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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 23 of 23 studios

Clay Collective - Main Street
2418 W Main St, Boise, ID 83702
5.0 (289 reviews)Mon-Sat 9am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +3
A Way with Clay Studio
12570 W Fairview Ave STE 102, Boise, ID 83713
4.8 (426 reviews)Mon-Thu 10am-8pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +5
Ceramica
1002 S Vista Ave, Boise, ID 83705
4.7 (207 reviews)Tue-Sat 11am-9pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +6
The Potter's Center
110 Ellen St, Boise, ID 83714
4.9 (102 reviews)Tue-Fri 10am-5:30pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kiln access
the Art Room
508 S 5th St, Boise, ID 83702
5.0 (24 reviews)Sat 10am-4pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +2
Catalyst Arts Collaborative
6427 W Ustick Rd, Boise, ID 83704
5.0 (94 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-7pm
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Kiln access
- Birthday parties
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 (77 reviews)Mon-Thu 11am-7pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Gem Center for the Arts
2417 Bank Dr, Boise, ID 83705
4.8 (101 reviews)Mon-Sun 9am-9pm
- Beginner friendly
Boise Pottery
3831 W Chinden Blvd, Boise, ID 83714
4.9 (72 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-5pm
- Drop-in
- Membership
MING Studios
420 S 6th St, Boise, ID 83702
4.8 (24 reviews)Thu-Fri 5pm-7pm
- Kids classes
- Membership
VineArts Studio
4902 W Chinden Blvd, Garden City, ID 83714
5.0 (3 reviews)Sat 12pm-4pm
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Private lessons
The Pottery House
1007 N 17th St, Boise, ID 83702
5.0 (1 reviews)
Clay Collective - Broadway
1701 S Broadway Ave, Boise, ID 83706
5.0 (5 reviews)Mon-Sat 9am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +4
Idaho Rock and Pottery
3705 ID-16, Eagle, ID 83616
4.7 (16 reviews)Mon-Sat 9am-5pm
Boise Creative
1708 W Main St, Boise, ID 83702
4.9 (31 reviews)
Fort Boise Community Center
700 Robbins Rd, Boise, ID 83702
4.6 (342 reviews)Mon-Fri 8:00am-5:00pm
- Kids classes
Clay by Shay
2418 W Main St, Boise, ID 83702
Mon-Sun 10am-5pm
Hammer and Stain Treasure Valley
1500 N Locust Grove Rd #102, Meridian, ID 83642
4.8 (36 reviews)Tue-Sat 11am-5pm
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
The Sculpture Studio LLC Boise Idaho
1708 W Main St, Boise, ID 83702
5.0 (19 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Quality Art Inc.
200 E 52nd St, Garden City, ID 83714
4.8 (238 reviews)Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Fusions Glass Studio
135 N 2nd St, Eagle, ID 83616
4.8 (110 reviews)Tue-Sat 10am-5pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
- Birthday parties
Artsy Zen Gal
19398 Goldfinch Way, Caldwell, ID 83605
5.0 (6 reviews)Mon-Sun 9am-9pm