July 12–13 | 10am–4pm daily | $350 @ Diana Ingalls Leyba Studio & Gallery A playful two-day workshop on decorating slab-built forms with embossing, mishima, slip-trailing, stenciling, and underglazes. To register: dianaingallsleybastudio@gmail.com | (575) 388-5725 Full press release and schedule https://www.grantcountybeat.com/events-calendars/local-events/2025-clay-festival-july-14-20-2025     

In this 2-day hands-on workshop, we will create a slab constructed form that will become our 'canvas' for experimenting with surface decoration techniques with an emphasis on using underglazes. We will cover applications best done in the wet and leather ...   

Reception & Talk: July 13, 5–7pm @ Diana Ingalls Leyba Studio & Gallery | 315 N Bullard St. Utilitarian and sculptural ceramics inspired by patterns, textures, and geologic forms. Full press release and schedule  https://www.grantcountybeat.com/events-calendars/local-events/2025-clay-festival-july-14-20-2025     

July 14–18 | 10am–5pm daily | $535 - @ Western New Mexico University Learn to enhance thrown forms using an inlay surface technique similar to tattooing. Students will make pots and personalize them with delicate carved designs filled with black slip. link ...   

The Art of Pigment Hunting with The Pigment Hunter - July 14–15 | 10am–5pm daily | $250 @ Whiskey Creek Zócalo. Explore Silver City's landscape and learn to identify, responsibly collect, and process natural pigments and clays for use in ...   

July 14–16 | 10am–4pm daily | $250 @ Bear Mountain Lodge Explore techniques like sgraffito, mishima, resist methods, image transfer, slip trailing, decals, and more. Build a personalized surface vocabulary through hands-on experimentation. To register: info@bearmountainlodge.com | (575) 538-2538 Full press release and schedule  https://www.grantcountybeat.com/events-calendars/local-events/2025-clay-festival-july-14-20-2025     

Workshop/ Silver City Clay Festival w/Scott Sutton. The Art of Pigment Hunting will provide two days of exploring the geological landscape for various minerals and clays that can be used for pigments, paints, plasters, clay bodies, slips, and glazes. We ...   

July 14–18 | 10am–5pm daily | $535 - @ Western New Mexico University Learn to enhance thrown forms using an inlay surface technique similar to tattooing. Students will make pots and personalize them with delicate carved designs filled with black slip. link ...   

The Art of Pigment Hunting with The Pigment Hunter - July 14–15 | 10am–5pm daily | $250 @ Whiskey Creek Zócalo. Explore Silver City's landscape and learn to identify, responsibly collect, and process natural pigments and clays for use in ...   

July 14–16 | 10am–4pm daily | $250 @ Bear Mountain Lodge Explore techniques like sgraffito, mishima, resist methods, image transfer, slip trailing, decals, and more. Build a personalized surface vocabulary through hands-on experimentation. To register: info@bearmountainlodge.com | (575) 538-2538 Full press release and schedule  https://www.grantcountybeat.com/events-calendars/local-events/2025-clay-festival-july-14-20-2025     

Workshop/ Silver City Clay Festival w/Scott Sutton. The Art of Pigment Hunting will provide two days of exploring the geological landscape for various minerals and clays that can be used for pigments, paints, plasters, clay bodies, slips, and glazes. We ...   

July 14–18 | 10am–5pm daily | $535 - @ Western New Mexico University Learn to enhance thrown forms using an inlay surface technique similar to tattooing. Students will make pots and personalize them with delicate carved designs filled with black slip. link ...   

Bench Carving Workshop with Athena Steen and Danielle Felgenhauer July 16–18 | 10am–4pm daily | $375 - @ Whiskey Creek Zócalo. Learn natural building fundamentals while co-creating a sculptural earthen bench with clay, straw, stone, and adobe. Led by renowned ...   

