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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 31 of 31 studios

Fireborn Studios
2338 Sarah St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
4.7 (66 reviews)Thu-Sat 12pm-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Membership
- +4
Kiln N Time
3801 Penn Ave Apt 2, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
4.4 (120 reviews)Thu-Sat 12pm-5pm, 6pm-8pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +3
Pittsburgh Pottery
309 E Main St, Carnegie, PA 15106
4.5 (46 reviews)Mon-Fri 10am-4:30pm
- Kiln access
Katie's Clay Studio
5562 William Flinn Hwy, Gibsonia, PA 15044
4.8 (149 reviews)Thu-Sat 11am-6pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +3
Stone + Sparrow Studio
100 43rd St Ste 205, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
5.0 (15 reviews)
- Hand building
Little House, Big Art
938 Haslage Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
4.8 (48 reviews)
That Pottery Place
7224 Baptist Rd, Bethel Park, PA 15102
4.7 (124 reviews)Tue-Sat 11am-8pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Kiln access
- Birthday parties
Union Project
801 N Negley Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
4.5 (212 reviews)Mon, Thu 4:00pm-7:00pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +1
Made by: you
111 Hidden Valley Rd, McMurray, PA 15317
4.9 (98 reviews)Mon-Thu 10am-6pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Birthday parties
Mosaic Art Studio Pittsburgh
4090 Brownsville Rd, Brentwood, PA 15227
5.0 (908 reviews)Sat 10am-5pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
- Birthday parties
Penn Ave Pottery
1905 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
4.9 (19 reviews)Wed-Sun 10am-3pm
Fired Up Art Studio, LLC
4151 Washington Rd, McMurray, PA 15317
4.7 (66 reviews)Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 11am-7pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +5
Uncle Dave's Art Studio
4135 Leechburg Rd, New Kensington, PA 15068
4.7 (83 reviews)Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat 9am-7pm
Katy Lynn Pottery
2424 Jane St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
5.0 (7 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Date night
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +2
Contemporary Craft
5645 Butler St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
4.8 (148 reviews)Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 10am-5pm
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
Pittsburgh Center For Arts & Media
1047 Shady Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
4.7 (355 reviews)Mon-Thu 9:30am-9:30pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Kolor-N-Kiln Pottery Studio
1230 Robinson Centre Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15205
4.6 (157 reviews)Mon-Sat 11am-8pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Kiln access
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- +1
Emmy Pots Pottery and Art Space
2900 State St, White Oak, PA 15131
5.0 (27 reviews)Thu-Fri 12pm-7pm
The Crafty Shack
1251 Harrison City Export Rd, Jeannette, PA 15644
4.8 (202 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-9pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- +2
Clay Cafe
431 Beaver St, Sewickley, PA 15143
4.9 (12 reviews)Tue-Fri 11am-7pm
- Drop-in
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Yay Clay
3237 Amber St, Philadelphia, PA 19134
4.9 (767 reviews)Mon-Sun 10am-10pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +3
Ceramic Supply Pittsburgh
1 Walnut St, Carnegie, PA 15106
4.6 (30 reviews)Mon-Fri 10am-3pm
- Kiln access
Redfishbowl Studios
4327 Butler St #200, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
4.8 (59 reviews)Wed-Thu 1pm-10pm
North Hills Art Center
3432 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
4.3 (63 reviews)Mon-Fri 10am-3pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Colibri Pottery Studio Campbell
1033 S Bascom Ave, San Jose, CA 95128
4.9 (820 reviews)Mon-Sat 9:30am-9pm
Colibri Pottery Studio
1620 Oakland Rd D102, San Jose, CA 95131
4.9 (809 reviews)Mon-Sat 9:30am-9pm
Higher Fire Studios
499 S Market St, San Jose, CA 95113
4.8 (182 reviews)Mon-Sun 9:30am-6:30pm
Muddy Rose Pottery
2475 Brodhead Rd, Aliquippa, PA 15001
4.9 (28 reviews)Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat 1am-1:15am
A B Ceramics and More
307 S 4th St, Jeannette, PA 15644
4.9 (61 reviews)Tue-Thu 10am-3pm, 6pm-9pm
Sweetwater Center for the Arts
200 Broad St, Sewickley, PA 15143
4.7 (103 reviews)Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Membership
- +3
North Boroughs Clay Club
546 Linden Way, Bellevue, PA 15202
5.0 (4 reviews)Tue-Sun 9am-9pm