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Pottery in New York, NY
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Pottery studios in New York, New York

New York City has more pottery studios per square mile than anywhere else in America, and they are spread across all five boroughs. Brooklyn anchors the scene with dense clusters in Greenpoint, Bushwick, Gowanus, and Crown Heights. Manhattan studios skew toward the Lower East Side and Chelsea, while Queens hosts a quieter but growing community in Long Island City and Ridgewood. Expect higher prices than the national average, with single drop-in classes from $65 and multi-week courses from $400. Studio space is tight, so most studios run waitlists for memberships and rotating kiln-share programs. Date-night wheel classes are everywhere; kids classes are easier to find in Brooklyn than Manhattan. For serious students, look at the longer-running studios with their own glaze labs.

Showing 36 of 36 studios

  • Pottery studio 1 - Pottery classes and events

    136 Bowery, New York, NY 10013

    4.9 (1,740 reviews)Mon-Fri 11am-9pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • +2
  • Pottery Studio 1 Financial District

    40 Water St, New York, NY 10004

    5.0 (1,217 reviews)Mon-Sun 10am-10pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • +3
  • Pottery Studio 1 Midtown

    1026 6th Ave, New York, NY 10018

    5.0 (1,685 reviews)Mon-Fri 11am-9pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • +2
  • Pottery Studio 1 Midtown East

    140 E 52nd St Unit 2F, New York, NY 10022

    5.0 (1,253 reviews)Mon-Sun 11am-9pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • +3
  • Pottery studio 1 UWS - Pottery classes

    216 W 104th St, New York, NY 10025

    5.0 (1,063 reviews)Mon-Fri 11am-9pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • +2
  • Pottery studio 1 Brooklyn

    287 Grand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238

    4.9 (1,277 reviews)Mon-Sun 10am-9pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • +3
  • Pottery NYC

    South Store, 786 9th Ave, New York, NY 10019

    4.8 (56 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Date night
    • Beginner friendly
  • Dusty Co Ceramic

    40 W 27th St Fl 5, New York, NY 10001

    4.9 (115 reviews)Tue-Sun 10am-10pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
    • +2
  • Maison Clay

    310 Meserole St, Brooklyn, NY 11206

    5.0 (191 reviews)Sun Open 24 hours
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
    • Private lessons
  • Hey Clay Pottery Studio

    430 Carroll St, Brooklyn, NY 11215

    4.9 (26 reviews)Tue 12am-12am
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Membership
    • Kiln access
  • KeramoStudio

    310 Meserole St #201, Brooklyn, NY 11206

    4.8 (85 reviews)Tue-Sun 10am-9pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Membership
    • Birthday parties
  • Choplet Ceramic Studio & Gallery

    238 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY 11211

    4.2 (111 reviews)Mon 1pm-8:30pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +4
  • The Pottery Studio

    43c 9th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215

    5.0 (2 reviews)Mon-Sun 10am-10pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Membership
    • Kiln access
    • Private lessons
  • La Mano Pottery

    110 W 26th St, New York, NY 10001

    4.3 (55 reviews)$100+/sessionMon-Wed 10am-9:30pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • +3
  • Color Me Mine

    177 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10023

    4.8 (655 reviews)Mon-Sun 10am-9pm
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Beginner friendly
    • Kiln access
    • Paint Your Own Pottery
    • +1
  • Lucky Pig Pottery

    242 Dekalb Ave Fl 2, Brooklyn, NY 11205

    5.0 (71 reviews)Mon 6pm-9pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
    • +2
  • Barro

    75 Stewart Ave #302, Brooklyn, NY 11237

    4.8 (142 reviews)Sun Open 24 hours
    • Wheel throwing
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
  • Choplet Ceramic Studio Shop & Gallery

    121 Meserole Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222

    5.0 (12 reviews)Mon-Fri 10am-10pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +4
  • Supermud Pottery

    2744 Broadway 2nd floor, New York, NY 10025

    4.5 (36 reviews)Tue-Thu 12pm-9pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +1
  • MUGI Pottery

    993 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025

    4.3 (40 reviews)Mon-Fri 12pm-9pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • +4
  • CLAY SPACE Ceramic Center

    275 Calyer St, Brooklyn, NY 11222

    5.0 (31 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-9:30pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +4
  • Color Me Mine

    123 Baxter St, New York, NY 10013

    4.2 (251 reviews)Mon, Tue, Wed, Sun 11am-6pm
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Paint Your Own Pottery
    • Birthday parties
  • BrickHouse Ceramic Art Center

    10-34 44th Dr, Long Island City, NY 11101

    4.6 (33 reviews)Tue-Thu 10am-9pm
    • Kids classes
    • Birthday parties
    • Private lessons
  • Greenwich House Pottery

    16 Jones St, New York, NY 10014

    4.4 (29 reviews)Tue-Fri 9:30am-10pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
    • +3
  • KeramoStudio

    49 Bogart St Unit 31, Brooklyn, NY 11206

    4.9 (78 reviews)Sun Open 24 hours
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Membership
    • Birthday parties
  • Dumbo Ceramics

    30 John St, Brooklyn, NY 11201

    5.0 (21 reviews)Mon-Fri 10am-9pm
  • Earthworks Pottery

    1705 1st Ave, New York, NY 10128

    4.7 (24 reviews)Thu-Fri 2pm-5:30pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Beginner friendly
    • Kiln access
    • Birthday parties
    • +1
  • Tribeca ClayWorks

    120 Warren St, New York, NY 10007

    4.9 (7 reviews)Tue-Wed 10:30am-9pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Beginner friendly
  • The Potter’s Wheel

    120-33 83rd Ave, Queens, 120-33 83rd Ave, Kew Gardens, NY 11415

    4.8 (44 reviews)Mon, Sat 10am-9pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
  • Colibri Pottery Studio

    1620 Oakland Rd D102, San Jose, CA 95131

    4.9 (809 reviews)Mon-Sat 9:30am-9pm
  • Studio Calmplex

    231 E 50th St Lower Level, New York, NY 10022

    4.8 (32 reviews)Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 12pm-9pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Drop-in
    • Beginner friendly
    • Birthday parties
  • Gotham Pottery

    146W W 29th St #5W, New York, NY 10001

    5.0 (313 reviews)$40-100/sessionMon-Sun 10am-10pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • +4
  • Pomo Ceramics

    951 Putnam Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221

    5.0 (11 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Membership
    • Private lessons
  • Brooklyn Pottery Studio

    459 Grand St First Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11211

    5.0 (4 reviews)Mon-Fri 10am-5pm
  • The Pottery Studio Chelsea

    150 W 22nd St, New York, NY 10011

    5.0 (1 reviews)Mon-Sun 10am-10pm
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Membership
    • Kiln access
    • Private lessons
  • Gasworks NYC

    673 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215

    4.7 (33 reviews)Mon-Sun 12pm-8pm

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