Pikes Peak Artist Collective

🎃👻 Haunted Handbuilding is here! 👻🎃
Get your hands messy and your imagination spooky at our Halloween-themed pottery class on Saturday November 1st (10AM - 12 PM). Learn handbuilding techniques while creating your own creepy-cute pumpkins, haunted houses, spooky luminaries, and more! 🏺🕯️

✨ All ages welcome (16 & under must attend with a guardian).
✨ No experience needed—just bring your creativity!
✨ Pieces will be fired & glazed for pickup in 4–6 weeks.

Spots are limited—snag yours now before this ghoulish workshop sells out! 🕷️

👉 Register here: https://www.pikespeakartist.com/post/haunted-handbuilding-create-halloween-inspired-pottery-november-1st

✨ Ready to take your pottery skills to the next level? ✨ Our 6-Week Intermediate Pottery Series with Henri kicks off this Sunday from 5:30–7:30 PM in Colorado Springs!
Refine your throwing techniques, explore new forms, and grow your confidence on the wheel in a supportive, creative environment. 🌿

Limited spots available — grab your seat and keep the clay magic going! 🏺

✨ New Series Alert! ✨
Take your pottery skills to the next level with our 6-Week Intermediate Pottery Series! Join us Sundays, Oct 12 – Nov 16, 5:00–7:00 PM, led by talented artist Henri. 🏺

Perfect for students who want to refine their techniques, experiment with new forms, and create beautiful pieces to take home.

📅 Starts: Sunday, October 12
⏰ Time: 5:00–7:00 PM
🎨 Instructor: Henri

Spots are limited—secure yours today! 👉 https://www.pikespeakartist.com/post/6-weeks-of-pottery-intermediate-sunday-evenings-october-5th

We’ve got a full and fabulous lineup of pottery classes coming your way this fall at Pikes Peak Artist Collective! Whether you’re brand new to clay or looking to grow your skills, there’s something here for everyone. Take a peek:

🍷 Clay Pottery Date Night – Friday, September 27
Bring a partner or a friend and enjoy a relaxed evening of clay fun! No experience needed—just come ready to laugh, create, and maybe get a little messy. Perfect for a unique night out.

🎡 First Friday: Try the Pottery Wheel – Friday, October 3
Join us for a special 1-hour intro class with two time slots to choose from. Spin the wheel, try your hand at clay, and then enjoy the First Friday art walk while you’re here. A great way to dip your toes into pottery.

☕ Coffee & Clay Handbuilding – Sunday, October 5 (morning)
Start your Sunday with coffee and creativity! In this cozy handbuilding workshop, you’ll learn pinch, coil, and slab techniques to make mugs, planters, or decorative pieces—all while sipping and relaxing.

🎨 Pottery Intro Series (4 Weeks)

Sunday mornings starting October 5

Tuesday evenings starting October 7
These beginner-friendly series are designed to introduce you to the basics of throwing on the wheel, trimming, and glazing. A perfect way to build confidence and complete a set of functional pottery pieces!

🔥 Intermediate Pottery Series (6 Weeks) – Sunday evenings starting October 12
Ready to take your skills to the next level? This series is designed for students who already know their way around the wheel and want to refine techniques, tackle more complex forms, and explore glazing with depth and variety.

Fall Pottery Lineup Hi friends, We’ve got a full and fabulous lineup of pottery classes coming your way this fall at PPAC this October! Whether you’re brand new to clay or looking to grow your skills, there’s something here for everyone. Take a peek: Clay Pottery Date Night – Friday, September 27 Bring a partne...

We have so much happening this fall for our young artists at Pikes Peak Artist Collective!

Miss Rhonda’s Year-Round Teen Grad Program kicked off this month. This program is a fantastic way for students to manage their own projects, explore their artistic passions, and work on portfolios—all while learning to make creative decisions independently.

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October Youth Art Programming Hi Parents, We have so much happening this fall for our young artists at PPAC! Miss Rhonda’s Year-Round Teen Grad Program kicked off this month with weekly afterschool sessions on Tuesdays. This program is a fantastic way for students to manage their own projects, explore their artistic passions, ...

🎨🧵🪵 From painting to pottery to sewing, August is full of chances to get creative with us! Whether you’re trying something new or diving deeper into your favorite medium, we’ve got a class for you. ✨
Spots are filling fast—see what’s coming up!

6-Week Pottery Series – Sunday Mornings

Looking to dive deeper into clay this summer? Join our Sunday Morning 6-Week Series for a relaxed, skill-building journey into the wheel 🌀☕

🗓️ Starts Sunday, July 27
🕘 10-12PM
💲$330 | Clay, glaze, and firing included
📍 Pikes Peak Artist Studio

Great for beginners or those wanting more guided time at the wheel. Spots are already going — sign up now to start your clay journey with us!

