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Adult Classes


The Gardiner Museum is a leader in clay and art education, offering a range of adult classes year-round in our studios.

Learn & Make / Adult Classes

Gardiner Friends get 15% off and front-of-the-line registration for sessional classes and camps. Join now!
Does not apply to Get Acquainted pass holders.

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Centering with Clay


Nov 12 2024 – Dec 4 2024
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Guided by a registered psychotherapist, participants will explore a series of hand-building exercises rooted in the connection between clay and breath.
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Wheel Throwing (Beginner)


Nov 20 2024 – Dec 11 2024
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Learn the basics of using the pottery wheel and create your own sculptural works. This class is designed for students new to ceramics.
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Hand Building and Wheel Throwing Combo (Intermediate-Advanced)


Nov 24 2024 – Dec 15 2024
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Develop your skills in wheel throwing, hand building, glazing, texturing, and more. This free-form or open studio style class will focus on independent experimentation and is designed for students with previous experience working with clay.
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Hand Building and Wheel Throwing Combo (All Levels)


Oct 21 2024 – Dec 9 2024
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Learn wheel throwing, hand building, glazing, texturing, and more. This class is suitable for all skill levels.
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Wheel Throwing: Stoneware (Intermediate)


Oct 21 2024 – Dec 9 2024
5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Using stoneware clay, learn intermediate wheel-throwing techniques, creating functional and sculptural pieces. This class is designed for students with previous experience on the pottery wheel.
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Hand Building and Wheel Throwing Combo (Intermediate-Advanced)


Oct 21 2024 – Dec 9 2024
5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Develop your skills in wheel throwing, hand building, glazing, texturing, and more. This class is designed for students with previous experience working with clay.
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Wheel Throwing (All Levels)


Oct 22 2024 – Dec 10 2024
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Learn wheel-throwing techniques as well as new ways to mix and apply glazes. This class is suitable for all skill levels.
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Wheel Throwing: Stoneware (Beginner)


Oct 22 2024 – Dec 10 2024
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Using stoneware clay, learn to create functional and sculptural pieces on the pottery wheel. This class is designed for students new to ceramics.
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Hand Building (All Levels)


Oct 22 2024 – Dec 10 2024
5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Learn to make functional, sculptural, and decorative pieces using hand-building techniques. This class is suitable for all skill levels.
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Wheel Throwing (Beginner)


Oct 23 2024 – Nov 13 2024
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Learn the basics of using the pottery wheel and create your own sculptural works. This class is designed for students new to ceramics.
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Intro to Sculptural Pottery: Stoneware (All Levels)


Oct 23 2024 – Dec 11 2024
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Learn hand-building techniques, including pinching, coiling, and slab making. Work at your own pace to build and decorate functional pieces, like bottles, bowls, cups and tiles, as well as small sculptural forms.  This class is suitable for all skill levels.
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Hand Building and Wheel Throwing Combo (Beginner)


Oct 24 2024 – Dec 12 2024
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Learn wheel throwing, hand building, glazing, texturing, and more. This class is designed for students new to clay.
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Wheel Throwing and Surface Decoration (All Levels)


Oct 24 2024 – Dec 12 2024
5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Learn wheel-throwing and surface decoration techniques, inspired by the Gardiner’s world-renowned collections. This class is suitable for all skill levels.
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Hand Building (Beginner)


Oct 25 2024 – Dec 13 2024
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Learn to make functional, sculptural, and decorative pieces using hand-building techniques. This class is designed for students new to ceramics.
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Wheel Throwing (All Levels)


Oct 26 2024 – Dec 14 2024
10:30 am – 1:30 pm

Get inspired by wheel-thrown works in the Gardiner’s collection to create your own functional and sculptural pieces using earthenware clay and glazes. This class is designed for students new to ceramics.
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Hand Building and Wheel Throwing Combo (Intermediate-Advanced)


Oct 27 2024 – Nov 17 2024
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Develop your skills in wheel throwing, hand building, glazing, texturing, and more. This free-form or open studio style class will focus on independent experimentation and is designed for students with previous experience working with clay.
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Family Hand Building


Oct 27 2024 – Dec 1 2024
2:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Families with kids ages 6 – 13 will learn hand-building and glazing techniques to create your own masterpieces inspired by the Gardiner’s collection of pottery from around the world.
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The Gardiner Museum will close at 6 pm on Wednesday May 22 for the International Ceramic Art Fair Preview Gala.