Railyard Arts Studio

Shared studio space for ceramicists, painters and all kinds of artists to create, share ideas and inspire. Classes and workshops in drawing, painting, ceramics, and more

Railyard Arts Studio Policy

Registration & Payment
Registration & payment is preferred through our website via our secure online registration available to you 24/7. Registration can also be made by phone.

Gift Certificates can be applied towards any Railyard Arts program. They are not redeemable for cash and are non-refundable.

Please note: Contact information for registered students will be shared with our teachers.

Minimum Enrollment
Every class, camp or workshop has a minimum number of students required to run. Any class, camp or workshop below that minimum may be subject to cancellation or postponement. Please register early to ensure your program runs.

Withdrawal & Refund Policy
A full refund will only be given if a class is cancelled by Railyard Arts Studio. Students wishing to withdraw from a class must submit their request in writing.  Email is acceptable. If a request for withdrawal is received in an email with a minimum of one week before the first schedule day of class, a refund, less a $25 withdrawal fee, will be issued to the purchaser’s credit card.  Withdrawal between 4 to 6 days prior to the start of the class, a refund of half the enrolment fee will be reimbursed.  Withdrawal from a class two day prior to the start of class, there will be no refund.  If the registration was made by check, the refund will be processed by check. Gift-certificates are non-refundable.

Closing Policies
Closings due to inclement weather will be posted on our website. Make up classes will be scheduled at the end of each session. If there are more than two classes missed due to inclement weather, a Railyard Arts credit will be given to the students.

Material Lists
Material Lists for each class are available on our website and are listed in alphabetical order.
Before purchasing supplies for a class, please confirm with the studio that your class has met its minimum enrollment.

Student Behavior
The Railyard Art Studio will dismiss any student for inappropriate behavior.

Liability Waiver
It is assumed upon registration that the Railyard Arts Studio is not responsible for the safekeeping of my personal belongings while I attend class. I understand that classes may be physically strenuous, and I voluntarily participate in them with full knowledge that there is risk of personal injury, property loss or death. I agree that neither I, my heirs, assigns or legal representatives will sue or make any other claims of any kind whatsoever against Railyard Arts Studio or its members for any personal injury, property damage/loss, or wrongful death, whether caused by negligence or otherwise.

 

ART STUDIO POLICY

Please keep studio clean.  Please make sure all countertops are cleaned as well as the floor at the end of each class or if you are working on your own in the art room.

  • NO FOOD IS ALLOWED INSIDE THE STUDIO. Students may eat in our lounge.  Bring beverages in containers with lids only.
  • Students are expected to clean tables, easels, chairs, and floor area at the end of each class.
  • Students can use the cleaning supplies provided such as sponges, broom, mop and vacuum.
  • Nontoxic paint thinner such as Turpenoid Natural can be used but must be taken home with you.  PLEASE DO NOT pour down drain or leave in trash.
  • Transport all solvents in glass jars to be disposed of properly at home.
  • No oil painting rags allowed or left inside studio.
  • No mineral spirits or turpentine allowed in the studio.
  • No spray paints or fixatives to be used inside the building anywhere.
  • If you use the table or coffee bar in the lounge during the time you are here, please clean up after yourself. Wipe down the table and counter, wash out any mugs with the dish soap (under the sink) in the art studio.  Please throw out any garbage in the lounge garbage can or recycling can.

 

CLAY STUDIO POLICY

No food is allowed inside the studio.  Students may eat in our lounge.  Please bring beverages in containers with lids only.

No food, beverage, soap or anything non-clay and glaze related can be cleaned in the sink in order to keep the reclaim filter under the sink from producing an odor.

CLEANING THE STUDIO:

  • Pottery students are expected to clean their supplies, table area and wheel at the end of each class.  All tools must be cleaned and returned to their proper container.

 

  • Pottery students are expected to clean your working area and all common use areas; wedging table, sink, glaze area, worktables, slab roller

 

  • Use only the cleaning materials provided and DO NOT SWEEP the studio floor!  Clay dust can be hazardous, so dry sweeping is not permitted. Sweep the leather hard trimmings from trimming your pots only.

 

  • Please mop around your wheel if needed. When mopping the floor, rinse out mop in the SINK WITH CLEAN WATER.

 

  • Please RE-WEDGE your used clay. If it needs to harden up a bit, place in a rainbow shape on your wheel, table or wedging table.

 

  • DO NOT LET CLAY GO DOWN THE DRAIN. Please catch as much clay as possible when cleaning up, wash hands and tools in your water bucket in the sink.  All clay residue should be dumped into large wet reclaim bucket.  Please place all pliable reclaim clay in the appropriate bin under the pug mill.  Dry, hard reclaim clay should be broken into small pieces and placed on the rectangular dry plaster bats located on the racks facing the pug mill.

 

  • If you use the table or coffee bar in the lounge during the time you are in the studio, please clean up after yourself. Wipe down the table and counter, wash out any mugs with the dish soap under the sink in the art studio.  Please throw out any garbage in the lounge garbage can or recycling can.

GLAZE BUCKETS:   All Potters and pottery students should be extra to KEEP FOREIGN MATTER OUT OF THE GLAZE BUCKETS.  Accidental mixing of glazes might change the appearance of the glaze, making it very unpredictable and unstable.

IDENTIFYING WORKS:  Please be diligent about identifying your work with your name!

WORK READY FOR THE KILN:  The shelves near the kiln are for pottery only that is complete and ready to be fired; Bisque or Glaze.

Bisque Firings:

  • Frequency is based on the volume of work available to fill a kiln load (Cone 05).
  • Place only bone-dry work on the appropriate shelves.
  • Fired items are placed on marked shelves for glazing.
  • Items left on the shelves for 30 days or more will be discarded.
  • If a piece has special firing requirements, please leave a note for the Pottery Studio Manager.

Glaze Firings:

  • Frequency is based on the volume of work available to fill a kiln load (Cone 6).
  • Place glazed work on the appropriate shelves when ready to fire.
  • Bottoms of all pieces must be free of glaze and sides up to 1/4 inch from bottom. Ware with glaze on the bottom surface or with questionable glaze thickness will not be fired.
  • If a piece has special firing requirements, please leave a note for the Pottery Studio Manger.

MATERIALS FEES:  All clay students in adult & teen classes will be charged a per piece clay and firing fee of $.06 per cubic inch. If a student does not measure their pieces for firing a flat fee of $75 will be charged. Firing fees will be paid prior to a glaze firing.    Additional information on firing fees is posted in the Firing Fee Book located in the Clay Studio.  Please use the Firing Fees book to record all of your payments.  All fees must be paid prior to taking work home.

Note: There is an extra charge if you would like to re-fire your piece.

MEASURING PROJECTS: 
It is the instructor’s responsibility to teach students how to measure projects to determine materials fees. Alternately, instructors can measure their student’s work.  Fees must be collected before work will be put into a glaze firing.

CERAMIC PICK UP: 
Works are to be picked up as soon as they are completed and available.  Unclaimed works will be discarded after 30 days.  Please note that clay and glazes are unpredictable.  Works might crack or break at multiple points in the drying and firing process and color and finish can vary.  No refunds or fee exemptions will be issued.