KC Clay Guild

Keith and Nancy Mays have awarded a matching grant of $5000 to KC Clay Guild. Keith is a longtime clay guild member and volunteer. The grant is being given on behalf of his mother Tanny Mays, an artist and ceramics instructor who inspired many people - including Keith - in their creative pursuits. Keith and Nancy are hoping to help KC Clay Guild raise an additional $5000 by challenging anyone who was also inspired by an art teacher to contribute to the matching grant fund. All funds will help KC Clay Guild continue to build on its mission of providing ceramics education in Kansas City.

KC Clay Guild (501(c)3) is raising funds to expand access to ceramic arts education for the Kansas City community. By purchasing, renovating, and outfitting a larger studio and gallery building, KC Clay Guild will be able to better serve our community by offering new low and no cost programming, affordable artist studios, and expanded educational programming for all.

Since September 2023, KC Clay Guild has raised over $240,000, nearly half way to the Phase 1 goal. With this matching grant, we will raise a total of $10,000 and will be well over 50%!

Click here to learn more about the KC Clay BUILD Capital campaign.

KC Clay Guild has been awarded a $20,000 matching grant by the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Family Foundation.

We are looking to you to help us claim this $20,000 grant and raise a total of $40,000.

Donations of any amount make a difference. Please share this campaign with your friends, family, and colleagues!

KC Clay Guild is a 501(c)3 non-profit community focused ceramic arts center in Kansas City, MO. KCCG provides educational programming, opens studios, kiln services, gallery space, and an Artist in Residence program.

A year of community impact: 25% of programming is either discounted or provide at no cost to the community, nearly 2,000 $5 Family Fun Night passes were purchased, 100,000 pounds of clay used, 650 members served, 3200 hours of open studio used, and around 3000 individuals served.

KC Clay Guild has outgrown its current studio building. In an effort to better serve our community and fulfill our mission, KCCG is in the process of raising funds to purchase a larger building along with renovating and outfitting the space. This new building will allow KCCG to expand education programming (especially low and no cost programs), provide more affordable rental shelves and studios, establish dedicated open studios, hire new employees, and offer more low and no cost programming for the community.

KC Clay Guild has raised $204,000 of the $1,000,000 goal. The additional $40,000 raised through MMKFF and with your help will move KC Clay guild towards its goal.

All funds raised will directly impact the expansion of access to ceramic arts programming that affects not only the Kansas City area, but through the Artist in Residence, gallery programs, and employment opportunities the field of ceramic art internationally.

KC Clay Guild is a 501(c)3 non-profit, community focused ceramic arts center in Kansas City, MO. KCCG provides educational programming, opens studios, kiln services, gallery space, and an Artist in Residence program.

KC Clay Guild has outgrown its current studio building. In an effort to better serve our community and fulfill our mission, KCCG is in the process of raising funds to purchase a new, larger building . This new building will allow KCCG to expand education programming (especially low and no cost programs), provide more affordable rental shelves and studios, create a new short term artist in residence program, hire new employees, and offer more low and no cost programming for the community.

KC Clay Guild has been awarded a $25,000 challenge grant by the Windgate Foundation. Windgate Foundation is one of the most signiciant supporters of art and especially craft in the US, supporting organizations such as The Bray, University of Arkansas, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, and many more.

We are looking to you to help us meet this challenge by raising an additional $25,000 and claim the funds from the Windgate Foundation.

KC Clay Guild has raised $140,000 of its $750,000 goal. The additional $50,000 raised through the Windgate Foundation and with your help will move KC Clay guild towards its goal.

All funds raised will directly impact the expansion of ceramic arts programming that affects not only the Kansas City area, but through the Artist in Residence, gallery programs, and employment opportunities the field of ceramic art internationally.

KC Clay Guild is a thriving non-profit ceramic arts center in the heart of Kansas City, MO.

KC Clay Guild is a community-focused studio that strives to serve every member of our urban community.

Mission Statement:

To promote the appreciation of and participation in ceramic arts through group and individual education programs, public outreach and the creation of a diverse ceramic arts community.

KC Clay Guild needs funds to replace three heavily used electric kilns. The Windgate Foundation has generously awarded us a grant that covers nearly the entire cost of replacing the kilns. The additional $4000 raised on this platform will cover the remaining cost of the kilns along with the cost of having the kilns hardwired by an electrician.

We are looking to our community to add to the funds from Windgate Foundation to enable us to complete this project.

These kilns are used constantly to fire pieces made by our community. Electric kilns are used for bisque firing and low to mid-range glaze firing. The solar array on the roof of our building offsets the energy costs associated with firing the electric kilns.

The kilns have considerable physical damage along with wear on electronic components that affect the reliability of these kilns. Check out the video below to see the three kilns that need to be replaced: