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Bailey Gas Soda Kiln Firings Our Soda kiln has arrived!! Gloucester Pottery School is growing its number of programs and ways it serves our community. If you are involved with an organization and would like to partner with us on a program please reach out. Workshops GPS is excited to introduce our new series of soda kiln firing workshops featuring some of Canada's top artists firing atmospherically. Focus on Canadian Artists and members of equity seeking groups. Register Community Firings We have an amazing line up of Demonstrating Artists for this years Conference. Focus on Canadian Artists and members of equity seeking groups. Glazes and Slips As we enjoy having our new soda kiln we are testing and developing a series of flashings slips and glaze for the soda kiln. Community Firings Glazes Where in Ottawa is Gloucester Pottery School: The Gloucester Pottery School is on the lower level of the Shenkman Arts Center, 245 Centrum Boulevard in Orleans, Ottawa’s east-end. It’s just 15 minutes from downtown, 18 minutes from Rockland and just a few minutes walk from OC Transpo’s Orléans Station at Place d’Orléans. The closest major intersection is St. Joseph Boulevard and Place d’Orléans Drive. Driving Directions: Directions from West: Take HWY-417 E. Keep left to take Regional Road 174 E toward Orléans/Rockland. Take the Place d’Orléans exit. Turn left onto Place d’Orléans Drive. Turn left onto Centrum Boulevard. The Shenkman Arts Centre is on the left. Directions from East: Take HWY 17 W. Continue on Regional Road 174 W. Exit at Tenth Line Road. Turn left at Tenth Line Road. Turn right at St Joseph Boulevard. Turn right at Prestone Drive. Turn left at Centrum Boulevard. The Shenkman Arts Centre is on the right. Shenkman Hours: M onday to Friday – 8:30am-10:00 pm Saturday to Sunday – 8:30 am to 8:00 pm Getting Here Gallery Made Possible thanks to the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Government of Ontario Gloucester Pottery School would like to recognize the generous support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation for the Capital grant we received from the Government of Ontario. This grant made it possible for Gloucester Pottery School to purchase a 20 cubic foot Bailey Soda Kiln and construct a new kiln shed.

Register Now Get your hands dirty and explore your creativity at Gloucester Pottery School this year! Please note that the updates below indicating if a course is full or almost full are done manually. To confirm course availability please visit the registration page. We have added this feature to assist you in finding classes with openings but it is not updated immediately when a course fills. Wheel Throwing Adult Wheel + Handbuilding - 12 week session Tues 11am Tour et façonnage de 12 semaines mar 11h00 3/18/2025 6/03/2025 Evelyn Leon English / Anglais 789 MORE / PLUS Teen/Adult Wheel Level 1.5 Sat 1:00pm Tour niveau 1 pour ados/adultes sam 13h30 3/22/2025 5/03/2025 James Thorne English / Anglais 344 MORE / PLUS Wheel Level 1 Sat 4:30pm Tour niveau 1 pour adultes sam 16h30 3/22/2025 5/03/2025 James Thorne English / Anglais 344 MORE / PLUS Wheel Level 1 Thurs 6:30pm Tour niveau 1 pour adultes jeu 18h30 3/20/2025 4/24/2025 Evelyn Leon English / Anglais 344 MORE / PLUS Wheel Level 1+ Wed 6:30pm Tour niveau 1+ pour adultes mer 18h30 3/19/2025 4/23/2025 Emma Gauthier Bilingual / Bilingue 344 MORE / PLUS Wheel Level 1.5 Wed 6:30pm Tour niveau 1.5 pour adultes mer 18h30 3/12/2025 4/16/2025 Londe McClelland English / Anglais 344 MORE / PLUS Teen/Adult Wheel Level 1 Sat 10:00am Tour niveau 1 pour ados/adultes sam 10h00 3/15/2025 4/26/2025 Emma Gauthier Bilingual / Bilingue 299 MORE / PLUS Wheel Level 1 Mon 10:00am Tour niveau 1 lun 10h00 3/17/2025 4/28/2025 Shaina Lipsey English / Anglais 344 MORE / PLUS Wheel Level 1 Sun 4:30pm Tour niveau 1 pour adultes dim 16h30 3/23/2025 5/04/2025 Andree Pilon-McCullough English / Anglais 344 MORE / PLUS Wheel Level 1 Tues 2:30pm Tour niveau 1 pour adultes mar 14h30 3/18/2025 4/22/2025 Evelyn Leon English / Anglais 344 MORE / PLUS Wheel Level 1.5 Tues 6:30pm Tour niveau 1.5 pour adultes mar 18h30 3/18/2025 4/22/2025 Evelyn Leon English / Anglais 344 MORE / PLUS Wheel Level 2 Mon 1:30pm Tour niveau 2 lun 13h30 3/17/2025 4/28/2025 Shaina Lipsey English / Anglais 344 MORE / PLUS Teen/Adult Wheel Level 1 Sun 1:30pm Tour niveau 1 pour ados/adultes dim 13h30 3/23/2025 5/04/2025 Andree Pilon-McCullough English / Anglais 299 MORE / PLUS Wheel Level 1 Mon 6:30pm Tour niveau 1 lun 18h30 3/17/2025 4/28/2025 Londe McClelland English / Anglais 344 MORE / PLUS Wheel Level 1 Thurs 11:00am Tour niveau 1 jeudi 11h00 3/13/2025 4/17/2025 Evelyn Leon English / Anglais 344 MORE / PLUS Wheel Level 1+ FULL DAY Fri 10:00am Tour niveau 1+ journée complete ven 10h00 3/21/2025 5/02/2025 Karen Kurtzrock English / Anglais 499 MORE / PLUS Wheel Level 1.5 Wed 10:00am Tour niveau 1.5 pour adultes mer 10h00 3/19/2025 4/23/2025 Londe McClelland English / Anglais 344 MORE / PLUS Wheel Level 2 Thurs 6:30pm Tour niveau 2 pour adultes jeu 18h30 3/13/2025 4/17/2025 Laraine Pederson English / Anglais 344 MORE / PLUS

