Ceramics & Glass – Classes/Courses (Ontario)
 
This listing is not intended to cover every single class available in the province; it rather seeks to outline those that are deemed major or locally popular, or those which have been in existence long-term.
 
The classes listed are divided by region and cover small studios and guilds, up to the larger post-secondary institutions offering degree/certificate programs.
 
There's something for everyone… from hobbyist or curious collector, to the serious student seeking accreditation.
 
East Toronto
 
Cedar Ridge Creative Centre
225 Confederation Dr., Toronto
Pottery Classes: Adults & Children
Tel: 416-396-4026
 
Pickering Potters Studio
Pickering Recreation Complex
1867 Valley Farm Rd South
Pottery Classes: All levels, Adults & Children
Tel: 905-420-2667 Contact: Guida Pirita
 
Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Classes
 
The Pottery – Paul Stewart
West Toronto Locations
498 Runnymede Rd, Toronto
Raku Workshops – Cone 6
Tel: 416-690-9475
 
Brenda Ellenwood
Beaches – Toronto
Teaches Pottery in Studio
Adult classes: Wheel & Handbuilding
Tel: 416-699-1254
 
Central Tech Collegiate – The Art Centre
715 Bathurst St, Toronto
Pottery Classes; Evenings
Tel: 416-393-0065
Craft Studios at Harbourfront
 
Queens Quay, Toronto
Ceramics Studio
416-973-4994
www.harbourfrontcentre.com/learn
 
Clay Design
170 Brunswick Ave (at Harbord), Toronto
Pottery Classes
Tel: 416-964-3330
http://www.claydesign.ca/
 
George R. Gardiner Museum
The Clay Pit
University Ave, Toronto
Pottery Classes: Adult & Children
Handbuilding, Wheel Throwing
Tel: 416-586-8080
http://www.gardinermuseum.on.ca/edumain.aspx
 
Nancy Solway
Downtown Toronto
Pottery classes in her garden studio
Limit 3 students / class (wheel throwing)
Co-founder of Clay Design Studio/Gallery
Taught in the Ceramics Dept of George Brown College for over 20 years
Information: Nancy 416-531-5547
 
DISH Gallery + Studio
Contact: Susan Card
Toronto Historic Distillery District
55 Mill Street, Case Goods Warehouse Building 74, Studio 211
Toronto, On M5A 3C4
416.603.DISH
ecard@interlog.com
www.dishgalleryandstudio.clayandglass.on.ca
Adult classes all levels Wednesdays 1:00pm-5:00 pm and 6:30pm-10:30pm 
Weekend Introductory workshops.
Semi-Private classes for artists
 
Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre
Bloor & Spadina, Toronto
Ceramics Classes: Handbuilding & Wheel Throwing
Winter, Spring, Fall – All levels
Children: 3-16 years; Adults
Tel: 416-924-6211
Information/Catalogue: Celia Brandao
Tel: 416-536-0959
 
Kensington Co-op
Nancy Clarke – Pottery & Studio Time
Spadina South of College, Toronto
Tel: 416-593-5191
 
Gail Siler
Beaches – Toronto
Pottery Classes in Handbuilding
Tel: 416-691-2826
Email: studio@gailsiler.com
Website: www.gailsiler.com
 
City of Toronto Parks & Recreation
Toronto Fun Guide
Tel: 416-338-3278
Website: www.toronto.ca/torontofun
 
Scarborough Arts Council
Kingston & Lawrence, Toronto
Children Pottery Classes
Tel: 416-691-2826
 
Annette Hansen
10 week course 2-2.5 hrs / week
Fee includes materials and glaze firings
Tel: 416-463-7934
Email: timnette@sympatico.ca
 
Luc Sculpture School & Studio
Offers a variety of classes including Sculpture, Handbuilding & Creativity
663 Greenwood Ave / on the Danforth
Tel: 416-461-7936
Email: lucsculpture@sympatico.ca
 
Central Toronto
 
The Potters’ Studio
Toronto
Fall, Winter & Spring Classes – 10 weeks
Thursday pm; Saturday am
Tel: 416-423-1827
http://www.angelfire.com/pottersstudio/classes.html
 
Pleasant Pottery
Eglinton & Mount Pleasant
Pottery Classes, wheel and handbuilding
day and evening, 6 days a week
Open Studio spaces when available
Contact: Joan Spears
Tel: 416 489-1324
 
Woodlawn Pottery Studios
St. Clair & Yonge, Toronto
Pottery Classes
Tel: 416-964-0758
 
Susan Low-Beer
Clay Workshops
1 & 2 day workshops – Handbuilding
Nov – April
lowbeer@sympatico.ca
 
North Toronto
 
Koffler School of Visual Arts
The Bathurst Jewish Community Centre
4588 Bathurst St, North York
Pottery Classes Only
Tel: 416-636-1880 x 269
 
Richmond Hill
Classes: Fall & Winter – 10 week sessions
Tel: 905-473-3241 Contact: Della
 
Hill Potter’s Guild
Richmond Hill
Pottery Classes
Tel: 905-884-0327
 
Pine Tree Potters Guild
Aurora
Pottery Classes
Tel: 905-727-1278
 
Village Pottery & Art Studio
Markham
Pottery Classes: Wheel Throwing & Handbuilding
Adults & Children – Continuous Sessions
Weekdays, Evenings, Saturdays & Sundays
Tel: 905-471-3780
 
Throwing A Fit Pottery – Traci Tomkin
Classes in Richmond Hill for Adults and kids (ages 8 and up); school holiday programs
Tel: 16-817-9060
Website: www.throwingafit.com
 
 
Mississauga & Western GTA
 
Mimico Adult Centre
Toronto District School Board Continuing Education – Community Program
Tel: 416-338-4000 (option 4)
 
