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| Formation | 1909 |
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| Type | Non-profit organization |
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| Coordinates | 40°43′54.84″N74°0′8.46″W / 40.7319000°N 74.0023500°W /40.7319000; -74.0023500 |
| Website | www |
Greenwich House Pottery is a non-profit pottery studio located in theWest Village ofNew York City.[1]
Greenwich House Pottery was founded in New York's Greenwich Village in 1909[1] as a part of thesettlement houseGreenwich House.[2] Greenwich House provides arts education (includingGreenwich House Music School, senior service and behavioral health programs.[3]
Greenwich House Pottery was founded as a place both to teach pottery making skills by molding the clay or on a potter's wheel.[4] It has taught children, from two years of age, since it was founded[4][5] to provide a safe after-school and recreation program.[6]
Notable ceramic artists who have taught at Greenwich House includeStanley Rosen (1956–59),Bernard Leach,Shōji Hamada,Peter Voulkos,Elise Siegel andRobert Turner.[citation needed] Israeli ceramistSiona Shimshi studied at Greenwich House.[7]
The pottery studio is located in aColonial Revival[8] building designed byDelano & Aldrich[2] at 16 Jones Street inGreenwich Village in New York City.[1] It is located within theSouth Village Historic District, and was registered on February 24, 2014, as aNational Register of Historic Places.[9]
Greenwich House Pottery offers classes, including sculpting and firing, of six[1] or twelve weeks in duration. There are day and evening classes for beginners to advanced students throughout the year.[10] It teaches children, starting with toddlers, and adults.[5][11] In addition to classes, it also offers lectures and workshops. It conducts exhibitions and performs outreach to the community.[12]
Within Greenwich House Pottery is the Jane Hartsook Gallery.[13] The Gallery was named in honor of Jane Hartsook, former Pottery Director, for her leadership role in making it "one of the nation's leading ceramic arts studios," according toAlfred University.[14]
Owing, in part, to a renaissance in ceramics, enrollment at the pottery grew to a point where a major renovation was planned. Starting in 2019, the pottery will undergo substantial changes which include adding an elevator, expanded workspace, more kilns, and a roofdeck.
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