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Pottery studios in Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh's pottery scene is concentrated in Downtown, the Warehouse District, Cameron Village, and out in Cary and Apex. Prices are friendly: drop-in classes from $45, six-week courses from $250-375. The community is craft-serious thanks to the NC State and Meredith ceramics programs, plus proximity to the Penland and STARworks schools nearby. Several studios offer multi-level wheel curricula and visiting-artist workshops. Memberships with kiln access are widely available. Hand-building drops in easily; wheel throwing usually requires a short intro session. Date-night and drop-in classes are common in the Warehouse District. Kids programs run year-round, with strong summer camps in Cary. For longer study, the Downtown and Warehouse District studios have the deepest curricula and the strongest connection to the broader North Carolina pottery community.

Showing 30 of 30 studios

Klaystation
3516 Spring Forest Rd, Raleigh, NC 27616
4.6 (220 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Kiln access
- +1
MudCo Studio
1505 Capital Blvd #18, Raleigh, NC 27603
5.0 (5 reviews)Tue-Thu 12pm-8:30pm
- Wheel throwing
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +2
Living Kiln Studio
1330 5th Ave #260, Garner, NC 27529
5.0 (46 reviews)Sun Open 24 hours
- Membership
- Kiln access
Pullen Arts Center
105 Pullen Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607
4.9 (97 reviews)Mon-Thu 9am-10pm
- Kids classes
- Membership
Zebulon Pottery
102 W 3rd St, Wendell, NC 27591
5.0 (495 reviews)Mon, Tue, Wed, Sun 12pm-6pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +4
Carolina Clay Studio
1947 Evans Rd, Cary, NC 27513
4.8 (25 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-8pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +2
Color Me Mine
316 Colonades Way Ste 215, Cary, NC 27518
4.8 (565 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-8pm
- Kids classes
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Mad Splatter Apex - Pottery, Splatter, and Canvas Paint Studio
2016 Creekside Landing Dr, Apex, NC 27502
4.9 (1,052 reviews)Mon-Thu 10am-8pm
- Drop-in
- Birthday parties
Ceramica
8245 Chapel Hill Rd, Cary, NC 27513
4.9 (68 reviews)Tue-Fri 10am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
Liz Kelly Pottery
1201 W Lenoir St, Raleigh, NC 27603
5.0 (24 reviews)
Bosetti Art Tile & Pottery
1201 W Lenoir St, Raleigh, NC 27603
5.0 (37 reviews)Mon-Fri 10am-5pm
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
- Private lessons
Ware Ware Studio
9300 Durant Rd, Raleigh, NC 27614
5.0 (10 reviews)
The Hot Spot Studios Garner NC
2664 Timber Dr, Garner, NC 27529
5.0 (88 reviews)Tue, Wed, Thu, Sun 10am-6pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Piedmont Pottery, Inc.
332 S Main St, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
5.0 (22 reviews)Wed-Sat 11am-6pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +1
Glazed Expectations Ceramic
205 W Main St #104, Carrboro, NC 27510
4.8 (70 reviews)Wed-Sat 10am-6pm
Pottery Camp
12973 US-70 BUS, Clayton, NC 27520
4.7 (77 reviews)Mon-Fri 11am-8pm
- Kids classes
Paint Your Pot
2755 NC-55, Cary, NC 27519
4.6 (235 reviews)Mon-Wed 10am-6pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
The Crafts Center at North Carolina State University
210 Jensen Dr, Raleigh, NC 27606
4.8 (21 reviews)Mon-Fri 12pm-10pm
- Beginner friendly
Claymakers
470 Salem St, Durham, NC 27703
4.8 (80 reviews)Tue-Sat 1:00pm-6:00pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
- +2
Liberty Arts Sculpture Studio & Foundry
918 Pearl St, Durham, NC 27701
4.9 (52 reviews)Mon-Sun 9am-5pm
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Clayvoyant
1004 N Salem St, Apex, NC 27502
5.0 (15 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Kiln access
Delores Pottery
1010 W Main St, Durham, NC 27701
4.4 (23 reviews)Sat-Sun 11am-4pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +4
Cocoon Gallery
221 N Salem St #100, Apex, NC 27502
4.9 (19 reviews)Mon-Wed 11am-6pm
Clayboro Studios
101 Lloyd St, Carrboro, NC 27510
5.0 (75 reviews)Tue-Fri 1pm-6pm
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
The Makery
317 E Roosevelt Ave, Wake Forest, NC 27587
4.9 (98 reviews)Tue-Sat 10am-8pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
- +1
Cary Pottery
604 E Chatham St Ste F, Cary, NC 27511
4.7 (32 reviews)Thu-Fri 10:30am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kiln access
- Birthday parties
Creating My Art, LLC
119-1 Wind Chime Ct, Raleigh, NC 27615
4.8 (58 reviews)Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
- Kids classes
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
Alia Fine Art Studios
1401 S Bloodworth St Ste 100, Raleigh, NC 27610
5.0 (53 reviews)Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri 10am-3pm
- Membership
Hello Yellow Art Studio
401 N West St Ste 117, Raleigh, NC 27603
5.0 (59 reviews)Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Birthday parties
Artmosphere Community Arts Center
3919 Raleigh Rd, Clayton, NC 27520
4.9 (53 reviews)Thu-Sat 11am-5pm