The Estevan Arts Council teamed up with the Souris Valley Museum to teach children about pottery and the process that goes into turning wet clay into a hardened, useable object like a ceramic bowl or display a piece like a glazed and shiny bumblebee.
鈥淭he arts council puts on pottery classes for adults and children seven, and up we also have classes for parent and child,鈥� said Nancy Samoluk, the president of the Estevan Pottery Club.
鈥淪ome children who are three to five years old are too young to do it themselves and need help from their parents or grandparents,鈥� she added.
The pottery club hosts classes for all ages but the bumblebee class is part of their joined program with the museum called No School Day Programs.
鈥淭his class is history inclined and that is why the museum has teamed up with the pottery club,鈥� said Mark Veneziano, the curator-director of the Souris Valley Museum.
鈥淲e have had a lot of people and a lot of interest in the programs. I know last year was a huge success and that is why we have continued our partnership with the pottery club.鈥�
鈥淭here is less people this year because it is a Friday. They got off this time and I think parents have taken a lot of their kids on weekend trips and things like that,鈥� added Samoluk.
Veneziano said that last year he enjoyed a healthy turnout of 14 people and hopes that future classes will be better aligned when school is out.
鈥淲e always hope to get as many kids out as possible. Promoting learning and history is something that is very important,鈥� said Veneziano.
