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Pottery studios in Portland, Maine

Portland's pottery scene is small but craft-serious, concentrated in the Old Port, the West End, East Bayside, and out in South Portland. Prices are mid-market: drop-in classes from $50, six-week courses from $275-425. The community draws on the broader Maine craft tradition, with several studios run by working potters connected to the Maine College of Art and the larger Maine ceramics network. Memberships with kiln access are widely available but waitlisted at the popular Old Port and East Bayside studios. Hand-building and wheel throwing are both well-covered; several studios offer multi-level wheel programs that progress past intro. Date-night and drop-in classes are common in the Old Port. Kids programs run year-round at the community art centers. For longer study, the East Bayside and West End studios have the deepest curricula.

Showing 25 of 25 studios

Portland Pottery Studio
118 Washington Ave, Portland, ME 04101
4.8 (21 reviews)Mon-Sun 9am-9pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +3
Maine Clay Collaborative
65 Hanover St Ste 2, Portland, ME 04101
5.0 (13 reviews)Sun 12am-12am
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +2
Handful Studios
369 Forest Ave, Portland, ME 04101
5.0 (53 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
Color Me Mine
16 Van Aken Wy, Portland, ME 04102
4.7 (320 reviews)Tue-Sat 10am-8:30pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Campfire Pottery
5 South St, Portland, ME 04101
5.0 (17 reviews)Wed-Sat 10am-5pm
- Kids classes
Maine Pottery Co. | Edgecomb Potters
145 Commercial St, Portland, ME 04101
4.7 (82 reviews)Mon-Sun 10am-6pm
- Kids classes
- Kiln access
Portland Pottery Fox St Studio
49 Fox St, Portland, ME 04101
4.3 (6 reviews)Mon-Fri 9am-9pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +3
Maine Potters Market
376 Fore St, Portland, ME 04101
4.8 (25 reviews)Mon-Sun 10am-7pm
- Membership
Factory 3
105 St James St, Portland, ME 04102
5.0 (362 reviews)Mon-Sun 6am-9pm
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
Ember Maine
5 South St, Portland, ME 04101
5.0 (6 reviews)Wed-Sat 10am-5pm
- Kids classes
- Kiln access
Moon Stone Pottery & Elementals
186 Turner St, Auburn, ME 04210
4.8 (114 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-8pm
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
- Private lessons
Running With Scissors Artist Studios & Community
250 Anderson St, Portland, ME 04101
4.5 (24 reviews)
- Date night
- Membership
The Creative Soul
2 Christensen Ln, Kennebunk, ME 04043
5.0 (92 reviews)Thu-Sat 10am-6pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Birthday parties
Earth & Soul Pottery
168 Bonny Eagle Rd, Hollis, ME 04042
5.0 (8 reviews)Wed, Fri, Sat 12pm-5pm
Portland Pottery Supply
220 Anderson St, Portland, ME 04101
4.6 (62 reviews)Mon-Fri 8am-6pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +3
Love Lab Studio
26 Brackett St, Portland, ME 04102
5.0 (7 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
Maxwell's Pottery Outlet
384 Fore St, Portland, ME 04101
4.6 (47 reviews)Mon-Sun 10am-6pm
Campfire Pottery Production Studio
90 Bridge St #226, Westbrook, ME 04092
5.0 (3 reviews)
- Kids classes
Radius Art Studio
2324 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR 97214
4.8 (104 reviews)Sun Open 24 hours
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +2
Mill Pond Ceramics Studio
2 Main St Ste 18-214, Biddeford, ME 04005
4.5 (36 reviews)Mon-Fri 9am-12pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +2
Morning Ceramics Studio
239 SE 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
4.8 (123 reviews)Wed-Sun 10am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +4
Daffodill Studios
3322 NE Wasco St, Portland, OR 97232
4.9 (182 reviews)Sun Open 24 hours
- Wheel throwing
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
Neighborhood Clay and Liz Proffetty ceramics
590 Main St #2, Damariscotta, ME 04543
5.0 (6 reviews)Mon-Wed 6pm-8pm
- Wheel throwing
- Membership
- Kiln access
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
The Mud Room Southeast
2011 SE 10th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
5.0 (39 reviews)Sun Open 24 hours
- Wheel throwing
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
Artascope
138 Bayview St, Yarmouth, ME 04096
4.9 (15 reviews)Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat 10am-1pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Private lessons