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One Night Handbuilding - Vase - Fri Jan 31 @ 6:30pm Une nuit de façonnage Sam Mottahed English / Anglais Friday/Vendredi 6:30 PM 9:00 PM 01/31/2025 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 by making handbuilt vases. Vases will be slab-rolled and a variety of decorative techniques will be demonstrated to create a distinctive piece you'll love for years! 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.L'occasion d'essayer quelque chose de nouveau avec cet atelier de façonnage d'une seule soirée. Dans l'atelier de cette semaine, les élèves exploreront leur créativité en fabriquant des vases. Les vases seront roulées en plaques et diverses techniques décoratives seront démontrées pour créer une pièce distinctive que vous adorerez pendant des années ! 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. $

Wheel Level 1 Sun 4:30pm Tour niveau 1 pour adultes dim 16h30 Andree Pilon-McCullough English / Anglais Sunday/Dimanche 4:30 PM 7:00 PM 3/23/2025 5/04/2025 344 Register – Inscrire This course is an introductory wheel course. Class duration 2.5 hours for 6 consecutive weeks. The student will cover the basic techniques for the beginner. You will first learn the art of centering the clay which will allow you make different pot shapes. Trimming a foot onto a pot and surface decoration is covered. Materials included. No prerequisite is required. Ages 16 to adultCe cours est une introduction en profondeur du cours sur le tour. La durée du cours est de 2,5 heures pendant 6 semaines consécutives. L'étudiant apprendra les techniques de base pour débutant. Il apprendra en premier l'art de centrer l'argile, ce qui vous permettra de fabriquer différentes formes de pots. Il étudiera le tournassage d'un pied sur un pot et la décoration en surface. Jusqu'à 6 à 8 pièces peuvent être fabriquées pendant le cours. Materiaux inclus. Aucun préalable n'est requis. Ages 16 + $

One Night Handbuilding - Sgraffito Dish Fri Apr 11 @ 6:30pm Une nuit de façonnage Evelyn Leon English / Anglais Friday/Vendredi 6:30 PM 9:00 PM 4/11/2025 99 Register – Inscrire In this week?s workshop, students will explore their creativity through a handbuilt dish on which they will apply the sgraffito technique. The students will be provided with a number of options to create the main form of their dishes, and they will then apply coloured slips to their projects and carve out their decorations using an assortment of sgraffito tools as demonstrated by the instructor. All pieces will be clear glazed to highlight this fun decorative technique.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.Dans l?atelier de cette semaine, les élèves exploreront leur créativité à travers un plat fabriqué à la main sur lequel ils appliqueront la technique du sgraffite. Les étudiants disposeront d'un certain nombre d'options pour créer la forme principale de leurs plats, puis appliqueront des peintures sur leurs projets et sculpteront leurs décorations à l'aide d'un assortiment d'outils de sgraffite, comme le démontre l'instructeur. Toutes les pièces seront émailler avec un glaçure transparente pour mettre en valeur cette technique décorative amusante.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. $

Teen/Adult Wheel Level 1.5 Sat 1:00pm Tour niveau 1 pour ados/adultes sam 13h30 James Thorne English / Anglais Saturday/Samedi 1:00 PM 3:30 PM 3/22/2025 5/03/2025 344 Register – Inscrire This course is aimed at students who have completed Level 1 and are able to consistently center and throw a cylinder as high as it is wide. This more advanced class will push students to make more technically difficult forms. Prerequisite: Ability to center and pull walls up consistently, if unsure please contact the school to discuss which class is best suited to you. Ages 12 to adult. Materials included.Ce cours est pour les étudiants qui ont terminé le niveau 1 et sont capables de centrer et de tourner systématiquement un cylindre aussi haut que large. Cette classe plus avancée poussera les étudiants à créer des formes plus techniquement difficiles. Prérequis: Capacité à centrer et à tirer les murs de manière cohérente, en cas de doute, veuillez contacter l'école pour discuter de la classe qui vous convient le mieux. Ages 12 +. Materiaux inclus. $

One Night on Wheel Fri Apr 4 @ 6:30pm Une nuit sur la tour Emma Gauthier English / Anglais Friday/Vendredi 6:30 PM 9:00 PM 4/04/2025 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. $

Glazing Session - Wed Feb 19 @ 10am-12pm Session d'emaillage English / Anglais Wednesday/Mercredi 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 02/19/2025 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. $

