Community Cups!

Welcome to Community Cups! If you're interested in a unique way to connect with your loved ones this winter, join us in the creation of a mug set, conversations, and a shared space of belonging.

Spend your afternoons in community with us during this course to honor those we're inspired by, featuring co-created cups! Bring a loved one and plenty of creativity, no skill required.

What To Expect

Wondering what your experience might be like?

This is a 6-week course, meaning attending each session is important to continue on with your project. If you can't make it each time, not to worry! Please contact us at [email protected].

We gratefully accept donations, but this is a free class! We ask that you register here or in-person, but no other information or payment is needed.

Our studio has a full suite of pottery wheels, handbuilding materials, and glazes. We have spaces available for projects not yet completed, and an electric kiln for firing. We work with standard stoneware and porcelain claybodies.

The space is wheelchair accessible, and we offer inclusive bench seating for those who may need it.

Work aprons are also available, but we do encourage you to refrain from wearing any clothing or jewelry you cannot easily clean.

Parking & Transportation

2745 W 63rd St.

Located on the Southwest corner of California & 63rd.

Entrance on 63rd St. Sign in, directions, and language assistance at front desk.

Free parking is available in the attached West parking lot, or across the street at 2744 63rd St. If necessary, there is also 2-hour paid street parking out front.

Building is located right off of the California stop on the 63 bus headed Eastbound and across the street, west of the California/63rd intersection if Westbound.

About The Beloved Community Ceramic Studio

A deeply impactful and trailblazing institution in the history of nonprofits in America, The Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) has undoubtedly shaped culture and made significant change in households, on blocks, across the city and the nation.

Since 2019, we have operated our Chicago Lawn and Englewood neighborhoods' very own full service community ceramic studio. Named justly after Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s global vision of the "Beloved Community," in which all people share equally the wealth of the Earth, we now maintain a cultural resource of health, healing, and artistic exploration in our space.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

IMAN's Beloved Community Ceramics Studio, 2747 West 63rd Street, Chicago, United States