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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 33 of 33 studios

The Mad Potter
3385 Tates Creek Rd, Lexington, KY 40502
4.4 (187 reviews)Mon-Thu 11am-7pm
Kentucky Mudworks
800 Floyd Dr Ste 110, Lexington, KY 40505
4.8 (133 reviews)Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kiln access
The Pottery Place
3555 Nicholasville Rd Ste 928, Lexington, KY 40503
4.3 (39 reviews)Mon-Thu 10am-8pm
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Kiln access
- +1
Elkhorn Pottery
116 N Broadway, Georgetown, KY 40324
5.0 (136 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Date night
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +2
Broadway Clay
223 W Broadway St, Frankfort, KY 40601
5.0 (32 reviews)Mon-Fri 11am-6pm
- Wheel throwing
- Membership
- Kiln access
- Birthday parties
- Private lessons
Dirty South Pottery
38 N Main St, Winchester, KY 40391
5.0 (42 reviews)Wed-Sat 10am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
Elements Clay Studio
1122 Nevins Station Rd, Lawrenceburg, KY 40342
5.0 (28 reviews)Fri 11am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Beginner friendly
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- +1
Created By You, LLC
36 N Highland St, Winchester, KY 40391
4.7 (61 reviews)Tue-Fri 12pm-7pm
Mudlark Pottery Studio
1739 Roberts Rd, Verona, KY 41092
5.0 (11 reviews)Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 11am-9pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Date night
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
- +1
Tater Knob Pottery & Farm Inc.
260 Wolf Gap Rd, Berea, KY 40403
4.9 (125 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
Chic Art Fusion
464 Lakeshore Dr, Lexington, KY 40502
5.0 (25 reviews)Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 11am-8pm
CREATE studio
212 Woodland Ave, Lexington, KY 40502
4.8 (19 reviews)Tue-Fri 11:00am-5:30pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Birthday parties
- Private lessons
Painting with a Twist
2573 Richmond Rd #320, Lexington, KY 40509
4.9 (356 reviews)Mon-Fri 9:00am-2:00pm
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
The Pottery House Studio
Suite #17 and #13, 223 S Pete Ellis Dr, Bloomington, IN 47408
5.0 (50 reviews)Thu-Sat 10am-9pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +4
Lex Center for Creative ReUse
110 Luigart Ct Unit 150, Lexington, KY 40508
4.9 (138 reviews)Wed-Fri 11am-8pm
- 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
4.8 (20 reviews)Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm
Artworks at the Carver School
522 Patterson St, Lexington, KY 40508
4.9 (12 reviews)Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
- Membership
ARTplay Children's Studio
309 N Ashland Ave #190, Lexington, KY 40502
5.0 (26 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Birthday parties
Lexington Arts & Crafts Society
130 Waltham St, Lexington, MA 02421
4.8 (28 reviews)Tue-Sun 11am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +2
LexArts
161 N Mill St, Lexington, KY 40507
4.8 (41 reviews)Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 9am-5pm
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
Pinot's Palette
3851 Mall Rd #110, Lexington, KY 40503
4.8 (178 reviews)Tue, Thu, Fri 2pm-8:45pm
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Membership
- Birthday parties
Missions Pottery & More
3 N Main St, Lexington, NC 27292
5.0 (43 reviews)Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
Studio 1804
656 Stanford St, Lancaster, KY 40444
Sat 11am-3pm
WhimziWorks
147 E Main St, Morehead, KY 40351
5.0 (22 reviews)Mon-Sun 12pm-8pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +3
Paint Spot
4600 Shelbyville Rd, Louisville, KY 40257
4.7 (151 reviews)Mon-Thu 11am-6pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Earth Fire and Spirit Pottery Art Gallery
15 W Washington St, Lexington, VA 24450
4.9 (33 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-5:30pm
Color Me Mine
2160 Sir Barton Way Unit 120, Lexington, KY 40509
5.0 (38 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-9pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Matchstick Goods
1015 N Limestone, Lexington, KY 40505
5.0 (4 reviews)Mon-Thu 9am-6pm
- Kids classes
- Beginner friendly
Cup of Joe Art Studio
2387 Professional Hts Dr #30, Lexington, KY 40503
5.0 (1 reviews)Mon, Wed 2:30pm-4:30pm
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
AA Clay Studio
2829 S 4th St, Louisville, KY 40208
5.0 (40 reviews)Sat-Sun 12pm-4pm
Lexington Makerspace
510 Henry Clay Blvd, Lexington, KY 40505
4.9 (18 reviews)Sun Open 24 hours
School of Art & Visual Studies
Art and Visual Studies Building, 236 Bolivar St, Lexington, KY 40508
5.0 (7 reviews)Mon-Fri 8am-4pm