Ceramics Program
The Santa Paula Art Museum’s Cole Creativity Center offers ceramic classes, workshops, and open studio sessions for all ages. Guided by professional teaching artists, students receive hands-on demonstrations and personalized instruction in both handbuilding and wheel-throwing techniques. All skill levels are welcome and all supplies are provided in every class. Classes are offered year-round with new courses introduced each month. Preregistration is required.
Questions? Please call the Cole Creativity Center at (805) 525-5554 ext. 104, or email Curator of Creativity Gabriel Islas at creativity@santapaulaartmuseum.org.
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You can help us prevent canceled classes and keep enrollment fees low by enrolling early for courses. If enrollments are low 72 hours before a course’s start date, we may have to cancel class, so please enroll early whenever possible. Thank you!
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Santa Paula Art Museum members who pay an annual membership fee receive a 10% discount on all art classes. Just use the discount code MEMBER at checkout. To become a member, click here to visit our membership page. Not sure if your membership is current? Email us.
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Cancellations made 7 days or more in advance of the start date will receive a 100% refund. Cancellations made within 4-6 days of the start date will receive a 50% refund or may transfer 100% of their credit to another class. Cancellations made within 3 days of a course’s start date are not guaranteed a refund or credit transfer in any amount. In the event that the Cole Creativity Center must cancel a class, students will receive a 100% refund.
Single-Day Workshops
Multi-Day Ceramic Courses
Ceramics Open Studio
Access to SPAM’s Cole Creativity Center ceramic studio is available on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Wednesdays & Fridays from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Open studio is uninstructed; our kiln technician, Jynell will be on-site to answer any questions and assist in purchasing clay.
Meet Our Kiln Technician: Jynell Dimalanta
Jynell Dimalanta is a ceramic artist and educator. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in 2019 in ceramic arts and graphic design and has studied under Marianne McGrath, Jenchi Wu, Fred Olsen, and Roger Lee. On top of being one of our ceramic arts educators, Jynell runs our kilns and manages our ceramics program here at SPAM’s Cole Creativity Center.
Contact Jynell:
Give The Gift of Art Classes
Purchase a class gift certificate for a friend or family member! They’ll be able to use your gift towards the purchase of a spot in any of the Museum’s upcoming classes on a date that works for them. Classes at SPAM’s Cole Creativity Center range from $20 - $200, but you can purchase a class gift certificate in $25 increments, up to $300. Once purchased, a special code will be automatically sent to the recipient. If you want to gift a specific class, we recommend enrolling them directly.
* PLEASE NOTE:
Class credits are non-refundable, cannot be returned or exchanged for any other goods or services, and cannot be redeemed for cash.
Member discounts cannot be combined with class credit.
Date and Time: Friday, August 7, 2026
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Teaching Artist: Jynell Dimalanta
Cost: $80
Preregistration required. Add class to cart to register.