Mt Pleasant Pottery Group - Christchurch

The Mt Pleasant Pottery Group was established in 1960 and prior to the 2011 earthquakes had over 100 members. Our members came mainly from the eastern suburbs, but also from across Christchurch and surrounding towns. We lost our studio, that was attached to the Mt Pleasant Community Centre, in the 2011 earthquake and since then our club has been kept alive by stalwart members finding facilities at other clubs and even a home studio. This enabled many new students and members to take part in the club's activities, including adult classes, demonstrations, workshops, sales days and the annual exhibition. We also run School Holiday classes for children in Phillipstown Hub area.

We have potters whose skills range from those who are experienced and nationally recognised through to those just discovering the joys of playing with clay. New members are always welcome to come and play.

More about our pottery club

Our new club rooms are based at the old Phillipstown School, now the Phillipstown Community Hub on Nursery Road which is on the edge of the inner-city area. We have Room 7, which is a big classroom; a great working area with 9 electric wheels and a slab­ roller, also an extensive library of research books and magazines. Our kiln shed has three electric kilns and a Raku kiln.

We share the Hub spaces with other craftspeople; a men's shed, a gardening group and other community related groups. We are excited to have this after 5 years of temporary premises.

The strength of our club is based on the skill and determination of those members who kept alive the joy of playing with clay, who coached and encouraged new and old members and kept the classes going through times that were a struggle for us all.

Book a class in 2018; release your artistic talent and enjoy the fun of playing with clay. We hope you'll join us.

​HELP! We are cataloging our collection; it's those items that survived the 2011 earthquake that we have in cabinets on our wall in our room at the Phillipstown Community Hub. These pieces represent some 55 years of our history and  were made by our club members who became nationally recognised and by visiting potters who, also, were nationally recognised
Many of the labels were lost in the two or three moves since February 2011 and we don't know who made the various bowls, plates and other items; therefore, should anyone visiting our web site and recognise a piece on the Gallery Page, please let us know.

Health & Safety

We are a health and safety conscious organisation; because of the nature of clay and the chemicals mixed to form glazes we need all our members and students to be aware of the hazards. Our H&S document is shown on the Classes Page; please read it and act on it.

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Mt Pleasant Pottery Group