Spring 2026 Program Guide

Get ready to explore your creativity! Let’s dance or get messy with clay, and discover a new skill. ARTS

BEGINNER POTTERY WHEEL-THROWING Age: 18Y+ Shape your creative potential in this pottery program perfect for beginners! Students will learn the foundational steps for throwing clay on the pottery wheel. The instructor will provide demonstrations and support to shape and trim bowls and cups; practice glazing techniques and prepare works for kiln firing. Hand-building techniques will also be offered to those students interested. No experience necessary! Please note: Clay must be purchased for an additional fee (price varies according to clay, including glazing and firing). This class is intended for new students with little or no prior experience. While returning students are welcome to enroll, priority will be granted to new participants. In the event of a waitlist, returning students may be contacted to accommodate new students due to high demand. Accessibility wheel available, please email ArtsPrograms@MapleRidge.ca with your interest.

FRIDAY NIGHT CLAY JAM Age: 18Y+ Create forms for the kitchen & home with some new flare with great tunes, and a mix of styles and demonstrations for a fabulous evening immersed in clay. This class is best suited to returning potters who may be returning to basic prototyping of clay vessels but also will have more involved demonstrations with multicomponent vessels like sugar pots, tea pots, pots that stack and techniques to glaze and create unique surfaces. Handbuilding in various making methods as well as music by request! To get the most out of this program, please plan on attending all classes. Please note: Clay must be purchased for an additional fee (price varies according to clay, including glazing and firing). Accessibility wheel available, please email ArtsPrograms@MapleRidge.ca with your interest.

MINDFUL POTTERY: HAND-BUILDING & WHEEL-THROWING Age: 18Y+ Start your day with a class designed to nourish both your creativity and your nervous system. Mindful Pottery blends calming music with intentional making, inviting you to slow down and truly enjoy the process. We focus less on the final piece and more on the grounding experience of working with clay. This all-levels class encourages you to explore both wheel-throwing and hand-building, learning to work with the clay rather than against it. Each session supports presence, curiosity, and gentle skill-building at a relaxed, supportive pace. A peaceful way to begin the week. Please note: Clay must be purchased through The ACT website for an additional fee (price varies according to clay, including glazing and firing). Accessibility wheel available, please email ArtsPrograms@MapleRidge.ca with your interest.

INSTRUCTOR: EMILY SHEPPARD LOCATION: ACT ARTS CENTRE FEE: $315 | SESSIONS: 8 F HAND-BUILDING VESSELS & SCULPTURE Age: 18Y+

INSTRUCTOR: TAMMI VILCHIS LOCATION: ACT ARTS CENTRE FEE: $315 | SESSIONS: 8 TU INSTRUCTOR: MEGAN TARRIS FEE: $315 | SESSIONS: 8 SU 1:30PM - 4:30PM

INSTRUCTOR: TAMMI VILCHIS LOCATION: ACT ARTS CENTRE FEE: $315 | SESSIONS: 8 M MORNING POTTERY Age: 18Y+

5:30PM - 8:30PM APR 17 - JUN 5

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9:00AM - 12:00PM APR 14 - JUN 2

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9:00AM - 12:00PM APR 13 - JUN 8

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In this class discover or continue to work with your hands in clay. With a combination of directed and self-directed projects, you will create intentional, functional vessels for everyday use, or sculptural/ figurative ceramics, to bring art into your everyday life. Appropriate for new and returning potters. Some tools may be required, or specific clay types so please check with your instructor. Please note: Clay must be purchased for an additional fee (price varies according to clay, including glazing and firing). Accessibility wheel available, please email ArtsPrograms@MapleRidge.ca with your interest.

Start your day off right with a relaxing cup made out of clay! Learn and practice fundamental techniques on and off the wheel to create functional and decorative vessels for your home. Bring your ideas into the 3D realm with support from a professional artist. Please note: Clay must be purchased for an additional fee (price varies according to clay, including glazing and firing). Accessibility wheel available, please email ArtsPrograms@MapleRidge.ca with your interest.

