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Pottery studios in Detroit, Michigan

Detroit's pottery scene runs through Eastern Market, Corktown, Midtown, and out in Hamtramck, with additional studios in Ferndale, Royal Oak, and the Grosse Pointes. Prices are friendly: drop-in classes from $40, six-week courses from $225-325. The community is craft-serious with several studios run by working potters connected to the College for Creative Studies and the broader Detroit arts revival. Memberships with kiln access are widely available and affordable, with several Eastern Market and Corktown studios offering 24/7 access tiers that would cost double on the coasts. Hand-building drops in easily; wheel throwing usually requires a short intro session. Kids programs run year-round at the community art centers. For longer study, the Eastern Market and Midtown studios offer the deepest curricula.

Showing 18 of 18 studios

Creative Arts Studio
114 W 4th St, Royal Oak, MI 48067
4.7 (494 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +2
Porcelinen – Ceramic Studio ● Hamtramck / Detroit
11527 Joseph Campau Ave, Hamtramck, MI 48212
4.9 (67 reviews)
- Hand building
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- +1
Speckles & Splatter Art Studio
22471 Michigan Ave, Dearborn, MI 48124
4.8 (195 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Paint Your Own Pottery
Art in Motion
19939 Livernois, Detroit, MI 48221
4.7 (43 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Paint Your Own Pottery
Sugar Hill Clay
71 Garfield St, Detroit, MI 48201
4.8 (21 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +1
Still Life Ceramics Studio Ferndale
700 Livernois St, Ferndale, MI 48220
5.0 (24 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Membership
Pewabic Pottery
10125 E Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI 48214
4.7 (243 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
Ceramics School
2692 Carpenter Ave, Hamtramck, MI 48212
5.0 (18 reviews)
- Membership
Wheelscape Pottery
110 W Main St, Northville, MI 48167
4.9 (91 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Paint Your Own Pottery
Eastside Clay
30001 Harper Ave, St Clair Shores, MI 48082
5.0 (10 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Pottery Creations
105 Maple St, Wyandotte, MI 48192
4.6 (116 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
Clawson Clay Guild
120 S Rochester Rd, Clawson, MI 48017
4.6 (60 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +1
Creatopia Pottery
924 W Ann Arbor Trail, Plymouth, MI 48170
4.3 (378 reviews)
Ceramics By You
6890 Cooley Lake Rd, Waterford Township, MI 48327
4.9 (60 reviews)
- Drop-in
POST
14500 Kercheval Ave, Detroit, MI 48215
4.9 (220 reviews)
- Kids classes
The Craft Cafe' Detroit
15641 E Warren Ave, Detroit, MI 48224
4.6 (99 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Membership
Monarch Craft Studio LLC
15262 Canal Rd, Clinton Township, MI 48038
5.0 (83 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
Yourist Pottery Studio
6087 Jackson Rd STE 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
5.0 (21 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Membership
- Beginner friendly