We are excited to announce that POP Santa Fe has been selected to be one of Paseo Pottery’s non-profit beneficiaries in 2025! In case you aren’t already familiar with Paseo Pottery’s charitable mission and our Throw Downs, here’s a brief introduction…

Paseo Pottery has been a vital part of the Santa Fe art scene since 1991, and we have been holding “Throw Downs'' every month since 2022. On the First Friday, we invite a different local non-profit to bring their team in for a free pottery lesson and fundraising event. Throw Downs are great community building events, as well as important fundraising opportunities for the non-profit beneficiaries as net proceeds from the event are donated to the non-profit. We love offering this lively team-building experience as our way of saying THANK YOU!!! for the important work that nonprofits are doing in our community.

Throughout 2024, Paseo Pottery’s students, guests, and volunteers all voted on their top non-profit categories, and after the votes were tallied, Punching Out Parkinson's Santa Fe was among the winners.

During April's First Friday Throw Down, we invite POP Santa Fe to bring in their entire administrative team for a team-building experience. The event is also open to the general public for $25/person, and this is the fundraising aspect of the event.

We'll start the evening with a pottery class for POP Santa Fe (from 5-6PM). During this first hour, the general public is invited to watch the non-profit team try their hand on the wheel, or they may take part in hand-building demos. After the first hour, the general public is invited to jump on the wheels along with POP Santa Fe team.

Paseo Pottery volunteers provide ongoing demos and guidance throughout the evening. After the event, net profits from the April Throw Down are donated to POP Santa Fe.

Come play on April 4th from 5pm to 7pm with some clay and benefit a terrific local nonprofit supporting those who live with Parkinson's disease.