Fall: Holiday Clay Magic
4 – 12 years | Three Days
Celebrate the holidays by creating fun and festive decorations and gifts with clay to share with your friends and family. Your art will be fired and finished with beautiful glazes or vibrant paints to brighten your holidays for years to come! Teacher: Noelle Horrocks

4 – 7 years
28110 • M • Nov 27 – Dec 11 • 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM • $42.50 (FULL)
28111 • M • Nov 27 – Dec 11 • 4:45 PM – 5:30 PM • $42.50 (FULL)
28113 • TU • Nov 28 – Dec 12 • 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM • $42.50 (FULL)
28114 • TU • Nov 28 – Dec 12 • 4:45 PM – 5:30 PM • $42.50 (FULL)

8 – 12 years
28112 • M • Nov 27 – Dec 11 • 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM • $42.50 (FULL)
28115 • TU • Nov 28 – Dec 12 • 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM • $42.50

Intro to Pottery: Throw a Basic Cylinder
Three Days
In this beginner workshop, get a taste of what pottery is all about. You will learn the foundational steps of creating pots on a wheel: how to wedge clay, center, pull and shape a basic clay cylinder. The skills you develop here will lay the groundwork for future pottery classes. This workshop is process-based; no pots will be fired or finished. Teacher: Clive Tucker

27849 • F • Sep 22: 6:00-9:00 PM, SA • Sep 23: 1:00-4:00 PM, Su • Sep 24: 1:00 – 4:00 PM • $116.50 (FULL)

Woven Pencil Holder
One Day
Help keep your workspace tidy with this woven basket that holds your pencils or paintbrushes. Learn to plain weave with flat cane and twine with round cane to create a basket that is both practical and creative. Combine colour and texture with form and function to make your unique pencil holder. Suitable for all levels. Please bring your own scissors. Teacher: Kristen Conboy

28027 • SA • Oct 21 • 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM • $72 (CANCELLED)

Linear Perspective Drawing
One Day
Learn linear perspective techniques first developed by artists of the Italian Renaissance. Explore the concepts of one and two-point perspective so you can learn to draw architecture. You will never look at buildings in the same way again! Teacher: Rebecca Blair

28103 • SA • Oct 28 • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM • $32.75

Intro to Pottery: Throw a Basic Cylinder
Three Days
In this beginner workshop, get a taste of what pottery is all about. You will learn the foundational steps of creating pots on a wheel: how to wedge clay, center, pull and shape a basic clay cylinder. The skills you develop here will lay the groundwork for future pottery classes. This workshop is process-based; no pots will be fired or finished. Teacher: Clive Tucker

27850 • F • Jan 12: 6:00-9:00 PM, SA • Jan 13: 1:00-4:00 PM, Su • Jan 14: 1:00 – 4:00 PM • $116.50

Exploring Watercolour Painting
Two Days
Explore basic and foundational techniques to get started on your adventures in watercolours. Learn about wet into wet and wet into dry painting, controlling colours and edges, how to use masking fluid and salt in your artwork and more! Supplies not included. Please review the supply list before registering for this class. Teacher: Cara Bain

28141 • SA • Jan 20 – Jan 27 • 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM • $49 (FULL)
28143 • Online • SA • Jan 20 – Jan 27 • 3:00-5:00 PM • $47

Intro to Pottery: Throw a Basic Cylinder
Three Days
In this beginner workshop, get a taste of what pottery is all about. You will learn the foundational steps of creating pots on a wheel: how to wedge clay, center, pull and shape a basic clay cylinder. The skills you develop here will lay the groundwork for future pottery classes. This workshop is process-based; no pots will be fired or finished. Teacher: Clive Tucker

27851 • F • Apr 5: 6:00-9:00 PM, SA • Apr 6: 1:00-4:00 PM, Su • Apr 7: 1:00 – 4:00 PM • $116.50

Twined Planter Basket
One Day
Learn basic basket weaving techniques to make a twined planter basket. This lovely round woven basket can be used for all sorts of things – it is perfect for keys, yarn or your favourite plant. Suitable for all levels. Please bring your own scissors. Teacher: Kristen Conboy

28029 • SA • Apr 6 • 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM • $67

Bowls, Bowls, Bowls
Two Days
Learn how to make bowls in this weekend workshop. On Saturday, throw a series of functional soup bowls and one large serving bowl, and on Sunday, trim them. Engineering and aesthetics will be covered in this hands-on workshop. This workshop is suitable for experienced students who are comfortable working independently on the wheel and can throw a balanced cylinder. Clay and bisque firing of your bowls is included. You will receive an email from Place des Arts when your bowls are ready for pick-up approximately two weeks after the class end date. This workshop does not include Open Studio access. Teacher: Vin Arora

27853 • SA • Oct 14 & Su • Oct 15 • 2:00 – 5:00 PM • $87 (FULL)

Intro to Glaze Chemistry
Four Days
This class will introduce potters and hobbyists to the world of glaze chemistry. You will become familiar with the materials and recipes that make cone 6 glazes and learn about colour development. At the end of this class, you will have a small batch of your own personal blend of glaze! This class is suitable for students of all skill levels with an interest in understanding glaze making. Please bring a respirator with P100 filters to each class, all other supplies included. This class will not cover decorative application of glazes on pottery and only test tiles will be fired. This class does not include Open Studio access. Teacher: Vin Arora

27852 • SA • Jan 27, Su • Jan 28, SA • Feb 3 & SA • Feb 10 • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM • $155

The Art of Teapots
Two Days
In this two-day workshop, learn the fundamentals of producing a wheel-thrown, functional teapot. The aesthetics, engineering and history of teapots will be discussed, and all the tips, traps, pitfalls and hacks of making teapots will be revealed. This workshop is suited to experienced students who are comfortable working independently on the wheel and can throw a balanced cylinder. Clay and bisque firing of your teapot are included. This workshop does not include Open Studio access. Teacher: Vin Arora

27855 • SA • Apr 20 & Su • Apr 21 • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM • $78