Open June through early August, programs and classes at the Currie Craft Center and Sally Jones Pottery offer transformative experiences to hundreds of annual visitors during the summer months. Our talented and experienced staff teach pottery to a large number of eager students, offering numerous classes and featuring a diverse group of volunteer artists in residence from across the country. Guests of all ages rediscover their creative spark at the potter’s wheel, hand building tables, or at a number of class offerings featuring renowned artisans.
Class schedules for the upcoming week are released online each Friday at 9:00 AM during the summer season. Please note that these schedules pertain to the following week’s classes. To register, you must complete your transaction through our Square site, where credit card information will be required at checkout. Upon successful registration, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. If you do not receive this confirmation, your registration is not complete, and we will not have a record of your participation.
Classes are reserved for persons 12 and older. Class limits apply.
Adult Craft Classes
Summer in Montreat brings a variety of art and craft classes offered at The Currie Craft Center. All materials will be provided and are included in the class fee, unless specified otherwise.
Pottery Classes
Join us in the Sally Jones Pottery Studio and create masterpieces from stoneware clay. Open during the summer months, classes include both wheel and hand-building options. You’ll be guided through the process from beginning to end, from wet clay all the way to glazed, finished pots.
Classes are reserved for persons 12 and older. Class limits apply.
Registration begins each Friday at 9:00 am only for the upcoming week. Remember, all craft and pottery classes are purchasable online. Questions? Please email montreatpottery@gmail.com.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
Cancellations may be madeby contacting the Craft & Pottery Center directly. Please note that refunds are not offered at this time.
If you need to make adjustments to your class registration, kindly email montreatpottery@gmail.com.
No-shows
In the event of a no-show, your registration fee will be considered a donation. Thank you for your support!
Pottery Hours (Upstairs)
| Monday–Tuesday (Class Day) | 9:00 am–12:00 pm |
| Wednesday (Class Day) | 9:00 am–12:00 pm |
| Thursday (Glaze Day) | 2:30–5:30 pm Glaze Day |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | 8:00–11:00 am Pottery Pickup |
Craft Hours (Downstairs)
| Monday–Wednesday | 2:00–5:00 pm |
| Thursday–Sunday | Closed |
Costs
| Clay to Take Home | 3 lb Chunk: $6.00 |
|---|---|
| Glaze | $8.00/lb |
| Classes | Fees vary. See class descriptions. |
Glazing
Glazing of pottery is on Thursdays. You must be 12 or older. Please sign up for a time slot at the craft shop.
Clay to Take Home
Open Monday–Thursday. Clay to take home is available upstairs in the pottery studio. We have 3 lb. chunks of clay for $6. return your masterpieces by Wednesday, 11:00 am to be fired. You may pick them up Thursday, 2:30–5:30 pm in their bisqued form for $4/lb. to take home to paint with acrylics, or you can glaze them for $8/lb. and pick them up Saturday 8:00–11:00 am. Credit card payments available.
Social Media
Check us out @sallyjonespottery on Facebook and Instagram for photos of what we’re making and updates to classes and schedules.
Support the Arts at Montreat
Crafts and pottery are a vibrant part of the mission and ministry of Montreat Conference Center. The Currie Craft Center and Sally Jones Pottery offer transformative experiences to individuals and promote the use of arts ministries in churches and communities. These opportunities would not be possible without the generosity of donors and dedicated volunteers.
This Week in Montreat
This Week in Montreat (TWIM) is a weekly digital publication of Montreat Conference Center. It lists weekly activities in and around the community during the summer months.
2026 Sally Jones Pottery Staff
| Directors | Christina Carlisle, Blair Hartman |
| Arts Administrator | Sarah Hada |
| Assistant Arts Administrator | Cathy Steward |
| Instructors | Cathie Dodson, Sarah Peters, Jess Foltz, Kell Runnion, Camden Heidt, Caitlin Wallace-Rowland, Hannah Gorman |
| Operations Manager | Oliver Avery |
Artists-in-Residence
| Week of June 7 | Janet McCoy | Susan Dodge | Caro Krech |
| Week of June 14 | Susan Dodge | Caro Krech | Tom Ott |
| Week of June 21 | Garret Smith | Annie L’Esperance | Jerome Keeler |
| Week of June 28 | Mark Ingram | Nancy Hyde | Drew Rowland |
| Week of July 5 | Mark Ingram | Nancy Hyde | Drew Rowland |
| Week of July 12 | Lucy Hazelhurst | Nancy Hyde |
| Week of July 19 | Anne Franklin | Nancy Hyde |
| Week of July 25 | Anne Franklin Lamar | Nancy Hyde | Karen Fisher | Peter Horjus |
| Week of August 2 | Peter Horjus |
Volunteers
| Bunny Alexander | Ed Beasley | Julie Culpepper | Frank Dodson | Lewis Galloway | Lin Shoenfelt |
| Our resident fused glass team is Kay Klegg, Lisa Galloway, and Carol Wilhelmi. They are from Florida, South Carolina, and Black Mountain, NC respectively. |
Fall Craft Week
Sign-up for Fall Craft week, September 25–30, for a week of classes in various arts and crafts.
Arts, Music, and Theology Lecture Series
Arts, Music, and Theology is a mission and ministry of Montreat Conference Center. Its purpose is to provide the community with educational nourishment via various lectures and lecturers during our summer season. Themes of the lectures span disciplines.
About the Craft Center
In 1974 Marilyn Jones, with the help of church volunteers, started the Upper Story, a pottery and craft co-op, sponsored by Montreat Conference Center. Marilyn, a longtime potter herself, taught in those early summers using one old kiln and her trusty wheel, “Big Blue.” She was joined by other artists and saw her vision become a true ministry at Montreat. In 1989, upon Marilyn’s retirement, Montreat renamed and dedicated the Sally Jones Pottery in memory of Marilyn’s daughter, Sally. The Wilbur Hoke Currie Craft Center was dedicated in memory of Mr. Currie in the summer of 1993. Most recently, in 2000, the Potters Porch was given in joyful memory of Mr. John C. Updike by his family.
Today, the downstairs portion of the craft center is used by the Montreat Clubs Program for arts and crafts each morning and for adult craft classes in the afternoon.
The upstairs is used to teach throwing and hand building classes, as well as sewing. Every summer renowned artists come to share their talents as potters in residence and artists in residence.
For more information during the summer months, please email montreatpottery@gmail.com.
Outside of the summer season, you may contact Sarah Akin at Montreat Conference Center by phone at 828-419-9813 or by email at saraha@montreat.org.