Verde Valley Pottery Festival

11/15/2025

Kids Activities with Kim Sammartano!
Bring the little creatives out this weekend — Kim Sammartano has a full schedule of fun, hands-on projects for all ages!

Saturday
🕚 11:30 AM – Nature Imprint
🕜 1:30 PM – Pinch Pots

Sunday
🕚 11:00 AM – Decorating Ornaments
🕜 1:30 PM – Design Your Own Pottery (coloring + collage)

All activities are free and designed for kids to make something they can take home.
A perfect stop during your festival visit!

11/15/2025

A huge thank you to our 2025 Verde Valley Pottery Festival sponsors!
Your support helps us bring artists, community, and clay lovers together for a truly special weekend of creativity, connection, and celebration.

We’re deeply grateful to each of you for helping make this festival possible.

Thank you to:
• DA Ranch Estate Vineyards
• Laguna Clay
• Mission Clay
• Verde Valley Wine Consortium
• Sedona Arts Festival
• Cambium
• Marjon Ceramics
• Verde Designs
• Sedona Arts Center
• Zonies

We also want to express our heartfelt appreciation to those who chose to make their sponsorship in memory of loved ones. Your tribute adds a meaningful layer of connection and remembrance to this community event.

We are so grateful for your support.

11/14/2025

First Pick Friday happens tonight!
We’re excited to welcome our collectors for an evening of art, live music by The Secret Trails with Ryan David Orr & Kim Zunner, wine from DA Ranch Estate Vineyards, craft beer by Verde Brewing Company, and light charcuterie by Savories LLC.

This event is sold out — thank you for the incredible support!

✨ Tomorrow begins the free weekend festival!
Join us at 10 AM for the FREE cup giveaway (first 35 people), artist booths, demonstrations, kids activities, food trucks, wine, beer, and more.

We can’t wait to see you there!

11/13/2025

Rain or Shine — The Festival is On!
We’ve been getting lots of questions about the weather, and we want to assure everyone that the Verde Valley Pottery Festival is happening rain or shine this weekend at D.A. Ranch Vineyard!

Come enjoy three days of beautiful pottery, food trucks, live demos, and family activities — all set against the stunning backdrop of D.A. Ranch. We’ve got tents, covered areas, and plenty of creative energy to keep things rolling no matter what the weather brings.

🗓️ Friday, Nov 14 – First Pick Friday (Sold Out)
🗓️ Saturday, Nov 15 | 10 am–5 pm
🗓️ Sunday, Nov 16 | 10 am–3 pm
📍 D.A. Ranch Vineyard, Cornville AZ
💥 The first 35 visitors on Saturday and Sunday receive a FREE handmade cup!

Learn. Shop. Connect.
👉 www.verdevalleypotteryfestival.com

Verde Valley Pottery Festival is a collective of Arizona-Connected potters committed to expanding the reach and increasing the understanding of contemporary studio pottery through Demonstrations, public lectures, and Artist Displays.

11/07/2025

Thank you , for the mention in your paper! One week away!!!

In mid-November, as the vines at D.A. Ranch turn amber and the high desert air grows crisp, the Verde Valley Pottery Festival returns to Cornville for a weekend that blends

11/07/2025

One week away, Verde Valley Pottery Festival is almost here! Join us November 14-16 ,2025 at D.A. Ranch Vineyards

14 Artists, live demonstrations, kids activities, music, wine and more! Don’t miss this fun filled weekend.

11/03/2025

🎯 Artist: Heather Spontak

Heather Spontak (Bisbee, AZ) is a functional potter whose work reflects warmth and daily ritual. After years of traveling with a mobile studio, she and her partner built a straw-bale home and studio in Bisbee, rooted in sustainability and creativity.

“Pottery that feels like home. Bisbee potter Heather Spontak makes functional ceramics for everyday use, from mugs to bowls. Find her at .”

11/02/2025

We’re just 2 weeks away!

The Verde Valley Pottery Festival returns to D.A. Ranch with a weekend full of clay, creativity, and community.

Watch artists in action during live pottery demonstrations all weekend and see how each piece takes shape right before your eyes. (Full Schedule Online)

Enjoy local food trucks, D.A. Ranch wines, and craft beer from Verde Brewing Company while you browse work from some of the region’s finest ceramic artists.

Bring the kids—there will be hands-on clay activities and plenty of family-friendly fun. No ticket is needed for Saturday and Sunday.

D.A. Ranch Vineyard, Cornville AZ
D.A. Ranch Vineyard, Cornville, AZ
Saturday & Sunday – Free admission

Learn. Shop. Connect.
www.verdevalleypotteryfestival.com

10/30/2025

Clay, craft, and community come together at the Verde Valley Pottery Festival — a weekend to learn from live artist demos, shop one-of-a-kind ceramics, and connect with Arizona’s vibrant clay community.

📅 November 14–16 at D.A.Ranch Vineyards, Cornville, AZ
www.verdevalleypotteryfestival.com

Learn • Shop • Connect

10/28/2025

🎯 Artist: Andrew “Augusta” Smith

Andrew “Augusta” Smith (Phoenix, AZ) is a ceramic artist who makes vessels and tableware with a modern sensibility. His soda-fired surfaces bring expressive shifts of color and texture to clean, functional forms.

“Form + function + fire. Phoenix potter Andrew ‘Augusta’ Smith creates elegant soda-fired vessels for everyday life. See his work at .”

10/25/2025

🎯 Artist: Rena Hamilton

Rena Hamilton (Flagstaff, AZ) makes elegant, everyday pottery shaped by high-desert life. The founder and president of the Flagstaff Potters’ Guild (est. 2011), Rena balances studio work with teaching. Her pieces are made to be used — the mug you reach for, and the platter you gather around — with forms and glazes that echo mountain light and desert color.
Caption:
“Rooted in community, made for daily ritual. Meet Rena Hamilton — potter, educator, and founder of the Flagstaff Potters’ Guild. Functional ceramics inspired by the high desert.”

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10/22/2025

🎯 Artist: Jamie Parrish

Jamie Parrish (Phoenix, AZ) is a functional potter known for playful, graphic surfaces — stripes, dots, and bold patterns. Her small-batch ceramics bring joy to daily ritual.

“Playful pots, daily ritual. Phoenix potter Jamie Parrish makes striped, dotted, bold ceramics you’ll love to use. Don’t miss her at .”