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Pottery in Milwaukee, WI
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Pottery studios in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee's pottery scene is concentrated in Bay View, Riverwest, the Third Ward, and Walker's Point, with additional studios in Wauwatosa and Shorewood. Prices are friendly: drop-in classes from $40, six-week courses from $225-325. The community is craft-serious thanks to the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee ceramics programs, with several studios offering rigorous wheel curricula and visiting-artist workshops. Memberships with kiln access are widely available. Hand-building and wheel throwing are both well-covered, with multi-level progression at the larger studios. Date-night and drop-in classes are common in the Third Ward and Bay View. Kids programs run year-round at the community art centers. For longer study, the Bay View and Riverwest studios have the deepest curricula.

Showing 22 of 22 studios

  • Murray Hill Pottery Works

    2458 N Murray Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211

    4.8 (45 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Membership
  • Cream City Clay, Inc. Pottery School & Art Studio

    7105 W Greenfield Ave, West Allis, WI 53214

    4.7 (35 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Membership
    • +1
  • La Terraza

    11520 W Bluemound Rd #2, Wauwatosa, WI 53226

    4.5 (181 reviews)
    • Drop-in
    • Paint Your Own Pottery
    • Kiln access
  • Just Kiln' Time Paint Your Own Pottery

    N88W16683 Appleton Ave, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051

    4.7 (200 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • Paint Your Own Pottery
    • +1
  • Creative Fire LLC

    6427 W North Ave, Wauwatosa, WI 53213

    4.0 (26 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +1
  • Yours Truly

    833 E Center St, Milwaukee, WI 53212

    4.2 (19 reviews)
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
    • +1
  • Glaze Art & Ice Cream

    149 Green Bay Rd, Thiensville, WI 53092

    4.8 (273 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Beginner friendly
    • Paint Your Own Pottery
  • Beth Eaton Pottery / Cozy Collective

    815 E Potter Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207

    5.0 (10 reviews)
  • Tooth + Nail Studio and Gallery

    2018 S 1st St in Suite 308, Milwaukee, WI 53207

    5.0 (46 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • +3
  • Trove Arts Art Parlour

    2243 N 60th St, Milwaukee, WI 53208

    5.0 (51 reviews)
    • Date night
  • Cloud 9 Workshop

    5205 W North Ave #5209, Milwaukee, WI 53208

    5.0 (48 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
  • The Potter's Shop

    1314 S West Ave, Waukesha, WI 53186

    4.6 (69 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Membership
    • Kiln access
  • Our Creative Outlet LLC

    N63W23421 Main St, Sussex, WI 53089

    4.5 (43 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Hand building
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • +2
  • JBC Pottery

    3366 N 49th St, Milwaukee, WI 53216

    5.0 (1 reviews)
  • Splash Studio - A Bars & Recreation Experience

    inside The New Fashioned, 1122 N Vel R. Phillips Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53203

    4.7 (190 reviews)
  • UW-Milwaukee Studio Arts & Craft Centre

    2200 E Kenwood Blvd EG30, Milwaukee, WI 53211

    4.5 (11 reviews)
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
  • Walker's Point Center for the Arts

    839 S 5th St, Milwaukee, WI 53204

    4.6 (49 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Membership
    • Beginner friendly
  • Alpaca Art

    4326 7th Ave, Kenosha, WI 53140

    4.9 (269 reviews)
    • Kiln access
  • Grey House Studio

    6228 W State St A, Wauwatosa, WI 53213

    4.8 (72 reviews)
    • Kids classes
    • Drop-in
    • Beginner friendly
    • Paint Your Own Pottery
  • Vibez Creative Arts Space

    Bayshore Mall, 5706 N Centerpark Way, Milwaukee, WI 53217

    5.0 (85 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • Membership
    • +1
  • NEIGHBOR art studio

    1100 S 5th St UNIT 214, Milwaukee, WI 53204

    5.0 (12 reviews)
  • Field Workshop

    5686 Broad St, Greendale, WI 53129

    4.9 (64 reviews)
    • Wheel throwing
    • Kids classes
    • Date night
    • Drop-in
    • Membership

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