Pottery studios in Albany, New York

Albany's pottery scene is concentrated downtown, in Center Square, the Pine Hills, and out in Schenectady and Troy across the river. Prices are friendly: drop-in classes from $40, six-week courses from $225-325. The community draws on the broader Capital Region craft tradition and the University at Albany ceramics program, with several studios offering rigorous wheel curricula. Memberships with kiln access are widely available. Hand-building drops in easily; wheel throwing usually requires the intro class first. Date-night and drop-in classes are common in Center Square and downtown. Kids programs run year-round at the community art centers, with strong summer camps. For longer study, the downtown Albany and Troy studios have the deepest multi-level progression and best access to the broader Hudson Valley craft community.

Showing 26 of 26 studios

The Pottery Place, Inc
1475 Western Ave, Albany, NY 12203
4.5 (198 reviews)Mon, Tue, Sat 10am-6pm
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
- +2
The Broken Mold Studio
284 River St #3224, Troy, NY 12180
4.9 (35 reviews)Tue, Thu 10am-7pm
- Wheel throwing
Botanical Brush
17 Computer Dr E Ste A, Albany, NY 12205
4.9 (50 reviews)Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 11am-8pm
- Beginner friendly
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Albany Art Room
350 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208
4.7 (66 reviews)Wed 5pm-8pm
- Drop-in
- Membership
Arts & Glass
19 Clifton Country Rd, Clifton Park, NY 12065
4.8 (97 reviews)Thu-Sat 10am-8pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Kiln access
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- +1
Liz Vigoda Pottery
9 Keith Rd, Delmar, NY 12054
5.0 (1 reviews)
Ridgeline Ceramics
10 N Main St Bldg 3A, Voorheesville, NY 12186
5.0 (5 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
Waterbrook Potters Studio
406b 9th Ave, Watervliet, NY 12189
5.0 (6 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Ceramic Decor & More
1997 Central Ave #3, Colonie, NY 12205
4.4 (20 reviews)Wed-Fri 12pm-6pm
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
C.R.E.A.T.E. Ceramics Studio
140 Erie Blvd w105, Schenectady, NY 12305
5.0 (2 reviews)Mon 10am-12pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
Arts Center of the Capital Region
265 River St, Troy, NY 12180
4.9 (34 reviews)Tue-Thu 12pm-7pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +3
River Garden Studio
39 Columbia St, Albany, NY 12207
5.0 (122 reviews)Wed-Fri 11am-5pm
C.R.E.A.T.E. Community Studios
140 Erie Blvd, Schenectady, NY 12305
4.9 (28 reviews)Tue-Wed 10am-6pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
Painting with a Twist
899 Loudon Rd, Latham, NY 12110
4.9 (297 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
Art Stars! Studio
397 Kenwood Ave, Delmar, NY 12054
5.0 (8 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Birthday parties
Capital Ceramic Supply and Capital Ceramic Studio
20 Corporate Cir, Albany, NY 12203
4.9 (17 reviews)Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 10am-2pm
- Kiln access
Yellow Door Pottery
40 Bentwood Ct E, Albany, NY 12203
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
Calapooia Clay Pottery Studio
1533 SE 7th Ave, Albany, OR 97321
4.9 (57 reviews)Mon, Wed 12pm-8:45pm
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Cone Zero Ceramics
111 Water St, Catskill, NY 12414
5.0 (35 reviews)Sun Open 24 hours
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +1
Studio 89
54 Vineyard Ave, Highland, NY 12528
4.8 (22 reviews)Mon 10:00am-8:00pm
- Wheel throwing
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Birthday parties
Studio For Art and Craft
576 E Main St #4100, Cobleskill, NY 12043
4.8 (60 reviews)Wed-Sat 12pm-6pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- +1
Saratoga Clay Arts Center
167 Hayes Rd, Schuylerville, NY 12871
4.9 (180 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-4pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +3
Kingston Ceramics Studio
77 Cornell St #309, Kingston, NY 12401
4.9 (109 reviews)Mon-Fri 10am-8pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
- +3
New Albany Clay Collective
1015 E Main St, New Albany, IN 47150
4.8 (47 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Birthday parties
Cass Ceramics
533 San Pablo Ave, Albany, CA 94706
4.9 (35 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Membership
Hudson Valley Pottery
6536 Spring Brook Ave, Rhinebeck, NY 12572
4.9 (13 reviews)$40-100/sessionTue 10:30am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- +2