Pottery studios in Providence, Rhode Island

Providence's pottery scene is one of the deepest per-capita on the East Coast, anchored by the RISD ceramics program and a tight community of working potters. Studios cluster on the West End, Federal Hill, Olneyville, and the Jewelry District. Prices are mid-market for a craft-serious city this size: drop-in classes from $50, six-week courses from $300-450. Several studios are run by RISD graduates and faculty teaching rigorous multi-level wheel curricula and visiting-artist workshops several times a year. Memberships with kiln access are widely available but waitlisted at the popular West End and Olneyville studios. Hand-building and wheel throwing are both deeply covered. Kids programs run year-round at the community art centers. For serious students, Providence offers progression that beats most East Coast cities at lower prices.

Showing 22 of 22 studios

Anyhow Studio
25 Acorn St, Providence, RI 02903
5.0 (17 reviews)Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun 9am-6pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +3
Small Things Studio
50 Agnes St Ste 303, Providence, RI 02909
5.0 (6 reviews)Wed-Fri 12pm-9pm
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Private lessons
Three Wheel Studio
436 Wickenden St, Providence, RI 02903
4.2 (20 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Beginner friendly
Studio Glob
375 Putnam Pike Ste 9, Smithfield, RI 02917
5.0 (42 reviews)Wed-Sun 1pm-9pm
Rebekah Cook Art and Paint Your Own Pottery Studio
344 Main St, Wakefield, RI 02879
5.0 (212 reviews)Tue-Fri 12pm-5pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Studio Hop
810 Hope St, Providence, RI 02906
4.7 (21 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Create Color Art Studio
91 Point Judith Rd, Narragansett, RI 02882
4.9 (100 reviews)Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun 11am-6pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Pea Poddery
2364 Diamond Hill Rd, Cumberland, RI 02864
4.8 (189 reviews)Mon 1:00pm-7:00pm
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- +1
Artists' Exchange
50 Rolfe Square, Cranston, RI 02910
4.5 (85 reviews)Mon-Fri 9am-8pm
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Kiln access
- Birthday parties
Clay Art Studio RI
14 Paquin Rd, Barrington, RI 02806
5.0 (1 reviews)Sun Open 24 hours
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Beginner friendly
Clayground Studio
5600 Post Rd #109, East Greenwich, RI 02818
4.4 (35 reviews)Wed, Thu, Sun 12pm-5pm
Mudstone Studios
30 Cutler St #129, Warren, RI 02885
4.5 (42 reviews)Thu 6pm-9pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
- +2
Art by You at Weirdgirl Creations Pottery Studio
10 Wampanoag Trl #4, Riverside, RI 02915
3.5 (61 reviews)Mon, Thu, Sun 2pm-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +3
The Steel Yard
27 Sims Ave, Providence, RI 02909
4.7 (150 reviews)Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 9am-5pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Birthday parties
MoonStone Art Studio
953 Namquid Dr, Warwick, RI 02888
4.9 (23 reviews)Mon 12pm-8pm
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
- +1
RI Clay Space
838 Dyer Ave Unit 2, Cranston, RI 02920
4.4 (7 reviews)Tue 11am-2pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +2
All Fired Up-Pottery Studio
452 Thames St #6730, Newport, RI 02840
5.0 (34 reviews)
Imperial Ceramics
1621 Warwick Ave, Warwick, RI 02889
4.5 (18 reviews)Tue, Wed, Fri 5pm-8pm
Mudstone Studios
560 Mineral Spring Ave #6117, Pawtucket, RI 02860
5.0 (6 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
- +2
Fox & Bear Art Academy
1478 Atwood Ave Ste 206, Johnston, RI 02919
5.0 (11 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
East Side Art Center
545 Pawtucket Ave Unit B202, Pawtucket, RI 02860
5.0 (11 reviews)Mon-Fri 9am-9pm
- Kids classes
- Beginner friendly
Ceramicozoa
50 Agnes St, Providence, RI 02909
5.0 (22 reviews)