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1960s:

Early 1960Faith Morgan - Pottery Member at Carr Greenhouse, High St.

 

1970s:

1970Faith Morgan Member Virginia Schaefer, Manager

1972 - First Reduction Kiln Built Dennie Eagleson, Manager

1972 - 1973 (Current Antioch Herndon Gallery Director)

1973 - Yellow Springs Pottery Opens Downtown 2 of 4 Coop Members make their work at JBCP

1978 - Eve Fleck Member Sue Pfeiffer Class Member

1979 - Build Soft Brick Reduction Kiln (Eve Fleck) Insulation and Ventilation of Work Space

 

1980s:

1980 - First Salt Kiln

1981 - Installation of Back Door and Ramp Courtesy of YSI (Yellow Springs Instrument)

1984 - Kim Kramer - Member Eliza Bush - Member Janet Murie - Member Michele Dutcher - Member

1987-1989 - Sue Pfeiffer Co-Manager 1988 Approx. Start of Childrens classes

 

1990s:

1990 - Jane Hockensmith-Reich Member and Teacher

1991-1993 - Mary Chapman Ann Stafford Lisa Wolters Co-Managers

1992 - Dennie Eagleson - Member

1993 - Dave Chesar - 1st Class

1995 - Received grant from Alliance of Ohio Community Arts Agencies Rural Regrant Program to rehabilitate the salt kiln

1997 - Naysan McIlhargey Teacher & Laborer Chimney Rebuild and Kiln Shed

1999 - Bill Mischler Member and Teacher

 

2000s:

2000 - Bruce Grimes - Teacher

2001 - Jason Dryden Member and Teacher

2002 - 2005 - Dave Chesar Member

2005 - John Britt Workshop

2007 - Shel Neimark Workshop

2007-2010 - Tom Noftle Member

2007 -  Eve Sturm Childrens Class Instructor

2008 - Susan Finster, Dianne Collinson Members

2008 - Dave Chesar - Steering Committee

2008-2010 - Lisa Wolters- Director Geno Luketic- Artist in Residence and Studio Technician

2009 - Mike Delaney, Ashley Cordial, Rick Godwin Members

 

2010s:

2010 - JBCP Incorporated Emily Trick - Teacher

2010-2012 - Dianne Collinson - Director Geno Luketic - Artist in Residence and Studio Technician

2011 - Eve Sturm, Brad Husk, Lynn Reiwerts-Carine Members Erin Lambers - Instructor Manabigama Wood Kiln Constructed ) Partially funded by grant for YS Community Foundation. JBCP Gallery Constructed Lighting Upgraded by Village Constitution and Bylaws Adopted

2012 - Allison Paul - Director Todd Hickerson - Studio Technician Geno Luketic- Wood Kiln Manager Studio Cleanup - 40 cu. yd. cleared accumulation

2013 - Visiting artists from Hungary, the Bognars, joined us for a workshop and gallery show

Board of Directors: Susan Finster, Carol Culbertson, Erin Lambers, Dave Chesar

2014 - Milk Show, artists created milk-related works that were shown in our gallery

Thrown Show, Potters and weavers created work that was displayed together in the gallery

Board of Directors: Susan Finster, Erin Lambers, Dave Chesar, Lynn Reiwerts Carine

 Krystal Luketic started as Director

2015 - Received Non Profit Status

Board of Directors: Roger Reynolds, Jeannamarie Cox, Sherryl Kostic, Dennie Eagleson 

2016 - Jill Cox joined our Board of Directors

Winter Rowley joined the Board of Directors

2017- Bruce Grimes Artist in Residence. Gas reduction kiln rebuilt by Brad Husk & Geno Luketic.

​2019- Meg Smallwood -Instructor

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2020s:

2020-2021 - Scheduled times for members to work during the Covid 19 Pandemic. Pause all classes.

2022 - Classes Resume. Brad Husk- Kiln Master & Studio Manager and Meg Smallwood starts as Interior Studio Manager.

Studio clean out adds more membership spaces.

2023 - Studio receives YSCF Grant to expand- adds air conditioning, heating, new glaze room, chemical storage shed and member workroom, additional membership spaces.

Successful first annual studio fall fundraiser in collaboration with YS Brewery- establishes the scholarship fund.

Cathy Mills becomes second Artist in Residence.

2024 - Final firing of the wood kiln after an estimated 130 firings. Brad Husk resigns after 13 years.

Meg Smallwood - Studio Director. Kiln Yard clean up.

Second annual studio fall fundraiser with YS Brewery.

Cone 10 glaze combo wall completed.

2025 - Bruce Grimes promoted to Artist in Residence Emeritus.

Wood firing kiln removed. 

Studio receives YSCF Grant to stabilize infrastructure: adds second clean up sink, replaces rotting parts of outdoor kiln shed, new gas kiln burners, additional storage shed.

Studio receives and installs a brand new top-hat Raku kiln donated by the McGinnis Family.

Robin Dakin becomes Artist in Residence. Pit kiln firings begin.

Penguin Mural repainted.

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