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Learn & Make

The Gardiner Museum is a leader in clay education, welcoming adults and children of all skill levels.

Learn & Make

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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.

Intro to Sculptural Pottery: Stoneware (All Levels)

Apr 2 2025 – May 21 2025
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Using stoneware clay, learn hand-building techniques, including pinching, coiling, and slab making.
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Hand Building and Wheel Throwing Combo (Beginner)

Apr 3 2025 – May 22
2025 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Learn wheel throwing, hand building, glazing, texturing, and more.
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Hand Building (Beginner)

Apr 4 2025 – May 30 2025
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Make functional, sculptural, and decorative pieces using hand-building techniques.
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Hand Building and Wheel Throwing Combo (Intermediate – Advanced)

Apr 6 2025 – Jun 8 2025
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.
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Reclayming Space to Build Community

Apr 22 2025 – May 13 2025
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Guided by a Zen Buddhist practitioner and registered art therapist, explore the dance between breath and clay through a series of hand-building exercises.
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Wheel Throwing (Beginner)

Apr 29 2025 – May 20 2025
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Practice centering with clay before moving on to making simple shapes like cylinders and bowls.
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Kids & Family Classes

Kids, teens, and families, can embrace their creativity through clay in our fully equipped pottery studios.

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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.
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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.

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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.
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School Groups

Our school programs, designed by professional educators, engage with the Ontario Curriculum in fun and creative ways using clay.

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Private Groups

Our private group bookings are perfect for birthday parties, showers, or a fun night out with friends.

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Corporate Team Building

Bring your team for a hands-on clay experience where they can get creativity and work collaboratively.

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The Gardiner Museum will close at 6 pm on Wednesday May 22 for the International Ceramic Art Fair Preview Gala.