Participants must be age 18+

Tickets go on sale online at 10 am on the day of the class. You will not be able to add tickets to your cart until 10 am.

Tickets often sell out very quickly. All drop in class tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Customers will be given the option of purchasing a wheel seat or a hand-building/glazing seat, and may purchase up to 2 tickets per transaction, while supplies last.

Please check in at the Front Desk upon arrival for the class. Please bring a piece of ID with you as you will be asked to produce one while checking in. If a student or Gardiner membership rate is chosen, you will be asked to produce the appropriate ID upon arrival for the class. One student ID per seat and one membership ID per seat is required, unless the membership is at the Friends & Family level or higher.

If you want to use an apron, please bring one from home. Alternatively you can purchase a disposable apron for $1.

Important Safety Information: Using the pottery wheel may be harmful to a person who has a pacemaker. Serious injury or death could occur. Consult a physician before using.

About the Class:
Our Drop-In Classes are perfect for potters of all levels. Experiment with various hand-building, wheel-throwing, and decorating techniques, and take your creations home with you. You'll have access to an experienced artist instructor in a professional ceramics studio, including a variety of tools, earthenware clay, and more than 70 commercial brushing glazes.

It typically takes two drop in classes to complete a finished piece—the first for making and the second for glazing. Firing takes 2 weeks and is generally done once after making and again after glazing. The minimum firing fee is $5, which can be paid at the Front Desk. The firing fee for works larger than 10 inches is $10. You do not have to fire or glaze your piece.

About Clay Pick Up:
Clay pieces can ONLY be picked up during the following times:

Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am - 4:30 pm

*NO EXCEPTIONS*

Firing takes two weeks to complete, and pieces will be held for an additional 3 weeks. Please check in at the front desk and note that there may be a short wait depending on staff availability. We do not provide bags or boxes.

If you have any questions about Drop-In Classes, email us at mail@gardinermuseum.com or call us at 416.408.5070.

Location:

Gardiner Museum
111 Queen's Park 
Toronto, ON M5S 2C7