Welcome to the Salemi School of Ceramics! We invite you to join us for the debut opening course of our brand new Ceramics School in tranquil Western Sicily.In this peaceful ceramics retreat, you will be exposed to the basics of ceramics in a welcoming and friendly environment. With a maximum of eight learners in each course, you will be guided by our experienced teachers - lovers of ceramics who are deeply skilled in the art of not just ceramics, but also working with beginners.

This course is right for you if you love ceramics but you've never really tried before - if you've tried other techniques but have never dared trying wheel-throwing - if you've tried the wheel before but you've never given yourself a chance to really practice and learn - you simply want a chance to spend a whole week practicing on the wheel without worrying about anything else.

If you have previous wheel-throwing experience but wish to upgrade your skills, check out our Intermediate Program here.

You will learn to centre the clay, to make bowls and cups, to trim your pieces, and to decorate them with coloured slip clay. You will have a unique chance to fully immerse yourself in the practice of wheel throwing, making progress that would take you months of 3h-a-week practice. You'll walk away with a solid foundation in wheel throwing which will allow you to start throwing your own pieces from scratch once back home.