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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 20 of 20 studios

Kunzler Studios and Gallery
324 5th St, West Des Moines, IA 50265
5.0 (32 reviews)
Five Monkeys Inc
131 5th St, West Des Moines, IA 50265
4.9 (99 reviews)
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Kiln access
Glazed Expressions
8826 Swanson Blvd, Clive, IA 50325
4.6 (285 reviews)
Mainframe Studios
900 Keosauqua Way, Des Moines, IA 50309
4.8 (420 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
Artfull - Art & Craft Playground
8805 Chambery Blvd Ste 150, Johnston, IA 50131
4.7 (39 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
The Kiln Room LLC
260 S 1st St, Carlisle, IA 50047
5.0 (4 reviews)
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
The Art Spot on 25th
1721 25th St #202, West Des Moines, IA 50266
5.0 (38 reviews)
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 (306 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Beginner friendly
The Art Studio at RDG Planning & Design
512 Elm St, Des Moines, IA 50309
3.7 (3 reviews)
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 (607 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Not So Tuft Studio
3800 Merle Hay Rd Ste 1245, Des Moines, IA 50310
5.0 (55 reviews)
Ankeny Art Center
1520 SW Ordnance Rd, Ankeny, IA 50023
4.5 (59 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Membership
Area515 Des Moines Maker Space
108 Jefferson Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314
4.9 (36 reviews)
- Membership
Renee's Ceramic Cafe
940 S Gilbert Ct, Iowa City, IA 52240
4.2 (44 reviews)
Iowa Ceramics Center & Glass Studio
329 10th Ave SE #117, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
4.7 (40 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +2
Petware Pottery
1808 Fuller Rd, West Des Moines, IA 50265
Painting with a Twist
3753 86th St, Urbandale, IA 50322
4.8 (233 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Beginner friendly
Linda Lewis Studio & Gallery
900 Keosauqua Way #435, Des Moines, IA 50309
5.0 (6 reviews)