Pottery studios in Oakland, California

Oakland's pottery scene is one of the densest per-capita in the Bay Area, with studios spread across Temescal, Uptown, Jingletown, West Oakland, and Rockridge. Prices are mid-to-high reflecting Bay Area realities: drop-in classes from $55, six-week courses from $350-500. Several studios are run by working potters with strong East Bay ceramics-community reputations, and the scene as a whole is more craft-serious and less tech-event-driven than San Jose to the south. Memberships with kiln access and member shelves are widely available, though waitlists are common at the popular West Oakland and Temescal studios. Date-night and drop-in classes are easy to find in Uptown and Temescal. Kids programs are common in Rockridge and at the larger community art centers. For longer study, Oakland offers progression that matches or beats San Francisco at lower prices.

Showing 31 of 31 studios

Merritt Ceramics Studio
1823 Park Blvd, Oakland, CA 94606
4.8 (38 reviews)Tue-Sun 11am-6pm
- Membership
- Kiln access
- Birthday parties
Kollektiv Clay Studio
3911 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA 94611
5.0 (65 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +4
Clayroom Oakland
4268 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94611
4.7 (11 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-9pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Waveform Ceramics
2017 Second St, Berkeley, CA 94710
5.0 (72 reviews)Sat-Sun 12pm-6pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
- +1
Clay Clubhouse
3463 Champion St, Oakland, CA 94602
4.6 (20 reviews)
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Private lessons
Clayroom West Oakland
1723 Peralta St, Oakland, CA 94607
5.0 (3 reviews)Mon-Fri 10am-9pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Studio One Arts Center
365 45th St, Oakland, CA 94609
4.8 (19 reviews)Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 8am-4pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
The Crucible
1260 7th St, Oakland, CA 94607
4.7 (152 reviews)Mon-Thu 11am-9:30pm
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Clayroom SoMa
375 9th St, San Francisco, CA 94103
4.7 (57 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-9pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
The Potters' Studio
724 Camelia St, Berkeley, CA 94710
4.4 (31 reviews)Mon-Sun 10am-5pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Kiln access
Clayroom
1431 17th St, San Francisco, CA 94107
4.8 (63 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-9pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
MudLab at SafariiiCamp
755 E 10th St, Oakland, CA 94606
5.0 (3 reviews)$40-100/sessionMon, Wed, Fri 12pm-5pm
Ruby's Clay Studio & Gallery
552A Noe St, San Francisco, CA 94114
4.9 (31 reviews)Mon, Wed, Fri 9am-1pm, 5pm-8pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +1
Yolin Art Studio
539 Athol Ave, Oakland, CA 94606
5.0 (7 reviews)Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 5:30pm-9:30pm
Mudworks Ceramics Studio
7523 Fairmount Ave Ste a, El Cerrito, CA 94530
4.8 (22 reviews)Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri 1pm-9pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +4
The Pottery Studio San Francisco
2394 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94110
4.6 (22 reviews)Mon-Sun 10am-10pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Membership
- Kiln access
- Private lessons
Color Me Mine
2205 S Shore Center, Alameda, CA 94501
4.9 (417 reviews)Mon-Thu 11am-8pm
- Kids classes
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Cass Ceramics
533 San Pablo Ave, Albany, CA 94706
4.9 (36 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Membership
Terra Mia Ceramic Studio
1314 Castro St, San Francisco, CA 94114
4.3 (65 reviews)Mon-Thu 12pm-5pm
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
Brushstrokes Studio Inc
745 Page St, Berkeley, CA 94710
4.7 (89 reviews)Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun 12pm-7pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
Ground Ceramics
2311 Adeline St Unit F, Oakland, CA 94607
5.0 (2 reviews)Sat 10am-5pm
- Kids classes
SMAart Gallery & Studio — Nob Hill (Sutter St)
1045 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94109
4.9 (71 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +4
Bella Ceramica
3982 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA 94611
5.0 (39 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-5:30pm
- Birthday parties
HICKORY CLAY
2710 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103
4.7 (50 reviews)$40-100/sessionMon-Thu 5pm-9pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +5
Bay Haven Ceramics
768 Stewart Ct, Alameda, CA 94501
5.0 (7 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +3
Kids 'N' Clay Pottery Studio
1822 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA 94702
5.0 (9 reviews)$40-100/sessionMon-Fri 9am-3pm
- Kids classes
- Birthday parties
Colibri Pottery Studio
1620 Oakland Rd D102, San Jose, CA 95131
4.9 (809 reviews)Mon-Sat 9:30am-9pm
Clay Life Arts Studio & TheClayLife.com
715 Bermuda Dr, San Mateo, CA 94403
4.9 (36 reviews)Mon-Fri 9am-9pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +2
Aran's Art Studio
3313 Village Dr, Castro Valley, CA 94546
4.8 (103 reviews)Mon, Tue, Sun 12pm-6pm
ThrowDown Ceramics
2350 Saratoga St Unit 155, Alameda, CA 94501
5.0 (4 reviews)Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun 10am-7pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Date night
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +1
Wheelhouse Clay Studio
2201 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94117
4.7 (54 reviews)Mon-Sat 11am-9pm