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LAST DATE UPDATED: AUGUST 22, 2025

LEARNING

KAWARTHA POTTERS' GUILD

MISCHIMA/BUNCHEON WORKSHOP - Join Karina Bates for a 6 hour workshop on how to decorate your pots using two different but very similar techniques. This workshop will be in two, 3 hour sessions with a break for lunch. No prior surface decoration experience required. There will be example pieces to work on, but if you have a mug or bowl you would to try working on during the workshop time, please bring them (they should be medium leatherhard). COST: $ 100.00 + Tax = $113.00 / Member

$ 120.00 + Tax = $135.60 / Non-Member Send e-transfer to administrator@kawarthapottersguild.com with a message that you are

signing up for this particular workshop.

AUGUST 27, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM | PETERBOROUGH, ON


PARKDALE POTTERY

5 DAY KOREAN ONGGI MASTERCLASS WITH TEACHER KWAK KYUNG TAE - Join us for an intensive 5-day masterclass where Teacher Kwak will share and teach the traditional techniques of Korean Onggi making in a focused and engaging format.

SEPTEMBER 2 - 6, 2025 | TORONTO, ON


PARKDALE POTTERY

1 DAY WHEEL THROWING DEMO WITH TEACHER KWAK KYUNG TAE - Join us for an intensive 1 Day Wheel Throwing Demonstration, where Teacher Kwak will share and teach the traditional techniques of Korean wheel throwing in a focused and engaging format.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2025 | TORONTO, ON


FUSION

PROFESSIONAL MENTORSHIP WITH JULIE MOON - Join Toronto-based ceramic artist Julie Moon for a unique mentorship designed for emerging and mid-career artists ready to deepen their relationship with clay. Open to both functional and sculptural makers using handbuilding and surface design techniques, this program offers a supportive space to refine your creative voice, strengthen technical skills, and explore new professional directions in clay.

DEADLINE TO APPLY: SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 | TORONTO


PARKDALE POTTERY

In this exclusive 5-week course, artist Mimi He shares her personal techniques for building large-scale sculptural ceramic forms - including tables, stools, and composite constructions you won’t believe are made of clay!

SEPTEMBER 25 - OCTOBER 3, 2025 | TORONTO


FUSION

DEVELOPING SURFACES WITH APRIL GATES - Join ceramic artist April Gates for an inspiring two-day workshop focused on developing rich and layered ceramic surfaces through resist and print techniques. Participants will explore how to bring imagery, depth, and texture to clay surfaces, while gaining hands-on experience with stamps, underglazes, and resists.

SEPTEMBER 27 - 28 | CALLANDER, ON


THE YE11OW STUDIO

Come Fire With Us: A friendly Wood-fired Pottery Retreat in the heart of PEC. This workshop is geared towards those with clay experience and an interest in exploring atmospheric firing; wood firing experience is not required.

ONGOING DATES | 4 DAY WORKSHOPS | PICTON, ON 

OPPORTUNITIES

HINTONBURG POTTERY STUDIO

Hintonburg Pottery Studio is on the lookout for full-time or part-time pottery lovers to join our amazing team! We're looking for someone who’s passionate about ceramics and community — someone who’s just as excited to help in the shop/gallery as they are to help us grow online through social media and marketing!

OPEN UNTIL FILLED | HINTONBURG, ON


PARKDALE POTTERY

SEEKING ENERGY EXCHANGE MEMBERS- Our Energy Exchange Program is an opportunity for you to actively contribute to our studio while enjoying the benefits in return.

OPEN UNTIL FILLED | TORONTO, ON


THE COTTON FACTORY

Career Launcher Artist Residency Call For Submission - The Cotton Factory is pleased to announce an open call for submissions for the Career Launcher Artist Residency is designed to support the individual artistic practices and professional ambitions of emerging and mid-career artists/creatives in Hamilton.

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 | HAMILTON, ON


FUSION

The FUSION Scholarship Fund offers up to $3,500 in 2025 to support clay and glass artists in furthering their education and advancing their practice. Awards ranging from $200 to $500 may be used for workshops, courses, formal education, travel, studio purchases, or research. FUSION membership is not required to apply.

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 15, 2025

CALLS FOR ENTRY

TOM THOMPSON ART GALLERY

The Tom Thomson Art Gallery is thrilled to announce the return of Convergence, its juried exhibition dedicated to contemporary artwork with a renewed focus on environmental themes. These may include ecology, climate change, sustainability, natural landscapes, and our evolving relationship with the planet. This dynamic exhibition will showcase the work of both emerging and established artists from across Ontario.

