community projects – 313 Main St. Oley PA

October 24, 2017

Schedule a private crafting party today!

Clay on Main is happy to announce the addition of private crafting parties to our repertoire.

Creating arts and crafts is a wonderful way to spend time with friends and family. Clay on Main can schedule a time for your group to come out to our studio, where our skilled instructors will guide you through a simple and fun activity. In addition to enjoying some good company, you and your guests will learn and new skill and get to take home a beautiful handmade work of art. We can work in ceramics, fused glass, and felt, so you can choose the medium that suits you best. The fee is $20 per person for the two-hour session ($100 minimum), and includes materials. Call or email to schedule: clayonmain@gmail.org or 610-987-0273.

November 28, 2016

It’s a GIVING time of year!

Every year Clay on Main sends out it’s Annual Appeal letter, which includes updates on projects happening around the studio and different events we’ve held. Needless to say, it’s been another busy year! This is because of the hard work of many and donations to keep our events running.

We couldn’t do all the things we do without YOU! Please read our Annual Appeal, and we hope to see you in the studio!

Click HERE to read the Appeal.

November 15, 2016

Join together at Clay on Main!

Recent events have made the future a little uncertain, ok- a little scary, really. But we’re here to help through a rough time.

Join us as we gather to share our experiences and collage our way to healing. This is a FREE event.

Clay on Main will host an Open Studio – with materials to create a collage. No art experience is necessary. Let the healing power of the images help you see your path forward.

Click HERE for more info about this event.

October 3, 2016

Clay on Main Fosters an Environment to Grow and Learn

As many of you studio-goers know, Clay on Main sees many visitors through it’s doors. We have been fortunate enough to foster the type of learning environment that allows children and adults alike to create in clay, while exploring ideas and developing a comfort level with the medium. To say that working with clay is therapeutic is an understatement! Just like a warm home-cooked meal, clay has the ability to draw us together and open up our senses.

We’ve always taken pride in the good that a little hunk of clay in warm hands can do. Last Spring, the studio hosted The Sisterhood of Reading, a lovely collective of ladies who are creating a positive environment for African-American women in the area through mentorship. They wasted no time in creating beautiful clay mugs, as well as painting handmade bowls for the ‘Souper Bowl’, Opportunity House’s annual fundraiser. They were happy to share some of their photos with us on our Facebook page recently, and we’re happy to share them with you!

We always love new faces, but our hope is that new faces become long recognized faces as we see them come back again and again!

Check out a little of what the ladies from The Sisterhood of Reading created at Clay on Main:

September 6, 2016

Volunteers Wanted! We need YOU!

Volunteers are needed at Clay on Main and various other locations for the following events:

Half Moon hospitality crew: Our Half Moon Cafe events need a hospitality host the night of each show during the Fall season.

A list of dates for each show, as well as performing act can be found here. To understand what that may require, take a look at our quick checklist for volunteers: Half Moon Hospitality List.

We also need volunteers for a community outreach project at the Keim Homestead Music Fest on OCTOBER 1st. The activities are from 11 to 5pm, and we will need help through out the day. We will set up our usual make and take it activity, and everything will be explained, so no experience is necessary.

Think you’d like to do this? Contact us via Dolores Kirschner (dlrs.kirschner@gmail.com), or by calling the studio at 610-987-0273.

We can’t do it without you, so thanks!

August 8, 2016

Clay on Main represented at Maidencreek Old-Time Music Festival

Clay on Main was happy to be represented at the Maidencreek Old-Time Music Festival on July 10th, 2016. It was our second year attending the event, with fearless leader Dolores Kirschner manning a stand and demonstrating ceramics to passersby. This event is held every year at Maier’s Grove in Blandon, PA. Clay on Main adds a unique element to the music themed festival, and we were just so glad to participate!

Read a little about what Maidencreek Festival organizers have to say about Clay on Main here.

Dolores Kirschner mans the table representing Clay on Main.

June 22, 2016

John Paul II Center gets excited about the new mural at Clay on Main

As many CoM supporters know, we see students from the John Paul II Center from time to time in the studio as they join Dolores and other studio volunteers to explore their creativity through clay. We’ve been fortunate to organize a mural project with the JPII Center and Nancy Yeager, poet laureate, who wrote a poem inspired by statements from the students. The mural itself is slated to be completed in the Fall of 2016.

The Center updated their students, faculty, and family members to the potential design of the mural as well. Check out what they have to say about the project here!

Also, check back often as we update the timeline and the grand unveiling of this great project involving Clay on Main, poet laureate Nancy Yeager, and the John Paul II Center.