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Pottery in Kansas City, MO
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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 (70 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • +2
  • KC Clay Guild

    200 W 74th St, Kansas City, MO 64114

    4.8 (217 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +1
  • Letter Cat Studio, LLC

    1106 E 43rd St, Kansas City, MO 64110

    5.0 (114 reviews)
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
  • Claymates

    517 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO 64108

    5.0 (13 reviews)
  • Dabble and Drip

    9756 N Ash Ave, Kansas City, MO 64157

    5.0 (69 reviews)
    • Drop-in
    • Beginner friendly
    • Paint Your Own Pottery
  • The Potter's Cottage

    6210 NW Barry Rd, Kansas City, MO 64154

    4.8 (109 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Beginner friendly
    • Paint Your Own Pottery
    • Kiln access
  • EPIC Arts Clay Studio

    609 N 6th St, Kansas City, KS 66101

    4.7 (65 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • +2
  • Brookside Ceramics

    329 E Gregory Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64114

    4.7 (72 reviews)
    • Drop-in
    • Paint Your Own Pottery
    • Kiln access
  • Back Door Pottery

    3922 St John Ave, Kansas City, MO 64123

    4.9 (19 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Beginner friendly
    • +1
  • House of Clay

    7811 Marty St, Overland Park, KS 66204

    4.9 (27 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
    • +1
  • Ceramic Cafe, Inc

    9510 Nall Ave, Overland Park, KS 66207

    4.6 (409 reviews)
  • Creative Culture

    5235 W 116th Pl, Leawood, KS 66211

    4.2 (112 reviews)
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Paint Your Own Pottery
    • Kiln access
  • Potter's Haven Art Studio

    292 SW Blue Pkwy, Lee's Summit, MO 64063

    4.7 (153 reviews)
    • Drop-in
    • Kiln access
  • Belger Arts - Crane Yard Studios and Gallery

    2011 Tracy Ave, Kansas City, MO 64108

    4.9 (124 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • +2
  • Belger Arts Center

    2100 Walnut St, Kansas City, MO 64108

    4.7 (87 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • +2
  • Imagine Studios, KC

    171 English Landing Dr Suite 130, Parkville, MO 64152

    5.0 (4 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
    • +2
  • 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)
  • Fire Craft Pottery

    1268 W Foxwood Dr, Raymore, MO 64083

    5.0 (49 reviews)
    • Drop-in
  • Paint Glaze & Fire | Ceramics & Coffee House

    12683 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66213

    4.4 (239 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +3
  • Clay Club

    3612 Karnes Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64111

    5.0 (5 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
  • Water Street Ceramics

    112 N Water St, Liberty, MO 64068

    5.0 (4 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly

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