Studio Membership

Gasworks NYC is dedicated to equity, kindness, and shared creativity in our community. Membership costs contribute to the financial vehicle that allows us to support our staff, offer extensive ceramic resources for members and students, expand our studio outreach programs, and continue the Gasworks NYC mission. The ultimate goal is greater equity in the arts and creating space where it has historically been denied. 

All memberships (regular, lite, and wheel-at-home) memberships are sold out.  Please email hello@gasworksnyc.com to receive the membership application. 

There are three streams of regular membership (effective November 1, 2022):

• SEEDING ($150): a below market discounted rate to reduce financial barriers for marginalized/under-represented folks in our community (application process required and availability depends on how many community members come in at the generating stream)
• SUSTAINING ($255): the market rate that keeps the doors open and the lights on
• GENERATING ($295): a generating price point that helps create a more equitable community

Membership requires a minimum commitment of 3 months.

What you get at the studio:

• Your own, private shelf (approximately 5-6 ft. wide, 18” deep, 14” high)
• Unlimited open studio time 24/7 days a week at no extra cost
• Cone 6 electric firings 
• Cone 10 gas firings 
• Specialty firings including luster and decal
• Firings are 3 cents/cubic inch
• 6 clay bodies
• 50-60 glazes 
• Slips, terra sig, washes, oxides, etc. 
• A full-service and full-staffed studio from 12-10pm 
• Access to the studio’s equipment, including: shimpo wheels, handbuilding tables, slab roller, extruder, plaster molds, bats (diamond core sanding bats), chucks, and more.
• Holiday Sale (bringing in annually 600+ people to celebrate you all)
• Studio Wood firings/Soda firings (coming 2023)
• Discounted classes with studio membership 

Membership Lite:

This is a way to be a member at the studio and fire in our kilns but work mostly at home. Membership includes: 50 lbs of clay a month, (choose from our 4 clay bodies), the ability to schedule glaze time at our studio (5 hours per week), and a firing fee rate of 3 cents per cubic inch. Membership lite is $150/month plus tax and requires a minimum commitment of 3 months. Membership lite does not include full studio access to regular membership perks such as greenware storage, wheels, handbuilding tables, equipment, etc., but Member Lites have the ability to book their 5 hours/week glazing sessions 24/7. For inquiries, email hello@gasworksnyc.com 

Wheel at home membership

This membership entitles you to the following: 1 Shimpo VL whisper wheel that you can use at home, unlimited access to clay, membership firing fee rate of 3 cents per cubic inch, ability to schedule and use glaze room. This membership is $295/month plus tax and requires a minimum of 3 months commitment. Wheel at home membership does not include full studio access to regular membership perks such as greenware storage, wheels, handbuilding tables, equipment, etc., but wheel at home members have the ability to book their 5 hours/week glazing sessions 24/7. For inquiries, email hello@gasworksnyc.com