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Pottery in Portland, OR
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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 22 of 22 studios

  • Morning Ceramics Studio

    239 SE 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97214

    4.8 (121 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +2
  • Radius Art Studio

    2324 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR 97214

    4.8 (100 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • +2
  • Elemental Studios PDX

    4634 NE Garfield Ave. Suite C, Portland, OR 97211

    4.9 (53 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Kids classes
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
  • The Mud Room Southeast

    2011 SE 10th Ave, Portland, OR 97214

    5.0 (39 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
  • Daffodill Studios

    3322 NE Wasco St, Portland, OR 97232

    4.9 (182 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +1
  • Nola Clay Ceramics

    3905 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland, OR 97212

    4.9 (43 reviews)
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
  • St Johns Clay Collective

    Workshop St. Johns Complex, 6635 N Baltimore Ave #109, Portland, OR 97203

    4.8 (25 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Kiln access
  • Mudville Clay Studio

    4805 SW 77th Ave, Portland, OR 97225

    4.8 (33 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • +2
  • Bittersweet Studios PDX

    1515 N Rosa Parks Way, Portland, OR 97217

    5.0 (20 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
  • The Mud Room North

    1831 N Killingsworth St Suite D, Portland, OR 97217

    5.0 (76 reviews)
    • Membership
  • Pursuits Pottery Studio

    2127 N Albina Ave, Portland, OR 97227

    5.0 (25 reviews)
    • Hand building
    • Membership
  • Mimosa Studios - Paint Your Own Pottery

    1718 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211

    4.8 (130 reviews)
    • Drop-in
    • Paint Your Own Pottery
  • Heirloom Ceramics Student Studio

    8063 SE 17th Ave, Portland, OR 97202

    5.0 (21 reviews)
    • 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
  • Clay Street Studios

    1623 SE 12th Ave, Portland, OR 97214

    5.0 (8 reviews)
    • Kids classes
  • Georgie's Ceramic & Clay Co

    756 NE Lombard St, Portland, OR 97211

    4.8 (477 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +2
  • Cascade Ceramics Studio

    12540 SW Main St, Tigard, OR 97223

    4.9 (27 reviews)
  • Earth and Fire Pottery Studio

    633 SE Clay St, Portland, OR 97214

    5.0 (19 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
    • +1
  • The Butterfly Effect Art Studio

    7829 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219

    4.9 (83 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Beginner friendly
    • Paint Your Own Pottery
    • Kiln access
  • Afterglow Pottery Studio

    5340 SE Lincoln St, Portland, OR 97215

    5.0 (5 reviews)
  • Owl & Bee Clay

    3510 NE 57th Ave, Portland, OR 97213

    5.0 (11 reviews)
    • Kids classes
  • Greentree Art Studio

    2766 Greentree Rd, Lake Oswego, OR 97034

    5.0 (18 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • +2

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