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: please see our Studio Calendar
Community Bisque & Glazeware Purge: 1st of every month
Next Board Meeting: Thursday, October 9th at 5:30pm via Zoom
Community Meeting: Wednesday October 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM, IN PERSON and online via Zoom
HOLIDAY, NO Manager No Monitors, No Drop-Ins: Tuesday, November 11th Veteran’s Day
Damp Room Purge: Friday, November 14th at 10:00 AM
*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 2025 Holiday Schedule
Wednesday, January 1 – New Year’s Day
Monday, January 20 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, February 17 – Presidents’ Day
Monday, March 31 – Cesar Chavez Day
Monday, May 26 – Memorial Day
Thursday, June 19 – Juneteenth
Friday, July 4 – Independence Day
Monday, September 1 – Labor Day
Monday, October 13 – Indigenous People's Day
Tuesday, November 11 – Veterans Day
Thursday, November 27 & Friday, November 28 – Thanksgiving Holiday
Wednesday, December 24 – Christmas Eve
Thursday, December 25 – Christmas Day
Wednesday, December 31 – 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.