The Craft Department
Spring/Summer 2012
Taught by the Craft Department Artists-in-Residence, these beginner and intermediate courses for adults give you hands-on creative expression.
All courses take place in the Craft Department. Pre-registration is required. Please contact the number indicated for the registration form and class requirements. Fees are paid directly to the instructor. A 50% deposit is required. All classes are subject to change without notice.
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Craft Department programmes at Harbourfront Centre are generously supported by the City of Toronto, the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts.
Glass Blowing
This course covers solid (i.e. paperweights) and blown forms (cups, bowls and plates), colour application, hot and cold techniques and use of studio equipment. Courses are available September – May.
Fee: $395.50 ($350 + 13% HST)
Includes tools, materials and $10 lab fee
Glass Blowing courses times:
Friday | 6:30pm - 10:30pm
Saturday | 10am - 6pm
Sunday | 10am - 6pm
Please contact the Glass Studio at 416-973-4951 or email the studio for more information and to register.
Introductory Jewellery
No experience required! Students learn a wide range of jewellery techniques (piercing, soldering, drilling, filing, polishing, surface techniques etc...) through creating samples and finished pieces. By the end of the class students will complete a silver band ring (for yourself or someone else), a silver cast piece of your choice (ring, pendant, cufflinks etc...) and a final project of your choice. Registration includes all supplies (including copper and brass; silver is extra, but very affordable). Courses are available year-round.
Fee: $350.30 ($310 + 13% HST)
Includes some materials and $10 lab fee
Please contact the Jewellery Studio at 416-973-4994 or email the studio for more information and to register.
Jewellery – Band Ring Workshop
No experience required! In this one-day class students will learn how to make a sterling silver ring from a sheet of metal. Basic jewellery techniques such as soldering and polishing will be covered. Students will be shown various surface techniques to personalize their ring.
Fee: $169.50 ($150 + 13% HST)
Includes materials and $10 lab fee
Please contact the Jewellery Studio at 416-973-4994 or email the studio for more information and to register.
Intermediate Jewellery
Prerequisite: Introduction to Jewellery or previous metalsmithing experience. Intermediate class content varies with instructor and skill level of participants. Past techniques covered: simple stone settings (bezel or claw), etching, chain making, simple clasps and others. Registration includes most supplies (sterling silver is extra, but very affordable). Courses are available year-round.
Fee: $350.30 ($310 + 13% HST)
Includes some materials and $10 lab fee
Please contact the Jewellery Studio at 416-973-4994 or email the studio for more information and to register.
Ceramics – Better than Shopping: Making a Masterpiece
In this three-day extensive workshop, participants will create one-of-a-kind hand-made ceramic objects. Whether it's a small pinched bowl or a three-feet-long dinner platter, the immense possibilities of clay will lead the hands onto unpredictable discoveries of one's mind. Slab Construction, Coil Building and Throwing, the participants will be informed of different ceramic processes, theories and history through demos and discussions. Participants must bring three images or objects to supplement one's creativity and the genesis of each project. The first two days will consist of building and the last day for glazing.
Fee: $131.36 ($116.25 + 13% HST)
Includes all materials and $10 lab fee.
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New classes will be added at a later date.
Please contact the Craft Department at 416-973-4994 or email the studio for more information and to register.
Pottery
Learn to make cups, vases and bowls on the pottery wheel and handbuilding. Techniques can include throwing, coiling, slab, trimming, decoration and finishing your pieces. All levels of experience are welcome. Courses are available year-round.
Fee: $350.30 ($310 + 13% HST)
Includes all materials and $10 lab fee.
Please contact the Craft Department at 416-973-4994 or email the studio for more information and to register.
Textiles – How to Get it On!
Learn different ways to transfer images onto cloth using techniques of silkscreen, printing, polychromatic, silk painting and free-motion embroidery.
Each week will focus on learning and experimenting with new techniques of image transfer, as students work towards developing a series of self-guided projects.
Five-week Course
Fee: $299.45 ($255 + 13% HST)
Includes materials + lab fee
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New classes will be added at a later date.
Please contact the Textile Studio at 416-973-4952 or email the studio for more information and to register.
Textiles – Polychromatic Screen Printing Workshop
Learn how to produce water-colour like images on paper and cloth using a method of screen printing that involves painting directly onto screens using concentrated dyes. Courses available year-round.
One-Day Workshop
Fee: $186.45 ($155 + 13% HST)
Includes some materials and $10 lab fee
Please contact the Textile Studio at 416-973-4952 or email the studio for more information and to register.
Textiles – Silk Screen Printing Crash Course
Each student will learn how to make screen positives, coat and shoot silk screens. Students will take home their own original screen prints at the end of the day. Workshops available year-round.
One-Day Workshop
Fee: $186.45 ($155 + 13% HST)
Includes some materials and $10 lab fee
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May 26
Saturday | 10:30am - 5:30pm
Instructor: Stephanie Fortin
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June 9
Saturday | 10:30am - 5:30pm
Instructor: Stephanie Fortin
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June 23
Saturday | 10:30am - 5:30pm
Instructor: Stephanie Fortin
Please contact the Textile Studio at 416-973-4952 or email the studio for more information and to register.
Textiles – Silk Screen Printing
Students will learn how to prepare screen positives, coat and shoot silkscreens. The course will cover a more in-depth approach to silk screen printing as we explore how to make one and two coloured screen prints. Students will have the opportunity to work on a self directed project which may include printing cards, posters, t-shirts or clothing, and will leave with a greater body of screen printed work.
Five-week Course
Fee: $299.45 ($250 + 13% HST)
Includes some materials and $10 lab fee
Please contact the Textile Studio at 416-973-4952 or email the studio for more information and to register.
