kilns and spray booth require demonstration of competence before their use is permitted.
To qualify for Membership with Glaze and Kiln Rooms Access, a prospective Member must either have completed the Guild’s Introduction to Clay course, or, if you are already a potter with experience obtained elsewhere, you must be assessed for competence prior to acceptance as a Member with Glaze and Kiln Rooms Access.
$171.36 (+HST) / year
Membership with Full Studio Access
In addition to the entitlements of a Member, a Member with Full Studio Access will be assigned a cubby space where you can keep your tools and supplies, and have unlimited access to the Studio, the Glaze Room and the Kiln Room. There is a nominal charge for firing a kiln. Additionally, use of specialized equipment such as the kilns and spray booth require demonstration of competence before their use is permitted.
To qualify for Membership with Full Studio Access, a prospective Member must either have completed the Guild’s “Introduction to Clay” course, or, if you are already a potter with experience obtained elsewhere, you must be assessed for competence prior to acceptance as a Member with Full Studio Access.
$321.30 (+HST) / year