Corporate Events and Team Building Near Fort Lauderdale

An afternoon at the wheel is a better team event than another conference room. Gasper Arts Center is a working ceramics studio and gallery in Dania Beach, two miles from the Fort Lauderdale airport and a short drive from Hollywood, Hallandale Beach and Davie. We host corporate groups, offsites, client events and holiday parties, and everyone leaves with something they made.

Why clay works for a team event

Nobody is good at it on the first try, which is the point. A room of colleagues centering clay for the first time is a genuine leveler, and the people who are quiet in a meeting are often the ones who take to it. Sessions run about two to two and a half hours, long enough to get past the awkward start and finish something real.

What your group can do

Choose pottery wheel throwing, hand building with clay, mosaics, or a painting party. We have ten pottery wheels, so for groups larger than ten we split the time between the wheels and hand building and rotate, which keeps everyone working rather than watching. We assign at least one qualified instructor for every ten guests.

Finished clay pieces are fired in our kilns, which takes about 30 days, and you collect them afterward. Some groups treat that as a second touchpoint and come back for them together.

Capacity and the space

The studio and the adjoining art gallery together hold up to 60 guests, with chairs and tables. The open-plan layout is built for mingling and the gallery gives the room a different atmosphere than a hotel function space. Smaller groups work just as well, and a team of eight gets more individual instruction time.

Catering, drinks and setup

Bring your own food, drink, music and decorations, and set up your own bar service if you want one. You can arrive early to set up and stay for an hour after the session ends. Pronto Pizza is next door and does pizza, wings and party platters, which is the simplest option for a weekday group.

Weekday, Sunday and Monday availability

The studio is open to the public Tuesday to Saturday, and private corporate events can also be booked on Sundays and Mondays with advance notice. Daytime weekday slots are usually the easiest to reserve, and Sundays and Mondays give you the whole studio without the public schedule around you. Friday and Saturday evenings are our busiest, so book those early.

What a corporate event costs

Pricing depends on the size of the group, the activity and the day. Call us at 954-656-3560 to discuss the details so we can provide pricing options, or send the event request form with your headcount and dates and we will come back to you with a quote. We can invoice.

How to book

Call 954-656-3560, email StudioInfo@GasperArts.com, or fill in the event request form. Gasper Arts Center is at 250 S. Federal Highway, Dania Beach, FL 33004. We also host birthday parties, kids' birthday parties and bachelorette parties.