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Pottery studios in Boise, Idaho

Boise's pottery scene runs through the North End, the Boise Bench, downtown, and out in Garden City and Meridian. Prices are friendly: drop-in classes from $40, six-week courses from $225-325. The community is craft-serious thanks to Boise State ceramics, with several studios offering multi-level wheel curricula and visiting-artist workshops. Memberships with kiln access are widely available and unusually affordable. Hand-building drops in easily; wheel throwing usually requires the intro class first. Date-night and drop-in classes are common in the North End and downtown. Kids programs run year-round at the community art centers, with strong summer camps. The scene has grown quickly with Boise's expanding maker community and now supports several studios with real multi-level progression. For longer study, the North End and Garden City studios have the deepest curricula.

Showing 14 of 14 studios

Clay Collective
2418 W Main St, Boise, ID 83702
5.0 (271 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +2
A Way with Clay Studio
12570 W Fairview Ave STE 102, Boise, ID 83713
4.9 (412 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +4
Ceramica
1002 S Vista Ave, Boise, ID 83705
4.7 (204 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +4
The Potter's Center
110 Ellen St, Boise, ID 83714
4.9 (100 reviews)
the Art Room
508 S 5th St, Boise, ID 83702
5.0 (24 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +1
Catalyst Arts Collaborative
6427 W Ustick Rd, Boise, ID 83704
5.0 (94 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Kiln access
Miller Made Pottery
1870 W Hill Terrace Ln, Boise, ID 83702
5.0 (4 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
The Hot Spot Studios Meridian
4610 N Linder Rd Ste 100, Meridian, ID 83646
4.8 (62 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Paint Your Own Pottery
Gem Center for the Arts
2417 Bank Dr, Boise, ID 83705
4.8 (101 reviews)
- Beginner friendly
Boise Pottery
3831 W Chinden Blvd, Boise, ID 83714
4.9 (72 reviews)
Mondaes Makerspace & Supply
1315 2nd St S, Nampa, ID 83651
4.0 (85 reviews)
MING Studios
420 S 6th St, Boise, ID 83702
4.8 (24 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Membership
VineArts Studio
4902 W Chinden Blvd, Garden City, ID 83714
5.0 (3 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Membership
The Pottery House
1007 N 17th St, Boise, ID 83702
5.0 (1 reviews)