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Pottery studios in Portland, Oregon

Portland punches well above its weight on pottery, with one of the highest studios-per-capita ratios in the country. The scene is loosely organized around the inner east side (Buckman, Kerns, Sunnyside), with secondary hubs in St. Johns and Sellwood. Prices are reasonable for a major West Coast city: intro wheel classes from $50, multi-week tracks from $260. Studios skew serious and craft-forward, with several offering wood-fire or soda-fire programs you will not find elsewhere. Beginner-friendly drop-in nights are everywhere, and several studios run dedicated kids and teen programs. Kiln rental and member shelves are widely available. For a deeper experience, the inner east side studios are where you find longer multi-week courses with real progression beyond the first wheel.

Showing 27 of 27 studios

Morning Ceramics Studio
239 SE 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
4.8 (129 reviews)Wed-Sun 10am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +4
Radius Art Studio
2324 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR 97214
4.8 (108 reviews)Tue, Sat 1pm-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +2
Elemental Studios PDX
4634 NE Garfield Ave. Ste C, Portland, OR 97211
4.9 (62 reviews)Mon-Sun 7am-10pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
The Mud Room Southeast
2011 SE 10th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
5.0 (40 reviews)Sun Open 24 hours
- Wheel throwing
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
Daffodill Studios
3322 NE Wasco St, Portland, OR 97232
4.9 (187 reviews)Sun Open 24 hours
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +2
Nola Clay Ceramics
3905 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR 97212
4.9 (48 reviews)Sun Open 24 hours
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
St Johns Clay Collective
Workshop St. Johns Complex, 6635 N Baltimore Ave #109, Portland, OR 97203
4.9 (27 reviews)Thu, Sat, Sun 12pm-6pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Kiln access
- +1
Mudville Clay Studio
4805 SW 77th Ave, Portland, OR 97225
4.8 (37 reviews)Mon, Wed 12pm-3pm, 5pm-8pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +3
Bittersweet Studios PDX
1515 N Rosa Parks Way, Portland, OR 97217
5.0 (26 reviews)Thu 3pm-6pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
The Mud Room North
1831 N Killingsworth St Ste D, Portland, OR 97217
4.9 (79 reviews)Sun Open 24 hours
- Membership
- Birthday parties
Pursuits Pottery Studio
2127 N Albina Ave, Portland, OR 97227
4.9 (27 reviews)Mon-Thu 6pm-9pm
- Hand building
- Membership
Mimosa Studios - Paint Your Own Pottery
1718 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211
4.7 (141 reviews)Mon-Sun 10am-5pm
- Drop-in
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Heirloom Ceramics Student Studio
8063 SE 17th Ave, Portland, OR 97202
5.0 (23 reviews)Mon-Sun 6am-12am
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Portland Clay House
Main level Portland Clay House, 4770 SW 76th Ave, Portland, OR 97225
5.0 (12 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Private lessons
Clay Street Studios
1623 SE 12th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
5.0 (9 reviews)Thu-Sun 10am-4pm
- Kids classes
Georgies Ceramic & Clay Co
756 NE Lombard St, Portland, OR 97211
4.8 (491 reviews)Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +2
Cascade Ceramics Studio
12540 SW Main St, Tigard, OR 97223
4.9 (30 reviews)Sun Open 24 hours
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Date night
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +1
Earth and Fire Pottery Studio
633 SE Clay St, Portland, OR 97214
5.0 (23 reviews)Sun Open 24 hours
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Date night
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +3
The Butterfly Effect Art Studio
7829 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219
4.9 (88 reviews)Wed-Thu 12pm-6pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- +1
Afterglow Pottery Studio
5340 SE Lincoln St, Portland, OR 97215
5.0 (5 reviews)Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri 12pm-5pm
Owl & Bee Clay Company
3506 NE 57th Ave, Portland, OR 97213
5.0 (11 reviews)Sun Open 24 hours
- Kids classes
- Birthday parties
Greentree Art Studio
2766 Greentree Rd, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
5.0 (20 reviews)Mon, Thu 9:30am-1pm, 6:30pm-9pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +3
Mike Bennett Studios
707 NE Fremont St, Portland, OR 97212
5.0 (284 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Birthday parties
Kilnfolk
108 W 6th St, Vancouver, WA 98660
4.8 (212 reviews)Tue-Sun 11am-6pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +6
Color Me Mine
8428 SE Sunnyside Rd, Clackamas, OR 97015
4.9 (275 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-8pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Portland Pottery Studio
118 Washington Ave, Portland, ME 04101
4.8 (17 reviews)Mon-Sun 9am-9pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
- +2
Happy Art Ceramic Studio
7905 NE Dog Ridge Rd, Newberg, OR 97132
4.9 (64 reviews)Wed-Thu 11am-6pm
- Drop-in
- Kiln access
- Birthday parties