Community Bulletin Board
Monthly Meeting Announcements
Monthly Community Meetings are held the last Wednesday of the month at 6:30 PM. The Community meetings are held in person and online via Zoom unless otherwise noted. If you are a studio user and wish to attend a Monthly Community meeting online, and need the join link, then please contact management.
Manager Announcements:
Kiln Tech Office Hours are scheduled for the day after the glaze kiln unloads, from 1-2pm. Have questions about how your pots turned out? Call the manager’s line or meet up with the kiln tech in person during the Kiln Tech Office Hours.
The Studio Monitor program gives access to Drop-In participants and students outside of Manager Hours. If you are interested in volunteering to become a Studio Monitor, then please review our program description and email management if you have any questions.
Committee Announcements: 2025 Gallery Show Applications are available; for more information contact the Gallery Committee Co-Chairpersons at gallery@rubysclaystudio.org.
Board Announcements: Board meetings are monthly and are held online via Zoom. Please let management or a Board Member know if you would like to attend.
Community Calendar
For Community firings, meetings, purges and other events, please see our Studio Calendar.
Community Glaze and Bisque Firings*: please see our Studio Calendar for load dates.
Clay Order Deadline: 1st Wednesday of every month by noon. Please see our Studio Calendar
Community Bisque & Glazeware Purge: 1st of every month
Next Board Meeting: Thursday January 8th at 5:30pm
Damp Room Purge: Friday, January 9th at 10:00 AM
HOLIDAY, NO Manager, No Monitors, No Drop-Ins: Monday January 19th MLK Day
Community Meeting: Wednesday January 28th at 6:30 PM, IN PERSON and online via Zoom
*Community Firings are for community work produced in the studio only. The studio does not provide personal private firings for work created outside of the studio
Ruby’s 2026 Holiday Schedule
Thursday, January 1st – New Year’s Day
Monday, January 19th – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, February 16th – Presidents’ Day
Tuesday, March 31st – Cesar Chavez Day
Monday, May 25th – Memorial Day
Thursday, June 19th – Juneteenth
Friday, July 4th – Independence Day
Monday, September 7th – Labor Day
Monday, October 12th – Indigenous People's Day
Wednesday, November 11th – Veterans Day
Thursday, November 26th & Friday, November 27th – Thanksgiving Holiday
Thursday, December 24th – Christmas Eve
Friday, December 25th – Christmas Day
Thursday, December 31st – New Year's Eve
Code of Conduct: Ruby’s has a Code of Conduct we expect all studio users to abide by. Please review the Code of Conduct and report any issues you may have to Management.
Rental Fees
NOTICE: Effective March 1st, 2025
If you are interested in becoming a Locker Holder please email management your email address and phone number to be added to the waitlist. Please note, the current wait is five years long.
Full Spaces – $438 per month, or $426 with 1 hour of Volunteer Credit
Half Spaces – $225 per month, or $213 with 1 hour of Volunteer Credit
Lockers – $190 per month, or $178 with 1 hour of Volunteer Credit
Rental Shelves – $40 monthly (not eligible for Volunteer Credit)
Late Fee –$15.00 due for rental payments made after the 10th of the month
Studio Firing Fees
The studio doesn't provide personal firing services for non-studio users. If you are a school or other non-profit organization looking for firing services, please see our Community Outreach page.
Test Kiln
Up to ∆1………………………………………………………$7
∆2–∆6…………………………………………………………$9
∆7–∆10………………………………………………………..$12
Electric Kiln
Up to ∆010……………………………… ……………….$32
∆09–∆04………………………..………………………...$34
∆03–∆01…………………………..……………………….$36
∆1–∆3………………………………..……………………....$45
∆4–∆5……………………………..……………………...…$55
∆6………………………………………………………….….…$57
2-day bisque firing additional fee……..……$5.25
Gas Kilns
Small Gas Kiln Up to ∆08……………………………………………………..$61
∆07–∆5……………………..………………….……………..$67
∆6–∆11 (100%, 50%, 0% Studio Glaze)….….$125, $100, $74
Large Gas Kiln Up to ∆08…………………………………………………….$94
∆07–∆5…………………………………………………………$108
∆6–∆11 (100%, 50%, 0% Studio Glaze)……...$222, $170, $119
Volunteer Credit Tasks
Can you help Ruby’s with the any of the following tasks?
Earn credit off your monthly rent on any of these tasks as well as our sincere gratitude!
1. Loading and unloading the electric kiln for our outreach firings, once a month.
2. Assist with the monthly purge of the damp room.
3. Clean bats
4. Sweep sidewalk monthly Fridays before Castro Art Walk.