The Gananoque Arts Network (GAN) is a safe and inclusive space, free from prejudice and judgement.  All races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, genders and sexual orientations are welcome here.

 

Come and express your creativity with us.

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The GANARTS Pottery Studio is a place for Fun and Learning. It is NOT a facility for Production or Sales.

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Our equipment, tools, space and creations must be respected.

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Studio Etiquette

• Treat the people, studio, and equipment with care, respect and kindness

• Help each other out and be nice; please do not offer criticism unless it is asked for

• Be considerate of others work, do not touch, move or bump work that does not belong to you

• If you use the studios tools, be sure to clean them properly and put them back where they belong

• Help to conserve water! wipe down splash pan with water off, turn it back on for the final rinse

• After use, everything needs to be cleaned and returned to its correct place

• Clean as you go, always make sure your last wipe is with a clean wringed-out sponge

• No ‘holding’ of pottery wheel while you work on something else

• If you are done in one area, do not move to another without cleaning up first

• After you are done on the wheel, clean wheel, splash pan, table, wheel legs, chair, water bucket

• Place pedal, cord, and stool on top of wheel, wipe down floor around your wheel with sponge

• Place clay scraps & slip/slop in recycle bucket; nothing from the floor or sink goes in the recycle bucket. Put it in the garbage instead.

• Rinse out any sponges you’ve used and put them away clean

• Make sure to label all your personal tools with a marker

• Make sure ALL clay and greenware is labeled with your name & date.

• Make sure all greenware is signed on the bottom before putting on the ‘to-be bisqued’ shelf

 

Storage

• Cover and clearly label & date any greenware and place on appropriate shelves (excluding kids work)

• Work or clay not properly labeled may be discarded

• We currently have limited storage cubbies available for your clay. Please mark your space with masking tape. Please take tools/towels/etc. home with you.  

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Glazing

• We fire our Cone Art electric kilns to cone 5/6 oxidation for glazing

• We do not do any single firings- all work must be bisque fired first

• Thoroughly stir all glazes; improperly mixed glazes result in altered glaze composition over time

• Do not cross contaminate glazes; if a glaze is accidentally poured in another glaze, let Anneke know

• When finished glazing, wipe down glaze counter and any excess glaze you’ve spilled on buckets or floor

• Keep bottom ¼” of each piece glaze free, make sure to wipe any glaze off bottom with a clean sponge.

• Push glaze buckets back under counter when you are through, with the labels clearly visible for the next person

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Safety

• Wear appropriate clothing and closed toed footwear

• No touching/unloading/loading of kilns is allowed; firings will be loaded by GANARTS team members only

• Any accidents/broken items need to be reported asap

• Keep dust down- this is imperative for everyone’s safety

• No sweeping/sanding in the studio, it raises silica dust which can stay airborne for days

• If you wish to do any sanding do so outside in the back with a mask on.

• Any questions, concerns, ideas, clarifications, etc. should be taken directly to the GAN Administrator

The studio equipment is available for your use when not being used for a class.

Please sign in and out with your full name, date and time, in the SIGN-UP BOOK over the back sink!

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There will be regular monthly firings, loaded and emptied by team members only.

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Bisque firings, cone 05, will be loaded on the third Friday of each month.

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Glaze firings, cone 6, will be loaded on the fourth Friday of each month.

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Open Studio is available ONLY to Open Studio members, no guests allowed.

Failure to follow these Rules and Regulations will be considered a breach of the agreement and will end ones’ privileges.

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​We have just started to open the studio to our local potters. Please help us make this a success!!