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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 22 of 22 studios

Ceramics Studio at Flower City Arts Center
713 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14607
5.0 (6 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Membership
- +2
Wheel and Slab
1867 Mt Hope Ave, Rochester, NY 14620
4.8 (18 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +2
TheSTUDIO
100 Boxart St #209, Rochester, NY 14612
4.8 (14 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Flower City Arts Center
713 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14607
4.6 (101 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Membership
- +2
Color Me Mine
1790 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14618
4.7 (248 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Paint Your Own Pottery
Splatters Studio
93 S Union St, Spencerport, NY 14559
4.9 (129 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Kiln access
Little Sparrow Ceramics
100 Boxart St #223, Rochester, NY 14612
4.7 (12 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
Created By Us Pottery
3 Railroad St, Fairport, NY 14450
4.9 (168 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Paint Your Own Pottery
Color Me Mine
980 Ridge Rd, Webster, NY 14580
4.8 (233 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Paint Your Own Pottery
Studio Sales Pottery
5557 E Avon Rd, Avon, NY 14414
4.8 (36 reviews)
- Membership
- Kiln access
Rochester Ceramics
102 Commercial St, Webster, NY 14580
4.9 (32 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Kiln access
Bentley's Studio
2183 N Clinton Ave, Irondequoit, NY 14617
5.0 (3 reviews)
- Beginner friendly
Katydid Ceramics
215 Tremont St, Rochester, NY 14608
5.0 (4 reviews)
Wizard of Clay Pottery
7851 State Route 20A, Bloomfield, NY 14469
4.8 (238 reviews)
The Painted Pot
421 Walnut Blvd, Rochester, MI 48307
4.7 (152 reviews)
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
East Main Clay
The Hungerford Building, 1115 E Main St, Rochester, NY 14609
5.0 (2 reviews)
MADE ON STATE
510 State St, Rochester, NY 14608
4.8 (16 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Turk Hill Craft School
upstairs From Amazing Grains, 1000 Turk Hill Rd Studio 195, Fairport, NY 14450
5.0 (9 reviews)
Community Darkroom at Flower City Arts Center
713 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14607
5.0 (2 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Membership
- +2
Rotondi Creations
100 Boxart St Studio 200, Rochester, NY 14612
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +1
Studio 34 Creative Arts Center & Gallery
34 Elton St, Rochester, NY 14607
5.0 (14 reviews)
Sis' Ceramic Shop
1986 E Main St, Rochester, NY 14609
4.6 (11 reviews)
- Kiln access