The Accidental Artist of New Bern

08/09/2024

✨Come play with clay! 🎨🖌️
Rich will be teaching you how to make your very own hand made bowl!

Class will be held:
Tuesday August 13th at 10am
Saturday August 17th at 3:30pm
Tuesday August 27th at 10am

The class is $35. This includes clay, instructions, firing and glazing. The pieces do take a week to dry and we will call you as soon as they are ready to glaze.
Please call us at 252-634-3411 to make your reservation.
We do expect this class to take about 3 hours. This way you will have plenty of time to get creative with your designs!

We can't wait to see you!

07/20/2024

Want to come play with clay?!
Come join us Tuesday July 23, or August 6th from 12pm- 3pm! Rich will help you create this gorgeous slab vase. It's only $40, and that covers the assembly, instruction, firing and glazing of the vase.
Call the studio at 252-634-3411 to reserve your spot today!

07/13/2024

Come join us at Maola for our Christmas in July Pop Up Event!

07/04/2024

🇺🇲Happy 4th of July!! 🇺🇲
We are closed today celebrating. We hope to see you back to paint July 5th. We will be open 10am- 8pm. Call and make a reservation at 252-634-3411.

06/16/2024

Happy Father's Day! Any Dads who come and paint with us today will enjoy a free studio fee. If you bring your kids with you and make it a family day, kids 12 and under receive a free studio fee as long as an adult is painting with them. Call us at 252-634-3411 if you would like to reserve a spot to get creative today!

06/07/2024

🎨Want to come get messy?🎨
Come hang out with us on June 11th and splatter a bowl with us from 10am-2pm with Chelsea!
Give us a call at 252-634-3411 to book a spot!
We look forward to seeing you

05/02/2024

Summer Camp Sign Up form!
Click on the link below and fill out the form.
Once you submit the form, someone from the studio will call you to confirm your selections and pay over the phone. Can't wait to see you this summer.

Welcome to The Accidental Artist 2024 Summer Camp! In this form, you will be able to sign up your kid(s) for our creative classes. These classes are recommended for kids 5 years to 12 years old. If your child is younger than 5years old, they will need to have an adult accompany them. Once we have re...

05/01/2024

Our Summer Camp schedule is finalized and we are ready to sign campers up! Our Summer Camp program this year will be on Thursday mornings from 10am-11:30am. We recommend these camps for kids ages 5-12 years old. All ages are welcome to join the fun, but we require younger campers to have a parent to stay with them during the project. If you would like to sign up, or have questions, please call us at 252-634-3411. We hope to get creative with you!

03/31/2024

Happy Easter 🐰! We will be closed today Sunday March 31. We will be back open on Monday April 1st at 10 Am. We hope everyone enjoys this beautiful day.

02/29/2024

Happy Leap Day! 🐸 We are feeling froggy and celebrating by offering 10% off to anyone who wants to paint a piece of frog pottery to commemorate the day. Call us at 252-634-3411 if you want to reserve a spot to come paint with us today!

02/16/2024

Thank you to everyone who painted and donated bowls this year. We had a great turn out. We really appreciate the support that everyone gives each and every year to support this cause. If you would like to attend the event, it will be a Temple church today from 11am-1pm!

01/19/2024

Wow! We had a great turn out tonight for Empty Bowls donations! Thank you Lloyd Daw and team for coming in and painting so many bowls to be donated back to New Bern. We really appreciate your community support.
Want to paint an Empty Bowl? It's not too late! Come in by February 8th to paint and donate back to this fabulous community program.

10/25/2023

Our fundraiser for Colonial Capital Humane Society is this Friday!! Come paint with cats and support a great cause! The event is Friday October 27th from 6p-8p. You can purchase tickets through Colonial Capital's page, or call the studio if you have any questions about the event. Reservations are required, so please call us at 252-634-3411. See you there!

10/22/2023

Join us for a FUNdraising event for Colonial Capital Humane Society! Paint alongside adoptable cats, dress up in your favorite costume, and enjoy light refreshments. Door prizes, 50/50 raffle, costume contest, and BYOB!

10/20/2023

Our Monster Bash is TONIGHT!
Are you coming? Join us from 5p-8p for a spooktacular time! Dress up and get 10% off your pottery purchase too! Call the studio at 252-634-3411 to reserve your spot for tonight!

