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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