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 22 of 22 studios

The Pottery Place, Inc
1475 Western Ave, Albany, NY 12203
4.5 (197 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- +1
The Broken Mold Studio
284 River St #3224, Troy, NY 12180
4.9 (34 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
Botanical Brush
17 Computer Dr E Ste A, Albany, NY 12205
4.9 (47 reviews)
- Beginner friendly
- Paint Your Own Pottery
Albany Art Room
350 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208
4.7 (66 reviews)
- Drop-in
- Membership
Arts & Glass
19 Clifton Country Rd, Clifton Park, NY 12065
4.9 (96 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 (5 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 (20 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
4.9 (34 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +2
River Garden Studio
39 Columbia St, Albany, NY 12207
5.0 (122 reviews)
C.R.E.A.T.E. Community Studios
140 Erie Blvd, Schenectady, NY 12305
4.9 (28 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
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
Studio 89
54 Vineyard Ave, Highland, NY 12528
4.8 (22 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Drop-in
- Membership
Studio For Art and Craft
576 E Main St #4100, Cobleskill, NY 12043
4.8 (60 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Paint Your Own Pottery
Saratoga Clay Arts Center
167 Hayes Rd, Schuylerville, NY 12871
4.9 (174 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +1
Kingston Ceramics Studio
77 Cornell St #309, Kingston, NY 12401
4.9 (109 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- +1
New Albany Clay Collective
1015 E Main St, New Albany, IN 47150
4.8 (46 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Membership
Hudson Valley Pottery
6536 Spring Brook Ave, Rhinebeck, NY 12572
4.9 (13 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- +1