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Pottery studios in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe's pottery scene is woven into the city's broader fine-art identity, with studios spread between the historic district, Railyard Arts District, and Canyon Road. Prices skew premium because of the high-art positioning: drop-in workshops from $65, multi-week courses from $375-550. The community draws on a long Pueblo ceramic tradition, with several studios teaching micaceous clay, traditional firing, and contemporary work side by side. Memberships with kiln access exist but are limited and waitlisted. Date-night and tourist workshops are common, especially during peak summer months. Kids programs run mostly through the larger community art centers. For serious students, Santa Fe offers exposure to one of the deepest ceramic traditions in North America, with workshops by visiting and resident master potters several times a year.

Showing 30 of 30 studios

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
Green River Pottery
1710 Lena St, Santa Fe, NM 87505
4.8 (38 reviews)Mon-Sun 9am-6pm
- Kiln access
Baca Street Pottery
730 Baca St, Santa Fe, NM 87505
4.8 (13 reviews)Mon-Fri 10am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
Red Sky Pottery
1519 Upper Canyon Rd Studio 6, Santa Fe, NM 87501
5.0 (37 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Date night
- Beginner friendly
- Private lessons
Tumbleroot Pottery Pub
135 W Palace Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501
4.8 (153 reviews)Mon-Sun 11am-9pm
- Kiln access
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Fira Ceramics
1364 Rufina Cir #7, Santa Fe, NM 87507
5.0 (11 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Beginner friendly
- Private lessons
Anna Nelson Studio
1519 Upper Canyon Rd Unit 11, Santa Fe, NM 87501
5.0 (3 reviews)
- Private lessons
Sticks and Stones Pottery
1911 St Michaels Dr Ste D, Santa Fe, NM 87505
5.0 (8 reviews)Wed-Fri 6pm-9pm
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Kiln access
- +2
Red Clay Studio/ Randy Chitto
1507 Center Drive, 4326 Airport Rd Unit D, Santa Fe, NM 87507
5.0 (1 reviews)Mon-Sat 9am-7pm
- Membership
Andrea Fisher Fine Pottery
100 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
4.7 (73 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-5pm
- Membership
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
Make Santa Fe
2879 All Trades Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87507
4.8 (61 reviews)Wed-Sun 12pm-8pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +1
Heidi Loewen Porcelain
315 Johnson St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
4.1 (14 reviews)Mon-Sun 12pm-6pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Kiln access
- Birthday parties
whiskey & clay
1701 Lena St, Santa Fe, NM 87505
5.0 (15 reviews)Mon-Sat 9am-3pm
Artful Soul
227 Don Gaspar Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501
5.0 (90 reviews)
Dragonfly Art Studio: Art Programs
1513 3rd St, Santa Fe, NM 87505
5.0 (29 reviews)$40-100/session
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Birthday parties
- Private lessons
Rainbow Gate Inc
320 Sandoval St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
4.8 (34 reviews)Wed, Fri, Sat 12pm-4pm
- Membership
J. F. Mazur Studio
1807 2nd St #58, Santa Fe, NM 87505
4.7 (7 reviews)$40-100/sessionMon-Fri 9am-5pm
- Kids classes
- Birthday parties
- Private lessons
Santa Fe Painting Workshops
1235 Siler Ln Ste F, Santa Fe, NM 87505
5.0 (106 reviews)Mon-Sun 9am-4pm
- Kids classes
- Beginner friendly
- Private lessons
King Galleries - Santa Fe
130 Lincoln Ave suite d, Santa Fe, NM 87501
4.8 (24 reviews)Mon-Sun 10am-5pm
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
TLC Stained Glass - Studio & Gallery
1730 Camino Carlos Rey #100, Santa Fe, NM 87507
5.0 (142 reviews)Sun Open 24 hours
Living Threads Studio
1610 Lena St D, Santa Fe, NM 87505
5.0 (20 reviews)Thu-Sat 11am-5pm
- Date night
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Private lessons
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
Casa Cristal Pottery
1488 NM-68, Velarde, NM 87582
4.6 (78 reviews)Mon-Sun 9am-6pm
Little Studio on the Mesa
113 Longview Dr, White Rock, NM 87547
4.9 (39 reviews)Wed-Thu 3pm-7pm
Bluebird Studios Santa Fe
8 Joy Ln, Santa Fe, NM 87508
4.9 (35 reviews)Mon-Sun 9am-3pm
- Beginner friendly
Bubbly heArt Studio
703 Camino de la Familia #3102, Santa Fe, NM 87501
5.0 (1 reviews)Mon-Sun 10am-8:30pm
Mike Walsh Pottery
1106 Don Gaspar Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87505
4.7 (3 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-5:30pm
- Wheel throwing
Tina Davila Pottery
14 Avenida Campo Verde, Santa Fe, NM 87506
3.7 (3 reviews)Mon-Sun 9am-4pm
Mantecón Studio
123A Camino Teresa, Santa Fe, NM 87505
5.0 (23 reviews)Mon-Fri 9am-5pm