Pocosin Arts' newly renovated and well-equipped metalsmithing, ceramics, woodworking, and digital fabrication studios are ideal learning environments. Paired with convenient housing right across the street and an expansive waterside deck and social hall, it's the perfect place to hone your skills, make new friends, and enjoy a sunset.
Our facilities are available for private events including workshops, parties, conferences, and other events. Many groups have hosted events with us including the ECU Dental School, NC Cooperative Extension, NC Division of Coastal Management, NC Museum of Natural Sciences, and NC State Forestry & Environmental Research.
Studios
Our newly renovated and well-lit studios offer the perfect environment for inspiration, creativity, and productivity.
Ceramics Studio
The light-filled ceramics studio overlooking the Scuppernong River has everything you need to work in clay. Four work areas accommodate wheel-throwing, hand-building, glazing and drying, and firing. The studio has eleven electric wheels, six hand-building worktables, a North Star slab roller, a Bailey extruder, a Laguna spray booth, a glaze materials station, and electric kilns. We offer wheel-throwing, hand-building, glazing, design, and clay sculpture classes for all ages and skill levels.
Ebendorf Metals Studio
This studio features twelve jeweler’s benches, each equipped with a Foredom Flex Shaft. The studio is well-appointed with a hydraulic press, three soldering stations, four Vcella enameling kilns, casting area and equipment, forming and forging equipment, Durston rolling mill, GRS Benchmates, and a guillotine shear. The instructor bench has a camera and screen for viewing demonstrations up close.
Woodworking Studio
Our newest studio features separate rooms for machine tools and benchwork. The studio is equipped with a SawStop table saw, 20-inch planer, 6-inch jointer, chop, miter, and radial arm saws, mini-lathes, bandsaws, sanders, and an Oneida dust collection system.
Smith Digital Fabrication Lab
Intended to supplement our other studios, the Smith Lab features a laser cutter, 3D printers, vinyl cutter, CriCut, and a full size ShopBot CNC router.
Please email info@pocosinarts.org for equipment specs.
Discover with Us
Offering workshops in ceramics, mixed media, metal and more. We have something for everyone, no matter your experience level!
