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Pottery in Chicago, IL
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Pottery studios in Chicago, Illinois

Chicago has a long pottery tradition rooted in the Hyde Park Art Center and Lillstreet Art Center, both of which still anchor the scene. Studios today cluster in Logan Square, Pilsen, West Town, and along the north side from Andersonville to Ravenswood. Prices are mid-market: intro classes from $55, six-week courses around $325-475. Lillstreet and other large multi-craft studios offer the deepest curricula, with wheel, hand-building, glazing, and kiln-firing tracks. Smaller neighborhood studios fill the date-night and drop-in niche. Kids and family classes are easy to find, especially on the north side. If you want progression past intro, look at the older multi-disciplinary studios; if you just want one evening of wheel time, the Logan Square and West Town studios are the easy pick.

Showing 23 of 23 studios

  • Pottery studio 1 - Pottery classes and events

    1 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611

    5.0 (713 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Membership

  • Pottery studio 1 - Pottery classes and events

    3262 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60657

    5.0 (346 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • +1

  • The Pottery Studio

    2525 N Elston Ave D100, Chicago, IL 60647

    3.9 (38 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Membership
    • Kiln access

  • The Pottery Loop | PotteryChicago

    1770 W Berteau Ave Suite 407, Chicago, IL 60613

    4.8 (36 reviews)

  • Ceramics by Leo

    4550 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60625

    4.9 (75 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Kiln access

  • PARK WEST CERAMICS

    2646 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614

    4.7 (34 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +1

  • Penguin Foot Pottery

    2514 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

    4.4 (99 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • +3

  • Chicago Ceramic Center

    3057 N Rockwell St Floor 2, Chicago, IL 60618

    4.9 (40 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
    • +1

  • Color Cocktail Factory Pottery, Date Nights & Art Classes in Chicago

    1142 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608

    4.3 (2,121 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • +2

  • Color Me Mine

    3849 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60613

    4.7 (259 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Paint Your Own Pottery

  • Lincoln Square Pottery Studio- Learning Center

    4150 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60618

    4.5 (28 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly

  • ViaClay

    208 S Marion St, Oak Park, IL 60302

    4.9 (154 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +2

  • MADE Chicago

    1980 N Milwaukee Ave #1N, Chicago, IL 60647

    4.6 (25 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Beginner friendly

  • Centered Clay Collective

    800 Devon Ave, Park Ridge, IL 60068

    4.8 (29 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +2

  • Freestyle Ceramics & Tufting (Bridgeport/Chinatown)

    2927 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60608

    4.8 (235 reviews)

  • The Digs Chicago

    333 N Oakley Blvd #305, Chicago, IL 60612

    4.5 (21 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly

  • Freestyle Ceramics & Tufting (Andersonville)

    5127 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640

    4.7 (62 reviews)

  • The Bridgeport Art Center

    1200 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609

    4.7 (288 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
    • Kiln access

  • Edgewater Pottery

    1207 W Berwyn Ave, Chicago, IL 60640

    5.0 (6 reviews)

  • GnarWare Workshop

    1838 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60608

    4.8 (25 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Drop-in
    • Membership

  • Creative Claythings

    2255 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60612

    4.8 (11 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Membership

  • Kneaded Earth Pottery Studio

    2512 Pine Cone Ct, Naperville, IL 60565

    5.0 (586 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Kids classes
    • Beginner friendly

  • Little Black Pearl Workshop

    1060 E 47th St, Chicago, IL 60653

    4.6 (187 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Membership

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