Becoming a Member
Sundragon is a shared ceramics studio for people who can work confidently and independently in a pottery environment.
Who Can Apply?
Membership is open to people who have a basic understanding of working in a ceramics studio.
All new members must be approved by a Sundragon tutor before joining. This ensures everyone understands essential studio processes and can work safely and independently in a shared space.
There are two common pathways to membership:
Beginners
People who are new to ceramics usually need to complete 2–3 courses before they are ready to work independently in the studio and be approved for membership.
People with prior experience
Those who already have ceramics experience may be approved after completing a course at Sundragon or following a one-to-one taster session with a tutor.
Waiting List & Induction
Once approved, applicants will be added to the membership waiting list. When a space becomes available, they will be sent a link to book a studio induction.
All approved new members must complete an induction before starting membership.
The induction covers:
Studio layout and systems
Health and safety procedures
Clay reclaim and waste systems
Glaze area use
Kiln processes
Induction fee: £40
Fees & Payment
Fees are dependent on income (see below chart). We prefer payment via our online payment provider.
If you’re interested in joining us please use our contact form and a member of the team will get back to you as soon as possible.
Concessionary Rate
£60
per month
Payable by online payment
Monthly Subscription
£100
per month
Payable by online payment
Open Access
This is a unique and precious attribute of Sundragon Pottery for experienced and responsible members (who turn everything off, clean up, recycle clay and lock up) They are given the key code to the yard door and the keys to the pottery, and are registered with the club as such. The Pottery keys will be electronic in the near future and will cost £10 each. Open access means experienced members can come at any time of the day or night and are not excluded from working quietly during classes.
Paying Guests
All Sundragon Community Pottery members may bring in one or two paying guests, to play with clay. The fees are £10, £15, or £20, per session, and scaled according to your ability to pay, as are our memberships fees. After a few sessions, we hope your guests will take a course, and become a members. This is a great way to get your friends excited about pottery!
Help the Pottery
As a not-for-profit community enterprise, we aim to charge fair fees for both our membership and courses, and hope that you’ll find our rates affordable. However, we don’t want to exclude anyone from playing with clay because they can’t afford it, so please do talk to us if you aren’t in a position to pay but could potentially donate your time to help with maintenance of the pottery.