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Pottery in Cincinnati, OH
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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 22 of 22 studios

  • Queen City Clay

    2760 Highland Ave, Norwood, OH 45212

    4.9 (163 reviews)
  • Core Clay

    3846 Montgomery Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45212

    4.8 (107 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • +2
  • The Pottery of Park Hills

    1518 Dixie Hwy, Covington, KY 41011

    5.0 (4 reviews)
  • Doodlin Pottery Studio

    7707 Five Mile Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45230

    4.5 (77 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Paint Your Own Pottery
    • Kiln access
  • Mad Potter

    6680 Tri Way Dr, Mason, OH 45040

    4.6 (243 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Kiln access
  • The Studio

    547 Main St, Hamilton, OH 45013

    4.8 (267 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 (117 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Kiln access
  • Whistle Stop Clay Works

    119 Harrison Ave, Loveland, OH 45140

    4.8 (46 reviews)
  • Color Me Mine

    2874 Town Center Blvd, Crestview Hills, KY 41017

    4.6 (191 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)
  • Art On Fire Of Cincinnati

    11479 Colerain Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45252

    4.7 (124 reviews)
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Beginner friendly
  • The Curious Kiln

    1011 Business 28 F, Milford, OH 45150

    5.0 (15 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 (109 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 (89 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Paint Your Own Pottery
  • SKT Ceramics

    W Elder St, Cincinnati, OH 45202

    4.7 (11 reviews)
  • Polish Pottery Gallery of Cincinnati

    2681 Edmondson Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45209

    5.0 (12 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
  • Not Your Average "Paint and Sip" Class

    1310 Pendleton St #400A, Cincinnati, OH 45202

    5.0 (93 reviews)
    • Date night
  • ArtsConnect

    9158 Winton Rd building a, Cincinnati, OH 45231

    4.9 (84 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly

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