🎟️ Link in bio

☕ Coffee & Clay – July Edition

Start your Saturday with clay and caffeine ☀️🧱 Our Coffee & Clay mornings are the coziest way to explore ceramics with friends or solo!

🗓️ Available dates:
☕ Saturday, July 12
☕ Saturday, July 20
🕙 10:00AM–12:00PM
💲$70 | Includes clay + coffee!

Perfect for beginners — you’ll leave with something handmade and (hopefully) upright 😉
🎟️ Sign up via the link in bio!

💕 Clay Pottery Date Nights – July Series

Whether you’re going steady or just want a fun Friday vibe, Date Night at the Wheel is the perfect combo of laughs, mess, and memories 🎉🎯

🗓️ Upcoming dates:
💘 Friday, July 11
💘 Saturday, July 19
💘 Friday, July 25
🕕 6:00–8:00PM
💲$185 per couple

No pressure to be perfect — just throw some clay and have a good time. Limited wheels = limited spots! 💥

🎟️ Reserve your wheel now at the link in bio!

July Drop-In & One-Time Adult Workshops 🎨🧵🌀

Looking for creative fun without a long commitment? Check out these one-time & short-format classes—perfect for trying something new solo or with a friend!

🖌️ Intro to Painting Series (Tuesdays)
A beginner-friendly journey through color, technique & expression!
📅 Ongoing Tuesdays | 6:00Pm
💲$40/drop in (multi class passes available)
🎨 Ages 16+

🧵 Sew & Sip Open Studio
Bring a project or start fresh — no stress, just stitches + sips!
📅 July 17th | 6:30–8:30PM
💲$25 | BYOB
✨ All levels welcome!

👐 Beginner Clay Handbuilding Workshop
Try your hand at pinch pots, slab mugs & more — no wheel needed!
📅 Friday, July 18 | 6–8:30PM
💲$90 | BYOB

🌀 1-Hour Try the Wheel (All Ages)
A quick and fun way to give the wheel a spin!
📅 Friday, July 19 | 10AM & 11AM
💲$55/per session

🌀 Adult Pottery Workshop (Wheel)
A one-night wheel class perfect for beginners + rusty returners!
📅 Friday, July 26 | 4-6:00PM
💲$105

🎟️ Spots go quick — link in bio to grab yours!

🎨✨ July is bursting with creative fun for kids at Pikes Peak Artist!
Whether your child is into fairies, dragons, pets, or pottery wheels — we’ve got a class they’ll love 💛

Here’s what’s coming up for ages 6-11 in the first half of July:

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🧚‍♀️ Fairy House Building (Clay)
Build magical mini homes for garden fairies using clay and imagination!
📅 Tuesday, July 1 @ 1PM
💵 $60 | Ages 6-11

🐾 Drawing Animals & Pets
Learn to draw favorite furry friends with expressive lines and color!
📅 Monday, July 7 @ 1:30PM
💵 $45 | Ages 6-11

👐 Clay Handbuilding Workshop
Pinch, roll, and sculpt your way through a playful intro to clay!
📅 Tuesday, July 8 @ 1PM
💵 $60 | Ages 6-11

🐉 Clay Dragons & Mythical Creatures
Create your own fire-breathing friend or fantasy creature in clay!
📅 Friday, July 11 @ 10AM
💵 $60 | Ages 6 - 11

🌀 Youth Pottery Wheel
Try the wheel and make something messy and amazing — no experience needed!
📅 Sunday, July 13 @ 1PM
💵 $75 | Ages 2-12

🏡 Fairy House Building (Clay) – 2nd Session
Back by popular demand — another chance to build fairy dream homes!
📅 Tuesday, July 15 @ 1PM
💵 $60 | Ages 6 - 11

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📍All classes held at Pikes Peak Artist Studio in OCC
🎟️ Sign up now — spots are limited and filling fast!
🔗 Link in bio to register

Thursdays just got a whole lot cooler. 🔥 Join for TWO bold and meaningful summer art series — diving into design, portraiture, and storytelling through paint and paper.

🖼️ History of Poster Design
📅 Thursdays, July 10 – August 28
🕕 9:00 - 11:00am
Explore iconic styles + create your own powerful visual messages 💥

🖌️ Painting Animals & Indigenous People
📅 Thursdays, July 10 – August 28
🕡 12:30 - 2:30pm
An art-forward approach to cultural portraiture and representation — expressive, respectful, and real.

💵 $300
📍 OCC Studio

✨ Join one or both! These are safe, creative spaces to grow your skills and your voice through art.

🎟️ Details + sign-up at https://www.pikespeakartist.com