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Learn fundamental skills and explore exciting new directions in contemporary art and craft through artist-led classes and workshops for all ages.

 

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March 4, 2026

Hand-building with Paper Clay

03/04/2026 - 03/25/2026
Learn to make your own hand building clay body using tissue paper and toilet paper mixed in to clay.

March 5, 2026

Navigating Process and Practice

03/05/2026
AGB presents a professional development workshop with Jude Abu Zaineh, a Palestinian-Canadian interdisciplinary artist-curator working across art, food, science, and technology studies.

March 12, 2026

Making Patterns with Natural Dyes and Resists

03/12/2026 - 03/26/2026
This three-week course will explore the basic techniques of resist dyeing with ties, stitching and pleating, with the goal of providing an understanding of how to create natural dye vats and resist techniques.

March 13, 2026

Friday Night Clay Date: Owls

03/13/2026
Hand-build a decorative feathered friend in this workshop where we’ll focus on creating a classic ceramic figure personalized with your own unique touches. 

March 17, 2026

March Break Teen Workshop

03/17/2026 - 03/19/2026
Join us for one or both days in the Pottery studio designed especially for teens during March Break! Open to aspiring ceramicists ages 12-17, each full-day workshop

March 18, 2026

Radical Darkroom: Greening the Darkroom

03/18/2026
This workshop will introduce alternative, eco-friendly materials and methods that minimize the use of toxic chemicals commonly found in conventional darkroom practices.

May 18, 2026

Freedom As Method: A Week-Long Ceramic Intensive with Grace Han

05/18/2026 - 05/22/2026
Discover a transformative approach to working with clay, one that prioritizes instinct, repetition, exploration, and the freedom to follow your ideas wherever they lead.

May 21, 2026

Artist Talk: Grace Han

05/21/2026
Join us for a free public artist talk with acclaimed ceramic artist Grace Han, presented as part of the AGB’s Mentor-In-Residence Program.