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Pottery studios in Rochester, New York

Rochester's pottery scene runs through the South Wedge, Park Avenue, the East End, and out into Brighton and Pittsford. Prices are friendly: drop-in classes from $40, six-week courses from $225-325. The community is craft-serious thanks to RIT and the broader photographic-and-craft tradition that built the city, with several studios offering rigorous multi-level wheel curricula. Memberships with kiln access are widely available. Hand-building and wheel throwing are both well-covered; member shelves are common but waitlisted at the popular South Wedge studios. Date-night and drop-in classes are common on Park Avenue and in the East End. Kids programs run year-round at the community art centers. For longer study, the South Wedge and East End studios have the deepest multi-level progression and best access to the broader Rochester craft community.

Showing 28 of 28 studios

Ceramics Studio at Flower City Arts Center
713 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14607
5.0 (6 reviews)Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Membership
- +3
Wheel and Slab
1867 Mt Hope Ave, Rochester, NY 14620
4.9 (20 reviews)Mon-Thu 12pm-9:30pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +3
TheSTUDIO
100 Boxart St #209, Rochester, NY 14612
4.8 (15 reviews)$100+/sessionMon, Wed 11am-4pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Flower City Arts Center
713 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14607
4.6 (103 reviews)Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Membership
- +3
Color Me Mine
1790 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14618
4.8 (317 reviews)Mon-Thu 11am-6pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Splatters Studio
93 S Union St, Spencerport, NY 14559
4.9 (133 reviews)Tue-Fri 12pm-6pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- +1
Little Sparrow Ceramics
100 Boxart St #223, Rochester, NY 14612
4.7 (12 reviews)Thu 11am-4pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- +2
Created By Us Pottery
3 Railroad St, Fairport, NY 14450
4.9 (171 reviews)Wed-Sun 12pm-5pm
- Kids classes
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Color Me Mine
980 Ridge Rd, Webster, NY 14580
4.8 (275 reviews)Mon-Thu 11am-6pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Studio Sales Pottery
5557 E Avon Rd, Avon, NY 14414
4.8 (37 reviews)$40-100/sessionWed, Fri 12pm-5pm
- Membership
- Kiln access
Rochester Ceramics
102 Commercial St, Webster, NY 14580
4.8 (33 reviews)Tue-Fri 9am-4pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kiln access
Katydid Ceramics
215 Tremont St, Rochester, NY 14608
5.0 (7 reviews)
Wizard of Clay Pottery
7851 State Route 20A, Bloomfield, NY 14469
4.8 (238 reviews)Mon-Sun 9am-5pm
The Painted Pot
421 Walnut Blvd, Rochester, MI 48307
4.7 (153 reviews)Tue-Fri 10am-4pm
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Birthday parties
East Main Clay
The Hungerford Building, 1115 E Main St, Rochester, NY 14609
5.0 (2 reviews)Tue-Fri 11am-4pm
MADE ON STATE
510 State St, Rochester, NY 14608
4.8 (16 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
- +1
Turk Hill Craft School
upstairs From Amazing Grains, 1000 Turk Hill Rd Studio 195, Fairport, NY 14450
5.0 (11 reviews)Mon-Thu 10am-9:30pm
Community Darkroom at Flower City Arts Center
713 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14607
5.0 (2 reviews)Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Membership
- +3
Rotondi Creations
100 Boxart St Studio 200, Rochester, NY 14612
Mon 6pm-9pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +2
Sis' Ceramic Shop
1986 E Main St, Rochester, NY 14609
4.7 (12 reviews)Tue, Thu 6pm-8pm
- Kiln access
- Birthday parties
The Tea Pottery
215 Tremont St, Rochester, NY 14608
Rochester Brainery
176 Anderson Ave f109, Rochester, NY 14607
4.8 (48 reviews)
- Date night
- Birthday parties
- Private lessons
Creative Workshop at the Memorial Art Gallery
500 University Ave, Rochester, NY 14607
4.5 (17 reviews)Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Birthday parties
125 Live Pottery Studio
125 Elton Hills Dr NW, Rochester, MN 55901
5.0 (1 reviews)Mon-Fri 5:30am-9pm
- Drop-in
- Membership
Aveli Pottery
1131 3rd Ave SE, Rochester, MN 55904
5.0 (29 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Membership
- Birthday parties
Terra Clay Studio
2954 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14217
5.0 (25 reviews)Mon-Fri 10am-1pm, 6pm-9pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +3
Craft Company No.6
785 University Ave, Rochester, NY 14607
4.8 (249 reviews)Mon-Thu 11am-6pm
- Drop-in
Laurentide Clay
4 Elton St, Rochester, NY 14607
5.0 (2 reviews)Tue-Sat 10am-6pm