Wesleyan Potters - Wesleyan Potters is a non-profit cooperative guild founded in 1948 to promote the learning and development of skills in crafts, located in Middletown, Connecticut. Classes are held year-round with lectures, exhibits, demonstrations and films scheduled as special events with visiting craftsmen conducting workshops and artists' critiques. Qualified teachers give classes in our well-equiped studios. Middletown, Connecticut, art, crafts, lectures, exhibits, demonstrations, craftsmen, workshops, artists, critiques, clay, kiln, raku, studio, throwing, pottery, classes, arts and crafts.



EVENTS & NEWS Register for Summer Classes and Workshops Look at the new schedule on the registration form. April 2 - May 3 "The Unruly Art of Linda Kaye-Moses" Featuring Jewelry by Linda Kaye-Moses Opening Reception April 12, 1:00 - 3:00 pm May 8 - June 14 "Season of Celebration" Gifts for Graduations, Weddings, Anniversaries, etc. June 16 - July 19 "Naked Clay Bodies" Featuring collaborative work combining clay and photography by Priscilla and Anthony Palumbo Opening Reception June 22, 12:00 - 4:00 pm

HOME : SUPPORTING MEMBERS & FACULTY

Membership privileges are: announcement for special events; invitation to the preview of the Annual Sale and Exhibit; and at the supporting membership level and above, discounts on purchases in the Gallery Shop and Annual Sale. Through your tax-deductible gift to the Wesleyan Potters you provide support and encouragement to craftspeople throughout central Connecticut and beyond.

Student / Senior Citizen	$25.00 - $49.00
Supporting Membership	$50.00 - $99.00 (5% discount)
Patron	$100.00 - $199.00 (7.5% discount)
Sponsor	$200.00 and over (10% discount)

SCHOLARSHIPS

Wesleyan Potters has scholarships and student aid for both adults and young people. These grants are available for all classes listed in the Classes directory. Application must be made no later than four weeks prior to the first session of class. To apply, write or call for information at the office.

FACULTY

This is a list, in alphabetical order of our current faculty. You will find some of their credentials and accomplishments posted here.

Richard Aerni Ceramics Instructor
Full-time studio potter since 1979. Exhibits across the country. Specializes in larger scale functional pieces, single fired and ash glazed. Maintains a studio in western New York.

Sharon Baker Kelly Weaving & Twills Instructor
the "Diva Weava" has over 40 years of sewing experience. Handwoven fabric is her fiber medium of choice.

E. Ann Baldwin Ceramics Instructor
BFA Antioch College, MALS, Wesleyan University. Faculty member, Greater Hartford Academy of Arts, Printmaking Department of Creative Arts Workshop, Exhibits widely in the northeast. Teaches at Guilford Arts Center.

Lanette Barber: Jewelry/Metalsmith Instructor
BFA SUNY-New Paltz; BS Quinnipiac College. Exhibits nationally including SOFA-NYC, Ironwood Gallery, Jeffrey Weiss Gallery. Widely published. Teaches at Guilford Art Center, Creative Arts Workshop, Brookfield Craft Center.

Ryan Bothamley: Ceramics Instructor
MFA Rochester Institute of Technology, BFA Portland School of Art. Former Studio manager at Wesleyan Potters.

Carolyn Burgess Ceramics Instructor
BFA Alfred University. Projected Masters Degree in Art Therapy, Albertus Magnus College. Gold- Award Girl Scout. Office manager at Wesleyan Potters.

Christopher Darway Jewelry/Metalsmith Instructor
BFA, Craft Design, Philadelphia College of Art. Designer, teacher and artisan, working in metal for over 30 years. Senior lecturer at University of the Arts in Philadelphia,. Senior Instructor for Rio Rewards program. Exhibits Internationally.

Chotsani Dean: Ceramics Instructor
MFA Washington University in St. Louis; BFA University of Hartford, Hartford Art School. Has taught at University of Hartford, Connecticut College and UCONN. Studio manager at Wesleyan Potters.

Linda Edwards: Jewelry/Metalsmith Instructor
MFA, BFA, BA Kansas State University. Has taught at Creative Arts Workshop, Guilford Art Center, Albertus Magnus and KSU. She exhibits nationally.

David Frank: Ceramics Instructor
BA Goddard College; special study, Wesleyan University. Has taught at Guilford Art Center, and Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven. Pottery exhibited in the northeast since 1971.

Kim Kuzina: Pottery Instructor
Studied textiles an Southeastern Massachusetts University and Florence, Italy. Life-long love of sculpture and human-form. Studied cement sculpture with artist, David Millen.

David McLellan: Ceramics Instructor
BS and MS (Art Education) Southern Connecticut State University. Professional potter. Former studio manager at Wesleyan Potters.

Gary O'Neil: Ceramics Instructor
Institute Allende - San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, 1975; MALS Wesleyan University; BFA Maryland Institute. Teacher, Connecticut schools.

Kathleen Rude: Ceramics Instructor
BFA Ceramics, Alfred University. Maintains and teaches at her own studio, KHR Pottery. Teaches at Guilford Art Center, Guilford and Memorial Middle School, Middlefield. Works at CREC. Exhibits in CT galleries.

Deb Staub: Ceramics Instructor
A.B. Bryn Mawr College, M. Ed. Goucher College. Teacher at University of New Haven, Guilford Art Center, Studio Potter. Deborah Staub Pottery, Madison, CT.

Cheryl Tuttle: Ceramics Instructor
BS Applied Arts, Charter Oak State College. Member East Hampton Art Association, Marlborough Art Center. Connecticut Certified Art Education, PreK-12.