Partners — Nice Pottery Club

What we're building

Nice Pottery Club is creating something that doesn't yet exist in Nice: a real community around ceramics — open to everyone, from complete beginners to experienced ceramists, regardless of budget, background, or personal situation.

We're not here to make money, we're here to make ceramics more accessible, more visible, and more alive in Nice. What's good for studios, artists and practitioners is good for us — and vice versa.

To get there, we need partners. Not sponsors in the advertising sense — people, businesses, and organisations who share this vision and want to contribute to it. In whatever way makes sense for them.

Three reasons to get involved

Because ceramics is stronger together

In Nice, there are passionate studios, artists, and practitioners at every level. When I looked for a ceramics community, I couldn't find one. Nice Pottery Club wants to create that space: somewhere these worlds can meet, strengthen each other, and grow together.

What does that look like in practice? A professional ceramist running a paid technical workshop for an already-passionate audience. An artist giving a talk that's organised and sponsored without them having to handle the logistics. An outdoor open practice session that puts a partner studio in the spotlight. We handle the organisation and the fundraising — you bring the expertise.

For: professional studios and ateliers, independent artists and ceramists, cultural and creative associations.

→ We wrote an open letter to Nice's pottery studios — read the article

Because ceramics should be accessible to everyone

Private pottery classes have a cost. That's normal — they offer professional guidance, equipment, time. But it means a lot of people can't access them: those without the budget, those whose health or mobility makes regular classes difficult, those who don't feel confident walking into a professional studio.

Nice Pottery Club has built in concrete ways to act: solidarity pricing on memberships and events, grants to fund classes with our professional partner studios, partnerships with social and healthcare organisations. This isn't an intention — it's written into our bylaws.

In return: your name associated with a project that matters, visibility with an engaged community, and — if the association obtains recognition as being of general interest, which we hope for — a 66% tax deduction for individuals and 60% for companies under French law.

For: local businesses, foundations, social and cultural organisations, anyone who wants to support something concrete.

Because you have something to bring

Maybe you sell clay or tools. Maybe you run a café and the idea of a themed pottery session appeals to you. Maybe you're a photographer and a community creative space interests you for an exhibition or a talk. Maybe you have an idea we haven't thought of yet.

We're open. No form, no dossier, no box to tick. If you see a way to contribute — whatever it is — we want to hear it.

For: specialist suppliers, cafés and restaurants, artists of all disciplines, social, educational and healthcare organisations, and anyone with an idea.

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An idea? A question? Write to us — no dossier, just a conversation.

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