Grow your ceramics practice here

BAT Clay Studio offers a unique professional environment and vibrant creative community for ceramic makers.

Our on-site showroom is full of new and exciting work made by our members, for sale to the public.

Workstations
Wheels
Hand building table
Slab roller and private shelving unit
Private Workstation
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Semi-Private Workstation
Kilns
Lounge + Kitchenette
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Geared toward experienced makers,
BAT Clay sets up our members to succeed and thrive by

  • providing first-rate equipment in a thoughtfully designed space

  • being attentive to the needs and ambitions of every member

  • fostering a community that is greater than the sum of its parts

Photo by D. Andrianopoulos

Founder

I’m Meg, the founder of BAT Clay Studio, and I have been making ceramics since I was a kid in the 1990s.

To me, communal creative spaces are vital, because they open us up to new artistic possibilities while providing a base of support, knowledge sharing, and community.

As I expanded my craft, it occurred to me that we ceramicists need better ways to bring our goods to market, to allow for more time making and less admin. And when I moved to Southern Brooklyn in 2018, I saw that there were no communal ceramics studios in the area. So I decided to establish a membership studio right in my neighborhood and include a showroom for easy selling on site.

My personal work, which has been featured in The New York Times, can be found at mm-ceramics.com.

  • Prior to founding BAT Clay Studio, I worked as a documentary film editor. Among my favorite documentary projects, was a short profile that I directed about ceramicist Monty J, viewable here. The film, which won a the Jacob Burns Creative Culture Award at the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival, captures Monty’s unique artistic approach and depicts his remarkable commitment to the craft of ceramics.

FAQs

  • Brooklyn Army Terminal in Sunset Park

  • We don’t. Our studio is set up to cater to experienced ceramicists who can work autonomously. If you’re looking to learn, we recommend you check out Clay Space, Gasworks, Ovington Pottery, or one of the many other studios in Brooklyn that offers classes and workshops. Then come to us!

  • 2 Electric kilns (cone 6)

    3 communal wheels

    wedging table

    slab roller

    hand extruder

    slop sink

    paper wrapping machine

    common-use glazes

    and more (a full list can be found on the Studio Membership page)

  • The studio has capacity for 16 members.

  • Members are encouraged (but by no means required) to sell their work in our on-site showroom. The showroom operates on a consignment model with a maker-friendly 60/40 split (60% going to the maker).

  • We don’t allow members to teach classes, but a limited number of 1:1 workshops with students is permitted for a small fee. Members are responsible for their students and guests while in the studio.

  • The studio does not sell clay or other materials. We order as a group from Ceramic Supply on a regular basis. Everyone is charged by Ceramic Supply individually for their order, but we meet the delivery minimum collectively.