Mighty Mud
1528 Island Home Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920
4.8 (176 reviews)
- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
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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.
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Sees Thru Trees Pottery Studio
504 S David Ln, Knoxville, TN 37922
4.9 (29 reviews)- Wheel throwing
- Hand building
- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Beginner friendly
Liza Moz' Paint Your Own Pottery
1645 Downtown W Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37919
4.4 (112 reviews)- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Paint Your Own Pottery
Foothills Paint Your Own Pottery Studio
277 S Calderwood St, Alcoa, TN 37701
4.9 (54 reviews)- Paint Your Own Pottery
Knoxville Art Studio
6859 Harvest Grove Ln, Knoxville, TN 37918
4.9 (34 reviews)- Kids classes
- Drop-in
- Membership
- Beginner friendly
Fowler's Clay Works
1402 East Pkwy #12, Gatlinburg, TN 37738
5.0 (288 reviews)- Wheel throwing
- Beginner friendly
Creative Spark Studio
2009 E Broadway Ave, Maryville, TN 37804
4.8 (71 reviews)- Kids classes
- Date night
- Drop-in
- Paint Your Own Pottery
Joppa Mountain Pottery
1479 Joppa Mountain Rd, Rutledge, TN 37861
5.0 (31 reviews)Knoxville Arts Center
1127 N Broadway B, Knoxville, TN 37917
4.8 (44 reviews)- Kids classes
- Membership
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