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Pottery studios in Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington's pottery scene runs through the Distillery District, downtown, Chevy Chase, and out in Beaumont and Hamburg. Prices are friendly: drop-in classes from $40, six-week courses from $225-325. The community is anchored by the University of Kentucky ceramics program and the broader Bluegrass craft tradition, with several studios offering multi-level wheel curricula. Memberships with kiln access are widely available and affordable. Hand-building drops in easily; wheel throwing usually requires the intro class first. Date-night and drop-in classes are common in the Distillery District and downtown. Kids programs run year-round at the community art centers, with strong summer camps. For longer study, the downtown and Distillery District studios have the deepest multi-level progression.

Showing 24 of 24 studios

The Mad Potter
3385 Tates Creek Rd, Lexington, KY 40502
4.5 (186 reviews)
Kentucky Mudworks
800 Floyd Dr Ste 110, Lexington, KY 40505
4.8 (132 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kiln access
The Pottery Place
3555 Nicholasville Rd Ste 928, Lexington, KY 40503
4.3 (37 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Kiln access
Elkhorn Pottery
116 N Broadway, Georgetown, KY 40324
5.0 (129 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Date night
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +1
Broadway Clay
223 W Broadway St, Frankfort, KY 40601
5.0 (32 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Membership
- Kiln access
Dirty South Pottery
38 N Main St, Winchester, KY 40391
5.0 (42 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
Elements Clay Studio
1122 Nevins Station Rd, Lawrenceburg, KY 40342
5.0 (26 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Beginner friendly
- Paint Your Own Pottery
Created By You, LLC
36 N Highland St, Winchester, KY 40391
4.8 (59 reviews)
Mudlark Pottery Studio
1739 Roberts Rd, Verona, KY 41092
5.0 (11 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Date night
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
Chic Art Fusion
464 Lakeshore Dr, Lexington, KY 40502
5.0 (25 reviews)
CREATE studio
212 Woodland Ave, Lexington, KY 40502
4.8 (19 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
Painting with a Twist
2573 Richmond Rd #320, Lexington, KY 40509
4.9 (348 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Beginner friendly
Lex Center for Creative ReUse
110 Luigart Ct Unit 150, Lexington, KY 40508
4.9 (138 reviews)
- Membership
Tim Vetters Art and Pottery Classes
2224 Clear Creek Rd, Nicholasville, KY 40356
5.0 (1 reviews)
Latitude Arts
740 National Ave #180, Lexington, KY 40502
4.7 (19 reviews)
Artworks at the Carver School
522 Patterson St, Lexington, KY 40508
4.9 (12 reviews)
- Membership
ARTplay Children's Studio
309 N Ashland Ave #190, Lexington, KY 40502
5.0 (26 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
LexArts
161 N Mill St, Lexington, KY 40507
4.8 (41 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Studio 1804
656 Stanford St, Lancaster, KY 40444
WhimziWorks
147 E Main St, Morehead, KY 40351
5.0 (22 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +2
Paint Spot
4600 Shelbyville Rd, Louisville, KY 40257
4.7 (151 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Paint Your Own Pottery
Color Me Mine
2160 Sir Barton Way Unit 120, Lexington, KY 40509
5.0 (5 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Paint Your Own Pottery
Matchstick Goods
1015 N Limestone, Lexington, KY 40505
5.0 (4 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Beginner friendly
Cup of Joe Art Studio
2387 Professional Hts Dr #30, Lexington, KY 40503
5.0 (1 reviews)
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly