Hand Building and Wheel Throwing Combo (All Levels)
Mar 31 2025 – Jun 2 2025 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Start by learning basic hand-building techniques, then practice using the pottery wheel to create functional ceramics.
Learn & Make
The Gardiner Museum is a leader in clay education, welcoming adults and children of all skill levels.
Spring Clay Class go on sale to Gardiner Friends on February 18 at 10 am and to the public on February 10 at am.
Gardiner Friends get 15% off and front-of-the-line registration for sessional classes. Join now!
Does not apply to Get Acquainted pass holders.
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Adults Classes
The Gardiner Museum is a leader in clay education, offering a range of adult classes year-round in our studios.
Hand Building and Wheel Throwing Combo (Intermediate – Advanced)
Mar 31 2025 – Jun 2 2025 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Inspired by the Gardiner Museum’s permanent collections, practice wheel throwing, hand building, glazing, texturing, and more.
Wheel Throwing: Stoneware (Beginner)
Apr 1 2025 – May 20 2025 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Using stoneware clay, learn to create functional and sculptural pieces on the pottery wheel.
Kids & Family Classes
Kids, teens, and families, can embrace their creativity through clay in our fully equipped pottery studios.
Teen Wheel Throwing (13 – 17)
Apr 5 2025 – May 24 2025 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Express your creativity on the pottery wheel! Learn wheel-throwing techniques to create your own functional, sculptural, and decorative pottery.
Kids Hand Building (9 – 12)
Apr 6 2025 – May 25 2025 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Kids will learn hand-building methods such as sculpting, slab building, and coiling, as well as surface decoration and glazing techniques.
Family Hand Building
Apr 6 2025 – May 25 2025 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Families with kids ages 6 – 13 will learn hand-building and glazing techniques to create your own masterpieces.
March Break Camps
Kids and teens ages 6 – 17 can spend March Break in our studios learning new skills and expressing themselves through clay. Our weeklong, half-day camps offer the perfect creative outlet to keep them engaged.
March Break Camp: All About Clay (Ages 6 – 8)
Mar 10 2025 – Mar 14 2025 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Kids 6 – 8 will discover the stages of making pottery, tapping into their creativity to create original ceramic sculptures using clay and other modelling materials.
March Break Camp: All About Clay (Ages 9 – 12)
Mar 10 2025 – Mar 14 2025 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Kids 9 – 12 will discover the stages of making pottery, tapping into their creativity to create original ceramic sculptures using clay and other modelling materials.
March Break Camp: Teen Wheel (Ages 13 – 17)
Mar 10 2025 – Mar 14 2025 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Teens ages 13 – 17 will explore wheel-throwing techniques to create their own functional, sculptural, and decorative pottery.
Single Classes
Looking to experiment with clay without the commitment? Single Class: Clay Your Way is an informal 2-hour clay class for potters of all levels. Tickets are released on the 15th of each month for the following month.
Single Class: For Families (Family Day 2025)
February 16 & 17
Spend time together in the studio this Family Day weekend! Join us for a series of 2-hour where you’ll use hand-building techniques to create decorative sculptures.
Single Class: For Families (March Break 2025)
March 11, 13, 15, 16
This March Break, join us for a series of 2-hour workshops where families can work together using hand-building techniques to create decorative sculptures.
Single Class: Clay Your Way
Multiple Dates
Experiment with various hand-building, wheel-throwing, or decorating techniques, guided by an experienced artist instructor in a professional ceramics studio. Instruction is provided at the beginner level.
School Groups
Our school programs, designed by professional educators, engage with the Ontario Curriculum in fun and creative ways using clay.
Learn morePrivate Groups
Our private group bookings are perfect for birthday parties, showers, or a fun night out with friends.
Learn moreCorporate Team Building
Bring your team for a hands-on clay experience where they can get creativity and work collaboratively.
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