Adult Programs
Winter 2025 – Adult Pottery Classes
Museum Pottery: Adult Classes
Museum Pottery: 10 Week Adult Wheel Throwing Course
Learn how to throw on the pottery wheel! This extensive 10-week course will help you to build a foundation of skills required to successfully create your very own ceramic vessels. By the end of the course, we would have explored forms such as cups, bowls, vases, and handled mugs! No experience required.
Includes 10 kg of clay, firing, as well as glazes and underglazes.
All potter's wheels (every brand) are potentially harmful to pacemakers. Consult a physician before use.
Age: 18+
Cost: $580.00 (resident rate)
Course 1
Date: January 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, February 3rd, 10th, 24th, March 3rd, 17th, and 24th 2025 (Please note there will be no class on Monday February 17th due to Family Day and Monday March 10th due to March Break)
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Course ID: 00130748
Course 2
Date: Wednesday January 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th, February 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, March 5th and 19th 2025
(Please note there will be no class on Wednesday March 12th due to March Break)
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00PM
Course ID: 00130751
Museum Pottery: 5 Week Beginner Wheel Throwing Course
Learn how to throw on the pottery wheel! This shorter 5 week course will help you to build a foundation of skills required to successfully create your very own ceramic vessels. By the end of the course, we would have explored forms such as tumblers, bowls, and vases! No experience required.
Includes 5 kg of clay, firing, as well as glazes and underglazes.
All potter's wheels (every brand) are potentially harmful to pacemakers. Consult a physician before use.
Age: 18+
Cost: $290.00 (resident rate)
Course 1
Date: Sunday January 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th and February 2nd 2025
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Course ID: 00130735
Course 2
Date: Tuesday January 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th and February 4, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Course ID: 00130743
Course 3
Date: Tuesday January 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th and February 4, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Course ID: 00130744
Course 4
Date: Sunday February 9th, 16th, 23rd, March 2nd, and 9th 2024
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Course ID: 00130742
Course 5
Date: Tuesday February 11th, 18th, 25th, March 4th and 11th, 2025
Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Course ID: 00130746
Course 6
Date: Tuesday February 11th, 18th, 25th, March 4th and 11th, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Course ID: 00130747
Museum Pottery: 5 Week Adult Slab-building Dinnerware Course
Learn how to create your very own dinnerware set using slab building techniques! Through the 5-week course, our experienced instructor will teach you how to create bowls, plates, mugs, as well as various decorating techniques to elevate your pieces to the next level! No experience required.
Includes 5 kg of clay, firing, glazes, and underglazes.
Age: 18+
Cost: $260.00 (resident rate)
Age: 18+
Cost: $260.00 (resident rate)
Course 1 – CANCELED
Date: Sunday January 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, February 2nd 2025
Time: 4:45 PM to 7:45 PM
Course ID: 00130774
Course 2:
Date: Monday January 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, February 3rd 2025
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00PM
Course ID: 00130777
Course 3:
Date: Sunday February 9th, 16th, 23rd, March 2nd, 9th, 2025
Time: 4:45 PM to 7:45 PM
Course ID: 00130781
Course 4:
Date: Monday February 10th, 24th, March 3rd, 17th, 24th, 2025
(Please note there will be no class on Monday February 17th due to Family Day and Monday March 10th due to March Break)
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Course ID: 00130782
Museum Pottery: Adult Workshops
Museum Pottery: International Women’s Day Hand-Building Workshop
Indulge in a creative clay workshop to celebrate International Women's Day. Empower yourself to make your mark and build a handmade object with a professional potter.
Includes 500g of clay, firing, as well as glazes and underglazes.
Age: 18+
Cost: $57.00 (resident rate)
Date: Saturday March 8th, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00PM
Course ID: 00130733
Withdrawal and Refund Policy
Registered Specialty Programs
- Registered Specialty Programs include: Summer & Holiday Camps, Varley Art Gallery Courses, Museum Pottery Courses, Private Tennis Lessons, Markham Sports Leagues, Aquatic Leadership Courses, One-day Courses, or Adult Workshops.
- A full refund will be provided for any withdrawal and refund request form submitted to the City of Markham more than seven days (exactly 168 hours) before the start time of the first class of the program. Clients can withdraw online, no withdrawal and refund request form is required.
- For example, Sebastian is registered in a Summer Camp that starts at 9 AM on Monday July, 15. Sebastian is eligible to receive a full refund if they withdraw online before 9 AM on Monday, July 8.
- No transfers, withdrawal or refunds will be provided for any requests submitted within seven days (exactly 168 hours), on, or after, the start time of the first class of the registered specialty program.
- Cheque payments will be reimbursed by cheque (approximately four to six weeks after approval).
- Please note that the registration system does allow a client to withdraw from a course online within seven days (exactly 168 hours) of the start time of the first class of the program but will not provide a refund or a credit. If this occurs, please contact the contact centre for assistance. The policy for registered specialty programs as indicated above still applies when this occurs.