Sliding Scale Program

The Mud Room and TMR community allocate a certain amount of money each month to our Sliding Scale Fund in order to make the art of ceramics more accessible. We strive to create opportunities for all people to be able to afford membership.

This program is BIPOC prioritized, but open to all. If you are in need of financial assistance in order to afford membership, then this may be the program for you.

Typically, each member in the Sliding Scale Program will contribute about 50% of a regular membership price and will have access to discounted membership for 3 months. If paying 50% of monthly membership is not possible for you, we will work together to figure out what is!

If you are interested in joining, please fill out this form. We look forward to hearing from you!

Unfortunately due to financial limitations and a waitlist of interested people, it can take several months to be given a membership spot.

If you would like to set up a recurring donation of any size, you can do so here.

This is a first-come first-served program. We review the applications+inquiries on the 15th of each month, so you will hear from us shortly thereafter.

We welcome beginners, but you must have some ceramics experience and know how to operate independently in the studio to join us for membership. Feel free to email us at info@themudroompdx.com if you're unsure whether membership is the right fit for you! If you've never worked with clay before, we offer classes to help you get started, including a lower cost course for folks who make less than 40k a year called Wheel Throwing Foundations. You can sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of the homepage to find out about upcoming classes! 

Also, if you have ideas about how we can improve this program, we would love to hear from you! Please email info@themudroompdx.com with suggestions or questions.