Scene from the new home of Los Alamos Community Ceramics at 2101 Trinity Drive, Suite Q1. Courtesy photo
Potters at work in the new location of Los Alamos Community Ceramics at 2101 Trinity Drive, Suite Q1. Courtesy photo
A welcoming clay studio where beginners and experienced artists come together to
create, learn, and connect with ceramics made by members. Courtesy photo
LOS ALAMOS COMMUNITY CERAMICS NEWS RELEASE
A welcoming clay studio where beginners and experienced artists come together to create, learn, and connect. After more than a decade of bringing people together through ceramics, the Los Alamos Community Ceramics (LACC) is beginning a new chapter with its move from its longtime home at Fuller Lodge to a new studio at 2101 Trinity Drive, Suite Q1, Los Alamos.
LACC is grateful for the many years at Fuller Lodge, where members of the community first envisioned creating a clay cooperative, and for Little Studio on the Mesa where a satellite White Rock Studio was housed for the past year. In those spaces, creativity blossomed and many lasting friendships were formed. That spirit is now carried forward as their mission expands to serve the broader as a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit in their own space.
To celebrate the new location, the community is invited to attend an Open House on May 13 from 4:30-6:30 p.m., where visitors can tour the studio, meet members, and learn about upcoming classes, workshops and studio memberships.
LACC has over 100 lifetime members and averages about 40 monthly open-studio members. They welcome members ranging from beginners to highly skilled ceramic artists. The studio community includes hand builders, wheel throwers, slip casters, and Raku artists, with members ranging in age from 10 to over 60.
“Our studio is really about building community through a shared passion for ceramics,” said
Lindsey Gurganus, president of LACC. “We’re a unique town in that people move here from all over without many social connections. I moved here in 2018 and the first thing I did was join this studio for socialization. I have a home studio now but still wanted to stay a part ofthis
community and help it grow as a resource to others.”
One feature members especially value is the flexibility of the open studio. Members can come in and work on their own projects whenever it fits their schedule, while sharing ideas, techniques, and inspiration with fellow artists, or working quietly alone if they prefer. Many members enjoy the freedom to pursue their own creative interests while still being part of a vibrant, supportive community. Over the years, LACC has built a fully equipped ceramics studio, and members benefit from a wide range of pottery wheels, specialty tools, and glazes that allow them to explore ceramics in many different ways.
“One of the things I love most about the studio is that there’s always something new to learn,”
said one of its longtime members. “It’s a place where people share skills, support each other,
and have fun creating together.”
Many members also appreciate that once you join, you remain part of the community—even if
you step away for a while, you can still participate in workshops, special events, and gatherings that keep the connections strong.
n addition to studio memberships, LACC offers wheel and hand-building classes, and a variety of specialty workshops throughout the year. Monthly “Clay Play” gatherings and member-led
workshops give members opportunities to explore new techniques, learn from one another, and strengthen the creative community.
Whether someone is curious about trying clay for the first time or looking for a welcoming studio to continue their ceramics journey, LACC invites the public to stop by the new space and see how the organization continues creating community through clay.
For more information, visit clayclub.org