Yellowknife Guild of Arts and Crafts upcoming events

Making Glazes (Volunteer Training) (May 03, 2026)

Sun, 03 May 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Are you a studio potter looking for a way to expand your skill-set at the studio? Come out and learn the basic recipes behind the creation of some of the Guild's most beloved glazes. You will learn about safe handling of the glaze materials and important steps to follow in preparing glazes at the studio.

Instructor: Olivia Hee

Prerequisites: Active scheduled open studio potter or full studio potter. Age 16 or older. Adult full membership.

Cost: Free as volunteer training for active scheduled open studio potters and full studio potters. All other registrations will be cancelled.

Registration Closes: May 1, 2026

Pottery Studio Orientation (May 03, 2026)

Sun, 03 May 2026 18:30:00 GMT

Mandatory pottery studio orientation is required for all new and former studio potters requesting access to the pottery studio during scheduled open studio or full studio hours. The purpose of this orientation is to review Guild operations to ensure that potters are able to safely use the studio without supervision and are aware of the roles and responsibilities of studio potters such as clean-up and volunteer duties. All potters approved for scheduled open studio or full studio access must complete an orientation session before commencing studio access.

Instructor: Janet Diveky

Prerequisites: Approval from pottery representative for scheduled open studio access following completion of Guild pottery class or assessment of prior pottery studio experience. Age 16 or older. Adult full membership.

Cost: Free for approved scheduled open studio and full studio potters. All other registrations will be cancelled.

Registration Closes: May 1, 2026

Handbuilding - Beginner Level 1 (May 04, 2026)

Tue, 05 May 2026 01:00:00 GMT

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: $292 (includes clay)

Registration Opens: January 6, 2026 @ 7:00 pm

Registration Closes: May 1, 2026

Scheduling Note: Class schedule includes May 18, 2026 (Victoria Day).

Wheel - Beginner Level 1 (May 05, 2026)

Wed, 06 May 2026 01:00:00 GMT

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

Instructor: Melanie Desjardins

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

Cost: $292 (includes clay)

Registration Opens: January 6, 2026 @ 7:00 pm
Registration Closes: March 2, 2026

Wheel - Intermediate Level 2 (May 06, 2026)

Thu, 07 May 2026 01:00:00 GMT

MANDATORY PREREQUISITE APPLIES

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: Jessica Smart

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Wheel - Beginner Level 1 at the YK Guild or previous experience approved by the instructor. 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: January 6, 2026 @ 7:00 pm
Registration Closes: May 3, 2026

Ice Cream Bowl Making (Volunteer Workshop) (May 09, 2026)

Sun, 10 May 2026 01:00:00 GMT

MANDATORY PREREQUISITE APPLIES

Learn techniques for making consistent and matching wheel-thrown bowls while contributing toward one of the Guild's most popular fundraising events - the annual Canada Day Ice Cream Bowl Sale!

All bowls produced during these sessions will be donated to the Guild for sale at the Canada Day Ice Cream Bowl Sale or other fundraisers. The sessions are therefore free to participants and the Guild will supply clay.

Instructor: Cynthia Levy

Prerequisites: Scheduled open studio or full studio potter with current full adult membership. Ability to center and throw a bowl. Age 16 or older. Registrations lacking prerequisites will be cancelled automatically.

Cost: Free with all bowls produced donated to the Guild. Clay supplied by the Guild.

Registration Opens: January 6, 2026 @ 7 pm

Registration Closes: May 6, 2026

Handbuilding - Beginner Level 1 (May 11, 2026)

Tue, 12 May 2026 01:00:00 GMT

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: $292 (includes clay)

Registration Opens: January 6, 2026 @ 7:00 pm

Registration Closes: May 1, 2026

Scheduling Note: Class schedule includes May 18, 2026 (Victoria Day).

Wheel - Beginner Level 1 (May 12, 2026)

Wed, 13 May 2026 01:00:00 GMT

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

Instructor: Melanie Desjardins

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

Cost: $292 (includes clay)

Registration Opens: January 6, 2026 @ 7:00 pm
Registration Closes: March 2, 2026

Wheel - Intermediate Level 2 (May 13, 2026)

Thu, 14 May 2026 01:00:00 GMT

MANDATORY PREREQUISITE APPLIES

Instructor: Jessica Smart

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

Registration Opens: January 6, 2026 @ 7:00 pm
Registration Closes: May 3, 2026

Ice Cream Bowl Making (Volunteer Workshop) (May 16, 2026)

Sun, 17 May 2026 01:00:00 GMT

MANDATORY PREREQUISITE APPLIES

Learn techniques for making consistent and matching wheel-thrown bowls while contributing toward one of the Guild's most popular fundraising events - the annual Canada Day Ice Cream Bowl Sale!

Instructor: Cynthia Levy

Cost: Free with all bowls produced donated to the Guild. Clay supplied by the Guild.

Registration Opens: January 6, 2026 @ 7 pm

Registration Closes: May 6, 2026

Handbuilding - Beginner Level 1 (May 18, 2026)

Tue, 19 May 2026 01:00:00 GMT

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: $292 (includes clay)

Registration Opens: January 6, 2026 @ 7:00 pm

Registration Closes: May 1, 2026

Scheduling Note: Class schedule includes May 18, 2026 (Victoria Day).

