MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS

EXPERIENCE

Unfortunately, we are currently at full capacity and are not taking any new members for 2024.

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Applicants for membership must have the technical skills to undertake, safely and without assistance, the type of work they want to produce. It is expected that new members will need some help with locating things, but they should not depend on other members for unreasonable help with using equipment and technique.

Applicants usually need to have attended a minimum of two classes similar in content and size to those run at the Woolshed Potters Rooms by Tawa College Community Education (i.e. 10 week courses, as opposed to a 1 or 2 day workshop).

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Note: If attending a course at our rooms the tutor of the course would need to propose the application.  For a prospective member who has learnt elsewhere we may ask you to pot at our club nights so we can assess your skill level before offering membership.

CLEANING & MAINTENANCE

The work rooms, floors and benches are expected to be kept thoroughly clean. Members are responsible for ensuring any workspaces that they have used while in the rooms are cleaned and are also expected to maintain and look after club equipment.
Members are also expected to participate in the annual cleaning bee.

CONTRIBUTING TO THE CLUB

We are a volunteer organisation. The club cannot operate without the input of all of its members; activities that require members support on a regular basis include:

• Day-to-day club cleanliness

• Glazes (mixing, developing, testing)

• Kilns (firing, fixing)

• Rooms (overseeing)

• Cleaning bees

• Exhibitions (planning, organising)

• Workshops and events (planning, organising)

• Communications (newsletter, website, Facebook)

• Secretarial

• Finances

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

• Use of our facilities

• Informative Newsletter

• Social activities

• Access to member’s-only courses (full members only) and workshops

• Club days/evenings

• Technical advice from experienced members

• Clay available for purchase

• Use of club glazes

• Regular club kiln firings

• Private kiln hire (once completed kiln certificate)