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Spring 2024— Family Pottery Programs
Spring 2024 program registration begins February 27 at 6:30 AM.
Spring 2024 – Family Pottery Classes
Museum Pottery: Family Classes
Museum Pottery: Family 5 Week Introduction to Pottery
Come explore the world of clay with your child! This 5-week course is designed to give your child a taster of the many aspects of clay. Participants will get to try our different hand-building techniques such as pinching, coil-building, and slab-building, everyone will also get a chance to try out the pottery wheel!
Price includes clay, glazes and firing. Cost for 1 child and 1 adult, additional adults or children $220.00 each to a max of 2 additional participants. Children attending must be registered with an adult.
Age: 4+
Cost: $277.75 (resident rate)
Course 1
Date: Sunday April 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, and May 5th, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Course ID: 00048970
Course 2
Date: Sunday May 12th,, 26th, June 2nd, 9th, and 16th, 2024 (Please note that there is no class on May 19th due to Victoria Day long weekend)
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Course ID: 00048971
Museum Pottery: Family Workshops
Museum Pottery: Family Hand-building Ice Cream Bowl Workshop
In this workshop we will be using pinching and sculpting techniques to create ice cream sundae bowls. Make a sculpture of your ideal sundae, or a bowl to enjoy the real thing in! Price includes 500g of clay, glazes and firing for 1 piece. Cost for 1 child and 1 adult, additional adults or children $55.00 each to a max of 2 additional participants and will each get another 500g of clay, glazes, and firing for 1 piece. Children attending must be registered with an adult.
Age: 4+
Cost: $55.55 (resident rate)
Date: Sunday, April 7th, 2023
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Barcode: 00048973
Museum Pottery: Family Hand-building Mother’s Day Gift Workshop
Make it the best Mother’s Day ever with a handmade gift! In this 2 hour workshop we will work on making a vessel using coil-building techniques, perfect for crafting a vase, mug, or utensil holder! Price includes 500g of clay, glazes and firing for 1 piece. Cost for 1 child and 1 adult, additional adults or children $55.00 each to a max of 2 additional participants and will each get another 500g of clay, glazes, and firing for 1 piece. Children attending must be registered with an adult.
Age: 4+
Cost: $55.55 (resident rate)
Session 1
Date: Sunday April 14th, 2024
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Barcode: 00048974
Session 2
Date: Sunday April 21st, 2024
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Barcode: 00048975
Museum Pottery: Family Hand-building Fruit Plate Workshop
In this workshop we will be using slab building techniques to create your very own fruit plate! Price includes 500g of clay, glazes and firing for 1 piece. Cost for 1 child and 1 adult, additional adults or children $55.00 each to a max of 2 additional participants and will each get another 500g of clay, glazes, and firing for 1 piece. Children attending must be registered with an adult.
Age: 4+
Cost: $55.55 (resident rate)
Date: Sunday, April 28th, 2024
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Barcode: 00048976
Museum Pottery: Family Hand-building Vase Workshop
Join us at the studio and learn to make your very own vase for the beautiful summer flowers! In this 2 hour workshop, you will be taught to build a vase with clay using various hand-building and decorating techniques. Price includes 500g of clay, glazes and firing for 1 piece. Cost for 1 child and 1 adult, additional adults or children $50.00 each to a max of 2 additional participants and will each get another 500g of clay, glazes, and firing for 1 piece. Children attending must be registered with an adult.
Age: 4+
Cost: $55.55 (resident rate)
Date: Sunday May 5th, 2024
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Barcode: 00048977
Museum Pottery: Family Hand-building Mother’s Day Mug Workshop
Give mom the best gift, a ‘World’s Greatest Mom” mug! We will work on the slab-building technique to build something beautiful she can use every day. Price includes 500g of clay, glazes and firing for 1 piece. Cost for 1 child and 1 adult, additional adults or children $50.00 each to a max of 2 additional participants and will each get another 500g of clay, glazes, and firing for 1 piece. Children attending must be registered with an adult.
