Artists create here.

A therapeutic experience creating sustainable pieces through the ancient art of pottery!

“Our studio offers a quaint space for artists and students to get messy and creative. We like to keep the studio doors open to anyone wanting a place to practice and create. As a fully equipped studio, everything is available for you to use; we would like for it to feel like the space is yours!”

— Nicole, ARTime Barro Lead Instructor

Open Studio Monthly Membership

$200

Per Person

Make and create at our studio.

Open studio is available in Laguna Beach and Costa Mesa studios.

Unlimited visits during our business hours.
Use of all equipment, wheels, tools, small shelf space and glazes included.
Clay is not included but is sold in the studio; outside clay must be cone 5 or 6.
Firings are not included. Info on firings can be found here.

Must clean up and leave the studio as they received it, and must be conscious of others’ workspace; We have a right to refuse the use of the studio if we see that this rule was not followed.

Make At BARRO

Who is open studio for?

Open studio is for independent artists who are experienced enough to work on their own and who need the space and machines/tools to work with. The fee includes the use of machines, tools, and space of all of the pieces made within the time you are in open studio.

Details

We offer a monthly membership. Includes use of space, tools, machines, and bisque firing. Clay, and glaze firing not included. Clay may be brought into the studio or purchased on-site.

How to book?

Open studio is open during our regular business hours. Simply purchase your membership and show your receipt when you come in.

Rules during open studio.

Must work on their own, no assistance included.

Two bats per hour are strongly recommended to be used per person (can bring in own bats).

Must clean up at the end, check cleaning system in the studio.

Must use space and tools with respect.

Open Studio Schedule

The open studio is available at all times during regular business hours with the monthly membership. Come in and stay as long as you’d like!

Open Studio Agreement

Please note that pictures of your pieces might be taken and posted on our social channels. By using our studio, you grant us permission to the use of photographs and videos to be used for any legal use, including but not limited to: publicity, copyright purposes, illustration, advertising, social media, and web content.

Open Studio Offers

The intention behind our studio is to provide a therapeutic and creative place for conscious and artistic potters looking to get their hands dirty with clay and make sustainable pieces.

Our studio offers:

Laguna Beach Studio

- 6 Shimpo Wheels

- 1 Vertical Shimpo Slab Roller

- 1 Wedging Table

- 3 Handbuilding Tables

- 2 Skutt Electric kilns (cone 5)

- 1 Wall Extruder

- 13 Dip Studio Glazes Cone 5/6

- 25 Brush-on Studio Glazes Cone 5/6

- Drying shelves

- Molding, Trimming, and Texture Tools

- Clay for purchase

Costa Mesa Studio