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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 21 of 21 studios

Pottery studio 1 - Pottery classes and events
1 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611
5.0 (807 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 (375 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Membership
- +1
The Pottery Studio
2525 N Elston Ave D100, Chicago, IL 60647
3.9 (39 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Membership
- Kiln access
The Pottery Loop | PotteryChicago
1770 W Berteau Ave Suite 407, Chicago, IL 60613
4.8 (82 reviews)
Ceramics by Leo
4550 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
4.9 (77 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Kiln access
PARK WEST CERAMICS
2646 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60614
4.8 (36 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +1
Penguin Foot Pottery
2514 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
4.4 (102 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +3
Chicago Ceramic Center
3057 N Rockwell St Fl 2, Chicago, IL 60618
4.9 (45 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
4.4 (2,395 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Membership
- +2
Color Me Mine
3849 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
4.7 (304 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
5.0 (160 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +2
MADE Chicago
1980 N Milwaukee Ave #1N, Chicago, IL 60647
4.5 (30 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Beginner friendly
Freestyle Ceramics & Tufting (Bridgeport/Chinatown)
2927 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
4.8 (248 reviews)
The Digs Chicago
333 N Oakley Blvd #305, Chicago, IL 60612
4.4 (23 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Freestyle Ceramics & Tufting (Andersonville)
5127 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640
4.8 (65 reviews)
GnarWare Workshop
1838 W Cermak Rd, Chicago, IL 60608
4.8 (26 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Drop-in
- Membership
Creative Claythings Inc.
2255 W Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60612
4.8 (12 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Membership
Kneaded Earth Pottery Studio
2512 Pine Cone Ct, Naperville, IL 60565
5.0 (596 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Beginner friendly
Glazed Expressions
717 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
3.9 (196 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Kiln access
Pansies Pottery
3506 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60657
5.0 (10 reviews)