dorchester community center for the visual arts

Dot Art is the Dorchester Community Center for the Visual Arts, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to make exemplary visual arts education available to everyone in Dorchester.

Our goals are to provide programs to children, teens, and adults, to unite the community, and to make meaningful connections with major cultural institutions.

We offer programs in libraries, churches, and schools across Dorchester. Our services include COMMUNITY CLASSES, SCHOOL RESIDENCIES, PUBLIC ART PROGRAMS, and EVENTS AND PARADES.

Dot Art

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DOT ART • dorchester community center for the visual arts • 18 samoset street • dorchester ma 02124 • 617-265-3503

THE CLAY STATION

For 11 years, Dot Art has provided Dorchester and greater Boston with award winning visual arts programs. 18 months ago we were excited to add The Clay Station, a well equipped ceramics studio, to our range of facilities. The studio’s large windows allow bright light into our workspace and offer a chance for the neighborhood to watch the creation of pots. We’re fortunate to have 10 electric pottery wheels and two electric kilns. Studio equipment includes a slab roller and an abundance of table surfaces and shelving. We use low-fire and mid-fire (cone 6) clays. There is a large selection of Amaco glazes and a rotating selection of custom-mixed glazes at our disposal. Clay Studio potters also have access to raku firings throughout the year. Open studio time this fall is on Saturday afternoons.