Summer Camp Registration Gloucester Pottery School Camps are back for 2022! Kids Camps and Teen Adult Camps! COVID 19 - In order to safely run the Gloucester Pottery School programs, everyone entering the premises must wear a mask that covers the nose, mouth and chin. If they have a temperature, cough or other COVID symptoms, they cannot enter the GPS premises. There will be no exceptions to this policy. Register for One Night on The Wheel Class Register for Classes Children's Camp or Teen Adult Camp Reset (show all classes) 2022 Summer Camps Children's Camps are available for registration March 7th. Teen Adult Camps will be posted soon. Photos are samples of past projects, that camp is not necessarily competing that project in 2022. Register Now Get your hands dirty and explore your creativity at Gloucester Pottery School this year! COVID 19 - In order to safely run the Gloucester Pottery School programs, everyone entering the premises must wear a mask that covers the nose, mouth and chin. If they have a temperature, cough or other COVID symptoms, they cannot enter the GPS premises. There will be no exceptions to this policy. Register for One Night on The Wheel Class Register for Glazing Session

Child Handbuilding Thurs 4:30pm Façonnage pour enfants jeu 16h30 Mariska Henderson Bilingual / Bilingue Thursday/Jeudi 4:30 PM 6:00 PM 3/13/2025 4/17/2025 199 Register – Inscrire A very exciting and enjoyable program for children learning basic handbuilding techniques. Students are encouraged to express their own creativity with each piece. Returning students are given more challenging projects and materials included. Ages 7-13 yearsUn programme très excitant et agréable pour les enfants. Ceux-ci auront la chance de créer des objets de leurs mains tout en apprenant des techniques de base. Les étudiants seront encouragés à exprimer leur créativité avec chaque pièce. Les étudiants qui ont déjà prit le cours pourront travailler sur des projets plus complexes et matériels incluents. 7-13 ans. $

One Night on Wheel Fri Mar 28 @ 6:30pm Une nuit sur la tour Elizabeth Bigelow English / Anglais Friday/Vendredi 6:30 PM 9:00 PM 3/28/2025 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 Thurs 6:30pm Tour niveau 1 pour adultes jeu 18h30 Evelyn Leon English / Anglais Thursday/Jeudi 6:30 PM 9:00 PM 3/20/2025 4/24/2025 344 Register – Inscrire This course is an introductory wheel course. Class duration 2.5 hours for 6 consecutive weeks. The student will cover the basic techniques for the beginner. You will first learn the art of centering the clay which will allow you make different pot shapes. Trimming a foot onto a pot and surface decoration is covered. Materials included. No prerequisite is required. Ages 16 to adultCe cours est une introduction en profondeur du cours sur le tour. La durée du cours est de 2,5 heures pendant 6 semaines consécutives. L'étudiant apprendra les techniques de base pour débutant. Il apprendra en premier l'art de centrer l'argile, ce qui vous permettra de fabriquer différentes formes de pots. Il étudiera le tournassage d'un pied sur un pot et la décoration en surface. Jusqu'à 6 à 8 pièces peuvent être fabriquées pendant le cours. Materiaux inclus. Aucun préalable n'est requis. Ages 16 + $

Wheel Level 1 Mon 10:00am Tour niveau 1 lun 10h00 Shaina Lipsey English / Anglais Monday/Lundi 10:00 AM 12:30 PM 3/17/2025 4/28/2025 344 Register – Inscrire This course is an introductory wheel course. Class duration 2.5 hours for 6 consecutive weeks. The student will cover the basic techniques for the beginner. You will first learn the art of centering the clay which will allow you make different pot shapes. Trimming a foot onto a pot and surface decoration is covered. Materials included. No prerequisite is required. Ages 16 to adultCe cours est une introduction en profondeur du cours sur le tour. La durée du cours est de 2,5 heures pendant 6 semaines consécutives. L'étudiant apprendra les techniques de base pour débutant. Il apprendra en premier l'art de centrer l'argile, ce qui vous permettra de fabriquer différentes formes de pots. Il étudiera le tournassage d'un pied sur un pot et la décoration en surface. Jusqu'à 6 à 8 pièces peuvent être fabriquées pendant le cours. Materiaux inclus. Aucun préalable n'est requis. Ages 16 + $

