What To Expect
Wondering what your experience might be like?
We invite you to a reflective, hands-on ceramics experience where creativity, memory, and storytelling come together in the shaping of personalized objects for the home. In this single-session workshop, each participant will be guided through the step-by-step process of designing a keepsake vessel—a place to hold the gems, notes, and little somethings that root us to the people, places, and moments we hold dear.
Through guided prompts and artistic techniques, we’ll explore how clay can hold our stories—be they of joy, loss, growth, or gratitude. Whether you're forming a trinket dish, planter, or a completely unique décor piece, this is an invitation to build with intention and connect with others in a space of presence and reflection.
All are welcome, no matter your experience with clay. You’ll leave with both a handcrafted object and a deeper connection to the memories that shape your story.
We gratefully accept donations, but this is a free class! We ask that you register here or in-person, but no other information or payment is needed.
Parking & Transportation
2745 W 63rd St.
Located on the Southwest corner of California & 63rd.
Entrance on 63rd St. Sign in, directions, and language assistance at front desk.
Free parking is available in the attached West parking lot, or across the street at 2744 63rd St. If necessary, there is also 2-hour paid street parking out front.
Building is located right off of the California stop on the 63 bus headed Eastbound and across the street, west of the California/63rd intersection if Westbound.
About The Beloved Community Ceramic Studio
A deeply impactful and trailblazing institution in the history of nonprofits in America, The Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) has undoubtedly shaped culture and made significant change in households, on blocks, across the city and the nation.
Since 2019, we have operated our Chicago Lawn and Englewood neighborhoods' very own full service community ceramic studio. Named justly after Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s global vision of the "Beloved Community," in which all people share equally the wealth of the Earth, we now maintain a cultural resource of health, healing, and artistic exploration in our space.
