Tutored Pottery - Throwing and Handbuilding

Weekly Classes

Tuesday-Thursday (see below for timings) during term time.

Pottery is one of the most popular activities at QPAC, spaces fill up extremely quickly, if you have some experience you may wish to book onto one of our untutored classes.

Click here for untutored classes.

This listing is for our Throwing and Handbuilding Classes.

Click here for Handbuilding and Sculpture Classes.

About Tutored Classes

We run classes throughout the week, giving students access to our fully-equipped studio spaces to learn and develop their skills in ceramics - whether sculpting, working at the wheel, or using hand-building techniques. Please note that Pottery Wheels can only be used during our Throwing and Handbuilding sessions, or during untutored sessions.

Our tutored drop-in classes are suitable for complete beginners as well as those developing their talents. Our experienced tutors will offer demonstrations, advice and guidance to help you develop your own projects, from the design stage through to the final glazing process.

Your workshop fee includes use of our facilities, including clay and a wide variety of tools. If you would like to have your work fired there is an additional charge, calculated based on the weight of the piece. Our tutors will be on hand to assist when working this out.

Please be mindful that it's in the nature of working with pottery that it's likely you'll need to book in for several sessions in order to complete a project.

Here is a timetable of our regular workshops:

Day / Time	Tutor
TUE | 10am-12.30pm	Helen Neighbour
TUE | 2pm-4.30pm Beginners Class	Sue & Tim Rooke
WED | 7pm-9.30pm	Patrick Hayward
THU | 7pm-9.30pm	Charlie Butters

We offer some classes that are specifically designed for beginners; Our weekly Tuesday Afternoon (throwing and handbuilding) and Thursday Afternoon (handbuilding only) classes and a special 6-week beginners handbuilding course on Tuesday Evenings (click here for details). Classes that are not specifically aimed at beginners will still welcome those who are new to the craft, however please be aware that tutors will be attending to many peoples' varying needs, so you may have to be comfortable figuring things out on your own and with your fellow potters between getting advice and support.

Click here for untutored classes.

Click here for tutored Handbuilding & Sculpture classes.

• Workshops - Weekly Workshop
• £11.50
• 9 September 2025-23 October 2025
• 150 minutes
• Queens Park Arts Centre
• Pottery & Glaze Studios
• Ages 18+