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Pottery studios in San Francisco, California

San Francisco's pottery scene is dense and craft-serious, with studios spread across the Mission, SoMa, the Bayview-Hunters Point arts district, Potrero Hill, and the Richmond. Prices are the highest in the country: intro classes from $70, six-week courses from $425-650. Several studios are run by working potters with strong reputations in the broader West Coast ceramics community, which makes this one of the better cities for progressing beyond intro. Wheel throwing, hand-building, and kiln-share memberships are all widely available; member shelves carry long waitlists. Date-night and drop-in classes are easy to find in the Mission and SoMa. Kids and family programs are less common than in suburban East Bay studios but exist on the Peninsula side. For serious study, the Bayview and Potrero studios have the deepest curricula.

Showing 27 of 27 studios

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
Wheelhouse Clay Studio
2201 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94117
4.7 (54 reviews)Mon-Sat 11am-9pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +2
SMAart Gallery & Studio — Nob Hill (Sutter St)
1045 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94109
4.9 (72 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +4
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
Stone Gold Pottery Studio
3027 Fillmore St Unit a, San Francisco, CA 94123
5.0 (23 reviews)Mon-Sat 7am-12am
- Membership
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
Mel Rice - STUDIO CERAMICA
6138 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94121
4.6 (130 reviews)Mon, Wed, Fri 2:00pm-9:00pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Membership
- +2
Richmond Clay House
1017 Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94118
4.7 (78 reviews)Mon-Sun 8am-10pm
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
Sunset Clay House
2550 Judah St, San Francisco, CA 94122
4.8 (37 reviews)Mon-Sun 8am-10pm
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
Stone Gold Pottery Studio
1920 Polk St, San Francisco, CA 94109
4.4 (13 reviews)Sun Open 24 hours
- Membership
Terra Mia Ceramic Studio
1314 Castro St, San Francisco, CA 94114
4.3 (65 reviews)Mon-Thu 12pm-5pm
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
Stone Gold Pottery Studio
518 Waller St, San Francisco, CA 94117
4.3 (19 reviews)Mon-Sun 7am-10pm
- Membership
Castro Clay
4400 20th St, San Francisco, CA 94114
5.0 (13 reviews)Mon-Fri 12pm-6pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +1
Match & Melt Pottery & Craft Bar
1808 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA 94115
5.0 (15 reviews)Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun 10am-10pm
RedBrick Ceramic Studio
2111 Mission St 3rd floor, San Francisco, CA 94110
5.0 (8 reviews)Sun Open 24 hours
- Hand building
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Kiln access
Artillery Ceramics
2751 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110
4.8 (84 reviews)Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
- +1
Brick and Mortar Studios
5851 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94121
4.8 (18 reviews)
- Hand building
- Membership
- Kiln access
- Birthday parties
Sunset Communal Arts
2401 Irving St, San Francisco, CA 94122
5.0 (36 reviews)Mon-Sun 8am-10pm
Dusted and Blue
1242 Mason St, San Francisco, CA 94108
4.9 (19 reviews)Sat-Sun 12pm-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Earthfire Arts
438 Judah St, San Francisco, CA 94122
4.8 (22 reviews)Thu-Sun 12pm-6pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Kiln access
- Birthday parties
Studio Sumi
5031 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94118
4.8 (19 reviews)Mon-Sun 6am-12am
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
Heath Clay Studio
555 Alabama St Ste A, San Francisco, CA 94110
5.0 (1 reviews)Mon-Fri 10am-5pm
- Kids classes
- Beginner friendly
Colibri Pottery Studio
1620 Oakland Rd D102, San Jose, CA 95131
4.9 (809 reviews)Mon-Sat 9:30am-9pm
Kasama Clay Studio
79 W Portal Ave, San Francisco, CA 94127
5.0 (6 reviews)Mon-Thu 2pm-8pm
- Hand building
- Kids classes
Pinckney Clay
3417 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110
5.0 (16 reviews)Thu, Sat, Sun 12pm-5pm