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Pottery studios in Tucson, Arizona

Tucson's pottery scene is concentrated in Downtown, the Sam Hughes neighborhood near the University of Arizona, the Mercado district, and out in the Foothills. Prices are friendly: drop-in classes from $40, six-week courses from $225-325. The community is craft-serious thanks to the University of Arizona ceramics program and the broader Southwest studio-craft tradition, with several studios offering rigorous wheel curricula and visiting-artist workshops. Memberships with kiln access are widely available. Hand-building and wheel throwing are both well-covered, with multi-level progression at the larger studios. The climate makes outdoor wood-firing programs unusually accessible in the cooler months. Date-night and drop-in classes are common downtown. Kids programs run year-round at the community art centers.

Showing 25 of 25 studios

Tucson Clay Co-Op
3326 N Dodge Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85716
4.5 (81 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +2
Tucson Clay Art Center LLC
1703 E Fort Lowell Rd, Tucson, AZ 85719
4.5 (8 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +1
Romero House Ceramics Studio
102 W Washington St, Tucson, AZ 85701
4.5 (26 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Tucson Clay Co-op Member Studios
1809 E 23rd St, Tucson, AZ 85713
4.7 (15 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +2
La Sandia Tucson Pottery
2854 E Grant Rd, Tucson, AZ 85716
4.6 (88 reviews)
Studio C
730 S Stone Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701
5.0 (2 reviews)
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
Color Me Mine
5870 E Broadway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85711
4.6 (310 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Paint Your Own Pottery
Color Me Mine
4386 N Oracle Rd Ste 156, Tucson, AZ 85705
5.0 (270 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Paint Your Own Pottery
Marjon Ceramics
426 W Alturas St, Tucson, AZ 85705
4.7 (171 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
Pottery Studio
200 S Alvernon Way Bldg 3, Tucson, AZ 85711
3.0 (2 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Membership
This n' That Creative Studio
1066 S Pantano Rd, Tucson, AZ 85710
4.8 (105 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Nopalera Studios
101 South La Cañada Drive #58, Green Valley, AZ 85614
5.0 (22 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
GVR Clay Studio of Green Valley
Social Center, 921 W Via Rio Fuerte, Green Valley, AZ 85614
4.6 (18 reviews)
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Pottery Fiesta
16181 N Oracle Rd, Tucson, AZ 85739
4.7 (89 reviews)
Pottery Blow Out
3840 E Grant Rd, Tucson, AZ 85716
4.2 (171 reviews)
AR Workshop Tucson
7119 N Oracle Rd, Tucson, AZ 85704
5.0 (46 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Beginner friendly
Art Mixer
4500 N Oracle Rd Ste 263, Tucson, AZ 85705
5.0 (130 reviews)
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Santa Theresa Tile Works
440 N 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705
4.8 (47 reviews)
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
Ronny G's Pottery & More
1811 S Park Ave, Tucson, AZ 85713
4.5 (69 reviews)
Maggie Mae Mosaics
3102 N Country Club Rd, Tucson, AZ 85716
5.0 (42 reviews)
Sunny Studio
4141 E Irvington Rd Bldg A, Tucson, AZ 85714
5.0 (14 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Zenith Way Art Studio
5173 S Zenith Way, Tucson, AZ 85747
5.0 (7 reviews)
Art with Jenny K.'s Studio
1735 E Fort Lowell Rd Ste 11, Tucson, AZ 85719
5.0 (9 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Beginner friendly
Pinspiration Tucson
7090 N Oracle Rd Suite 194, Tucson, AZ 85704
4.3 (27 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Membership
Toscana Studio & Gallery
9040 N Oracle Rd # A, Tucson, AZ 85704
5.0 (9 reviews)
- Kids classes