FAQ Programs Registration Clay & Firing Hours & Location Do you offer private lessons? This programming is currently on hold due to high volume of full session classes, lack of instructors, and studio space availability. Please contact the studio office for specific requests. Do you have open studio time or a membership program? No, the Gloucester Pottery School operates solely as a school and the studio is not available for public use outside of class time. Do you offer make-up lessons for classes missed? Make-up lessons or substitute classes are not offered. However, if you have missed your last glazing class, arrangements can be made with the studio office to have you attend an alternate glazing class if available. If you cannot join another glazing class, we will happily glaze your pieces for you with your selected glazes. If you have missed a wheel throwing or trimming class, please contact the office so we can make arrangments for either extra pieces to be thrown or trimmed for you. Where can I find examples of kids projects to choose from for birthdays and workshops? On the Book a Party - Children's Handbuilding Party page of our website you will find a gallery of sample projects your child can choose from for a birthday party or workshop. When will my pottery be ready for pick up? Pottery will be ready approximately 3 weeks from: - The last day of class (for students enrolled in a full session) - The day of drop off (for clients who have brought in pots outside of class time) - The day of the birthday or workshop Please note that you will receive an email from our Studio Manager when the pieces are ready to be picked up. We recommend checking your junk/spam folder and calling the studio office if you have not heard from us after 3 weeks. What happens if I miss my glazing class? The instructor/technician can glaze the pieces for you. If you know in advance you will be missing the class, choose the colours ahead of time and we can get them glazed and fired with the rest of the class. Otherwise follow up studio manager regarding what you want to do. You can take your bisqueware home and bring them to a future glazing class in the next session you are registered in. You can sign up for a glazing session. Due to our packed schedules, glazing sessions have been scheduled Wednesday mornings (10am-12pm) at the end of each session. You can contact Studio manager to register. We recommend this for students who have experience glazing. First timers will struggle in a glazing session as we may not have an instructor available to teach them the basics. How do I register for a course, workshop, camp, One Night on the Wheel, birthday party, etc? On our website you can visit the Register page which will give you the options of registering for Classes, Camps, One Nights, and Glazing Sessions. When you click on the ‘Register’ button, you will be redirected to our programming website to complete and process your registration. For birthdays, you would visit our “Book a Party” page and follow the prompts for selecting a time slot and payment. How do I know if there is room in a class or workshop? Courses may be noted as Full or Almost Full, but these notations are updated manually and may not be indicative of the actual availability in a class. It is best to check our programming site for up-to-date enrollment numbers. To check enrollment numbers on our programming site, click the ‘Register’ button for a course you are interested in. This will redirect you to our programing site where more information and number of spots remaining in a course will be noted. How old do I have to be to use the wheel? The minimum age for enrolling in a wheel class or camp is 12 years old. Can I register my child for Pottery and Dance summer camps? The Pottery and Dance camps are run through the City of Ottawa, with the Gloucester Pottery School hosting the pottery portion of the day. All registration for Pottery and Dance camps must be done through the City of Ottawa recreation website. Please note that GPS does not have access to your City of Ottawa account or personal information. Can I fire clay from outside the studio? No, only clay purchased from our studio will be fired in our kilns. Can I buy clay to work with at home? Only active students can buy clay to work with at home. It is recommended that they follow the class timeline in terms of firings, to ensure their pieces are completed before the glazing class which is the last day of classes in the 6-week session. What is included in the cost of clay? The bisque firing is included, but there are additional fees should you be unable to complete your pots during class time. Are the glazes used at Gloucester Pottery School food safe? Yes, unless mentioned otherwise by the instructor, all glazes are food, microwave, oven, and dishwasher safe. What are the Gloucester Pottery School’s hours? Our administrative hours are Monday to Friday 8:30am-2:30pm. Emails and phone calls will be answered during this time. There will be additional hours outside of these times for pottery pickups, which will be noted in the communication you receive from the Studio Manager once the pieces are ready for pickup. Where is the Gloucester Pottery School located? We are on the lower level of the Shenkman Arts Centre (245 Centrum Blvd, Orleans): - From the upper main entrance on Centrum Blvd, go down the grand staircase and our school will be in the back left corner behind the galleries. - From the rear main entrance on Brisebois (across from the Holiday Inn hotel), walk past the galleries and turn right.

