Adult and Children's Pottery Classes


Otaki Pottery Club holds weekly adult pottery classes for 8 weeks during the school term and 6 weeks for the young people's class. There is also a school holiday programme for kids.

  • ​You do not have to be a member of the club to participate in classes.
  • The classes detailed below will be held at the Otaki Pottery Club rooms. 
  • There are 10 places in each wheel class and 12 places in the hand building classes.​

​Please Respect Class Times 
The classrooms are closed when classes and workshop are in session.
Should you have a reason where you need to enter the classrooms during these times please contact the tutor directly. 
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2021 Pottery Classes


​Term 1  2021 
Classes start on the week beginning 8 February with the exception of the Monday.
​After School Program and the Monday night Beginners Wheel Class which start on 15 February.

Term 2  2021
Classes start on the week beginning 10 May and finish on 2 July except for the Monday class which finishes on 5 July.
After School Program starts the week beginning 10 May and finishes on 21 June.

Term 3   2021  
Classes start on the week beginning 2 August and finish on 24 September.
After School Program starts week beginning 2 August and finishes on 6 September.
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Term 4   2021
Classes start on the week beginning 11 October and finish on 3 December except for the Monday class which finishes on 6 December.
​After School Program starts week beginning 1 November and finishes on 6 December.
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Weekly Term Pottery Classes


Monday         4.00pm - 6.00pm           Young people's after school program (age 8 to 18 years). Tutor: Paula Archibald. 
                                                                 Cost $75 per 6 week program - clay & firing charges included. - TERM 2 & 3   FULL

Monday         7.00pm - 9.00pm:          Beginners Wheel class . Tutor: Lyuba Zhilkina.      
                                                                 Cost $120.00 per term plus clay & firing charges - ​TERM 2    FULL  

Tuesday          10am - 12noon:             Beginners wheel class. Tutor: Brent Craig    
                                                                 Cost $120.00 per term  plus clay & firing charges - TERM 2      FULL

Tuesday         7.00pm–9.00pm:          Beginners wheel class. Tutor:  Harriet Bright
                                                                 Cost $120.00 per term plus clay & firing charges. -  TERM 2      FULL

Wednesday   7.00pm-9.00pm            Continuing Wheel class. Tutor: Lyuba Zhilkina
                                                                  Cost $120.00 per term plus clay & firing charges - TERM 2        FULL

Wednesday   7.00pm–9.30pm:           Beginners/Intermediate/Experienced hand building.​ Tutor: Bruce Walford 
                                                                  Cost $120 per term plus clay & firing charges.  - TERM 2       FULL

Thursday        10.00am-12noon           Beginners wheel class. Tutor: Jojo Hare
                                                                   Cost $120 per term plus clay & firing charges - TERM 2        FULL

Thursday         1.00pm-3.00pm             Beginners hand building class. Tutor: Rod Graham
                                                                        Cost $100 per term plus clay & firing charges - TERM 2       FULL

Thursday       7.00pm–9.30pm:            Beginners/Intermediate/Experienced hand building.  Tutor: Paula Archibald
                                                                   Cost $120 per term  plus clay & firing charges. - TERM 2       FULL
 
Friday             9.30am to 12.30pm:        Intermediate/Experienced class covering all aspects of hand building and surface                                                                                        decoration Tutor: Margaret Hunt. Cost $145 per term plus clay & firing charges.
                                                                        TERM 2    FULL   



    Adult Class Enquiry

    Young People Class Enquiry

​For continuing students, allocation of places in classes is subject to the provisions of the OPC Policy – Courses.

Payments for classes are only refundable if a suitable replacement is found.

​​​School holiday workshops for Young People


These project-based sessions are held during the school holidays. Information about the projects will be advertised before the end of each term.
                     

    School holiday workshop enquiry