American Museum of Ceramic Art

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  • Beginning Hand Building @ AMOCA

    American Museum of Ceramic Art 399 N. Garey Ave, Pomona

    Beginning Hand Building with Aida • $350Sundays, October 19 - November 23, 2025 • 12:00-2:30 PM • In-person This beginning hand building course is designed to teach the fundamentals of working with clay–no prior experience is necessary. Students will be introduced to basic types of hand building and construction techniques, Read more

    $350

  • Beginning Wheel Throwing @ AMOCA

    American Museum of Ceramic Art 399 N. Garey Ave, Pomona

    Beginning Wheel Throwing with Isabella • $350 Sundays, October 19- November 23, 2025 • 2:30 -5:00 PM • In-person This course is designed to teach the fundamentals of working with clay on the potter’s wheel–no prior experience is necessary. Students will be introduced to basic throwing shapes, as well as Read more

    $350

  • Opening Reception: Fired in Revolution

    American Museum of Ceramic Art 399 N. Garey Ave, Pomona

    Saturday, October 25, 2025 • 4:00 –6:00 PM • In Person • free w/registration Join us for the opening reception for Fired in Revolution: Ceramics from the People’s Republic of China, presenting ceramics created during the Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976. Admission to the event and Museum galleries is complimentary with advance registration.

  • Poetry at AMOCA: Martha Ronk

    American Museum of Ceramic Art 399 N. Garey Ave, Pomona

    Sunday, October 26, 2025 • 3:00 –4:00 PM • In Person • free w/admission Join us in the gallery for a poetry reading with southern California poet Martha Ronk. Ronk’s newest book Clay: Bodies + Matter is comprised of poems that find meaning and connection in the process of creating pottery from clay.

  • Virtual Artist Talk with Maxwell Henderson

    American Museum of Ceramic Art 399 N. Garey Ave, Pomona

    Tuesday, October 28, 2025 • 12:00 –1:00 PM (PDT) • Online Join us for a virtual artist talk with Artist in Residence Maxwell Henderson to celebrate the beginning of his residency in the AMOCA Studio.

    Free

  • First Friday; Pay What You Can Day

    American Museum of Ceramic Art 399 N. Garey Ave, Pomona

    Friday, November 7, 2025 • 11:00 AM–4:00 PM • In person • pay what you can Thanks to generous support from AMOCA’s Board of Directors, Museum admission for First Fridays at AMOCA is pay what you can. Each month, visit the Museum and choose your own ticket prices!

  • Teen Wheel Lab

    American Museum of Ceramic Art 399 N. Garey Ave, Pomona

    Friday, November 7, 2025 • 4:30–6:00 PM • In person • $10 Join one of AMOCA’s teaching artists for a 1.5-hour wheel throwing lab, where youth ages 12-16 are invited to try their hand at the wheel and learn the steps to make their own pottery. Advance registration required.

  • Second Saturday Docent Tour

    American Museum of Ceramic Art 399 N. Garey Ave, Pomona

    Saturday, November 8, 2025 • 3:00 PM • In person • free w/admission On the second Saturday of each month, AMOCA’s docents offer a guided look into one of our current exhibitions. November’s tour will focus on Making in Between: Indigenous Americans. Pre-registration is encouraged.

  • Exhibition Tour at AMOCA

    American Museum of Ceramic Art 399 N. Garey Ave, Pomona

    Wednesday, November 12, 2025 • 12:00 –1:00 PM • In Person • $15 / $0 (members) Join us for a tour of AMOCA’s exhibition Making in Between: Indigenous Americans with Exhibitions Manager Pam Aliaga. This tour is complimentary for museum members. Advance registration required.

  • Member Clay Day

    American Museum of Ceramic Art 399 N. Garey Ave, Pomona

    Friday, November 14, 2025 • 5:30–6:30PM • In Person Learn the basics of throwing on the potter’s wheel! We’ve set aside some complimentary seats in our hands-on November Introductory Clay Class just for members. Advance registration is required.

  • Introductory Clay Sessions

    American Museum of Ceramic Art 399 N. Garey Ave, Pomona

    Friday, November 14, 2025 •5:30-6:30 PM or 7:30-8:30 PM • In person • $75 The perfect way to get your hands dirty, relax, and have fun! In this one-hour introductory class, you’ll learn the basics of throwing on the potter’s wheel. Advance registration required.

    $75

  • Family Activity: Storytime in the Gallery

    American Museum of Ceramic Art 399 N. Garey Ave, Pomona

    Saturday, November 15, 2025 • 11:30 AM –12:30PM • In Person • $0-10 Join us for storytime in the gallery in partnership with the Pomona Public Library! Children will enjoy a story and complementary age-appropriate art activity while viewing AMOCA’s exhibition Making in Between: indigenous Americans. Pre-registration is encouraged.Storytime is free. Storytime + art Read more

    $10