Program areas at Clay Art Center
Adults & youth classes: Clay Art Center (the Center) presents classes ranging in experience level from beginner to advanced in wheel throwing, pottery, sculpture, & hand building. The classes are available to adults and children and serve the westchester & Connecticut communities. The Center offers after-school and weekend classes for children as well as morning, afternoon, and full day classes in the summer. The Center also offers open studio hours to students who are enrolled in weekly classes. The open studio hours give students the opportunity to work on their projects outside of class time and to develop their artistic skills. Workshops: to further enhance educational programming, the Center presents monthly workshops by nationally known artists. Varying in length from one to five days, they are a unique opportunity for students to learn and be inspired by teachers and working artists. Community arts: our community arts program is focused on providing at-risk youth and people with special needs enriching ceramic arts classes on and off site through funded partnerships wih schools and other social service agencies. Through our fundraising efforts, we desire to provide further access to the undeserved, so that they too are able to experience the ceramic arts.
Exhibitions: the focus of the gallery is dedicated to exhibiting ceramics; to showcase the work of emerging and under recognized, mid career and mature artists. Annually, there are juried solo and group invitational exhibitions featuring emerging and established artists. The shop at the Center highlights handmade pottery and objects for the home by the Center's artists and invited guests from across the country. The annual Clay arts Center artist holiday show has become known as the showcase for handmade ceramics in the county, while rising starts annual student exhibition features talent from the educational programs.
Studio Art program: the Center offers access to private and shared studio space for artists to continue working in a community setting. Associate artists have access to glazing and firing facilities. The artist, once juried in by a peer artist committee, play a significant role in sharing responsibilities and being a part of a vibrant community. The Center's studios are a place where creativity and community spirit flourish. All artists must demonstrate their commitment to assist with the educational programs and other studio chores. The studios are well equipped with electric wheels, extruders, slab rollers, pug mills, electrick, and gas kilns and a common, well stocked glaze area. Each artist has unlimited access to the Center's facilities. Residency program: the artist-in-residency program begins each september and is awarded annually to three bachelor and masters of fine arts (bfa/mfa) graduates. It is designed for emerging artists who need time and space to develop their voice. They gain invaluable experience teaching classes and contribute their technical knowledge and expertise by managing many jobs at the studio. Residents receive private studio space, full access to the studio's facilities and a show in the gallery at the end of the residency.
Who funds Clay Art Center
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Grantmaker | Grantmaker tax period | Description | Amount |
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The Common Sense Fund | 2021-12 | To Support the Organization in Advancing Its Mission of Growing the Education, Exhibitions, Artist Residency and Outreach Programs, Which Are All Focused "to Kindle A Passion for the Ceramic Arts and To Provide A Sharing Community for That Passion To Flourish." | $60,000 |
Jewish Communal Fund | 2022-06 | General Support | $48,000 |
ArtsWestchester | 2021-12 | To Provide Support for Arts Organizations in Westchester County. To Make Available Affordable and Accessible Cultural Services And/or Programs To Westchester Residents. | $30,500 |
...and 13 more grants received |
Personnel at Clay Art Center
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Emily Peck | Executive Director | $100,000 | 2023-05-08 |
Diana Santamaria-Clay | Secretary | $0 | 2022-08-31 |
Carol Chevlowe | President | $0 | 2022-08-31 |
Sally Ng | Vice President | $560 | 2022-08-31 |
Rose Foley | Secretary | $0 | 2022-08-31 |
...and 3 more key personnel |
Financials for Clay Art Center
Revenues | FYE 08/2022 | FYE 08/2021 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $477,617 | $642,045 | -25.6% |
Program services | $967,673 | $689,466 | 40.4% |
Investment income and dividends | $668 | $1,967 | -66% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from fundraising events | $-30,034 | $-6,688 | -349.1% |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
Total revenues | $1,415,924 | $1,326,790 | 6.7% |
Organizations like Clay Art Center
Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
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Gage Academy of Art | 501(c)(3) | Seattle, WA | $2,623,877 |
Laumeier Sculpture Park | 501(c)(3) | Saint Louis, MO | $2,296,143 |
Gadsden Arts Center and Museum | 501(c)(3) | Quincy, FL | $839,126 |
Salina Art Center | 501(c)(3) | Salina, KS | $997,863 |
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey | 501(c)(3) | Summit, NJ | $3,542,074 |
The Center for Architecture / Center for Architecture Foundation | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $2,017,828 |
Spruill Center for the Arts | 501(c)(3) | Atlanta, GA | $2,168,968 |
Kimball Art Center | 501(c)(3) | Park City, UT | $2,347,977 |
Quincy Art Center | 501(c)(3) | Quincy, IL | $805,955 |
The Guilford Art Center | 501(c)(3) | Guilford, CT | $1,170,235 |
Data update history
July 11, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 6, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 30, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
June 26, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 40 Beech St
- Port Chester, NY 10573
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- County
- Westchester County, NY
- Website URL
- clayartcenter.org/Â
- Phone
- (914) 937-2047
IRS details
- EIN
- 20-4611534
- Fiscal year end
- August
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2006
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A40: Visual Art Organizations, Services
- NAICS code, primary
- 7121: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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