Greenwich House Pottery

Greenwich House Pottery is a non-profit pottery studio located in the West Village of New York City.[1]

Greenwich House Pottery
Formation1909
TypeNon-profit organization
Location
  • 16 Jones Street, New York, New York
Coordinates40°43′54.84″N 74°0′8.46″W
Websitewww.greenwichhouse.org/gh_pottery

History
Potter's Wheel at Greenwich House Pottery

Greenwich House Pottery was founded in New York's Greenwich Village in 1909[1] as a part of the settlement house Greenwich House.[2] Greenwich House provides arts education (including Greenwich House Music School, senior service and behavioral health programs.[3]

Greenwich House Pottery was founded as a place both to teach pottery making skills by molding the clay or on a potter's wheel.[4] It has taught children, from two years of age, since it was founded[4][5] to provide a safe after-school and recreation program.[6]

Notable ceramic artists who have taught at Greenwich House include Stanley Rosen (1956–59), Bernard Leach, Shōji Hamada, Peter Voulkos, and Robert Turner. Israeli ceramist Siona Shimshi studied at Greenwich House.[7]

Location

The pottery studio is located in a Colonial Revival [8] building designed by Delano & Aldrich[2] at 16 Jones Street in Greenwich Village in New York City.[1] It is located within the South Village Historic District, and was registered on February 24, 2014 as a National Register of Historic Places.[9]

Description

Greenwich House Pottery offers classes, including sculpting and firing, of six[1] or twelve weeks in duration. There are day and evening classes for beginners to advanced students throughout the year.[10] It teaches children, starting with toddlers, and adults.[5][11] In addition to classes, it also offers lectures and workshops. It conducts exhibitions and performs outreach to the community.[12]

Within Greenwich House Pottery is the Jane Hartsook Gallery.[13] The Gallery was named in honor of Jane Hartsook, former Pottery Director, for her leadership role in making it "one of the nation's leading ceramic arts studios," according to Alfred University.[14]

Owing, in part, to a renaissance in ceramics, enrollment at the pottery grew to a point where a major renovation was planned. Starting in 2019, the pottery will undergo substantial changes which include adding an elevator, expanded workspace, more kilns, and a roofdeck.


References
  1. "Greenwich House Pottery". Village Voice. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  2. "Proposed Greenwich Village District Extension II" (PDF). Borough of Manhattan, New York City. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  3. Janet Hays (1 October 2002). Retire in New York City - Even If You're Not Rich: New York City Can Be the Retirement Village of Your Dreams, at a Price You Can Afford. Bonus Books, Incorporated. p. 153. ISBN 978-1-56625-175-4.
  4. Helen Beckett (1922). "The Greenwich House Pottery". Social Progress. Howard-Severance Co. p. 425.
  5. Roslyn Siegel (18 January 1988). "Art Smart: Nourishing Creativity in Children and their Parents". New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. p. 49. ISSN 0028-7369.
  6. Anita Dickhuth (2011). Greenwich Village. Arcadia Publishing. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-7385-7273-4.
  7. Ruth Dayan; Wilburt Feinberg (June 1974). Crafts of Israel. Macmillan. p. 134.
  8. http://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/pdfs/14000026.pdf
  9. South Village Historic District Registration Form (PDF), National Park Service, February 24, 2014, pp. 42, 115, retrieved October 15, 2014
  10. "Greenwich House Pottery". Shaw Guides. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  11. Directories Editor. "Big Apple Parent Winter Showcase 2007". NY Metro Parents Magazine. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  12. "Educational Institutions A-K". Ceramics Today. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  13. "Saturday, November 22, 2014". Artforum. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  14. "Deaths - Alumni - Jane Pollard Hartsook". Alfred University. 2004. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2014.

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