Iowa Ceramics Center & Glass Studio

Mobile Outreach Programs

Bringing Creativity to You—Wherever You Are. We’d love to ome to your space! Contact us to check dates, pricing or to customize your mobile event!

Our Mobile Outreach Program extends the joy of clay beyond our studio walls. We offer three unique branches, we make it easy to engage with clay to engage with our creative team, whether you’re a school, business, or community event organizer. Check out our three options below to learn how we can roll to you!

1. Workshops for local Businesses Workshops

This program is catered to adults—we bring creative, hands-on experiences to breweries, businesses, offices, local non-profits and senior centers across the area. It’s a fun and engaging way to boost customer satisfaction, offer a fresh experience to your community, and create space for connection and creativity.

We offer both clay and warm glass workshops:

Clay Projects: Custom steins, garden gnomes, pinch pots, and more
Warm Glass Projects: Fused glass suncatchers, coasters, ornaments, and jewelry

No experience is necessary—our instructors guide every session. We arrive 20 minutes early to set up and stay 20 minutes afterward to clean up. Afterward, we take all pieces back to ICCGS for kiln firing.

Finished projects will be ready in 3 weeks, or we can deliver them to you for $20.

Great for:

Team-building & employee appreciation
Wellness programs & social events
Partner activations for nonprofits and local venues

🍷 Clay & Craft Beer Nights | 🔥 Warm Glass Fun | 📦 Pickup or $20 Delivery Option

Thanks to generous donations Mobile Clay Outreach has served our community for over 15 years. The program brings ceramics and glass experiences to schools, youth programs, senior living facilities, events, and businesses. We provide the fun, instructors, materials, and tools. You just need to give us the space for the workshop–we even clean up afterwards!

2. Schools & Daycares: Creative Clay for Kids

We love visiting schools, summer camps, daycares, and youth programs! Our 60 minute workshops are tailored to your group’s age and interests. Choose from fun, hands-on projects like pinch pot monsters, coil bowls, or mythical creatures—perfect for all skill levels.

We arrive 30 minutes early to set up and stay 20 minutes after to clean up, making it completely hassle-free for your staff. After the session, we take all projects back to our studio for kiln firing.

Projects are ready for pickup in about 3 weeks, or we can deliver them for a $20 fee.

Included:

Age-appropriate, themed clay projects
All materials, tools, and instruction
Full setup and cleanup
Fired & finished pieces returned to you

🧒 Ages 3-17 | 🖐 Mess-Free Fun | 📦 Pickup or $20 Delivery Option

Mobile Clay Classroom Pricing:

3. Community Events & Festivals

Add a hands-on, crowd pleasing experience to your event with our Create with Clay Table and/or Live Wheel Throwing Demonstrations. We bring flexible setups for indoor or outdoor events.

Create with Clay Table

New for 2025 is our “Create with Clay” community sculpture table. This evolving sculpture invites visitors of all ages to add their creative touch to a themed clay scene (past themes have included Forest or Underwater environments).

We will help set the stage by shaping a simple base structure in clay that fits the theme — something that sparks ideas and encourages contributions from the public. This activity is a joyful, collaborative way to show how clay can bring people together and tell a story — one small sculpture at a time.

You may know our Create with Clay Table from several local festivals and events including: Girl Scout Convention, Cedar Rapids Public Library Makers Fest, Marion Art Festival, Downtown Farmers Market and many more!

Ceramic Wheel Demonstration

Wheel Demonstatios: Our Ceramic Wheel Artists will show off their skill as they throw live while visitors watch — they will be showcasing the process and artistry that makes working with clay so captivating.

Hands-on Demonstrations: At your Event, you may be interested in us offering short 5–10 minute hands-on demos, helping guests try their hand at centering and guiding them through a brief (but memorable!) wheel experience.

Ceramic Wheel Demonstrations draw people in, sparks curiosity, and helps build a deeper connection to art and the practice of ceramics--and it's just FUN!