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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 30 of 30 studios

Tucson Clay Co-Op
3326 N Dodge Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85716
4.5 (82 reviews)Mon 11am-7pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +3
Romero House Ceramics Studio
102 W Washington St, Tucson, AZ 85701
4.5 (25 reviews)Mon-Fri 9am-9pm
- 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
- +3
Studio C
730 S Stone Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701
5.0 (2 reviews)
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
Color Me Mine
5870 E Broadway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85711
4.6 (340 reviews)Mon-Thu 11am-8pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Color Me Mine
4386 N Oracle Rd Ste 156, Tucson, AZ 85705
5.0 (314 reviews)Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sun 10am-8pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Marjon Ceramics
426 W Alturas St, Tucson, AZ 85705
4.7 (174 reviews)Mon-Fri 9:00am-5:00pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
Pottery Studio
200 S Alvernon Way Bldg 3, Tucson, AZ 85711
3.7 (3 reviews)Mon-Fri 6:30am-8pm
- Kids classes
- Membership
This n' That Creative Studio
1066 S Pantano Rd, Tucson, AZ 85710
4.8 (106 reviews)Thu-Fri 12pm-6pm
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
Nopalera Studios
101 South La Cañada Drive #58, Green Valley, AZ 85614
5.0 (22 reviews)Fri-Sun 12pm-4pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
- +1
GVR Clay Studio of Green Valley
Social Center, 921 W Via Rio Fuerte, Green Valley, AZ 85614
4.6 (18 reviews)Tue-Fri 8am-7pm
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Pottery Fiesta
16181 N Oracle Rd, Tucson, AZ 85739
4.7 (90 reviews)Mon-Sat 9am-5pm
Pottery Blow Out
3840 E Grant Rd, Tucson, AZ 85716
4.2 (172 reviews)Mon-Sat 8am-5pm
AR Workshop Tucson
7119 N Oracle Rd, Tucson, AZ 85704
5.0 (46 reviews)Wed-Fri 12pm-5pm
- Kids classes
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
Art Mixer
4500 N Oracle Rd Ste 263, Tucson, AZ 85705
5.0 (136 reviews)Wed-Thu 12:30pm-7pm
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
Santa Theresa Tile Works
440 N 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705
4.8 (48 reviews)Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat 10:00am-4:00pm
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
- Birthday parties
- +1
Ronny G's Pottery & More
1811 S Park Ave, Tucson, AZ 85713
4.5 (72 reviews)Mon-Fri 9am-3pm
Maggie Mae Mosaics
3102 N Country Club Rd, Tucson, AZ 85716
5.0 (41 reviews)Sat-Sun 10am-3pm
Rovang Ceramics
2020 Contractors Rd #1, Sedona, AZ 86336
5.0 (73 reviews)Mon-Sun 12pm-4pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +4
Sunny Studio
4141 E Irvington Rd Bldg A, Tucson, AZ 85714
5.0 (14 reviews)Mon-Wed 9am-12am
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
Creative Arts and Tech Center
2045 E Quail Crossing Blvd, Green Valley, AZ 85614
4.9 (47 reviews)
- Membership
Zenith Way Art Studio
5173 S Zenith Way, Tucson, AZ 85747
5.0 (7 reviews)
St. Philip's Clay Classes
4440 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85718
Temple Arts Collective
267 S Stone Ave # F, Tucson, AZ 85701
5.0 (5 reviews)
Bravissimo Art Center
Catalyst Creative Collective, 4500 N Oracle Rd Ste 110, Tucson, AZ 85705
5.0 (17 reviews)Mon-Sun 9am-8pm
- Birthday parties
- Private lessons
Art with Jenny K.'s Studio
1735 E Fort Lowell Rd Ste 11, Tucson, AZ 85719
5.0 (9 reviews)Mon-Thu 8am-4pm
- Kids classes
- Beginner friendly
Pinspiration Tucson
7090 N Oracle Rd Suite 194, Tucson, AZ 85704
4.3 (27 reviews)Wed, Sun 12pm-5pm
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Birthday parties
Toscana Studio & Gallery
9040 N Oracle Rd # A, Tucson, AZ 85704
5.0 (9 reviews)Tue-Thu 11am-6pm
- Kids classes
Art House Centro
186 N Meyer Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701
4.9 (48 reviews)Tue-Sun 11am-5pm
Loma Prieta Pottery
6131 N Desert Willow Dr, Tucson, AZ 85743
5.0 (3 reviews)