The Pottery Place, Inc
1475 Western Ave, Albany, NY 12203
4.5 (191 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- +1
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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.
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The Broken Mold Studio
284 River St #3224, Troy, NY 12180
4.9 (32 reviews)- Wheel throwing
Botanical Brush
17 Computer Dr E Ste A, Albany, NY 12205
4.9 (40 reviews)- Beginner friendly
- Paint Your Own Pottery
Albany Art Room
350 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208
4.7 (65 reviews)- Drop-in
- Membership
Arts & Glass
19 Clifton Country Rd, Clifton Park, NY 12065
4.9 (94 reviews)- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Kiln access
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 (3 reviews)- Wheel throwing
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
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 (19 reviews)- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
C.R.E.A.T.E. Ceramics Studio
140 Erie Blvd w105, Schenectady, NY 12305
5.0 (2 reviews)- Kids classes
- Drop-in
Arts Center of the Capital Region
265 River St, Troy, NY 12180
4.8 (32 reviews)- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +2
River Garden Studio
39 Columbia St, Albany, NY 12207
5.0 (119 reviews)C.R.E.A.T.E. Community Studios
140 Erie Blvd, Schenectady, NY 12305
4.9 (29 reviews)- Kids classes
- Drop-in
Painting with a Twist
899 Loudon Rd, Latham, NY 12110
4.9 (296 reviews)- Kids classes
- Date night
- Beginner friendly
Art Stars! Studio
397 Kenwood Ave, Delmar, NY 12054
5.0 (8 reviews)- Kids classes
Capital Ceramic Supply
406A 9th Ave, Watervliet, NY 12189
4.9 (17 reviews)- 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 (44 reviews)- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Cone Zero Ceramics
111 Water St, Catskill, NY 12414
5.0 (33 reviews)- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Studio 89
54 Vineyard Ave, Highland, NY 12528
4.8 (20 reviews)- Wheel throwing
- Drop-in
- Membership
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