DEADLINE: AUGUST 27, 2025


ART GALLERY OF MISSISSAUGA

The Art Gallery of Mississauga (AGM) invites emerging and established artists living and working in Ontario to apply to its Fifth Annual Juried Show of Visual Arts. This year's jurors are Lyla Rye, Gary Taxali, and Tamara Toledo.

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 5, 2025


CERAMICS NOW

To celebrate 15 years of Ceramics Now, we are delighted to invite ceramic artists from around the world to be part of a landmark issue of Ceramics Now Magazine.

For this anniversary edition, we’re launching our first-ever open call to spotlight ceramic artists and new perspectives that may not yet be on our radar.

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 15, 2025


DesignTO FESTIVAL 

2026 CALL FOR INDEPENDENT PROJECTS: The DesignTO Festival brings people together to celebrate contemporary design across the city January 23 – February 1, 2026. Independent Projects are exhibitions, events (e.g. tours, talks, workshops), and window installations that are wholly created and executed by an individual or organization during the DesignTO Festival at a venue of their choice (in-person or online).

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 10, 2025 *Apply by August 31, 2025 to receive $25 off your registration fee


POTTERY MAKING ILLUSTRATED

ALTERED STATES: The latest Pottery Making Illustrated readership-wide contest submission portal is OPEN! Share how you alter your wheel-thrown or handbuilt functional objects to move beyond traditional vessel shapes and explore more expressive forms and designs. We want to see layered, more-is-more, opulence and how you accomplish it in your studio.

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 26, 2025

ONLINE LEARNING & EVENTS

NAOMI CLEMENT

VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS WITH NAOMI CLEMENT- Naomi teaches workshops and gives lectures across Canada and the US. These days she is teaching a wide range of virtual workshops—from instructional how-to sessions, to professional development workshops, or longer mentorship sessions, there is something for everyone.

ON DEMAND WITH PURCHASE


GEEX TALKS SEASON 5: GEEX SHORTS

The GEEX (Glass Education Exchange) Talks lecture series features outstanding artists and researchers within and beyond the field of glass.

ONGOING


EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS

SANDRA AINSLEY GALLERY

FRESH VISIONS IN GLASS - The show will feature innovative new work by:
Jason Christian · Dan Friday · Kelly O’Dell · Aya Oki · Benjamin Cobb · Trenton Quiocho

JULY 26 – AUGUST 30, 2025


FUSION

FIREWORKS 2025 - Since 1984, Fireworks, organized by FUSION: The Ontario Clay and Glass Association, has celebrated excellence in clay and glass art. This biennial exhibition showcases innovative works by Canadian artists and serves as a platform for showcasing the evolution of contemporary ceramic and glass practices. Over the years, it has become one of the most prestigious exhibitions in the field. Fireworks will be at the following locations in 2025: The Great Lakes Museum, Kingston, from May 30 - August 6, Gagne Contemporary, Toronto, from August 15 - September 13. The Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON from October 3 - November 9. 

CURRENTLY AT  GAGNE CONTEMPORARY UNTIL SEPTEMBER 13, 2025 | TORONTO, ON


RODMAN ART INSTITUTE OF NIAGARA

jangle[d]: Susan Low-Beer & Yael Brotman- A special exhibition by sculpture artist Susan Low-Beer and printmaker Yael Brotman, exploring the containment of chaos and finding comfort in chaos culture.

JUNE 20 - SEPTEMBER 13 | ST. CATHARINES, ON


DUNDAS VALLEY SCHOOL OF ART

MARINA VAN RAAY - BETWEEN THEN AND ALWAYS: Marina Van Raay’s ceramic work celebrates innocence, wonder, and imagination through playful forms and richly layered decoration. Rooted in nostalgia and cultural memory, her practice reflects on childhood experiences and her Japanese-Canadian upbringing.

SEPTEMBER 2 - 25, 2025 | DUNDAS, ON

OPENING RECEPTION SEPTEMBER 5, 7 - 9 PM


MUSEUM OF DUFFERIN

The Museum of Dufferin is thrilled to host the inaugural Earth & Fire: Clay and Glass Festival, a one-day celebration of artistry and craftsmanship.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2025 - 10 AM - 5 PM | MULMER, ON


KAWARTHA POTTERS' GUILD

KAWARTHA POTTERS GUILD: 30 YEARS OF CLAY, COMMUNITY & CREATIVITY! Drinks & delicious bites, live music, event ticket holders take home a stunning one-of-a-kind pottery piece! This is more than an event - it's a celebration of our incredible ceramic artists and the community we've built together.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2025 - 7 PM | PETERBOROUGH, ON

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