The Gardiner is thrilled to announce the launch of CLAY, an original in-house restaurant offering seasonal menus of fresh, local fare in collaboration with The Food Dudes. Coming Summer 2018!
This summer, join us for free art workshops and exhibits, live performances, talks, and more, as part of the third edition of the Community Arts Space project, the Gardiner's incubator for arts-based community projects presented by TD Bank Group.
Kids can explore their creativity with clay in our week-long summer camps. They'll learn hand building, wheel throwing, glazing, and more! Camps are selling out quickly so register now.
The Gardiner Museum is among the few museums in the world focused on ceramics, and is one of the most important specialty museums internationally. It houses approximately 4,000 objects, including European porcelain, ceramics from the Ancient Americas, Chinese porcelain, Japanese porcelain, and contemporary ceramics. Search the collection online!
Everyone can love clay! Become a Friend at one of the world’s great specialty museums and enjoy the benefits, including unlimited admission, invitations to exhibition previews and special events, discounts on lectures and clay classes, and more.
Fall classes will be available for registration starting Tuesday, July 31 at 9 am.
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This combination class will use stoneware clay, a high-fired non-porous clay durable for all kinds of uses, to create decorative, functional, or sculptural pieces.
This combination class will use stoneware clay, a high-fired non-porous clay durable for all kinds of uses, to create decorative, functional, or sculptural pieces. ...
Instructor: Lynn Fisher
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This combination class will use stoneware clay, a high-fired non-porous clay durable for all kinds of uses, to create decorative, functional, or sculptural pieces....
Students have the option of exploring the techniques directly on pieces of pottery or working on experimental tiles, leading to surface treatments on future pieces.
Students have the option of exploring the techniques directly on pieces of pottery or working on experimental tiles, leading to surface treatments on future pieces. ...
Instructor: Ian Symons
Students will also explore slip casting and press moulding using existing moulds and new glazing techniques using earthenware clay.
Students will also explore slip casting and press moulding using existing moulds and new glazing techniques using earthenware clay....
Instructor: Audrey Mah
Create decorative, functional, or sculptural pieces through hand building and wheel throwing techniques.
Create decorative, functional, or sculptural pieces through hand building and wheel throwing techniques....
Create decorative, functional, or sculptural pieces with hand building and wheel throwing techniques.
Create decorative, functional, or sculptural pieces with hand building and wheel throwing techniques....
Instructor: Dianne Lee
Create functional and sculptural pieces with earthenware clay and glazes.
Create functional and sculptural pieces with earthenware clay and glazes....
Instructor: Alex Yeung
Using mainly hand-building techniques, but also some wheel-throwing, this course will focus on creating unique tableware.
Using mainly hand-building techniques, but also some wheel-throwing, this course will focus on creating unique tableware....
Instructor: Karin Pavey
Learn the art of the potter’s wheel. Create functional and sculptural pieces with earthenware clay and glazes.
Learn the art of the potter’s wheel. Create functional and sculptural pieces with earthenware clay and glazes. ...
Instructor: Michelle Mendlowitz
Learn the art of the potter’s wheel. Create functional and sculptural pieces with earthenware clay and glazes....
Instructor: Annika Hoefs
In this two-hour workshop, we will explore clay as a medium for deepening our experience of the present moment.
In this two-hour workshop, we will explore clay as a medium for deepening our experience of the present moment....
Instructor: Suzanne Thomson