CLAY QUEST: PROJECT POTTERY FOR ALL LEVELS Age: 18Y+ Join us for a guided pottery adventure where each week brings a new project designed to build confidence, technique, and creativity. From mugs and butter dishes to self-watering planters and lidded jars, every piece is chosen to reinforce foundational skills while offering an exciting challenge. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced potter, you’ll work at your own pace on thoughtfully crafted projects that help you grow from one class to the next. Please note: Clay must be purchased at an additional fee (price varies according to clay, including glazing and firing). Accessibility wheel available, please email ArtsPrograms@MapleRidge.ca with your interest.

INSTRUCTOR: EMILY SHEPPARD LOCATION: ACT ARTS CENTRE FEE: $315 | SESSIONS: 8 W FEE: $315 | SESSIONS: 8 F

INSTRUCTOR: EMILY SHEPPARD LOCATION: ACT ARTS CENTRE FEE: $315 | SESSIONS: 8 F

9:00AM - 12:00PM APR 15 – JUN 3

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9:00AM - 12:00PM APR 17 - JUN 5

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12:15PM - 3:15PM APR 17 - JUN 5

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INSTRUCTOR: TAMMI VILCHIS LOCATION: ACT ARTS CENTRE FEE: $277 | SESSIONS: 8 M CONTINUING POTTERS Age: 18Y+

POTTERY WHEEL THROWING ALL LEVELS Age: 18Y+

INTRO TO CLAY - FUNDAMENTALS OF POTTERY Age: 18Y+ Through weekly demonstrations you will learn techniques to establish your own approach to clay. Learn fundamentals of making with clay, on & off the pottery wheel. Explore colour and surface and sweet tricks for glaze application. Discover your process and practice studio etiquette while making cool stuff with new friends. This class is appropriate for all levels. Please note: Clay must be purchased for an additional fee (price varies according to clay, including glazing and firing). Accessibility wheel available, please email ArtsPrograms@MapleRidge.ca with your interest.

12:15PM - 2:45PM APR 13 - JUN 8

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Whether you are a beginner or looking to grow your existing skill set, this is the pottery class for you! Enjoy plenty of creative, muddy fun while learning to make mugs, bowls and other unique clay creations. Our experienced professional instructors will lead you through techniques in handbuilding and wheel throwing. Please note: Clay must be purchased through The ACT website for an additional fee (price varies according to clay, including glazing and firing). Accessibility wheel available, please email ArtsPrograms@MapleRidge.ca with your interest.

Hone your skills on and off the wheel with support from your instructor. With a mix of directed and self-directed projects, learn to stretch your clay in new ways and to new heights. Begin to find your voice through repetition in good company. To get the most out of this program, please plan on attending all classes. Please note: Clay must be purchased for an additional fee (price varies according to clay, including glazing and firing). Accessibility wheel available, please email ArtsPrograms@MapleRidge.ca with your interest.

INSTRUCTOR: EMILY SHEPPARD LOCATION: ACT ARTS CENTRE FEE: $277 | SESSIONS: 8 W 4:00PM - 6:30PM

LOCATION: ACT ARTS CENTRE FEE: $315 | SESSIONS: 8 INSTRUCTOR: TAMMI VILCHIS TU 6:00PM - 9:00PM FEE: $315 | SESSIONS: 8 INSTRUCTOR: DENNIS HIXSON TH 6:00PM - 9:00PM FEE: $315 | SESSIONS: 8 INSTRUCTOR: MEGAN TARRIS SU 5:00PM - 8:00PM

APR 15 - JUN 3

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APR 14 - JUN 2

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INSTRUCTOR: EMILY SHEPPARD LOCATION: ACT ARTS CENTRE FEE: $277 | SESSIONS: 8 W 6:45PM - 9:15PM

APR 15 - JUN 3

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APR 16 - JUN 4

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