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Pottery in Pittsburgh, PA
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Pottery studios in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh has a strong pottery tradition tied to the broader fine-arts community at Carnegie Mellon and the Society for Contemporary Craft. Studios today are spread across the Strip District, Lawrenceville, the South Side, and across the river in the North Side. Prices are unusually friendly for the level of teaching available: intro classes from $40, six-week courses from $200-325. The scene is craft-serious without being pretentious, with several studios run by working potters who teach rigorous wheel and hand-building progressions. Memberships with kiln access and member shelves are widely available and affordable. Date-night and drop-in sessions are easy to find in Lawrenceville and the Strip. For serious study, the Strip District and Lawrenceville studios have the deepest multi-level curricula.

Showing 22 of 22 studios

  • Fireborn Studios

    2338 Sarah St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203

    4.7 (65 reviews)
  • Kiln N Time

    3801 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15201

    4.4 (118 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +2
  • Pittsburgh Pottery

    309 E Main St, Carnegie, PA 15106

    4.6 (39 reviews)
    • Kiln access
  • Katie's Clay Studio

    5562 William Flinn Hwy, Gibsonia, PA 15044

    4.8 (143 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • +2
  • Stone + Sparrow Studio

    100 43rd St Suite 205, Pittsburgh, PA 15201

    5.0 (14 reviews)
    • Hand building
  • Little House, Big Art

    938 Haslage Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212

    4.9 (41 reviews)
  • That Pottery Place

    7224 Baptist Rd, Bethel Park, PA 15102

    4.7 (119 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Kiln access
  • Union Project

    801 N Negley Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206

    4.5 (209 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
    • +1
  • Made by: you

    111 Hidden Valley Rd, McMurray, PA 15317

    4.9 (82 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
  • Mosaic Art Studio Pittsburgh

    4090 Brownsville Rd, Brentwood, PA 15227

    5.0 (601 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Beginner friendly
    • Kiln access
  • Penn Ave Pottery

    1905 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

    4.9 (18 reviews)
  • Fired Up Art Studio, LLC

    4151 Washington Rd, McMurray, PA 15317

    4.7 (63 reviews)
  • Uncle Dave's Art Studio

    4135 Leechburg Rd, Lower Burrell, PA 15068

    4.7 (81 reviews)
  • Katy Lynn Pottery

    2424 Jane St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203

    5.0 (7 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
  • Contemporary Craft

    5645 Butler St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201

    4.7 (142 reviews)
    • Drop-in
    • Beginner friendly
  • Pittsburgh Center For Arts & Media

    1047 Shady Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232

    4.7 (350 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
  • Kolor-N-Kiln Pottery Studio

    1230 Robinson Centre Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15205

    4.6 (156 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Paint Your Own Pottery
    • Kiln access
  • Emmy Pots Pottery and Art Space

    2900 State St, White Oak, PA 15131

    5.0 (27 reviews)
  • The Crafty Shack

    1251 Harrison City Export Rd, Jeannette, PA 15644

    4.8 (199 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Beginner friendly
    • +1
  • Clay Cafe

    431 Beaver St, Sewickley, PA 15143

    4.9 (10 reviews)
    • Drop-in
    • Paint Your Own Pottery
  • Yay Clay

    3237 Amber St, Philadelphia, PA 19134

    4.9 (767 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +2
  • Ceramic Supply Pittsburgh

    1 Walnut St, Carnegie, PA 15106

    4.6 (30 reviews)
    • Kiln access

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