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Pottery in Philadelphia, PA
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Pottery studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia's pottery scene clusters around Fishtown, Kensington, Northern Liberties, and South Philly, with a long-standing cluster in West Philly near the universities. Prices are notably friendly for a major East Coast city: intro classes from $45, six-week courses from $250. Studios here lean community-oriented, with several non-profit and co-op options offering subsidized membership tiers. Wheel throwing and hand-building are both well-covered; kiln-share programs make this one of the more accessible cities for independent makers. Date-night and BYOB hand-building sessions are common in Fishtown and Northern Liberties. Kids and family programs are widely available in West Philly and South Philly. For longer study, the older studios in West Philly and Fishtown have the deepest multi-level wheel curricula.

Showing 22 of 22 studios

  • Yay Clay

    3237 Amber St, Philadelphia, PA 19134

    4.9 (767 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +2
  • The Clay Studio

    1425 N American St, Philadelphia, PA 19122

    4.8 (122 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • +3
  • Black Hound Clay Studio South

    1701 Federal St, Philadelphia, PA 19146

    4.9 (37 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
  • The Pottery Spottery

    1805 Passyunk Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19148

    4.9 (60 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
    • Paint Your Own Pottery
  • Black Hound Clay Studio West

    715 S 50th St, Philadelphia, PA 19143

    4.8 (66 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +1
  • BabyFace Studio

    4249 Main St, Philadelphia, PA 19127

    5.0 (124 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • +3
  • The Pottery Gym

    1319 N Randolph St, Philadelphia, PA 19122

    5.0 (21 reviews)
    • Membership
  • Neighborhood Potters

    2034 Fairmount Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19130

    4.9 (16 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
    • +1
  • Cloud 9 Clay

    2527 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125

    4.8 (36 reviews)
  • Create Me Pottery

    2048 County Line Rd, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006

    4.9 (149 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • +2
  • Vera Art Studio

    1516 N 5th St Suite 105, Philadelphia, PA 19122

    5.0 (1,109 reviews)
    • Date night
    • Beginner friendly
  • The Hot Spot Studios Main Line + Philadelphia

    717 Montgomery Ave, Narberth, PA 19072

    5.0 (122 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Beginner friendly
    • Paint Your Own Pottery
  • Mud Room Studio

    11 Station Rd, Ardmore, PA 19003

    4.5 (75 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
    • Paint Your Own Pottery
    • +1
  • Outlaw Arts

    side entrance, 20 E Mt Airy Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19119

    5.0 (6 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
  • Busy Bees Pottery & Arts Studio

    459 Baltimore Pike, Springfield Township, PA 19064

    4.8 (142 reviews)
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Beginner friendly
    • Paint Your Own Pottery
  • Rebel Potters

    6139 Germantown Ave #110, Philadelphia, PA 19144

    5.0 (9 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +2
  • The Turquoise Cup

    325 High St, Burlington, NJ 08016

    4.8 (200 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +2
  • Black Sheep Pottery Studios, Shop & Art School

    4038 Skippack Pike #2, Skippack, PA 19474

    4.4 (62 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Paint Your Own Pottery
  • Hugs Ceramics

    1400 Haddonfield-Berlin Rd Suite 104, Cherry Hill Township, NJ 08003

    4.9 (138 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • +1
  • All Fired Up!

    602 Haddon Ave, Collingswood, NJ 08108

    4.7 (260 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Paint Your Own Pottery
  • Create Me Clay Studio

    2064 County Line Rd, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006

    5.0 (3 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • +2
  • Centered Clay Studio

    67 Ways Ln, Kennett Square, PA 19348

    4.8 (40 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +2

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