Mississauga Potters’ Guild
Pottery Classes
Tel: 416-410-3412 Fax: 905-827-0939
Email: mississaugapotters@hotmail.com
Website: www.mississaugapotters.com
 
The Pottery – Paul Stewart
East & West Locations
Raku Workshops – Cone
Tel: 416-690-9475
 
The Living Arts Centre
Mississauga
Pottery Classes – Fall & Winter
Tel: 905-306-6000
Website: www.livingarts.on.ca
 
 
Eastern Ontario
 
Anne Chambers Pottery
Brooke Valley (1 hour South West of Ottawa)
Summer Session - Brooke Valley Creative Living Workshop Series
5 day hands on workshop in July
Beginning January
Weekly classes
www.annechambers.ca
613-267-8759
 
Deep River Potter’s Guild
Pottery Classes: Beginner in Fall
Review after Christmas
Professional Potter Wkshp once a year
Studio: 4 kick wheels, firing time
Tel: 1-613-584-2318 Contact: Ligita Gulens
 
Kingston Potter’s Guild
Kingston
Pottery Classes: Fall & Winter
Tel: 613-546-1437
 
Nepean Visual Arts Centre
Nepean Pottery Studio
Tel: 613-727-6652
 
Dovercourt Community Centre
411 Dovercourt Ave, Ottawa
Tel: 613-798-8950
 
McNabb Community Centre
Ottawa
Pottery Studio
Tel: 613-564-1070
Ottawa South Community Centre
Ottawa
 
Pottery Studio
Tel: 613-247-4946
Glebe Community Centre
Ottawa
 
Pottery Studio
Tel: 613-564-1058
Gloucester Pottery School
Cyrville Community Centre
Ottawa
Tel: 613-749-8109 or 613-748-1771
 
Clay with Linda
175 College St
Kingston, ON K7L 4L9
Pottery classes for children, adults, parent-and-child
Beginners Welcome!
 
Linda Abbott
Tel: 613-549-3546
www.claywithlinda.com
linda.potteryclasses@gmail.com
 
Northern Ontario
 
Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery
Owen Sound
Pottery Classes
Tel: 519-376-1932
 
South Western Ontario
 
Waterloo Potters’ Workshop
Waterloo
Pottery Classes: Handbuilding, Wheel
Adults: Fall & Winter
Children: March break & Summer
Tel: 519-885-5570
 
Carol-Ann Michaelson
For Guilds: Available for evening / weekend workshops
Tel: 905-873-2147
 
Oakville Art Society
560 Bronte Rd, Oakville
Tel: 905-827-5711
Website: www.oakvilleartsociety.com
 
Crackpot Studio
Oakville
Tel: 905-338-1358
 
The Burlington Art Centre
1333 Lakeshore Rd, Burlington
Pottery Classes: Fall, Winter, Spring
Adult & Children
Handbuilding, Wheel Throwing, Sculptural works
Tel: 905-632-7796
Email: program@burlingtonartcentre.on.ca
 
Dundas Valley School of Arts
Dundas
Pottery Classes: Spring, Fall, Winter
Adults & children – 10 wk sessions
Wheel, Handbuilding, Raku etc. – All levels
Tel: 905-628-6357
 
London Potters Guild
London
Pottery Classes:
Adults – All levels
Evenings & Afternoons – 8 wk sessions
Tel: Ava Goodman 519-659-6953
Website: londonpottersguild.org
 
Amazing Clayworks
Stratford
Pottery Classes: Winter, Spring Fall
Adult & Children - All levels
Tel: 519-273-7887
Email: info@amazingclayworks.on.ca
Website: www.amazingclayworks.on.ca
 
Mary Philpott:
Wandering Fire Pottery & Tile Works
Stratford
Classes in Tile making
Info: www.wanderingfirepottery.com
 
Norfolk Potters’ Guild & Studio
Simcoe
Pottery Classes – Fall, Winter, Spring
Adult – all levels – evenings, afternoons
Wheel, Handbuilding, Workshops etc.
www.norfolkpottersguild.org
info@norfolkpottersguild.org
 
Part-time / Full-time Studies (College / University Level)
 
Toronto
 
Ontario College of Art & Design
University & Dundas
Full-time & Part-time Programs
Ceramics & Pottery
Tel: 416-977-6000
www.ocad.on.ca
 
Southern Ontario
 
Mohawk College
Stoney Creek Campus
Creative Arts Program – Part-time
Ceramics all levels
Tel: 1-888-385-4295
Website: www.mokawkc.on.ca
 
Sheridan College
Oakville
The Ceramics Studio
Full-time & Part-time
Tel: 905-845-9430 x 391
Website: www.sheridanc.on.ca
 
University of Waterloo
Waterloo
Arts Program
Full-time & Part-time
Tel: 519-888-4567
 
Northern Ontario
 
Canadore College
North Bay
Artsexperience - Part-time Program
Craft & Design two-year diploma
Tel: 705-474-7600 x 5420
or 1-800-519-3534
 
White Mountain Academy of the Arts
Elliot Lake
Ceramics Program – Full-time
Fall & Winter
Tel: 1-800-368-8655
Website: www.whitemountainacademy.edu
 
Lakehead University
Thunder Bay
Ceramics Program – Full-time
Tel: 1-807-343-8787
 
Eastern Ontario
 
Haliburton School of the Arts
Flemming College
Haliburton
Ceramics Certificate – Part-time, Full-time
Summer & Fall
Tel: 705-457-1680
Website: www.haliburtonschoolofthearts.ca
 
St. Lawrence College
Brockville
Ceramics Classes - Fall, Winter, Spring
Part-time Program
Tel: 613-345-0660 x 3503
The Ontario College of Art
 
Ottawa
Creative Arts Program
Tel: 613-241-7471