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Pottery studios in Knoxville, Tennessee

Knoxville's pottery scene is concentrated in the Old City, downtown, North Knoxville, and out near the University of Tennessee campus. Prices are unusually friendly: drop-in classes from $35, six-week courses from $200-300. The community is craft-serious thanks to the UT ceramics program and the broader East Tennessee studio-craft tradition (with Arrowmont in nearby Gatlinburg), with several studios offering rigorous multi-level wheel curricula at prices well below the coasts. Memberships with kiln access are widely available and affordable. Hand-building drops in easily; wheel throwing usually requires the intro class first. Date-night and drop-in classes are common in the Old City. Kids programs run year-round at the community art centers. For serious students, Knoxville offers exceptional value with deep curricula and access to the broader Appalachian craft community.

Showing 16 of 16 studios

Mighty Mud
1528 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920
4.8 (182 reviews)Tue-Fri 11:00am-6:00pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- +2
Sees Thru Trees Pottery Studio
504 S David Ln, Knoxville, TN 37922
4.9 (31 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
- +1
Liza Moz' Paint Your Own Pottery
1645 Downtown W Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37919
4.4 (125 reviews)Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri 11:00am-8:00pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Foothills Paint Your Own Pottery Studio
277 S Calderwood St, Alcoa, TN 37701
4.9 (64 reviews)Mon-Fri 2pm-8pm
- Paint Your Own Pottery
Knoxville Art Studio
6859 Harvest Grove Ln, Knoxville, TN 37918
4.9 (42 reviews)Under $40/sessionMon-Thu 9am-8:30pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Private lessons
Fowler's Clay Works
1402 East Pkwy #12, Gatlinburg, TN 37738
5.0 (288 reviews)Mon-Fri 9am-6pm
- Wheel throwing
- Beginner friendly
Creative Spark Studio
2009 E Broadway Ave, Maryville, TN 37804
4.8 (74 reviews)Wed-Thu 12pm-6pm
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- Birthday parties
Joppa Mountain Pottery
1479 Joppa Mountain Rd, Rutledge, TN 37861
5.0 (31 reviews)Mon-Sun 1pm-5pm
Knoxville Arts Center
1127 N Broadway B, Knoxville, TN 37917
4.8 (45 reviews)Mon-Thu 9am-4:30pm
- Kids classes
- Membership
Polka Dot Pots (Sevierville, TN) inside the Wilderness at the Smokies
Wilderness Resort, 1424 Old Knoxville Hwy, Sevierville, TN 37876
4.7 (65 reviews)Mon-Sun 9am-10pm
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
- Paint Your Own Pottery
- +1
Luv N Mud Ceramics
481 Leeper Pkwy #2, Lenoir City, TN 37772
4.8 (45 reviews)Thu 1pm-6pm
3 Generations Art Studio
501A N Main St, Sweetwater, TN 37874
4.9 (25 reviews)Wed-Sat 12pm-7pm
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Beginner friendly
- +3
Studio 212 Arts
934 E Broadway Ave, Maryville, TN 37804
4.8 (29 reviews)Mon-Thu 9am-3pm
- Wheel throwing
- Kids classes
- Birthday parties
Painting with a Twist
10939 Kingston Pike, Farragut, TN 37934
4.8 (446 reviews)
- Kids classes
- Date night
- Beginner friendly
- Birthday parties
Creative Art with Miss Shelley
Smart Toys & Books, 9700 Kingston Pike #12, Knoxville, TN 37922
4.8 (35 reviews)Tue-Wed 1pm-6pm
- Kids classes
Pink Pig Pottery Studio
143 W Main St, Morristown, TN 37814
4.8 (464 reviews)Mon-Sat 10am-8pm
- Wheel throwing
- Drop-in
- Birthday parties