Age: 4+
Cost: $55.55 (resident rate)
Date: Sunday May 12th, 2024
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Barcode: 00048978
Museum Pottery: Family Hand-building Father’s Day Gift Workshop
Make it the best Father’s Day ever with a handmade gift! In this 2 hour workshop we will work on making a vessel using coil-building techniques, perfect for crafting a vase, mug, or utensil holder! Price includes 500g of clay, glazes and firing for 1 piece. Cost for 1 child and 1 adult, additional adults or children $55.00 each to a max of 2 additional participants and will each get another 500g of clay, glazes, and firing for 1 piece. Children attending must be registered with an adult.
Age: 4+
Cost: $55.55 (resident rate)
Date: Sunday May 26th, 2024
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Barcode: 00048979
Museum Pottery: Family Hand-building Summer Solstice - Sundial Sculpture Workshop
Celebrate Summer Solstice by making a garden Sundial. We will use the sculpting technique to create mini sundials, perfect to appreciate the longest day of the year! Price includes 500g of clay, glazes and firing for 1 piece. Cost for 1 child and 1 adult, additional adults or children $55.00 each to a max of 2 additional participants and will each get another 500g of clay, glazes, and firing for 1 piece. Children attending must be registered with an adult.
Age: 4+
Cost: $55.55 (resident rate)
Date: Sunday June 2nd, 2024
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Barcode: 00048981
Museum Pottery: Family Hand-building Garden Gnome Workshop
Get your garden looking beautiful with a handmade sculpture! This family workshop will teach techniques like sculpting and pinching to make a gnome to live in your garden. Price includes 500g of clay, glazes and firing for 1 piece. Cost for 1 child and 1 adult, additional adults or children $55.00 each to a max of 2 additional participants and will each get another 500g of clay, glazes, and firing for 1 piece. Children attending must be registered with an adult.
Age: 4+
Cost: $55.55 (resident rate)
Date: Sunday June 9th, 2024
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Barcode: 00048982
Museum Pottery: Family Hand-building Father’s Day Mug Workshop
Make a personalized ‘World’s Greatest Dad” mug! We will work with the slab-building technique to build a mug Dad can use every day! Price includes 500g of clay, glazes and firing for 1 piece. Cost for 1 child and 1 adult, additional adults or children $55.00 each to a max of 2 additional participants and will each get another 500g of clay, glazes, and firing for 1 piece. Children attending must be registered with an adult.
Age: 4+
Cost: $55.55 (resident rate)
Date: Saturday June 16th, 2024
Time: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Barcode: 00048983
Winter 2024 - Family Pottery Programs
Winter 2024 programs will be available for registration from December 5. Click here to learn more about the new Recreation, Culture and Markham Public Library Program Registration and Facility Booking System and create your account now! Click here to view programs in the new system!
Winter 2024 - Family Pottery Classes
Museum Pottery: Family 5 Week Introduction to Pottery
Come explore the world of clay with your child! This 5-week course is designed to give your child a taster of the many aspects of clay. Participants will get to try our different hand-building techniques such as pinching, coil-building, and slab-building, everyone will also get a chance to try out the pottery wheel!
Price includes clay, glazes and firing. Cost for 1 child and 1 adult, additional adults or children $220.00 each to a max of 2 additional participants. Children attending must be registered with an adult.
Age: 4+
Cost: $277.75 (resident rate)
Course 1
Date: Sunday January 14th, 21st, 28th, February 4th and 11th, 2024
Time: 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Course ID: 00028043
Course 2
Date: Sunday February 18th, 25th, March 3rd, 17th, 24th, 2024
(Please note there will be no class on Sunday March 10th due to March Break)
Time: 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Course ID: 00028047
Cancelled.
Museum Pottery: Family Workshops
Museum Pottery: Family Chinese New Year Lantern-building Workshop
Happy Chinese New Year! Come join us for this two hour workshop, where we will use clay to create your very own Chinese New Year themed lantern.
Price includes 500g of clay, glazes and firing. Cost for 1 child and 1 adult, additional adults or children $55.00 each to a max of 2 additional participants. Children attending must be registered with an adult.