Wheel - Beginner Level 1 (May 19, 2026)

Wed, 20 May 2026 01:00:00 GMT

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

Instructor: Melanie Desjardins

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

Cost: $292 (includes clay)

Registration Opens: January 6, 2026 @ 7:00 pm
Registration Closes: March 2, 2026

Wheel - Intermediate Level 2 (May 20, 2026)

Thu, 21 May 2026 01:00:00 GMT

MANDATORY PREREQUISITE APPLIES

Instructor: Jessica Smart

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

Registration Opens: January 6, 2026 @ 7:00 pm
Registration Closes: May 3, 2026

Handbuilding - Beginner Level 1 (May 25, 2026)

Tue, 26 May 2026 01:00:00 GMT

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: $292 (includes clay)

Registration Opens: January 6, 2026 @ 7:00 pm

Registration Closes: May 1, 2026

Scheduling Note: Class schedule includes May 18, 2026 (Victoria Day).

Wheel - Beginner Level 1 (May 26, 2026)

Wed, 27 May 2026 01:00:00 GMT

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

Instructor: Melanie Desjardins

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

Cost: $292 (includes clay)

Registration Opens: January 6, 2026 @ 7:00 pm
Registration Closes: March 2, 2026

Wheel - Intermediate Level 2 (May 27, 2026)

Thu, 28 May 2026 01:00:00 GMT

MANDATORY PREREQUISITE APPLIES

Instructor: Jessica Smart

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

Registration Opens: January 6, 2026 @ 7:00 pm
Registration Closes: May 3, 2026

Private Session (Physician Wellness) (May 29, 2026)

Sat, 30 May 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Have some fun playing with clay with your colleagues! At this private One-Time Wheel workshop, you can try your hand at throwing an the wheel. Guild potters will demo techniques and support you in your efforts to tame the clay and turn it into a functional object.

The goal of the session will be to have fun! In a few weeks, once the pieces have been fired and glazed by Guild volunteers, they will be available for pick up.

Instructors: Claire Mennell

Prerequisites: Nothing but a positive attitude!

Cost: Free to participants as a physician wellness event sponsored by the Northwest Territories Medical Association.

Registration Closes: May 22, 2026

Handbuilding - Beginner Level 1 (June 01, 2026)

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT

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: $292 (includes clay)

Registration Opens: January 6, 2026 @ 7:00 pm

Registration Closes: May 1, 2026

Scheduling Note: Class schedule includes May 18, 2026 (Victoria Day).

Wheel - Beginner Level 1 (June 02, 2026)

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT

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

Instructor: Melanie Desjardins

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

Cost: $292 (includes clay)

Registration Opens: January 6, 2026 @ 7:00 pm
Registration Closes: March 2, 2026

Wheel - Intermediate Level 2 (June 03, 2026)

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT

MANDATORY PREREQUISITE APPLIES

Instructor: Jessica Smart

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

Registration Opens: January 6, 2026 @ 7:00 pm
Registration Closes: May 3, 2026

Making Glazes (Volunteer Training) (June 07, 2026)

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Instructor: Olivia Hee

Prerequisites: Active scheduled open studio potter or full studio potter. Age 16 or older. Adult full membership.

Cost: Free as volunteer training for active scheduled open studio potters and full studio potters. All other registrations will be cancelled.

Registration Closes: June 5, 2026

Pottery Studio Orientation (June 07, 2026)

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:30:00 GMT

Instructor: Janet Diveky

Cost: Free for approved scheduled open studio and full studio potters. All other registrations will be cancelled.

Registration Closes: June 5, 2026

Handbuilding - Beginner Level 1 (June 08, 2026)

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT

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: $292 (includes clay)

Registration Opens: January 6, 2026 @ 7:00 pm

Registration Closes: May 1, 2026

Scheduling Note: Class schedule includes May 18, 2026 (Victoria Day).

Wheel - Beginner Level 1 (June 09, 2026)

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT

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

Instructor: Melanie Desjardins

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

Cost: $292 (includes clay)

Registration Opens: January 6, 2026 @ 7:00 pm
Registration Closes: March 2, 2026

Wheel - Intermediate Level 2 (June 10, 2026)

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT

MANDATORY PREREQUISITE APPLIES

Instructor: Jessica Smart

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

Registration Opens: January 6, 2026 @ 7:00 pm
Registration Closes: May 3, 2026

Handbuilding - Beginner Level 1 (June 15, 2026)

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT

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: $292 (includes clay)

Registration Opens: January 6, 2026 @ 7:00 pm

Registration Closes: May 1, 2026

Scheduling Note: Class schedule includes May 18, 2026 (Victoria Day).

Wheel - Beginner Level 1 (June 16, 2026)

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT

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

Instructor: Melanie Desjardins

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

Cost: $292 (includes clay)

Registration Opens: January 6, 2026 @ 7:00 pm
Registration Closes: March 2, 2026

Wheel - Intermediate Level 2 (June 17, 2026)

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT

MANDATORY PREREQUISITE APPLIES

Instructor: Jessica Smart

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

Registration Opens: January 6, 2026 @ 7:00 pm
Registration Closes: May 3, 2026