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Pottery in Boston, MA
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Pottery studios in Boston, Massachusetts

Boston's pottery scene is split between city studios (Allston, Jamaica Plain, South End, Cambridge) and the strong studio-craft tradition in nearby Somerville and Watertown. Prices skew mid-to-high: drop-in classes from $60, six-week courses from $325-450. Several studios are run by working potters with MFA backgrounds, so the teaching here is unusually rigorous for hobbyists who want to progress. Wheel throwing and hand-building tracks are both deep; kiln-share programs and member shelves are common. Date-night and one-off workshops are easy to find, especially in Allston and the South End. Kids programs run year-round, with summer camps in Cambridge and Somerville. For serious students, the Somerville and Watertown studios have the deepest curricula and longest-running memberships.

Showing 20 of 20 studios

  • Pottery Studio 1 - Pottery Classes and Events

    279 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116

    5.0 (944 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Membership

  • Pottery Studio 1 - Pottery Classes and Events

    33 A St, Boston, MA 02127

    5.0 (120 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Membership

  • Rainbows Pottery Studio

    216 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116

    4.5 (823 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Paint Your Own Pottery

  • Clay Lounge

    75 Thayer St, Boston, MA 02118

    4.9 (85 reviews)
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly

  • Clayroom

    1408 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02446

    4.7 (489 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Paint Your Own Pottery

  • Clay Lounge

    561 Windsor St B203 & B205, Somerville, MA 02143

    4.7 (24 reviews)
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly

  • Indigo Fire Belmont

    60 Concord Ave, Belmont, MA 02478

    4.8 (132 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • +3

  • Feet of Clay Pottery

    21 Station St, Brookline, MA 02445

    4.8 (13 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +1

  • Mudflat Pottery School

    81 Broadway, Somerville, MA 02145

    5.0 (30 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +1

  • JP Clay

    29 Germania St, Boston, MA 02130

    5.0 (9 reviews)
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership

  • Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard

    224 Western Ave, Allston, MA 02134

    4.8 (40 reviews)

  • Create Art In Community

    11 A Corinth St, Boston, MA 02131

    4.9 (27 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Membership

  • Commonwealth Clayworks

    1060 Broadway Unit C001, Somerville, MA 02144

    4.9 (55 reviews)
    • Hand building
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly

  • The Clay Table

    19 Brookline St, Cambridge, MA 02139

    5.0 (18 reviews)
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly

  • Rokuro Pottery

    98 Business St, Hyde Park, MA 02136

    5.0 (28 reviews)
    • Date night

  • The Clay School

    271 Western Ave #316, Lynn, MA 01904

    4.9 (19 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • +1

  • Clay Dreaming Pottery Studio

    186 Cabot St, Beverly, MA 01915

    4.7 (97 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Beginner friendly
    • +2

  • Indigo Fire Watertown

    79R Grove St, Watertown, MA 02472

    4.7 (51 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • +3

  • Pottery with a Purpose

    178 Crescent Rd Suite 1, Needham, MA 02494

    4.9 (69 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Beginner friendly
    • +2

  • Andem Art Studios

    21 Andem Pl, Brookline, MA 02445

    5.0 (17 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
    • +1

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