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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 23 of 23 studios

Fireborn Studios
2338 Sarah St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
4.7 (66 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Membership
- +2
Kiln N Time
3801 Penn Ave Apt 2, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
4.4 (120 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +2
Pittsburgh Pottery
309 E Main St, Carnegie, PA 15106
4.6 (42 reviews)
- Kiln access
Katie's Clay Studio
5562 William Flinn Hwy, Gibsonia, PA 15044
4.8 (147 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +2
Stone + Sparrow Studio
100 43rd St Ste 205, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
5.0 (14 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)
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Kiln access
Union Project
801 N Negley Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
4.5 (210 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- +1
Made by: you
111 Hidden Valley Rd, McMurray, PA 15317
4.9 (94 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
Mosaic Art Studio Pittsburgh
4090 Brownsville Rd, Brentwood, PA 15227
5.0 (828 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
Penn Ave Pottery
1905 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
4.9 (19 reviews)
Fired Up Art Studio, LLC
4151 Washington Rd, McMurray, PA 15317
4.7 (64 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- +4
Uncle Dave's Art Studio
4135 Leechburg Rd, New Kensington, PA 15068
4.7 (83 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
4.8 (146 reviews)
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
Pittsburgh Center For Arts & Media
1047 Shady Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
4.7 (354 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Kolor-N-Kiln Pottery Studio
1230 Robinson Centre Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15205
4.6 (157 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 (202 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- +1
Clay Cafe
431 Beaver St, Sewickley, PA 15143
4.9 (12 reviews)
- Drop-in
- Paint Your Own Pottery
Ceramic Supply Pittsburgh
1 Walnut St, Carnegie, PA 15106
4.6 (30 reviews)
- Kiln access
Muddy Rose Pottery
2475 Brodhead Rd, Aliquippa, PA 15001
4.9 (28 reviews)
A B Ceramics and More
307 S 4th St, Jeannette, PA 15644
4.9 (61 reviews)