Pottery studios in Lawrence, Kansas

Lawrence's pottery scene is small but craft-serious for a city of 95,000, anchored by the University of Kansas ceramics program. Studios cluster downtown, in East Lawrence, and along Massachusetts Street. Prices are friendly: drop-in classes from $40, six-week courses from $225-325. Several studios are run by KU graduates teaching rigorous wheel curricula alongside the standard beginner programming. Memberships with kiln access are available but limited; member shelves are waitlisted. Hand-building drops in easily; wheel throwing usually requires a short intro session first. Date-night and drop-in classes are common downtown. Kids programs run year-round at the community art centers. For longer study, the East Lawrence and downtown studios offer the deepest curricula and best access to the broader KU ceramics community.

Showing 29 of 29 studios

Sunfire Ceramics
1002 New Hampshire St, Lawrence, KS 66044
4.8 (144 reviews)Wed, Thu, Sun 10am-6pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Kiln access
- Birthday parties
Muddy Waters Studio, LLC
925 Iowa St, Lawrence, KS 66044
4.6 (30 reviews)Tue-Wed 6:30pm-8:30pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +4
Bracker's Good Earth Clays
1831 E 1450 Rd, Lawrence, KS 66044
4.8 (145 reviews)Mon-Sat 9:30am-4:30pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Kiln access
10th & Mass Studios
1000 Massachusetts St Ste D, Lawrence, KS 66044
4.8 (5 reviews)Mon-Sat 9am-9pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
Fire Me Up Ceramics and Fine Art Studios, LLC
1000 N Kansas Ave, Topeka, KS 66608
4.7 (27 reviews)Thu-Sat 1pm-5pm
The Potter's Cottage
6210 NW Barry Rd, Kansas City, MO 64154
4.8 (121 reviews)Tue-Thu 10am-6pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- +1
KC Clay Guild
500 W 39th St, Kansas City, MO 64111
4.8 (221 reviews)Mon-Thu 10am-9pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +2
Ceramic Cafe, Inc
9510 Nall Ave, Overland Park, KS 66207
4.6 (426 reviews)Mon-Wed 10am-6pm
- Drop-in
- Birthday parties
Spinning Earth Pottery
102 S Elm St, Gardner, KS 66030
4.9 (19 reviews)Tue-Fri 11am-5pm
Lawrence Arts Center
940 New Hampshire St, Lawrence, KS 66044
4.6 (49 reviews)Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat 9am-8pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
Seedco Studios
840 Delaware St #7, Lawrence, KS 66044
4.8 (16 reviews)
Phoenix Gallery
825 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS 66044
4.8 (161 reviews)Tue-Sat 10am-8pm
Prairie Hills Art Gallery - Lawrence Kansas
843 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS 66044
5.0 (1 reviews)Tue-Sun 11am-6pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Birthday parties
Empath Craft
801 1/2 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS 66044
5.0 (18 reviews)Wed-Fri 10am-4:30pm
ART EMERGENCY
721 E 9th St, Lawrence, KS 66044
4.4 (14 reviews)
Pottery by Woody
1013 Eldridge St, Lawrence, KS 66049
Fire Craft Pottery
1268 W Foxwood Dr, Raymore, MO 64083
5.0 (54 reviews)Wed-Sat 10am-8pm
- Drop-in
- Birthday parties
Wonder Fair
841 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS 66044
4.8 (778 reviews)Mon-Sat 9:30am-8pm
DLH Pottery
825 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS 66044
Pottery Palace
504 N Main St, Grain Valley, MO 64029
4.8 (87 reviews)Wed-Fri 10am-6pm
You're Fired! Ceramics
301 W Central Ave Ste 100, Andover, KS 67002
4.9 (86 reviews)Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat 10am-6pm
Lawrence Art Guild
721 E 9th St, Lawrence, KS 66044
4.3 (3 reviews)
- Membership
Waxman Candles, Inc.
609 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS 66044
4.8 (166 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Private lessons
Keys of Joy Studio
1540 Wakarusa Dr, Lawrence, KS 66047
4.7 (45 reviews)Mon-Thu 10am-1:30pm, 3pm-8pm
- Kids classes
- Beginner friendly
Potwin Pottery
5331 SW 22nd Pl, Topeka, KS 66614
4.5 (59 reviews)Tue, Wed, Fri 12pm-8pm
Clay Collective - Main Street
2418 W Main St, Boise, ID 83702
5.0 (278 reviews)Mon, Thu 10am-9pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +4
Thanks, I Made It!
840 Delaware St, Lawrence, KS 66044
5.0 (4 reviews)Wed, Fri 9am-12pm
Lawrence Clay Collective
720 Lincoln St unit a, Lawrence, KS 66044
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Membership
- Kiln access
Inspired Aerial Arts
1204 E 24th St Unit A101, Lawrence, KS 66046
4.9 (20 reviews)Mon 4pm-8pm