POTTERY: BEGINNING HAND-BUILDING
2026-11-05 - 2026-12-17, 2027-01-06 - 2027-02-10 | BIG ARTS Sanibel, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel, FL, 33957, United States
Mondays, September 14, 21,28, October 5, 12, 19, 2026from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM6-class session fee: $295 / $236 annual donorsStudent supply fee: $65 purchased as needed through the box office. Includes a 20lb. bag of clay, glaze used and kiln firing. During this 6-week course, beginning students will learn the basics of throwing clay on the pottery wheel, learning how to wedge, center, and start on a path to making many different shapes. The potter’s wheel can be a meditative, and challenging, yet rewarding, artistic journey that acts as a therapeutic escape. Preparation for class starts before you leave home. Wear clothes you don’t mind getting mud on. It was hard to imagine the havoc it would create when I was staring down at the spotless wheel and a small lump of clay centered in the middle. Embrace the wonky and wobbly, which is all part of the learning. Once you get the feel, it is like riding a bike and you will be hooked! Cancellation deadline: 9/7/26Call the box office to register: 239-395-0900

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BIG ARTS Cancellation Policy:Cancellations made more than one week (7 days) prior to the start of class will receive an 80% refund. OR funds may be applied to any other workshop of your choice during the current season.Registration fees are non-refundable and non-transferable for cancellations made less than one week prior to the start of the class.

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Wine & Raku Mixer November
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Exploring Watercolor Painting November
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Wine & Paint Mixer
2026-11-17 16:00 - 18:00

2026 Documentary Film Festival
2026-11-19 - 2026-11-21

Alcohol Ink Dynamic Fluid Color
2026-11-20 10:00 - 15:00

Playful Discoveries with Acrylics
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Silk Painting
2026-11-24 10:00 - 14:00

Wine & Mosaic Mixer
2026-12-01 16:00 - 18:00

Glass-Fused Art Dec
2026-12-02 - 2026-12-16

Pastel Painting
2026-12-03 - 2026-12-04

Colorful Creative Gel Prints
2026-12-07 10:00 - 13:00

Abstract Printmaking
2026-12-10 - 2026-12-11

Chorus and Band Holiday Concert
2026-12-10 19:00

Wine & Raku Mixer December
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Holiday Open House
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Holiday Family Film Night
2026-12-21 18:30

Abstract Watercolor & Collage
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Beginning Potter’s Wheel
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POTTERY: HAND-BUILDING INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED
2027-01-04 - 2027-02-09

INTERMEDIATE POTTERS WHEEL
2027-01-05 - 2027-02-09

Glass Fused Art, Wed, Jan
2027-01-06 - 2027-01-27

ADVANCED POTTERS WHEEL
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Glass Fused Art, Jan, Thurs
2027-01-07 - 2027-01-28

Beginning Pottery - Hand Building
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BEGINNING POTTERY WHEEL
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Open Studio Jan Feb
2027-01-08 - 2027-02-05
