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Pottery in Oakland, CA
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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 24 of 24 studios

  • Merritt Ceramics Studio

    1823 Park Blvd, Oakland, CA 94606

    4.8 (37 reviews)
    • Membership
    • Kiln access

  • Kollektiv Clay Studio

    3911 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA 94611

    4.9 (54 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • +2

  • Clayroom Oakland

    4268 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94611

    4.7 (10 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly

  • Waveform Ceramics

    951 Aileen St, Oakland, CA 94608

    5.0 (68 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Beginner friendly
    • Kiln access

  • Clay Clubhouse

    3463 Champion St, Oakland, CA 94602

    4.6 (19 reviews)
    • Drop-in
    • Membership

  • Clayroom West Oakland

    1723 Peralta St, Oakland, CA 94607

    5.0 (1 reviews)

  • Studio One Arts Center

    365 45th St, Oakland, CA 94609

    4.8 (17 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly

  • The Crucible

    1260 7th St, Oakland, CA 94607

    4.7 (145 reviews)
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly

  • Clayroom SoMa

    375 9th St, San Francisco, CA 94103

    4.6 (49 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly

  • Clay By The Bay Pottery Studios

    747 Beach St, San Francisco, CA 94109

    4.6 (190 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
    • +1

  • The Potters' Studio

    724 Camelia St, Berkeley, CA 94710

    4.3 (29 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Kiln access

  • Clayroom

    1431 17th St, San Francisco, CA 94107

    4.8 (61 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly

  • MudLab at SafariiiCamp

    755 E 10th St, Oakland, CA 94606

    5.0 (2 reviews)

  • Ruby's Clay Studio & Gallery

    552A Noe St, San Francisco, CA 94114

    4.9 (30 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
    • +1

  • Yolin Art Studio

    539 Athol Ave, Oakland, CA 94606

    5.0 (7 reviews)

  • Mudworks Ceramics Studio

    7523 Fairmount Ave suite a, El Cerrito, CA 94530

    4.8 (20 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +2

  • The Pottery Studio San Francisco

    2394 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94110

    4.6 (19 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Membership
    • Kiln access

  • Color Me Mine

    2205 S Shore Center, Alameda, CA 94501

    4.9 (408 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Paint Your Own Pottery

  • Cass Ceramics

    533 San Pablo Ave, Albany, CA 94706

    5.0 (34 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Membership

  • Terra Mia Ceramic Studio

    1314 Castro St, San Francisco, CA 94114

    4.3 (64 reviews)
    • Beginner friendly

  • Brushstrokes Studio Inc

    745 Page St, Berkeley, CA 94710

    4.7 (87 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly

  • Ground Ceramics

    2311 Adeline St Unit F, Oakland, CA 94607

    5.0 (2 reviews)
    • Kids classes

  • SMAart Gallery & Studio

    1045 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94109

    4.9 (70 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +2

  • Bella Ceramica

    3982 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA 94611

    5.0 (39 reviews)

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