Please include all roles that you hold: instructor, technician, etc If you have a website you would like linked please include it - full url required http://www . Please enter a short bio If you are comfortable please provide your bio in French, if you are not comfortable we will have our translator do it. Upload 3 images of your work Select File Max File Size 15MB Select File Max File Size 15MB Select File Max File Size 15MB Brief Description of your teaching style Your content has been submitted An error occurred. Try again later Submit

Glazing Session - Wed Feb 26 @ 10am-12pm Session d'emaillage English / Anglais Wednesday/Mercredi 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 02/26/2025 40 Register – Inscrire An opportunity for experienced active students who have taken at least one full session including glazing at Gloucester Pottery School to come and glaze the bisqueware they could not complete during class. There is no instructor for this session. Additional glaze firing fees per pot will be tabulated and payment taken at the end of the session. Limit of 6 clients at a time during each 2 hour block. Please note our glazes are specifically formulated to be used with our own clay bodies in our own kilns. Pots made from clay purchased outside of our studio will not be permitted.Une opportunité pour les étudiants actifs ayant au moins une session d'expérience en émaillage avec l'ecole de poterie Gloucester de venir glacer les pots qu'ils n'ont pas pu réaliser en cours. Il n'y a aucune instructeur our cette session. Les frais supplémentaires de cuisson de glaçage par pot seront calculés et le paiement prélevé à la fin de la session. Limite de 6 clients à la fois pendant chaque bloc de 2 heures. Veuillez noter que nos glacures sont spécialement formulés pour être utilisés avec nos propres d'argile dans nos propres fours. Les pots en argile achetés à l?extérieur de notre studio ne seront pas autorisés. $

One Night Handbuilding - Mugs - Fri Feb 14 @ 6:30pm Une nuit de façonnage Vanessa Villarreal English / Anglais Friday/Vendredi 6:30 PM 9:00 PM 02/14/2025 99 Register – Inscrire An opportunity to try something new with this single evening handbuilding workshop. In this week?s workshop, students will explore their creativity through handbuilt mugs! Once the form is created, the student will be instructed on how to decorate it using various techniques which may include wax inlay, sgraffito, slip trailing, or carving.Price includes 2.5 hours of instruction, all materials, tools, and the glazing and firing by our technicians. Projects will be ready for pick up in approximately 3 weeks (participants will be notified via email). This workshop is open to clients 16 years and older.Une occasion d'essayer quelque chose de nouveau avec cet atelier de façonnage à la main d'une seule soirée. Dans l'atelier de cette semaine, les élèves exploreront leur créativité à travers les tasses! Une fois la tasse créée, l'étudiant sera informé de la façon de le décorer en utilisant diverses techniques qui peuvent inclure l'incrustation de cire, le sgraffito, le glissement ou la sculpture.Le prix comprend 2,5 heures d'instruction, tous les matériaux, les outils, le émaillage et la cuisson par nos techniciens. Les projets seront prêts à être récupérés dans environ 3 semaines (les participants seront informés par courriel). Cet atelier est ouvert aux clients de 16 ans et plus. $

One Night on Wheel Fri Jan 31 @ 6:30pm Une nuit sur la tour Emma Gauthier English / Anglais Friday/Vendredi 6:30 PM 9:00 PM 01/31/2025 99 Register – Inscrire Have you wanted to try making pottery on the wheel? Here is your opportunity to enjoy one evening discovering the art of throwing clay during this 2.5 hour workshop. After the workshop our technicians will trim and fire your pieces and they will be ready for you to pick up in 3 weeks. Come and relax while experiencing the joy of clay. This workshop is open to clients 16 years and older. All materials included. $99 +HST each. Êtes-vous intéressez à essayer la poterie sur le tour? Voici votre chance de profiter d'une soirée découverte sur le tour, dans un atelier de deux heures et demi. Les projets seront émaillés et cuits pour les participants et ils seront prêts à être récupérés trois semaines plus tard. Venez et vous détendre tout en découvrant la joie de l'argile. Cet atelier est ouvert aux clients de 16 ans et plus. matériels inclus. 99$ pour chaque. $