July 14–16 | 10am–4pm daily | $250 @ Bear Mountain Lodge Explore techniques like sgraffito, mishima, resist methods, image transfer, slip trailing, decals, and more. Build a personalized surface vocabulary through hands-on experimentation. To register: info@bearmountainlodge.com | (575) 538-2538 Full press release and schedule  https://www.grantcountybeat.com/events-calendars/local-events/2025-clay-festival-july-14-20-2025     

Silver City Clay Festival With Athena Steen and Danielle Felgenhauer. Join us for a hands-on, 3-day natural building workshop focused on creating beautiful, functional outdoor benches using simple, sustainable materials like clay, sand, and straw. This is a great introductory ...   

Ellis Bullard – "the coolest act in Texas Music," has left no doubt that country music is still yearning for the true-blue honky-tonk experience he brings to the stage and studio. Listen to Bullard, and you're listening to a life of ...   

July 14–18 | 10am–5pm daily | $535 - @ Western New Mexico University Learn to enhance thrown forms using an inlay surface technique similar to tattooing. Students will make pots and personalize them with delicate carved designs filled with black slip. link ...   

Bench Carving Workshop with Athena Steen and Danielle Felgenhauer July 16–18 | 10am–4pm daily | $375 - @ Whiskey Creek Zócalo. Learn natural building fundamentals while co-creating a sculptural earthen bench with clay, straw, stone, and adobe. Led by renowned ...   

Reoccurring 'Open Mic' - Musicians and Performers of all kinds welcome. Who's up for sharing some Improv, Comedy? Showcase your talent and strut your stuff on the 'big stage'. Full press release and schedule  https://www.grantcountybeat.com/news/news-releases/whiskey-creek-zocalo-july-2025-events     

July 14–18 | 10am–5pm daily | $535 - @ Western New Mexico University Learn to enhance thrown forms using an inlay surface technique similar to tattooing. Students will make pots and personalize them with delicate carved designs filled with black slip. link ...   

Bench Carving Workshop with Athena Steen and Danielle Felgenhauer July 16–18 | 10am–4pm daily | $375 - @ Whiskey Creek Zócalo. Learn natural building fundamentals while co-creating a sculptural earthen bench with clay, straw, stone, and adobe. Led by renowned ...   

Opens: July 18, 5–6pm - Final Day: July 26 @ Made In Silver City | 206 W. Broadway. Gallery hours: Wed–Sat, 10am–5pm Full press release and schedule  https://www.grantcountybeat.com/events-calendars/local-events/2025-clay-festival-july-14-20-2025     

Featured Poet, Rhea Melina - In 'the Lodge' Rhea Melina (she/her) is a multi-ethnic poet, birthworker, parent, herbalist, educator and hopeful romantic. Her chapbooks include "a place to put things" (Bottlecap Press, 2023), "Not My Wasteland" (Bone Machine, 2024), and "Ballard ...   

Saturday, July 19 • 10AM–4PM - Sunday, July 20 • 11AM–2PM Shop handmade, one-of-a-kind clay-centric creations from local and visiting artists during the CLAY Festival's beloved market weekend! From functional pottery to sculptural works, you'll find beautiful and unique pieces while ...   

Weekly outdoor artisan market featuring local artists, crafters, and makers. Shop handmade goods, enjoy the vibrant downtown scene, and support our creative community. Organized by Future Forge Makerspace. Every Saturday, June through October 2025 - 704 N Bullard St - Silver City, ...   

Award-winning author Charmayne Samuelson presents her bilingual photo and poetry book featuring 24 Mata Ortiz potters, with readings at 10am, 1pm, and 2pm. Throughout the day, master potter Oralia Lopez will demonstrate her world-renowned painting technique using traditional Mata Ortiz methods.  Full ...   

Indie Singer/Songwriter Max Gomez's music is a blend of Americana and folk, with a unique sound that has garnered him comparisons to Jackson Browne and John Prine. Singer/Songwriter Max Gomez grew up in Taos, New Mexico, where he fell under the ...