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Pottery studios in New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven's pottery scene is concentrated downtown, in East Rock, Westville, and along State Street, with additional studios tied to or near the Yale School of Art. Prices are mid-market reflecting the university-town economy: drop-in classes from $45, six-week courses from $275-400. The community is craft-serious thanks to the Yale ceramics program and the broader Southern Connecticut studio-craft tradition, with several studios run by Yale graduates teaching rigorous multi-level wheel and hand-building curricula. Memberships with kiln access are available; member shelves are waitlisted at the popular downtown studios. Date-night and drop-in classes are common in East Rock and downtown. Kids programs run year-round at the community art centers. For longer study, the downtown and Westville studios offer the deepest progression.

Showing 18 of 18 studios

New Haven Pottery Studio
22 Gold St, New Haven, CT 06519
5.0 (84 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +2
The Clay Date
146 Amity Rd, New Haven, CT 06515
4.8 (253 reviews)
Earth and Fire Pottery Studio
180 Main St, Old Saybrook, CT 06475
5.0 (15 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Freebird Pottery Studio LLC
57 Frost St, Plantsville, CT 06479
5.0 (26 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
Ceramics by Kiara Matos
137 Orange St, New Haven, CT 06510
4.8 (5 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
Wet Clay Works
11 Edwards St A, New Haven, CT 06511
5.0 (1 reviews)
- Hand building
- Membership
MakeHaven
770 Chapel St, New Haven, CT 06510
4.9 (117 reviews)
- Hand building
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
Fired Up
1060 Main St, Branford, CT 06405
4.5 (60 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Paint Your Own Pottery
Sunshine Ceramics
22 S Broad St, Milford, CT 06460
4.8 (32 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +4
Creative Arts Workshop
80 Audubon St, New Haven, CT 06510
4.1 (20 reviews)
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +1
Shoreline Clay Club
170 Fort Path Rd Ste 20, Madison, CT 06443
5.0 (26 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
East Street Arts
597 East St, New Haven, CT 06511
5.0 (32 reviews)
The Giggling Pig Art & Party Studio New Haven LLC
55 Whitney Ave Unit C, New Haven, CT 06510
5.0 (11 reviews)
- Kids classes
The Lazy Potter
184 Dowd St, Newington, CT 06111
5.0 (11 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Date night
- Beginner friendly
Catalyst Art Studio
78 Center St, Wallingford, CT 06492
4.9 (52 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Paint Your Own Pottery
Rachel Eve pottery
10 Horseshoe Cir, Simsbury, CT 06070
5.0 (56 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
Hands On Pottery
1700 Post Rd, Fairfield, CT 06824
4.6 (58 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Kiln access
Maishe Dickman Pottery
519 George St, New Haven, CT 06511
5.0 (4 reviews)
- Wheel throwing