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Pottery studios in Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines's pottery scene is concentrated in the East Village, the Drake neighborhood, Sherman Hill, and out in West Des Moines and Beaverdale. Prices are friendly: drop-in classes from $40, six-week courses from $225-325. The community draws on the broader Iowa craft tradition with several studios offering multi-level wheel curricula. Memberships with kiln access are widely available and affordable. Hand-building drops in easily; wheel throwing usually requires the intro class first. Date-night and drop-in classes are common in the East Village. Kids programs run year-round at the community art centers, with strong summer camps. The scene has grown quickly with the city's expanding maker community and now supports several studios with real multi-level progression. For longer study, the East Village and Drake studios have the deepest curricula.

Showing 29 of 29 studios

Kunzler Studios and Gallery
324 5th St, West Des Moines, IA 50265
5.0 (33 reviews)Tue-Thu 10am-5pm
Five Monkeys Inc
131 5th St, West Des Moines, IA 50265
5.0 (101 reviews)Fri-Sat 10am-10pm
- Kiln access
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Glazed Expressions
8826 Swanson Blvd, Clive, IA 50325
4.6 (290 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-8pm
Mainframe Studios
900 Keosauqua Way, Des Moines, IA 50309
4.9 (424 reviews)Tue-Sat 10am-4pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
Artfull - Art & Craft Playground
8805 Chambery Blvd Ste 150, Johnston, IA 50131
4.6 (40 reviews)Fri-Sat 10am-8pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
The Kiln Room LLC
260 S 1st St, Carlisle, IA 50047
5.0 (4 reviews)Tue-Sat 1pm-7pm
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
From Miry Clay Pottery
22 S Main St, Dayton, IA 50530
5.0 (24 reviews)Tue-Fri 10am-5pm
Glazed Expressions
1605 SE Delaware Ave, Ankeny, IA 50021
4.6 (43 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-8pm
The Art Spot on 25th
1721 25th St #202, West Des Moines, IA 50266
5.0 (38 reviews)Mon-Thu 9am-6pm
STUDIO HOLLAND
Fitch Studio Building, 304 15th St Unit 310, Des Moines, IA 50309
5.0 (2 reviews)
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Board & Brush Creative Studio - Clive
12871 University Ave Ste 150, Clive, IA 50325
5.0 (326 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
Purple Star Studio
1215 Warford St, Perry, IA 50220
5.0 (2 reviews)Thu, Fri, Sun 11am-4pm
The Art Studio at RDG Planning & Design
512 Elm St, Des Moines, IA 50309
3.7 (3 reviews)Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
Studio Virtu
697 19th St, Des Moines, IA 50314
4.3 (3 reviews)
Des Moines Art Center
4700 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50312
4.6 (627 reviews)Tue-Wed 10am-4pm
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Not So Tuft Studio
3800 Merle Hay Rd Ste 1245, Des Moines, IA 50310
5.0 (56 reviews)Thu-Sat 12pm-6pm
Ankeny Art Center
1520 SW Ordnance Rd, Ankeny, IA 50023
4.5 (60 reviews)Tue-Sat 11am-4pm
- Kids classes
- Membership
Kids Create
119 S 2nd St, Polk City, IA 50226
5.0 (47 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Birthday parties
Area515 Des Moines Maker Space
108 Jefferson Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314
4.9 (36 reviews)Sun Open 24 hours
- Membership
Renee's Ceramic Cafe
940 S Gilbert Ct, Iowa City, IA 52240
4.2 (49 reviews)Fri-Sun 11am-4pm
Iowa Ceramics Center & Glass Studio
329 10th Ave SE #117, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
4.7 (42 reviews)Tue-Fri 10am-8pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +3
Petware Pottery
1808 Fuller Rd, West Des Moines, IA 50265
Painting with a Twist
3753 86th St, Urbandale, IA 50322
4.8 (235 reviews)Tue-Sat 1:00pm-6:00pm
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
Alex Wilson Pottery
Alex Wilson Pottery, 1055 37th St, Des Moines, IA 50312
Mon-Fri 10am-6pm
Linda Lewis Studio & Gallery
900 Keosauqua Way #435, Des Moines, IA 50309
5.0 (6 reviews)
Mississippi Mud Studios
403 Pershing Rd, Maquoketa, IA 52060
5.0 (2 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-4pm
The Blok DSM
204 1/2 5th St, West Des Moines, IA 50265
4.8 (26 reviews)Mon-Fri 10:30am-5pm
Jess Quinn Art
900 Keosauqua Way Studio #200, Des Moines, IA 50309
5.0 (6 reviews)Tue-Fri 10am-4pm
Kitchen Collage of Des Moines
430 E Locust St, Des Moines, IA 50309
4.7 (82 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-5:30pm