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Pottery studios in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque's pottery scene runs through Downtown, Nob Hill, Old Town, and out in Corrales and Los Ranchos. Prices are friendly: drop-in classes from $40, six-week courses from $225-325. The community draws on a long Pueblo and Hispanic ceramic tradition, with several studios teaching micaceous clay and traditional firing alongside contemporary work. Memberships with kiln access are widely available and affordable. The University of New Mexico ceramics program anchors a craft-serious community of working potters, with several studios offering multi-level wheel curricula. Date-night and drop-in classes are common in Nob Hill and Downtown. Kids programs run year-round at the community art centers. For serious students, Albuquerque offers exposure to one of the deepest ceramic traditions in North America at unusually friendly prices.

Showing 19 of 19 studios

Ceramica Pottery Studio ABQ
141 Osuna Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107
5.0 (18 reviews)Tue-Sat 10am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +3
Hands On Clay Studio
2281 Wilbur Ave SW, Albuquerque, NM 87105
5.0 (91 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
- Birthday parties
Burque Throwdown
400 Coal Ave SW Ste B2, Albuquerque, NM 87102
4.9 (70 reviews)Tue-Thu 10am-9pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +3
Kiln it Art Studio
5740 Night Whisper Rd NW #290, Albuquerque, NM 87114
4.8 (280 reviews)Mon-Sat 11am-8pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kiln access
- Paint Your Own Pottery
Creativity Warehouse
1950 Juan Tabo Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112
4.8 (111 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +2
Coyote Clay and Color
5107 Edith Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107
4.9 (32 reviews)Mon-Fri 9am-6pm
Art Attack
3137 San Mateo Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110
4.5 (163 reviews)Mon-Sat 11am-8pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- +1
New Mexico Clay
3300 Girard Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107
4.8 (306 reviews)Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- +1
Sage Valley Pottery
4908 Corrales Rd, Corrales, NM 87048
4.9 (38 reviews)Sun Open 24 hours
- Wheel throwing
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
Peanut Pottery
220 Copper Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
5.0 (1 reviews)Tue-Sat 10am-6pm
HomeMade inc.
1001 Yale Blvd SE B, Albuquerque, NM 87106
5.0 (3 reviews)Tue-Wed 5pm-7pm
- Wheel throwing
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Paseo Pottery
1273 Calle de Comercio, Santa Fe, NM 87507
5.0 (67 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-3pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +5
Kelly Jo Designs by Wine
6829 4th St NW, Los Ranchos De Albuquerque, NM 87107
4.9 (513 reviews)Thu-Fri 12pm-9pm
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
The Groove Artspace
309 Gold Ave SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
5.0 (20 reviews)Tue-Sat 10am-4pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
- +1
Southwest Sunflower Pottery
2411 Dora Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104
5.0 (21 reviews)
Off Center Community Arts Project
808 Park Ave SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
4.8 (185 reviews)Wed-Thu 12pm-6pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
Wild At Art Studio
3107 Eubank Blvd NE Ste 19, Albuquerque, NM 87111
4.8 (36 reviews)Thu 11am-3pm
- Kids classes
- Birthday parties
Canvas and Coffee
6700 4th St NW, Los Ranchos De Albuquerque, NM 87107
4.9 (120 reviews)Mon-Thu 9am-5pm
Painting with a Twist
8510 Montgomery Blvd NE #A5, Albuquerque, NM 87111
4.9 (343 reviews)Wed-Fri 12pm-8pm