The Clay Olympics

Ages 18+
Experience Level Intermediate and advanced potters.


Welcome to the first annual LPCA Clay Olympics!

The Clay Olympics is a special tradition among art centers and academic studios around the country. Participants will spend the afternoon competing head-to-head in ceramic challenges ranging from the traditional to the zany! Participants will all receive a clay participation medal, and the winners will get their names on the Clay Olympics leader boards and win a special prize.

Snacks and drinks welcome.


Ceramics Open Studio

Monthly passes are available for experienced students to access the ceramics studio for independent outside-of-class worktime. Contact Maxwell at [email protected] to learn more.


Maxwell Starr

Maxwell Starr

Pottery Instructor & Program Associate @languidstokes

[email protected]

About the Instructor

Maxwell Starr was born and raised in a small town outside of Philadelphia and has been a life-long visitor to the Adirondacks. Maxwell first learned to throw on the wheel over a decade ago from his father, who was himself a recreational potter. In the years since, he has been involved in academic programs, arts centers, and both public and private kiln firings. After graduating from Skidmore College in 2021, he spent a year working for the national renowned graduate program in Ceramics at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania before moving full-time to Lake Placid. Maxwell’s own ceramic work focuses on traditional pottery forms fired in atmospheric kilns. His other areas of interest and experience include natural draft kiln design and construction, glaze and clay chemistry, and wood firing kilns.

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Questions? Contact [email protected].