SOU’WESTER EVENTS!
Discover what’s happening during your next stay or plan a visit around our free live music, workshops, wellness offerings and more!
Drop-in Clay Session
Wed-Sun By Appointment | $30.00/person | Up to 6 people per day
For people who’ve worked with clay. Drop-in for self-guided creative time! $30 Includes 2lbs. of clay, up to 3 hours fo studio time, glazing and firing. Please select a day and time from the lists below. Please purchase one ticket per person. Work will be ready in 3-6 week for pick up or option to have it shipped for shipping + $15 handling. No experience? No problem! Come create a beginner-friendly ceramic tile.
Drop-in Clay Session
Wed-Sun By Appointment | $30.00/person | Up to 6 people per day
For people who’ve worked with clay. Drop-in for self-guided creative time! $30 Includes 2lbs. of clay, up to 3 hours fo studio time, glazing and firing. Please select a day and time from the lists below. Please purchase one ticket per person. Work will be ready in 3-6 week for pick up or option to have it shipped for shipping + $15 handling. No experience? No problem! Come create a beginner-friendly ceramic tile.
Weekend Clay Plays
Clay Plays are casual, beginner-friendly pottery sessions where you will learn basic ceramic handbuilding skills to create functional or decorative objects. Ages 10+ with an adult or ages 14+. Pieces are glazed, fired and ready for pick up in 3-6 weeks. Shipping is available for our visiting attendees for $15 plus shipping costs.
Please email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist!
Ilwaco Artworks Community Clay Studio – 109 1st Ave N Ilwaco, WA
SOU’WESTER ARTS WEEK
EMBERS – DARKNESS TO FIRE
Every March, the Sou’wester hosts over 30 artists and collectives for a weeklong residency, culminating in a weekend of performances, installations, and studio tours — free and open to the public. This annual celebration invites the community to engage with the creative process and connect with artists who bring a new light to the evergreen coast.
We hope to explore the power of a slow burn—soft yet potent—to illuminate unseen paths and spark transformation in the darkest heart of winter. Art, as a radiant warmth, will draw us closer and inspire renewal as we tend the flames and push forward together.
Drop-in Clay Session
Wed-Sun By Appointment | $30.00/person | Up to 6 people per day
For people who’ve worked with clay. Drop-in for self-guided creative time! $30 Includes 2lbs. of clay, up to 3 hours fo studio time, glazing and firing. Please select a day and time from the lists below. Please purchase one ticket per person. Work will be ready in 3-6 week for pick up or option to have it shipped for shipping + $15 handling. No experience? No problem! Come create a beginner-friendly ceramic tile.
Weekend Clay Plays
Clay Plays are casual, beginner-friendly pottery sessions where you will learn basic ceramic handbuilding skills to create functional or decorative objects. Ages 10+ with an adult or ages 14+. Pieces are glazed, fired and ready for pick up in 3-6 weeks. Shipping is available for our visiting attendees for $15 plus shipping costs.
Please email ilwacoartworks@gmail.com to join a waitlist!
Ilwaco Artworks Community Clay Studio – 109 1st Ave N Ilwaco, WA
Drop-in Clay Session
Wed-Sun By Appointment | $30.00/person | Up to 6 people per day
For people who’ve worked with clay. Drop-in for self-guided creative time! $30 Includes 2lbs. of clay, up to 3 hours fo studio time, glazing and firing. Please select a day and time from the lists below. Please purchase one ticket per person. Work will be ready in 3-6 week for pick up or option to have it shipped for shipping + $15 handling. No experience? No problem! Come create a beginner-friendly ceramic tile.
Drop-in Clay Session
Wed-Sun By Appointment | $30.00/person | Up to 6 people per day
For people who’ve worked with clay. Drop-in for self-guided creative time! $30 Includes 2lbs. of clay, up to 3 hours fo studio time, glazing and firing. Please select a day and time from the lists below. Please purchase one ticket per person. Work will be ready in 3-6 week for pick up or option to have it shipped for shipping + $15 handling. No experience? No problem! Come create a beginner-friendly ceramic tile.
Drop-in Clay Session
Wed-Sun By Appointment | $30.00/person | Up to 6 people per day
For people who’ve worked with clay. Drop-in for self-guided creative time! $30 Includes 2lbs. of clay, up to 3 hours fo studio time, glazing and firing. Please select a day and time from the lists below. Please purchase one ticket per person. Work will be ready in 3-6 week for pick up or option to have it shipped for shipping + $15 handling. No experience? No problem! Come create a beginner-friendly ceramic tile.
SOU’WESTER ARTS WEEK 2025
EMBERS – DARKNESS TO FIRE
PUBLIC PORTION
MARCH 14TH – 16TH
- March 14th at Ilwaco Artworks | 109 1st Ave N, Ilwaco, WA
- March 15th at The Sou’wester | 3728 J Place, Seaview, WA
- March 16th at Wave Preschool | 1306 39th Pl, Seaview, WA
Every March, the Sou’wester hosts over 30 artists and collectives for a weeklong residency, culminating in a weekend of performances, installations, and studio tours — free and open to the public. This annual celebration invites the community to engage with the creative process and connect with artists who bring a new light to the evergreen coast.
We hope to explore the power of a slow burn—soft yet potent—to illuminate unseen paths and spark transformation in the darkest heart of winter. Art, as a radiant warmth, will draw us closer and inspire renewal as we tend the flames and push forward together.