Website: https://oldschoolfarmpottery.com/
Old School Farm Pottery is a non-profit pottery studio and arts organization located in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The organization offers “meaningful employment and opportunities for people of all abilities and backgrounds through art, agriculture, and education,” and describes its work as “Uplifting Nashville’s Community since 2014.” Its stated motto is “All are welcome at Old School Farm Pottery.”
Services
From its downtown Nashville studio, Old School Farm Pottery offers “a wide variety of courses, classes, date-nights, events, private parties, corporate events, and school field trips.” Programming includes “instruction in ceramics, drawing, painting, and fabrics and fiber arts.” Specific offerings include:
- Pottery classes (single-day and multi-week options)
- Studio memberships, including Community Clay and The Kiln Post
- Custom events such as private parties, corporate events, and field trips
- School and community programs
- Date nights and private events
The organization also operates “a pottery incubator space, The Kiln Post, to provide a location for beginning professional potters.”
About
Old School Farm Pottery is “a non-profit organization offering meaningful employment and opportunities for people of all abilities and backgrounds through art, agriculture, and education.” The organization works with schools, businesses, and nonprofit organizations to raise awareness and “support artists thriving with intellectual and developmental disabilities.” It is connected to Old School Farm, described as “the other half of the nonprofit”, “a care farm in Bells Bend” that employs “adults with disabilities as mission farmers.”
The studio’s programming brings together art instruction, community events, and inclusive employment. Alongside its ceramics classes, the organization offers instruction in drawing, painting, and fabrics and fiber arts, and hosts a range of gatherings from date nights to private parties, corporate events, and school field trips. Through The Kiln Post, the organization provides incubator space for beginning professional potters, while its Community Clay membership supports studio access for participants. Together with the care farm in Bells Bend, the studio reflects a mission that combines art, agriculture, and education to create welcoming opportunities for people of all abilities and backgrounds.
Location & Contact
Address: 512 Rep. John Lewis Way South, Nashville, TN 37203
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10am, 5pm
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Additional Information
The studio is located in a refurbished warehouse space in downtown Nashville, with parking available. Classes are intended for adults, though high schoolers may attend with adults if arranged beforehand. Regarding refunds, the organization states: “Full refunds are available up to 72 hours before the start of class. There is a $25 service charge for any refunds 72 hours or less before the start of the class,” and notes that multi-week courses are nonrefundable. Studio hours are offered as an add-on to courses rather than as walk-in open studio time. The website includes dedicated pages for the organization’s story, class listings, studio memberships, custom events, school and community programs, private events, and a list of frequently asked questions.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (oldschoolfarmpottery.com).