About Romero House Ceramic studio and Mudroom Gallery
mission
The mission of The Romero House Potters, Inc. is to promote and support ceramics arts education for the Tucson and Southern Arizona communities by offering classes, workshops, gallery exhibitions, and special events.
History
The Romero House is part of what was once the Presidio of San Augustin del Tucson, at the southwest corner of West Washington Street and Meyer Avenue in downtown Tucson’s El Presidio Historic District. The Presidio was founded in 1775 by Lieutenant Colonel Hugo O’Conor of Mexico’s Spanish army and Padre Francisco Garcés of San Xavier Mission.The Romero House was built around 1860 as the residence of Leonardo Romero and his family. Leonardo Romero was a local carpenter who worked on many landmark structures including the San Xavier Mission. Over many years the Romero House has undergone structural changes and has served as a space for a variety of businesses. In 1975 the Tucson Art Center became the Tucson Museum of Art and moved into a new facility built on these historic grounds. As part of their education program, the Romero House was equipped with kilns and has become the longest-operating educational ceramics studio in the city. However, almost forty years later, the future of the program was in doubt. Today, the Romero House is home to The Romero House Potters, Inc. We are a non-profit group dedicated to ensuring that the studio remains open and the legacy of ceramics education continues.
Mudroom Gallery
Mudroom Gallery is a contemporary artists-run, member based ceramics gallery nestled within the Studio’s north Washington St. entrance. The gallery exists to bring the community together to curate, celebrate, and support ceramic art work and ceramic artists. Find out more on the Mudroom Gallery page.
Facilities
Our facility has gas and electric kilns, potter’s wheels and rooms for handbuilding and glazing. We offer a popular ceramics program featuring classes for adults of all skill levels.
Organization
The Romero House Potters, Inc. is a non-profit (501(c)(3) ceramics educational organization. The studio does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, marital status, military status, national origin (ancestry), race, religion (creed), or sexual orientation in any of its activities.
Organizational chart
Link to Monthly Zoom Board Meeting.