Frequently asked questions

Studio Blau is an open ceramics studio at Lindenweg 6, 5061 Elsbethen. During opening hours you can use the studio freely and flexibly without booking ahead. We also run courses for beginners and advanced potters as well as hand-building courses, and you can paint handmade ceramic blanks with us. Outside opening hours we host private events.

Tuesday & Friday: 9 am – 9 pm

Wednesday & Thursday: 9 am – 6 pm

Saturday: 1 – 6 pm

Closed on Sunday, Monday and public holidays.

Private events are only possible outside opening hours.

Pottery classes, painting ceramics and working in the open studio are for ages 16 and up. Courses designed specifically for children are the exception.

Everything you need for the course is here in the studio. Clay washes out of clothes well – but it is still better not to wear your favourite outfit. Short nails and tied-back hair help a lot at the wheel.

Please note that there are only 4 parking spaces in front of the studio – it is easiest to park in the public car park at Lindenweg 1a or by the Salzburg Süd train station.

Cancellations and rebookings are only possible in writing by email or in person in the studio during opening hours. The following fees apply:

• Cancellation up to 30 working days before the start: free

• Cancellation up to 14 working days before the start: 50 % of the course fee

• Cancellation less than 14 working days before the start: 100 % of the course fee

• Not showing up without cancelling: 100 % of the course fee

• One-to-one lessons with an instructor: free up to 48 hours before, then 100 %

• Rebooking up to 14 working days before the start: free, after that 30 € per booking

In case of illness (with a doctor's note) a course can be rebooked to a later date free of charge at any time. Refunds of the course fee are only possible in exceptional cases.

No. To keep the course page tidy we usually hide courses that are fully booked – the course still takes place. If a course is ever cancelled, we let you know by email.

Yes. All our pottery classes (except children's courses) are for ages 16 and up.

Yes – just send us an email and we will get in touch as soon as a spot opens up. You can also sign up for our newsletter to hear about new courses first.

In the open studio you can use all of our equipment, and it is included in the price:

• 12 NIDEC Whisper wheels

• tables between the wheels with a lamp and a heat gun

• 2 large work tables with stools

• the full set of tools for throwing and hand-building

• plaster moulds

• a wide range of powder glazes and engobes

You can buy different types of clay directly in the studio – always in 10 kg bags. Or use our inexpensive recycled clay. Finished pieces are fired in our own kiln room: mark your pieces with your initials and we let you know as soon as everything is fired.

The open studio including equipment and glazes costs 12 € per hour. With the 10h pass you get the 11th hour free. If you want to work here more often, a membership with cheaper clay and firing is the best option.

There are four options: all day, mornings, afternoons and the 10h membership. All of them include cheaper clay and firing. You will find all the details under Studio use & memberships.

Depending on the option you can use the studio 10–25 hours a month – keep an eye on the times your membership covers. You get an RFID card to check in and out and your own shelf for your things and your pottery. Coffee, tea and water are free in our kitchen.

When you sign up you choose a short mark to label your pieces with. Finished pieces are weighed – as a member you pay reduced firing costs and buy clay more cheaply. You then put your pottery in the kiln room, where it is fired within 10 days. We put the finished pieces back on your shelf. Firing costs are paid per firing.

The minimum term is 3 months from the start of the contract. After that you can cancel with one month's notice to the end of a month. Example: you cancel on 20 March, your membership ends on 30 April.