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Pottery studios in Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati's pottery scene is concentrated in Over-the-Rhine, Northside, Pendleton, and out in Mariemont and Hyde Park. Prices are friendly: drop-in classes from $40, six-week courses from $225-325. The community has deep roots in American ceramics through Rookwood Pottery and the broader Cincinnati art tradition, with several studios still teaching in that lineage alongside contemporary work. Memberships with kiln access are widely available. Hand-building and wheel throwing are both well-covered, with several studios offering multi-level progression. Date-night and drop-in classes are easy to find in OTR and Northside. Kids programs run year-round at the community art centers. For longer study, the Northside and Pendleton studios have the deepest multi-level wheel curricula; for a casual evening, OTR is walkable from the bars and restaurants.

Showing 23 of 23 studios

Queen City Clay
2760 Highland Ave, Norwood, OH 45212
4.9 (168 reviews)
Core Clay
3846 Montgomery Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45212
4.7 (114 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Membership
- +2
The Pottery of Park Hills
1518 Dixie Hwy, Covington, KY 41011
5.0 (8 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
Doodlin' Pottery Studio
7707 Five Mile Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45230
4.5 (80 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Kiln access
Mad Potter
6680 Tri Way Dr, Mason, OH 45040
4.6 (256 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Kiln access
The Studio
547 Main St, Hamilton, OH 45013
4.8 (277 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Kiln access
Rookwood Pottery — OTR Retail Store
1920 Race St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
4.6 (119 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Kiln access
Whistle Stop Clay Works
119 Harrison Ave, Loveland, OH 45140
4.8 (49 reviews)
Color Me Mine
2874 Town Center Blvd, Crestview Hills, KY 41017
4.6 (195 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Paint Your Own Pottery
SKT Ceramics
2449 Gilbert Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45206
5.0 (1 reviews)
The Pottery Place
3616 Jessup Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45247
4.7 (66 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Beginner friendly
- Paint Your Own Pottery
Art On Fire Of Cincinnati
11479 Colerain Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45252
4.7 (125 reviews)
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
The Curious Kiln
1011 Business 28 F, Milford, OH 45150
5.0 (19 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Kiln access
OUTSIDE the BOX - Art Studio
43 N West St, Bellbrook, OH 45305
4.9 (118 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +3
Parsley Pottery
7104 Vine St, Cincinnati, OH 45216
4.8 (29 reviews)
Mad Potter
7754 Camargo Rd #11, Cincinnati, OH 45243
4.5 (93 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Paint Your Own Pottery
SKT Ceramics
W Elder St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
5.0 (10 reviews)
O.G. Gallery & Studio
400 W Benson St, Reading, OH 45215
5.0 (12 reviews)
Covington Clay
16 W Pike St, Covington, KY 41011
4.0 (30 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Beginner friendly
Ruckus by Not Your Average "Paint and Sip"
2809 Woodburn Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45206
5.0 (96 reviews)
- Date night
ArtsConnect
9158 Winton Rd Bldg a, Cincinnati, OH 45231
4.9 (87 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
My Masterpiece
2710 Park Ave Suite 500, Norwood, OH 45212
4.7 (10 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Paint Your Own Pottery
McHarper Manor Art Studio
1011 Business 28 Ste E, Milford, OH 45150
5.0 (43 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Kiln access