Whether you are a hobbyist, a student or an experienced potter or simply have fingers itching to play with clay, our doors are open to you for a fun afternoon in Open Studio.

Ages 8+. Under 14 must be accompanied by a registered adult.

Fee includes clay, glazes, firing and use of studio.

Reserve your spot online. Advance registration and payment required

What's Included:

• Access to our large studio equipped with pottery wheels and hand building tables.
• Your choice of theme project, free building or wheel (subject to availability)
• Guidance from an experienced Guild member.
• Clay to make up to 2 or 3 small pieces.
• Your work fired with the glaze of your choice.

The Mississauga Potters’ Guild is pleased to announce its participation in the 2026 Festival of Trees, presented by CreativeHub 1352 at the Small Arms Inspection Building in Mississauga.

The Guild is one of ten artist groups selected through a jury process to create an installation for this year’s festival. More than 20 MPG members have contributed individual ceramic works that come together as one collaborative installation.

The Festival runs December 4–13, 2026, with special programming on both weekends, including an artisan market, live music and other seasonal events.

We invite members and friends to come out and experience this celebration of creativity, community and clay.

IMPRINT: Marks Fired in Clay

Every mark tells a story. Shaped by hand and transformed by fire, clay holds traces of the maker—their gestures, ideas, experiences, and connections.

IMPRINT explores the visible and invisible marks we leave behind, from the physical impressions embedded in clay to the memories, traditions, and influences that shape our creative journeys.

Celebrating 50 years of the Mississauga Potters’ Guild, this juried exhibition brings together ceramic works that reflect individual expression, shared experiences, and the enduring legacy of making.

Ceramic artists are invited to celebrate art as a powerful record of human experience, transformation, and connection.

ENTRY CRITERIA:

• Open to Canadian ceramic artists and ceramics students of all levels. Must be a MPG member in good standing at the time of submission and throughout the exhibition period.
• Works entered must have been made between 2025 and 2027, and not previously exhibited in a juried show.
• We are looking for a variety of works including wall mounted and floor installations.
• Medium: entries must be at least 80% clay
• Submit up to three entries. Multiple pieces in a set are considered to be one entry. If a multiple-piece set (one entry) is entered, it must be sold as one piece.
• Each artist must submit an artist’s bio, a label and statement for each entry.
• All work must remain in the gallery for the duration of the show.

ARTWORK PARAMETERS:

• Work must be ready to hang or display. Wall pieces must be properly wired according to weight. Artwork hung on walls must not exceed 50 lbs.
• Works can be wall-mounted, floor-mounted or rest on plinths and/or display tables (provided for by NPCC and MPG).
• Work must be appropriate for audiences of all ages. NPCC reserves the right to refuse any artwork that it deems to be offensive or inappropriate for this exhibition.

SALE OF WORK

• Sale of artwork is processed by NPCC. Artists will be notified by email when artwork is sold.
• NPCC will arrange for the purchaser to pick up the artwork.
• Cheques for artwork sales will be issued and mailed to the artist within 30 days after the show closes, less a 15% commission to NPCC.
• HST is applicable on all sales. HST will be remitted to all artists on submission of their HST registration number, otherwise HST will be reported and remitted by NPCC.
• NPCC reserves the right to use submitted images of works for publicity purposes.

Stay tuned for more details and watch for the submission form!