Clay classes at the Gardiner Museum

Adult Classes

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

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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Wheel Throwing (Beginner)

Apr 1 2025 – Apr 22 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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Hand Building (All Levels)

Apr 1 2025 – May 20 2025
5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Learn to make functional, sculptural, and decorative pieces using hand-building techniques. Practice sculpting, slab building, coiling, surface decoration, and glazing.

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Reclaym Reconnect Remember

Apr 1 2025 @ 6:00 pm

Guided by a Zen Buddhist practitioner and registered art therapist, engage in the simple physical practice of breath with clay.

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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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Wheel Throwing: Stoneware (Intermediate)

Apr 2 2025 – May 21 2025
5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Advance your skills working with stoneware on the pottery wheel to create functional and sculptural vessels.

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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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Wheel Throwing and Surface Decoration (All Levels)

Apr 3 2025 – May 22 2025
5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Learn wheel throwing and surface decoration, inspired by the Gardiner Museum’s permanent collections.

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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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Wheel Throwing: Gardiner Collections (All Levels)

Apr 5 2025 – Jun 7 2025
10:30 am – 1:30 pm

Create functional and sculptural pieces with earthenware clay and glazes, inspired by wheel-thrown works in the Gardiner Museum’s collections.

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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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Stoneware (Intermediate)

Apr 7 2025 – Jun 9 2025
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Refine your hand-building and wheel-throwing techniques, and experiment with exciting glaze combinations on both functional and sculptural pieces.

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Clayming Beloved Community

Apr 8 2025 @ 6:00 pm

Guided by a Zen Buddhist practitioner and registered art therapist, explore simple physical practices with clay designed to bring you into the moment.

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Wheel Throwing: Stoneware (Intermediate)

Apr 9 2025 – May 28 2025
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Improve your ability to center and throw consistently, and practice creating and altering thrown vessels.

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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 designed to awaken you the present moment.

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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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Clayming Love

May 20 2025 @ 6:00 pm

Guided by a Zen Buddhist practitioner and registered art therapist, engage in clay exercises designed to call attention to habits of belief, judgments, and the stories we tell ourselves.

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Hand Building and Wheel Throwing Combo (All Levels)

Jan 6 2025 – Mar 3 2025
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Start by learning basic hand-building techniques, then learn to use the pottery wheel to create functional ceramics.

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Stoneware (Beginner)

Jan 6 2025 – Mar 3 2025
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Learn basic hand building and wheel-throwing techniques, and experiment with exciting glaze combinations on both functional and sculptural pieces.

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