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Pottery studios in Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City's pottery scene is concentrated in the Crossroads Arts District, West Bottoms, Brookside, and out in Westport and the Country Club Plaza. Prices are friendly: drop-in classes from $40, six-week courses from $225-325. The community runs craft-serious thanks to the Kansas City Art Institute ceramics program, which is one of the strongest in the Midwest. Several studios are run by KCAI graduates teaching rigorous wheel and hand-building progressions alongside the standard beginner programming. Memberships with kiln access are widely available. Hand-building drops in easily; wheel throwing usually requires a short intro session first. Kids programs run year-round at the community art centers. For longer study, the Crossroads and West Bottoms studios have the deepest curricula and access to the broader KCAI community.

Showing 22 of 22 studios

Driftwood Ceramics
1827 Buchanan St, North Kansas City, MO 64116
4.8 (74 reviews)Mon 1pm-4pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Membership
- +4
KC Clay Guild
500 W 39th St, Kansas City, MO 64111
4.8 (221 reviews)Under $40/sessionMon-Thu 10am-9pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +2
Letter Cat Studio, LLC
1106 E 43rd St, Kansas City, MO 64110
4.9 (141 reviews)
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Birthday parties
Claymates
517 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108
5.0 (13 reviews)
- Birthday parties
- Private lessons
Dabble and Drip
9756 N Ash Ave, Kansas City, MO 64157
5.0 (83 reviews)Wed-Thu 11am-8pm
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
The Potter's Cottage
6210 NW Barry Rd, Kansas City, MO 64154
4.8 (121 reviews)Tue-Thu 10am-6pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- +1
EPIC Arts Clay Studio
609 N 6th St, Kansas City, KS 66101
4.8 (72 reviews)Wed, Sun 6pm-8pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +4
Brookside Ceramics
329 E Gregory Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64114
4.7 (79 reviews)Fri-Sat 10:30am-8pm
- Drop-in
- Kiln access
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Back Door Pottery
3922 St John Ave, Kansas City, MO 64123
4.9 (19 reviews)Tue, Thu 7pm-9pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- +2
House of Clay
7811 Marty St, Overland Park, KS 66204
4.9 (35 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-8pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Date night
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +2
Ceramic Cafe, Inc
9510 Nall Ave, Overland Park, KS 66207
4.6 (426 reviews)Mon-Wed 10am-6pm
- Drop-in
- Birthday parties
Creative Culture
5235 W 116th Pl, Leawood, KS 66211
4.2 (117 reviews)Tue-Sat 10am-9pm
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Kiln access
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- +1
Potter's Haven Art Studio
292 SW Blue Pkwy, Lee's Summit, MO 64063
4.7 (159 reviews)Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat 10am-6pm
- Drop-in
- Kiln access
- Birthday parties
Belger Arts - Crane Yard Studios and Gallery
2011 Tracy Ave, Kansas City, MO 64108
4.9 (128 reviews)Tue-Fri 10am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Membership
- +2
Imagine Studios, KC
171 English Landing Dr Ste 130, Parkville, MO 64152
5.0 (6 reviews)Mon 11am-6pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Date night
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +4
Wandering Bud
4448 Troost Ave, Kansas City, MO 64110
4.9 (54 reviews)
Pottery Palace
504 N Main St, Grain Valley, MO 64029
4.8 (86 reviews)Wed-Fri 10am-6pm
Fire Craft Pottery
1268 W Foxwood Dr, Raymore, MO 64083
5.0 (55 reviews)Wed-Sat 10am-8pm
- Drop-in
- Birthday parties
Paint Glaze & Fire | Ceramics & Coffee House
12683 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66213
4.4 (246 reviews)Tue-Fri 10am-8pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +5
Clay Club
3612 Karnes Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64111
5.0 (12 reviews)Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Water Street Ceramics
112 N Water St, Liberty, MO 64068
5.0 (7 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Date night
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +2
323CLAY
323 W Maple Ave, Independence, MO 64050
4.8 (32 reviews)