Broaden and deepen your hand building skills in a supportive environment. Explore a series of stepwise projects intended to increase your pottery independence.

Instructor:  Jenny Tucker

Prerequisites:  Completion of Handbuilding - Beginner Level 1 at the Yellowknife Guild of Arts and Crafts.  Age 16 or older.  Adult full membership.

Cost:  $294 (includes clay)

Registration Opens:  September 8, 2026 at 7 pm
Registration Closes:  September 13, 2026

Attention homeschooling parents!  Having trouble finding an arts-based creative activity for your children during school hours?  This class will introduce kids to the magic of working with clay using basic handforming methods.  The number of pieces created will depend on the child’s interest and engagement.  The focus will be on having fun while playing with clay.

Instructor:  Rachel Makohoniuk

Prerequisites:  Current child membership.  Participants must be in grades 1 to 4 or between the ages of 6 to 11 years old by December 31, 2026.  No prior experience necessary.

Cost:  $133 (includes clay)

Registration Opens:  September 8, 2026 at 7 pm
Registration Closes:  September 13, 2026

Scheduling Note:  No session on October 13, 2026.

This class will teach you how to center larger amounts of clay and will refine skills learned in beginner wheel classes.  It will also introduce students to more advanced skills such as adding handles and lids.

Co-instructors:  Garry Singer and Tori Carmichael

Prerequisites:  Successful completion of Wheel - Beginner Level 1 at the YK Guild.  Ability to center clay and make basic cylinders on the wheel.  Age 16 or older.  Adult full membership.

Cost:  $260 (clay not included; clay must be purchased separately through Guild website)

Registration Opens:  September 8, 2026 @ 7 pm
Registration Closes:  September 13, 2026

Learn the basics of wheel thrown pottery: wedging, centering, throwing simple shapes, trimming, firing and glazing.

Instructor:  Yewon Kang

Prerequisites:  No prior experience necessary.  Age 16 or older.  Adult full membership.

Cost:  $294 (includes clay)

Registration Opens:  September 8, 2026 @ 7 pm
Registration Closes:  September 14, 2026

Looking to try out pottery without the commitment of a full class?

At One-Time Wheel night, you can try your hand at throwing a bowl on the wheel.  Friendly guild members will be available to demo techniques and support you in your efforts to tame the clay and turn it into an object you can actually eat or drink from.

The goal of the night will be to have fun and create a piece or two to take home.  You will be able to choose a glaze for your magnificent creation.  In two weeks, once it has dried and been fired and glazed by our members, it will be available for pick up.

Instructors:  Alana Kronstal

Prerequisites:  Nothing but a positive attitude!  Age 16 or older.  Adult full or casual membership.

Cost (Adult Full Member):  $65 (includes clay and completion of pieces by Guild potters)

Cost (Casual Member):  $75 (includes clay and completion of pieces by Guild potters)

Registration Opens:  September 8, 2026 at 7 pm
Registration Closes:  October 6, 2026

This condensed wheel course is intended for motivated beginners, former potters seeking a reintroduction to throwing, or potters who have taken classes elsewhere but aren’t familiar with the Yellowknife Guild of Arts and Crafts studio.

Learn or refresh basic skills and become orientated to the Guild so that you can apply for access as an open studio potter in the future.  This afternoon course will cover the basics in a condensed format over 2 weeks.  You will learn the fundamentals of wheel thrown pottery: wedging, centering, throwing simple shapes, trimming, firing and glazing.

Instructor:  Ann Peters

Prerequisites:  No prior experience necessary.  Age 16 or older.  Adult full membership.

Cost:  $214 (includes clay)

Registration Opens:  September 8, 2026 at 7 pm
Registration Closes:  October 10, 2026

Learn the ABC’s of hand building:  pinch, coil and slab. Improve your techniques and exercise your creativity through a series of step-wise projects.

Instructor:  Jenny Tucker

Prerequisites:  No prior experience necessary.  Age 16 or older.  Adult full membership.

Cost:  $294 (includes clay)

Registration Opens:  September 8, 2026 @ 7 pm

Registration Closes:  October 30, 2026

This class will teach you how to center larger amounts of clay and will refine skills learned in beginner wheel classes.  It will also introduce students to more advanced skills such as adding handles and lids.

Instructor:  Tori Carmichael

Prerequisites:  Successful completion of Wheel - Beginner Level 1 at the YK Guild.  Ability to center clay and make basic cylinders on the wheel.  Age 16 or older.  Adult full membership.

Cost:  $260 (clay not included; clay must be purchased separately through Guild website)

Registration Opens:  September 8, 2026 @ 7 pm
Registration Closes:  October 31, 2026

Learn the basics of wheel thrown pottery: wedging, centering, throwing simple shapes, trimming, firing and glazing.

Instructor:  Wendy Stephenson

Prerequisites:  No prior experience necessary.  Age 16 or older.  Adult full membership.

Cost:  $294 (includes clay)

Registration Opens:  September 8, 2026 @ 7 pm
Registration Closes:  November 1, 2026

This spoon rest workshop introduces the techniques needed for throwing flat and making minor alterations to thrown pieces.  Short demonstrations combined with hands-on throwing practice will introduce techniques for centering flat pieces, creating angled rims, and altering rims.  Tips will be provided for trimming and glazing.

Instructor:  Cynthia Levy  

Prerequisites:  Successful completion of Wheel - Beginner Level 1.  Current scheduled open studio or full studio privileges.  Age 16 or older.  Adult full membership.

Cost:  $52 (clay not included; must be purchased through Guild website)

Registration Opens:  September 8, 2026 @ 7 pm
Registration Closes:  November 12, 2026

Important Note:  This workshop is the first in a 3-part series and is a prerequisite for the next 2 worskhops in the series: Plates and Platters and Chip-and-Dip Platters.