Pottery Courses

Pottery Courses in the Ottawa Area

Some of our members who teach are listed below as well as a list of schools and community centres that might offer courses.

Members who wish to list their courses can e-mail admin(at)ottawaguildofpotters(dot)ca

The Glebe Community Centre Clay Studio

A full slate of classes for children and adults. Learn to throw on the potters wheel, handbuild pots, sculpt, or a combination of techniques.

Also courses for parent and child to take together.

Full details and registration on line or call 613 564-1058 or 613 233-8713

Gloucester Pottery School

Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Blvd Ottawa, ON K1E 0A1

Classes for all ages in wheel and handbuilding are available as well as classes for children 6-12yrs in handbuilding only.

Studio also available at an hourly rate.

For the latest information, visit www.gloucesterpotteryschool.com or call 613-580-2763.

Registration: 613-580-2787

Almonte Potters Guild

The Almonte Potters Guild offers a range of evening adult pottery lessons, as well as studio memberships ( Available 24/7).

Kids birthday parties and Corporate clay sessions also available. Various workshops are scheduled throughout the year.

For more information please contact The Almonte Potters Guild at (613) 256-5556 or, email: sroston(at)rogers(dot)com

Pottery Classes in Kanata

Offered by Barcha Pottery Studio in Beaverbrook.

For more info contact Barbora Balaban 613-592-9977, or

e-mail: barcha(underline)pottery(at)yahoo(dot)ca, or see http://barchapottery.wordpress.com/

Carleton Place with Victoria Jenkins

Pottery classes for beginning and experienced potters at the studio of Victoria Jenkins at Carleton Place.

For information and registration contact Victoria at avjenkins(at)rogers.com or (613) 257-2588.

Information and photos of Victoria's work at victoriajenkins.com

Pottery Classes with Debra Ducharme In her Glebe Studio

Debra has been a full-time Production Potter and Educator since 1979. All the Pottery Classes are held in her production pottery studio. The group classes include a variety of hand-building projects which focus on coil, slab, sculpture & an opportunity to experience the wheel. The private and semi-private classes focus primarily on wheel-throwing.

Rates

#1 - Small Group Lessons: 3 or 4 adult students $125.00+GST: a combination of Hand-building & Wheel-throwing.
#2 - Semi-private Lessons: 2 students on the wheel $145.00+GST
#3 - Private Lessons: "one on one" on the wheel $195.00+GST
Special Event Workshops: Children’s Parties: 6 Maximum - $25.00+GST Each
Adult Parties/Workshops: 6 Maximum - $30.00+GST Each

Instruction available for all levels and ages; small class size.

Class fees include all materials & 2 firings.

For Registration please contact Debra by phone 613-236-2512 or e-mail debra (at) decalaw (dot) ca

Mud Pies Pottery classes in Wakefield, Quebec

Mud Pies Pottery offers private parties, camps and ongoing classes in hand building, wheel, sculpture and mosaics. For more information seewww.mudpiespottery.ca

Pottery classes with Debbie Gilmer in South Mountain

Treat yourself or an adult you love to private or semi-private lessons in my new studio. Classes are planned with each participant to meet their learning goals.

10 hrs private.......$195 per person
10 hrs semi-private......$175 per person
10 hrs 3 or 4 students......$150 per person

Materials/firings provided to create up to 15 pieces of finished work. Additional clay & kiln firings available. Classes run 2 hrs. each week for 5 weeks. Times set to suit my students.

Instruction by Debbie Gilmer “My goal is to enable your creative child to come out to play and to help you to learn the principles of good hand-built and wheel thrown pottery in a fun, relaxed environment”.

Contact 613-989-5397 or deb(at)gilmerclayworks(dot)ca to reserve space.

Information and photos of Debbie's's work at http://www.gilmerclayworks.ca/

Community Centres and Art Schools

Classes in pottery are often available at the following locations. Check your local community centre, go visit the facilities, talk to the people involved to find the place that's right for you.

The Guild does not offer courses, but has several member workshops during the year.