Clay Resources & Workshops

Communicating Arts Credit Union

• The Clay Alliance is a sponsor of the Communicating Arts Credit Union providing our members with access to a member-owned financial cooperative for financial services.  This includes savings accounts, loans, credit cards and more. The Clay Alliance utilizes the credit union for it's business account.
• To learn more, visit www.cacu.org

CLAYART

• The online discussion group dedicated to clay related issues is open to
  anyone wishing to join. 
  
• Join clayart.
  
• View the archives of clayart go to www.potters.org's collection of archives.

Two On-line Glaze Databases  They moved the data, we updated link April 2006

• GlazeBase
  A searchable database of tested glazes. Get recipes and give recipes. 
  
• ClayArtGlazes
  Search the ClayArt Glaze Database

 INTERGLAZE  They moved the data, we updated link April 2006

• Calculate a glaze online. InterGlaze. Software by Gary Wang.

CATALOGS AND DISTRIBUTORS

www.axner.com	www.aimfixtures.com	Creative Energies Light Dome Tent 1607 N. Magnolia, Ocola, FL 34475-9106 1(800) 351-8889
Ceramics.com Links	Elaine Martin. Display items, canopies.	Outwater.com. For plastic hardware for building display stands.
www.aftosa.com

CERAMIC & RELATED MAGAZINES & INFO

• Ceramics Monthly  Published monthly by the American Ceramic Society, 735 Ceramic Place, Westerville, OH 43081.  Subscription rate for 1 year, $26.00.
  
• Clay Times  Published by Clay Times Inc.  15481 Second Street, PO Box 365, Waterford, VA 20197  (540-882-3576) fax (540-882-4196) email: CLAYTIMES@AOL.COM Subscription rate for 1 year $23.00
  
• Pottery Making Illustrated  Published by The American Ceramic Society, 735 Ceramic Place, Box 6136, Westerville, OH  43086-9901  Subscription rate for 1 year $12.00
  
• The Studio Potter  PO Box 70, Goffstown, NH 03845
  
• craftsreport.com Here you can review industry statistics, search for the latest wholesale and retail craft shows, converse with craft artists, find craft suppliers, review work by craft artists, receive the latest news about the craft industry, and much more!
  
• sunshineartist.com. The monthly magazine for art festival & craft show exhibitors, promoters, buyers. Be sure to check out the resources page for supplier info.

OHIO TAX INFO

Popular Ohio Links (tax form, link is below, driver's licenses, and more)

ST 1-T Application for Transient Vendor's License  (PDF File 66kb) $25 one time fee.  For a retailer who transports stock(s) of goods to temporary places of business in order to make sales. The license is valid throughout the state.

BUSINESS INSURANCE

Benchmark Insurance Several people in our group have insurance with Benchmark, they'll cover your liability at shows, as well as equipment in the stuido.

Benchmark Insurance
111 Hoff Road, Box 2700, Westerville, OH 43086
614-891-7791

(The clay alliance does not endorse this or any other business. This information is provided as a  courtesy to members and others who may want information on obtaining suitable business insurance.)

WORKSHOP LOCATIONS

This is a very abbreviated list.  Ceramics Monthly April Edition has a detailed listing.


Anderson Ranch Arts Center  PO Box 5598 Snowmass Village, CO 81615 phone 970 923 3181 fax 970 923 3871   www.andersonranch.org email: artranch@rof.net

Appalachian Center for the Crafts  1560 Craft Center Drive, Smithville, TN 37166  phone: 615 597 6801

Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts  PO Box 567   556 Parkway, Gatlinburg TN 37738 phone 423 436 5860  fax 423 430 4101 email:  arrowmnt@aol.com

Craftsummer   Miami University  Oxford OH 513 529 7395

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts  Box 518C Deer Isle, ME 04627 207 348 2306  fax 207 348 2307

Hood College Ceramics Department   401 Rosemont Avenue, Frederick MD 21701-8575

Interlaken School of Art   PO Box 1400  Stockbridge MA 01262
413 298 5252

Penland School of Crafts  Penland NC 28765 phone 828 765 2359  fax 828765 7389   http://penland.org

92 Street Y Arts Center   1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128 212 415 5562

Peters  Valley   19 Kuhn Road, Layton NJ 07851  973 948 5200   www.pvcrafts.org

Last updated: 29 April, 2010