Party Terms and Conditions Terms of Service - Children's Birthday Parties Event bookings are a total of 2 hours in length. All participants are asked to arrive no more than 5 minutes before the booking time and wait outside the GPS doors for your party host who will bring your group in together and are expected to leave promptly at the end of the booking time. If departure from our space is delayed, an additional penalty fee of $50.00 per 15 mins will be added to the remaining balance of the booking. Additionally, if the room is left in a state where staff will have to perform clean up outside of their regular duties, a cleaning surcharge of $50.00 will be applied to the remaining balance of the booking. The party price includes 8 participants. Additional participants are $25 each. The maximum number of participants for parties is 12. Our school will be offering regular programming during the party’s duration. We ask that you be respectful of these classes and monitor noise levels to mitigate interruption. The staff leading the event are responsible for the education and instruction of the pottery project and to ensure the event runs smoothly and to schedule. All questions and concerns outside of that scope should be directed to the Studio Manager: studiomanager@gloucesterpotteryschool.com . The Gloucester Pottery School kindly requests the use of masks for the continued safety of our staff and students. If needed, masks can be provided to participants when they enter the studio. An invoice will be sent to you through GPS ' website on Tuesday following the party for the balance of the fees including any additional fees such as extra participants . Cancellation policy: For all refunds requested, an Administrative Fee of $25+HST will apply even if refund is credited to your account. No refunds are given unless the request is made 7 days before the event booking is due to commence, unless it is due to a provincial or Ottawa Public Health mandated closure. Refunds will be processed within 21 days of the refund request. FAQ Where do we meet for our party? You will gather with your guests outside the doors to Gloucester Pottery School. Your party host will greet you 5 minutes before the party start time and bring you into the school. Is there a separate room for cake and gifts? All activities are held within the same room. After the construction portion of the party, work tables will be cleaned to help transition the space for cake/gifts. Can I bring food to the event? Due to time limitations, it is recommended that cake be the only food served during post project construction time. Do not forget to bring any plates, utensils or any other tableware needed. Is there access to a refrigerator? No, the studio is not equipped with a refrigerator for client use. Can I book additional time for the party? The total duration of the party is 2 hours. No extra time is available. Can I bring my own decorations? Our school is an active studio, to help preserve our space we ask that no outside decorations are brought to the event. The uniqueness of a party at Gloucester Pottery School is the opportunity to have a party in a pottery classroom, it is not a “party room”. There are a few elements the school adds for parties to personalize the event. Can I bring balloons? Due to the nature of the studio we ask that no balloons are brought, there are many items that could be bumped and broken, individuals with latex allergies, etc. Can non-participants attend the event? Only participants and the host parents will be allowed in the classroom. Exceptions are made for those participants who require additional support to be present. Parents/guardians of participants are welcome to wait by the lower level art galleries for the duration of the event. When will the pieces be ready for pickup? It will take approximately 3 weeks for the projects to be completed. Once all of the pieces are ready for pickup, the birthday organizer will be contacted by email through our website with pickup instructions. All pieces are to be picked up by the organizer and it is their responsibility to distribute the finished pieces to each participant. Terms of Service - Adult Group Events Due to equipment and facility limitations, adult group events are limited to a maximum of 7 participants. All pieces will need to be fired twice and glazed before they can be brought home. This process will take approximately 3 weeks. Once all of the pieces are ready for pickup, the event organizer will be contacted by email with pickup instructions. All pieces are to be picked up by the organizer and it is their responsibility to distribute the finished pieces to each participant. Event bookings are a total of 2 hours in length. All participants are asked to arrive no more than 5 minutes before the booking time and are expected to leave promptly at the end of the booking time. If departure from our space is delayed, an additional penalty fee of $50.00 per 15 mins will be added to the remaining balance of the booking. An invoice of the remaining balance will be sent to the event organizer the Tuesday following the event. Our school will be offering regular programming during the party’s duration. We ask that you be respectful of these classes and monitor noise levels to mitigate interruption. The staff leading the event are responsible for the education and instruction of the pottery project and to ensure the event runs smoothly and to schedule. All questions and concerns outside of that scope should be directed to the Studio Manager: studiomanager@gloucesterpotteryschool.com . The Gloucester Pottery School kindly requests the use of masks for the continued safety of our staff and students. If needed, masks can be provided to participants when they enter the studio. Cancellation policy: For all refunds requested, an Administrative Fee of $25+HST will apply even if refund is credited to your account. No refunds are given unless the request is made 7 days before the event booking is due to commence, unless it is due to a provincial or Ottawa Public Health mandated closure. Refunds will be processed within 21 days of the refund request.