The Artist Outpost Youth Art & Pottery Classes and Camps

The Artist Outpost Youth Art & Pottery Classes and Camps offers kids’ art classes, weekly art classes, weekly pottery classes, and art and pottery camps that include hands-on projects. Children can take part in activities such as Clay Handbuilding: Jewelry Dishes & Ring Cone, Clay Handbuilding: Wine Bottle Chillers/Utensil Crock, Clay Teapots - Handbuilding Workshop, and the Annual Art Show. The program is part of a broader studio that also runs pop-up workshops, Paint Night: Watercolor Lemons, Resin Soap Dispenser + Trinket Box Workshop, Oversized Abstract Art Painting Workshop, Oversized Mixed Media Expression Workshop, paint & sip nights, art and pottery parties, private parties, Open Studio Art Memberships, Art Workshops and Courses, Pottery Workshops and Courses, and Creative Retreats.

• Ages: 1–18 years old

The Artist Outpost Youth Art & Pottery Classes and Camps is led by co-founders and teachers Meryl Hamilton and Eryn McCarty. Staff credentials include an Interior Design degree from Philadelphia University (Meryl Hamilton), a B.A. in Fine Art from the University of California, Santa Cruz (Valerie Jackson), a fine arts degree in progress at City College San Diego (Corin Puckett), a BA in Ceramics from San Diego State University (Tariq Johnson), and degrees in Computer Science and Music from UCSD (Jonah Paraiso). The studio opened in 2018 and states a mission to inspire the community through collaboration and creation as a community-oriented art studio offering art classes for all ages. The studio notes that 1 day a week Pre-School is coming soon and that gift cards are available, and it offers all materials for specific activities such as Paint Night: Watercolor Lemons, the Resin Soap Dispenser + Trinket Box Workshop, the Oversized Mixed Media Expression Workshop, and private parties, with a no-refund policy and class credit offered for cancellations with notice (with no credit for bookings for 3 or more people). One parent describes the facility as one of their greatest “finds” for their child and mentions that the atmosphere feels like a scene from the Magic School Bus and that their child meets new friends, and another parent reports that an 8-year-old “loves” the camps and brought home a bowl, a cup, and other projects. A pottery student, a painting student, and other students describe the studio as an awesome place for the community, mention a variety of class offerings including multi-class courses and one-time activities, and note that the events are doing a lot to encourage the Voltaire art scene.

Last updated July 8, 2026.