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Adult Classes

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

Learn & Make / Adult Classes

Gardiner Friends get 15% off and front-of-the-line registration for sessional classes and camps. Join now!
Does not apply to Annual Pass holders.

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Stoneware (Intermediate)

Jul 6 2026 – Aug 31 2026
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

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

Jul 7 2026 – Aug 25 2026
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

In this free-form class, develop your skills in wheel throwing, hand building, glazing, texturing, and more using stoneware clay.
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Sculptural Pottery: Stoneware (All Levels)

Jul 8 2026 – Aug 26 2026
5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Push your ideas beyond the functional into the sculptural, using hand-building techniques to make and decorate small sculptural forms.
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Wheel Throwing and Surface Decoration: Stoneware (All Levels)

Jul 9 2026 – Aug 27 2026
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Inspired by the Gardiner Museum’s permanent collections, learn wheel throwing and surface decoration techniques, from sgraffito to water etching.
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Hand Building (Beginner)

Jul 10 2026 – Aug 21 2026
1:30 pm – 4:30 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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Re-claym Re-connect Re-member

Jul 20 2026 @ 6:00 pm

Guided by a Zen practitioner and registered art therapist, engage in the simple physical practice of breath with clay.
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Creative Cups (All Levels)

Aug 4 2026 – Aug 25 2026
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

You’ll be guided through hand-building techniques and exercises to spark creativity and make your own unique set of cups.
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Hand Building and Wheel Throwing Combo (All Levels)

Aug 10 2026 – Aug 31 2026
5:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Learn the basics of throwing and trimming on the wheel, explore hand-building methods, and finish your pieces with glazing.
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Clayming Beloved Community

Aug 24 2026 @ 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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Become a Gardiner Friend to get front-of-the-line access and 15% off clay classes.

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