Age: 4+
Cost: $55.55 (resident rate)
Session 1
Date: Saturday January 13th, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Course ID: 00028108
Session 2
Date: Sunday January 14th, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Course ID: 00028110
Session 3
Date: Saturday February 10th, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Course ID: 00028104
Museum Pottery: Family Groundhog Day Workshop
When will winter end? We must consult the groundhog! Sculpt your very own groundhog and decide for yourself when you would like winter to end. Will it see its shadow and retreat to its den? Or will it not see it and spring would come early?
Price includes 500g of clay, glazes and firing. Cost for 1 child and 1 adult, additional adults or children $55.00 each to a max of 2 additional participants. Children attending must be registered with an adult.
Age: 4+
Cost: $55.55 (resident rate)
Session 1
Date: Sunday January 28th, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Course ID: 00028398
Cancelled.
Session 2
Date: Saturday February 3rd, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Course ID: 00028403
Cancelled.
Museum Pottery: Family Valentine's Matching Mugs
Show your love this Valentine's Day with matching mugs! One big and one small, these mugs are perfect for sharing hot chocolate with your favourite person. Design, create and decorate your creations in our fun and exciting pottery studio!
Price includes 500g of clay, glazes and firing. Cost for 1 child and 1 adult, additional adults or children $55.00 each to a max of 2 additional participants. Children attending must be registered with an adult.
Age: 4+
Cost: $55.55 (resident rate)
Session 1
Date: Sunday January 21st, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Course ID: 00028409
Session 2
Date: Sunday February 11th, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Course ID: 00028410
Museum Pottery: Family Handprint Nameplate Workshop
They grow so quickly! Create a beautiful family keepsake with your children’s precious little hands in clay. Make a handprint nameplate as gifts for your friends and family. These nameplate tiles are able to be hung on the wall or framed. Personalize your keepsakes by choosing which colour you would like them to be and decorate with whatever your child’s imagination can create.
Price includes 500g of clay, glazes and firing. Cost for 1 child and 1 adult, additional adults or children $55.00 each to a max of 2 additional participants. Children attending must be registered with an adult.
Age: 4+
Cost: $55.55 (resident rate)
Session 1
Date: Sunday February 18th, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Course ID: 00028412
Cancelled.
Session 2
Date: Sunday February 25th, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Course ID: 00028413
Cancelled.
Museum Pottery: Family Easter Hand-building Workshop
Preparations for Easter are underway! Come join us in our pottery studio to make and decorate your very own ceramic Easter eggs and Easter bunny!
Price includes 500g of clay, glazes and firing. Cost for 1 child and 1 adult, additional adults or children $55.00 each to a max of 2 additional participants. Children attending must be registered with an adult.
Age: 4+
Cost: $55.55 (resident rate)
Session 1
Date: Saturday March 2, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Course ID: 00028414
Cancelled
Session 2
Date: Sunday March 3, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Course ID: 00028416
Museum Pottery: Family First Day of Spring Hand-building Workshop
Spring is almost here! Celebrate the new season with a day of making in our pottery studio. Make your very own flower pot or spring themed utility bowl!
Price includes 500g of clay, glazes and firing. Cost for 1 child and 1 adult, additional adults or children $50.00 each to a max of 2 additional participants. Children attending must be registered with an adult.
Age: 4+
Cost: $55.55 (resident rate)
Session 1
Date: Sunday March 17th, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Course ID: 00028417
Withdrawal and Refund Policy
-A full refund in the form of a credit will be provided for any “withdrawal and refund request form” submitted to the City of Markham before the start of the program (*some exclusions apply).
-Requests submitted after the start of the program, but before the third class/program will receive a refund for the remaining class/program, less a $10 cancellation fee. There is no $10 cancellation fee if the refund remains as a credit on your account. No refund will be provided for any requests submitted on, or after, the third class/program.
(* Exclusion) Specialty Programs: At least seven (7) days' notice is required for any transfer or withdrawal and refund request for the following specialty programs : 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.
-Cheque payments will be reimbursed by cheque (approximately 4-6 weeks after approval).
-Any credit balances that remain unused on a client account for two (2) years will be cleared.