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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 30 of 30 studios

New Haven Pottery Studio
22 Gold St, New Haven, CT 06519
5.0 (89 reviews)Tue-Sat 12pm-9pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +4
The Clay Date
146 Amity Rd, New Haven, CT 06515
4.8 (253 reviews)Tue-Wed 12pm-6pm
Thatcher Clay Studio
316 S Main St, Newtown, CT 06470
5.0 (29 reviews)Tue 5pm-9pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Private lessons
Earth and Fire Pottery Studio
180 Main St, Old Saybrook, CT 06475
5.0 (15 reviews)Mon 3pm-7pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +2
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)Tue-Fri 11am-5pm
- 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 (119 reviews)Sun Open 24 hours
- Hand building
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
- +1
Fired Up
1060 Main St, Branford, CT 06405
4.5 (60 reviews)Tue-Thu 12pm-6pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Create Escape Studio
375 Danbury Rd A, New Milford, CT 06776
4.8 (39 reviews)Thu-Fri 11am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
- +2
The Pottery Factory
265 Federal Rd, Brookfield, CT 06804
4.7 (228 reviews)Mon-Thu 10am-6pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +4
The Firestone | art studio + cafe
1115 Main St, Manchester, CT 06040
4.7 (387 reviews)Mon-Sat 8am-8pm
- Birthday parties
Sunshine Ceramics
22 S Broad St, Milford, CT 06460
4.8 (32 reviews)Tue-Fri 2pm-6pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +6
Creative Arts Workshop
80 Audubon St, New Haven, CT 06510
4.1 (21 reviews)Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +1
The Pottery Factory
104 Wall Street #2, Norwalk, CT 06850
4.8 (30 reviews)Mon-Thu 10am-6pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +4
Shoreline Clay Club
170 Fort Path Rd Ste 20, Madison, CT 06443
5.0 (30 reviews)Mon-Fri 9:30am-2pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +1
East Street Arts
597 East St, New Haven, CT 06511
5.0 (32 reviews)Mon-Fri 9am-6pm
The Claypen | pottery + art studio
997 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT 06107
4.5 (93 reviews)Mon-Sat 12pm-9pm
The Giggling Pig Art & Party Studio New Haven LLC
55 Whitney Ave Unit C, New Haven, CT 06510
5.0 (11 reviews)Mon-Fri 9am-3pm
- Kids classes
- Birthday parties
The Lazy Potter
184 Dowd St, Newington, CT 06111
5.0 (11 reviews)Mon-Sat 9am-9:30pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Date night
- Beginner friendly
Wesleyan Potters, Inc
350 S Main St, Middletown, CT 06457
4.6 (28 reviews)Wed, Thu, Sat 10am-5pm
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Kiln access
Catalyst Art Studio
78 Center St, Wallingford, CT 06492
4.9 (52 reviews)Fri 1pm-9pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Fun With Nature Children's Workshops LLC
Medical Associates Building, 100 Broadway, North Haven, CT 06473
4.9 (63 reviews)Tue-Sat 4pm-9pm
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Birthday parties
Rachel Eve pottery
10 Horseshoe Cir, Simsbury, CT 06070
5.0 (56 reviews)Sun 12:30am-3:30pm
- Wheel throwing
The Color House
187 Lebanon Ave, Colchester, CT 06415
5.0 (30 reviews)Thu-Sat 10am-6pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Coastal Mudworks
740 Colonel Ledyard Hwy Ste a2, Ledyard, CT 06339
5.0 (8 reviews)
Hands On Pottery
1700 Post Rd, Fairfield, CT 06824
4.6 (58 reviews)Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat 11am-6pm
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Kiln access
- Birthday parties
Maishe Dickman Pottery
519 George St, New Haven, CT 06511
5.0 (4 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
Guilford Art Center
411 Church St, Guilford, CT 06437
4.7 (39 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-4pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +3
Branford Art Studio
483 E Main St, Branford, CT 06405
5.0 (12 reviews)Mon, Tue, Thu 6:30pm-9:30pm