Working Studio Rental Spaces

Join our professional ceramic community in Asheville’s River Arts District

The Village Potters Clay Center, offers Working Studios that give offer a home to create, grow, and build your ceramic arts practice. Alongside other committed makers, masterful potters, and a lively, supportive community. These studios are available for professional potters who want to work and share in community and  make your studio your own.

Join us in our beautiful facility in Asheville’s River Arts District at Westgate, where artists connect, share ideas, and build real creative momentum together.

Whether you’re stepping into your professional practice, craving community, or looking for a studio that helps you take your work to the next level, our Studios offer an inspiring, well-equipped home for serious ceramic artists.

What to expect when you join us!

Community Studio Access

 Enjoy studio access seven (7) days a week (excluding holidays). Each tenant has a designated professional space with everything you need in house, including:

  • A dedicated community glaze and work area (including access to the glaze kitchen)
  • Clay sinks, wedging tables, slab roller, spray booth
  • Over 12 kilns with cone 6 electric, cone 10 gas reduction, raku, and atmospheric firing options (special training required)
  • On-site pottery supply shop with clay, tools, glazes, and more

Your studio is your own to set up with your tools/equipment, arrange your workflow, and develop your practice.

Health and Safety: We are a barium- and manganese-free studio. These materials pose significant health risks in their raw state, no clays or glazes containing them are permitted. By maintaining a non-toxic studio environment, we protect the health and well-being of every artist and create a space where creativity can flourish safely.

Build Your Professional Presence

Become part of our welcoming, open, and vibrant creative community, recognized across Western North Carolina and beyond.
As a tenant artist, you’ll gain more than studio space, you’ll become part of a supportive environment that values connection, creativity, and visibility:

  • A credible and inspiring home base for your creative practice

  • A place to welcome customers, collectors, and potential buyers

  • Visibility within our nationally recognized ceramic center

Artists seeking to be represented in the gallery may also apply to display their work in our curated Fine Ceramic Arts Gallery, a year-round destination for collectors, students, and art enthusiasts.

Creative Community

Becoming a Working Studio tenant means joining a supportive network of artists who share knowledge, offer encouragement, and build one another up. You’ll be surrounded by fellow ceramicists who take their craft seriously and value the richness that comes from working in community.

Limited Availability

Our Working Studio community is intentionally small and highly sought after. Space is limited, availability changes throughout the year, and an application is required and we do keep a waitlist.

 

Studio Sizes & Add Ons

Studio Sizes: Varying studio sizes available

  • Many studios are designed to be shared by two artists

    Optional Add-On:

    • Fine Ceramic Arts Gallery Space (work will be juried and minimum pricing limits applied)

    Additional Fees:

    • Firing and glaze-mixing fees apply

    Would you like to apply to join our tenant community?

    Working Studio Application Guide

    If you have any questions would like information about availablity, please feel free to CONTACT US.