10/18/2023

Get ready for Halloween and join us for our monster bash this coming Friday! Dress up in your favorite monster costume and receive 10% off the pottery. We have monster themed pieces, but you can paint anything! Reservations are not required, but encouraged.

We can’t wait to see you there!

10/10/2023

Don’t forget to come kick off Fall and paint with us! This Friday night from 5-8! Reservations are not required, but recommended. Be sure to contact the studio during business hours to book your table!

09/12/2023

We want to thank everyone who came out last Friday night for Taylor Swift night! Please join us in congratulating our winners for the raffle, our trivia contest, and our best dressed nominees and winner!

We had a great time and hope everyone did too! 😁 The pieces we’ve seen being picked up have been AMAZING!

Stay tuned for our events in October! 🍁 It’s going to be a FUN month!

09/07/2023

We want to take a moment and thank everyone who’s reached out for tomorrow night’s Taylor Swift theme night! We are completely booked up!!

If you’d still like to join, we can put you on a waiting list. Thank you for understanding!

See everyone tomorrow! 😁

09/04/2023

Thank you to everyone who joined us Friday night for Harry Potter night! Please help us in congratulating our best dressed winners pictured to the left, and our trivia winners pictured on the right!

Don’t forget Taylor Swift night this Friday from 5-8 pm! Make sure you dress up as your favorite era so you can receive 10% off! Reservations are required so contact the studio during business hours to reserve your table.

08/20/2023

Join us on September 8th from 5-8 pm!

With school starting again, Shake It Off and come paint with us on our first ever Taylor Swift theme night! 🎶

Create a Taylor Swift themed piece and dress up as your favorite era! If you dress up you receive 10% off.

Reservations are REQUIRED! Call the studio at 252-634-3411 during business hours to reserve a table!

08/20/2023

Represent your Hogwarts house and join us on September 1st from 5-8 pm for our Harry Potter theme night!

Dress up and receive 10% off and create your very own Harry Potter themed piece!

Reservations are REQUIRED! Call the studio during business hours and book your table at 252-634-3411.

02/10/2023

Want to come paint tonight? February 10th is Date Night! We will have BOGO studio fees for painters who bring a date with them! We have lots of fun Valentine's Day pottery to help celebrate love. We also carry a variety of times that couples can work on together to create a lasting memory. Reserve your spot tonight by calling us at 252-634-3411!

01/27/2023

Come paint for a good cause! The Empty Bowls event is right around the corner (February 23rd). Paint and donate your bowl to a good cause. We have a large selection of soup bowls and mugs for you to paint or glaze however you would like! All proceeds go to RCS to feed the hungry locally and participants get to take home a beautiful bowl of their choice! Call us at 252-634-3411 to reserve a spot to paint today!

01/14/2023

Talk about a creative-thinking organization! Craven County Economic Development/Craven 100 Alliance presented the "beary" best way of thanking Weyerhaeuser and West New Bern for our commitment to area economic development efforts. Loving the shirt logo and West New Bern folder with top-secret information about 2023!

01/11/2023

01/06/2023

Stop in to "Paint and Donate" a bowl. Great way to participate in this wonderful event.

Empty Bowls 2023 is here! Empty Bowls is a partnership between Religious Community Services and Craven Arts Council and Gallery.

This uplifting event unites businesses, religious and civic groups, professional and amateur potters, restaurants and others, as we use our collective creative energies to make a difference in the lives of others. This event raises money for local stop-hunger and arts programing in Craven County by selling tickets for Empty Bowls.

To learn more visit www.emptybowlsnewbern.org

01/01/2023

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! 🎆🍾🎊 We are so thankful for our wonderful, creative customers who came and painted with us this year! We truly appreciate and love you all for supporting a small business. We wouldn't be able to do it without you guys 💞.
To celebrate the first day of the New Year we will be closed 1/1/23. Don't worry! We will be back open normal business hours 10a-6p Monday 1/2/23. Call us at 252-634-3411 if you want to come paint!

12/23/2022

Santa is almost here! To prepare for his arrival, the studio will be closed tomorrow December 24th, and December 25th. We will be back open at 10am on Monday December 26th! Give us a call at 252-634-3411 if you would like to make a reservation to come paint after Christmas. 🎅🎄🦌🎁

05/26/2022

Wow! This piece is so much fun! Bringing in the summer sun with bright colors and fun contrast. This one reminds us a little of the New Bern waterfront 😁.