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.

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Anyhow Studio
25 Acorn St, Providence, RI 02903
5.0 (16 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +2
Small Things Studio
50 Agnes St Ste 303, Providence, RI 02909
5.0 (4 reviews)
- Drop-in
- Membership
Three Wheel Studio
436 Wickenden St, Providence, RI 02903
4.6 (18 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Beginner friendly
Studio Glob
375 Putnam Pike Ste 9, Smithfield, RI 02917
5.0 (41 reviews)
Rebekah Cook Art and Paint Your Own Pottery Studio
344 Main St, Wakefield, RI 02879
5.0 (212 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Paint Your Own Pottery
Studio Hop
810 Hope St, Providence, RI 02906
4.7 (20 reviews)
Create Color Art Studio
91 Point Judith Rd, Narragansett, RI 02882
4.9 (100 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Paint Your Own Pottery
Pea Poddery
2364 Diamond Hill Rd, Cumberland, RI 02864
4.8 (188 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- Paint Your Own Pottery
Artists' Exchange
50 Rolfe Square, Cranston, RI 02910
4.5 (85 reviews)
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Kiln access
Clay Art Studio RI
14 Paquin Rd, Barrington, RI 02806
5.0 (1 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Beginner friendly
Clayground Studio
5600 Post Rd #109, East Greenwich, RI 02818
4.4 (35 reviews)
Mudstone Studios
30 Cutler St #129, Warren, RI 02885
4.5 (42 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
Art by You at Weirdgirl Creations Pottery Studio
10 Wampanoag Trl #4, Riverside, RI 02915
3.5 (61 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +2
The Steel Yard
27 Sims Ave, Providence, RI 02909
4.7 (150 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
MoonStone Art Studio
953 Namquid Dr, Warwick, RI 02888
4.9 (23 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
RI Clay Space
838 Dyer Ave Unit 2, Cranston, RI 02920
4.4 (7 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Membership
- +1
Imperial Ceramics
1621 Warwick Ave, Warwick, RI 02889
4.5 (18 reviews)
Mudstone Studios
560 Mineral Spring Ave #6117, Pawtucket, RI 02860
5.0 (6 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Kiln access
Fox & Bear Art Academy
1478 Atwood Ave Ste 206, Johnston, RI 02919
5.0 (11 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Beginner friendly
East Side Art Center
545 Pawtucket Ave Unit B202, Pawtucket, RI 02860
5.0 (11 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Beginner friendly