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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 25 of 25 studios

  • Pottery Studio 1 - Pottery Classes and Events

    279 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116

    5.0 (1,369 reviews)Mon-Fri 11am-9pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • +2

  • Pottery Studio 1 - Pottery Classes and Events

    33 A St, Boston, MA 02127

    5.0 (212 reviews)Mon-Fri 11am-9pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • +2

  • Rainbows Pottery Studio

    216 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116

    4.5 (954 reviews)Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat 8:30am-9:30pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Paint Your Own Pottery
    • Birthday parties

  • Clay Lounge

    75 Thayer St, Boston, MA 02118

    4.9 (86 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-9pm
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
    • Birthday parties

  • Clayroom

    1408 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02446

    4.7 (509 reviews)Mon-Fri 12pm-10pm
    • Kids classes
    • Paint Your Own Pottery
    • Birthday parties

  • Clay Lounge

    561 Windsor St B203 & B205, Somerville, MA 02143

    4.8 (28 reviews)Mon-Sat 11am-8pm
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
    • Birthday parties

  • Indigo Fire Belmont

    60 Concord Ave, Belmont, MA 02478

    4.8 (134 reviews)$40-100/sessionMon-Fri 10am-9pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • +5

  • Feet of Clay Pottery

    21 Station St, Brookline, MA 02445

    4.9 (14 reviews)Mon-Fri 12pm-8pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +1

  • Mudflat Pottery School

    81 Broadway, Somerville, MA 02145

    5.0 (34 reviews)Mon, Wed 10am-9:30pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +1

  • JP Clay

    29 Germania St, Boston, MA 02130

    4.7 (14 reviews)Tue-Fri 10am-9pm
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Birthday parties

  • Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard

    224 Western Ave, Allston, MA 02134

    4.8 (42 reviews)

  • Create Art In Community

    11 A Corinth St, Boston, MA 02131

    4.9 (29 reviews)Wed-Thu 4pm-8:30pm
    • Kids classes
    • Membership
    • Birthday parties

  • Commonwealth Clayworks

    1060 Broadway Unit C001, Somerville, MA 02144

    5.0 (61 reviews)
    • Hand building
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly

  • The Clay Table

    19 Brookline St, Cambridge, MA 02139

    4.9 (32 reviews)Mon-Thu 1pm-7pm
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
    • Birthday parties

  • Rokuro Pottery

    98 Business St, Hyde Park, MA 02136

    5.0 (28 reviews)Mon-Sun 11am-7:30pm
    • Date night

  • The Clay School

    271 Western Ave #316, Lynn, MA 01904

    4.9 (19 reviews)Mon-Sun 9am-9pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • +1

  • Clay Dreaming Pottery Studio

    186 Cabot St, Beverly, MA 01915

    4.7 (102 reviews)Mon-Wed 10:00am-7:00pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Beginner friendly
    • +4

  • Indigo Fire Watertown

    79R Grove St, Watertown, MA 02472

    4.8 (53 reviews)$40-100/sessionMon-Fri 10am-10pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • +5

  • Pottery with a Purpose

    178 Crescent Rd Ste 1, Needham, MA 02494

    4.9 (84 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Beginner friendly
    • +3

  • Andem Art Studios

    21 Andem Pl, Brookline, MA 02445

    5.0 (16 reviews)Sun Open 24 hours
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
    • +1

  • Crafts Zone

    229 Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02446

    4.9 (466 reviews)Mon-Thu 2pm-8pm
    • Birthday parties

  • Art Signals Studio

    16 Nason St, Maynard, MA 01754

    4.9 (392 reviews)Mon-Sun 11am-7pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Beginner friendly
    • Birthday parties

  • J.G Clay

    75 Thayer St, Boston, MA 02118

    5.0 (6 reviews)Mon-Fri 12pm-9pm

  • Made by Me

    1685 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138

    4.3 (87 reviews)Mon, Thu, Fri 10am-6pm

  • Clay Dreams

    183 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA 02474

    4.5 (106 reviews)Wed, Sat 10am-5pm

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