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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