One Night on Wheel Fri Feb 7 @ 6:30pm Une nuit sur la tour Laraine Pederson English / Anglais Friday/Vendredi 6:30 PM 9:00 PM 02/07/2025 99 Register – Inscrire Have you wanted to try making pottery on the wheel? Here is your opportunity to enjoy one evening discovering the art of throwing clay during this 2.5 hour workshop. After the workshop our technicians will trim and fire your pieces and they will be ready for you to pick up in 3 weeks. Come and relax while experiencing the joy of clay. This workshop is open to clients 16 years and older. All materials included. $99 +HST each. Êtes-vous intéressez à essayer la poterie sur le tour? Voici votre chance de profiter d'une soirée découverte sur le tour, dans un atelier de deux heures et demi. Les projets seront émaillés et cuits pour les participants et ils seront prêts à être récupérés trois semaines plus tard. Venez et vous détendre tout en découvrant la joie de l'argile. Cet atelier est ouvert aux clients de 16 ans et plus. matériels inclus. 99$ pour chaque. $

Wheel Level 1+ FULL DAY Fri 10:00am Tour niveau 1+ journée complete ven 10h00 Karen Kurtzrock English / Anglais Friday/Vendredi 10:00 AM 3:30 PM 3/21/2025 5/02/2025 499 Register – Inscrire This full day class (5.5 hours for 6 consecutive weeks) is a 1+ level intended for intermediate students to improve their ability to center and throw consistently. This intensive class is about learning - not production - and rather than keeping every pot the student is expected to cut some of their pots and analyze them with the instructor to determine the areas that need improvement. The class will cover the fundamentals of wheel throwing in addition to introducing students to a variety of handle making techniques and surface decoration. This course is aimed at students who have taken level 1 wheel and have a basic understanding of wheel throwing. It is not intended for advanced potters who are looking for studio time to produce a large amount of work. The student can make up to 20 pots over the course of this session. Lunch break from 12-12:30pm - please bring your lunch! Materials included. Prerequisite: Level 1 wheel. Ages:16+Ce cours d'une journée complète (5,5 heures pendant 6 semaines consécutives) est un niveau 1+ destiné aux étudiants intermédiaires pour améliorer leur capacité à centrer et à tourner de manière cohérente. Ce cours intensif est axé sur l'apprentissage - et non sur la production - et plutôt que de garder chaque pot, l'étudiant doit couper certains de ses pots et à les analyser avec l'instructeur pour déterminer les domaines qui doivent être améliorés. Le cours couvrira les bases du tourner sur la tour en plus d'initier les étudiants à une variété de techniques de fabrication de poignées et de décoration de surface. Ce cours s'adresse aux étudiants qui ont suivi le niveau 1 de tour et qui ont une compréhension de base du tourner. Il n'est pas destiné aux potiers avancés qui recherchent du temps en studio pour produire une grande quantité de travail. L'élève peut fabriquer jusqu'à 20 pots au cours de cette session. Pause déjeuner de 12h à 12h30 - merci d'apporter votre lunch ! Materiaux inclus. Prérequis : roue niveau 1. Âges :16+ $

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Handbuilding Sat 1:00pm Façonnage sam 13h00 Emma Gauthier Bilingual / Bilingue Saturday/Samedi 1:00 PM 3:30 PM 3/15/2025 4/26/2025 344 Register – Inscrire In this 6 week class students will learn the basics of handbuilding for both functional and decorative ceramics. The class will experiment with different decorating styles using patterns, embellishments, and underglaze colors and slips to enhance their work. There will be a deeper tutorial in glazing and decorating techniques to enhance patterns and textures on the students work. Materials included. No prerequisite is required. Ages:12 to adult. Please bring an apron or an old towel to protect your clothes.Au cours de ce cours de 6 semaines, les etudiants apprendront les bases de la façonnage céramiques fonctionnelles et décoratives. La classe expérimentera avec les techniques différents de décoration en utilisant des motifs, des embellissements, et des sous glaçures pour mettre en valeur leur travail. Il y aura un tutoriel plus approfondi sur les techniques d'émaillage et de décoration pour améliorer les motifs et les textures du travail des étudiants. Matériel inclus. Aucun prérequis n?est requis. Âges : 12 à adulte. SVP apporter un tablier ou une vieille serviette pour protéger vos vêtements. $

Register Now Get your hands dirty and explore your creativity at Gloucester Pottery School this year! Please note that the updates below indicating if a course is full or almost full are done manually. To confirm course availability please visit the registration page. We have added this feature to assist you in finding classes with openings but it is not updated immediately when a course fills. Children's Summer Camps