Mudflat Studio

Mudflat Studios is a non-profit organization in Somerville, Massachusetts, offering classes, workshops, outreach programing and events focusing on the ceramic arts. We foster an environment where students and artists can be creative, receive a rich and varied educational experience and participate in a large artistic community. Our goal is to share our passion for working with clay, and encourage our students to discover ways to express themselves working with this responsive material, creating functional, sculptural and decorative work. Our strengths are that we focus on a single medium, we offer learning opportunities to all ages, and our students work in close proximity to professional studio artists. Mudflat is committed to maintaining an organizational culture and a set of core values in all interactions with and relationships among its students, faculty, studio artists, board, staff, funders and neighbors. These interactions are welcoming, collaborative, collegial, egalitarian, supportive, and also fun!

A nonprofit, 501(C)3 organization, Mudflat is funded by tuition, studio fees and donations from students, artists, and community members, as well as the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, and the Somerville Arts Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Mudflat receives financial support from foundations, corporations, and individuals.