Welcome to the American Art Clay Company!

What's New at AMACO

Friendly Plastic® Designer Challenge!	Friendly Plastic is back!
Join Amaco's Play in Clay Community - coming soon!	2008 Ceramic Workshops Potters Council Regional Conference Registration
How to Start Up a Ceramic Program

AMACO Industry Leader in Safety for Ceramic Products & Equipment

Children Deserve Safe Classrooms

AMACO makes 600 lead-free glazes, 11 talc-free moist clay bodies, 4 talc-free modeling clays and 23 UL Listed AMACO/Excel Kilns ...plus the world’s best-selling Brent potter’s wheel. We're proud to be the industry leader in safe engineering for ceramic products and equipment.

Lesson Plans for the Classroom!

Learn more about our
Commitment to Safety.

Potter's Wheels

Amaco designed and manufactured the first wheel chair accessible potter's wheel in 1982.

Brent®: the Most Popular Potters Wheel

Amaco manufactures the best selling Brent Potter's Wheels under the name Amaco/Brent.

There are 13 different styles of Amaco/Brent potter's wheels designed for school classrooms, and hobby and professional pottery studios.

Brent Potter's Wheels
Amaco Potter's Wheels
Potter's Wheels Accessories

Roll Your Own Clay Beads!

Learn how to roll your own beads with Linda Peterson's "Bead Techniques: Clay Jewelry with Bead Rollers" from Design Originals. Make professional looking beads in minutes with 14 different bead rollers! Learn More Watch Clay Café Streaming Videos!

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AMACO supports Bottles of Hope, a national polymer clay movement increasing cancer awareness through distribution of decorated chemotherapy bottles to cancer patients... [more]

AMACO has been modeling imagination since 1919 with modeling materials, air dry clays and ceramic clays, ceramic firing glazes, electric and gas kilns, Brent potter's wheels, and arts and crafts materials.

AMACO Teacher Support Program

Amaco supports art education through our Teacher Support Program which gives on-line and toll-free technical and product support. We also have a free project library to help teachers and students share a rewarding classroom experience.
See our Teachers Support page for ideas to "Stretch Your Classroom Budget."

AMACO Clays and Arts & Crafts Materials

For Hobby, Professionals and Classroom
The first American company to manufacture modeling clay in the U.S., we make non-hardening clays, as well as, air dry clays (self-hardening clays), modeling materials and casting compounds. We have also developed a full line of polymer clay tools and equipment, including 14 bead rollers, the best selling pasta machine and a Polymer Clay & Craft Oven. For hobby crafts, Amaco has developed a mixed media soft line of ArtEmboss metal sheets and WireForm wire mesh that complement memory making, three-dimensional crafts, and sculpting.

Polymer Clay Tools	Air Dry Clays & Craft Porcelain	Modeling Compounds & Tools
Modeling Clay	Dawn Bibby Outline Specialty Stickers	Modeling Materials K-6
Friendly Plastic	Rub 'n Buff antique finishes
WireForm	WireFrame & ArtEmboss Mixed Metals

Ceramic Glazes, Underglazes and Overglazes

Amaco was the first company to create lead-free glazes in 1951. Today we offer the most extensive line of lead-free glazes in the world with almost 600 colors and varieties/effects. Class Packs give teachers cost-effective color spectrums.

High Fire Ceramic Glazes	Low Fire Ceramic Glazes
Ceramic Glaze Class Packs- Pint Jars	Ceramic Specialty Glazes & Dipping Glazes
Ceramic Underglaze Colors	Ceramic Tools & Supplies, Drape Molds

Ceramic Kilns

Amaco manufactured the first electric kiln for school and studio use in 1934.

Today, Amaco manufactures 23 models of electric ceramic and glass kilns for studio and schools.

Electric Kilns
Amaco Square Kilns
Excel Round Kilns
Glass Kilns and Glass Supplies
Ceramic Kiln Accessories, Extruders & Parts