Pottery Classes San Francisco
If you've been curious about trying ceramics but you weren't sure where to dive in, our pottery classes in San Francisco are the perfect place to start! Try hand building or wheel throwing at a friendly studio and get into a new hobby that's positive for body and mind. You'll learn from a local potter who loves sharing knowledge and acts as your guide. Pottery classes can help you unwind from a long day and help you slip your thoughts and hands into something soothing. Plan team building activities that are out of the ordinary or give experience gifts in 2024 that let your friends and loved ones learn a fun new skill. San Francisco pottery classes are a great place to make new friends and find community while you create ceramic art.
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Pottery Class: Intro to Wheel Throwing Seize the Clay
4.7 (199)
Runs regularly
SF
1 to 10 guests
$89
Wheel Throwing Workshop: Fun with Clay
5.0 (52)
Runs regularly
Daly City
1 to 2 guests
$95
Ceramic Mug Workshop
4.6 (11)
4.9 (47) (for this teacher)
Runs regularly
Oakland
/ Mobile
1 to 20 guests
$90
Concrete Lamp Workshop
5.0 (12)
4.9 (75) (for this teacher)
Runs regularly
SF
/ Mobile
1 to 20 guests
$90 - $95
Hand Build Pottery Class
5.0 (20)
4.9 (47) (for this teacher)
Runs regularly
Oakland
/ Mobile
1 to 30 guests
$70
Concrete Craft Workshop: Mini Fire Pit
4.8 (4)
4.9 (75) (for this teacher)
Runs regularly
SF
/ Mobile
1 to 40 guests
$85 - $90
Sgraffito Pottery Workshop: Perfect Party Platters
5.0 (16)
Runs regularly
SF
1 to 20 guests
$80 - $90
Sgraffito Pottery Workshop: Carve and Chug
5.0 (1)
1k followers
Runs regularly
SF
1 to 30 guests
$80 - $90
Make a Mug Ceramics Workshop
1k followers
Runs regularly
SF
/ Mobile
1 to 30 guests
$45 - $50
Hand Built Ceramics Course
4.9 (47) (for this teacher)
2k followers
Runs regularly
Oakland
/ Mobile
1 to 25 guests
$150
Ceramics Workshop: Wheel Throwing and Handbuilding Clay Care
4.9 (26)
Your choice of time
Oakland
/ Mobile
1 to 10 guests
$85 - $130
Private Pottery Class
4.9 (28)
4.7 (227) (for this teacher)
Your choice of time
SF
1 to 48 guests
$115 - $185
Pottery Wheel Throwing Workshop
5.0 (7)
Your choice of time
Pacifica
1 to 4 guests
$114
Kintsugi and Wabi Sabi Workshop
4.6 (30)
Your choice of time
SF
/ Mobile
6 to 300 guests
$119
Handbuilt Clay Animal Ceramics Workshop
5.0 (1)
4.9 (27) (for this teacher)
Your choice of time
Oakland
/ Mobile
1 to 12 guests
$75
Ceramics Workshop: Create a Personalized Mug
4.8 (6)
Your choice of time
Pacifica
2 to 12 guests
$84
Ceramics Workshop for Mindfulness: Tea Cups and Tea
9k followers
Your choice of time
SF
1 to 30 guests
$85 - $95
Wheel Throwing Pottery Course
Runs regularly
Pacifica
1 to 4 guests
$350
Pottery Class: Sgraffito Technique
5.0 (1)
Your choice of time
Pacifica
1 to 8 guests
$85
Pottery Handbuilding Class: Clay Bowl
5.0 (1)
Your choice of time
Pacifica
2 to 8 guests
$78
Pottery Painting Class
Your choice of time
Pacifica
1 to 8 guests
$48
Ceramics Workshop: Pumpkins
Your choice of time
Pacifica
2 to 6 guests
$75
Ceramic Wall Hanging Workshop
Your choice of time
SF
1 to 16 guests
$85 - $170
Wheel Throwing Course
5.0 (52) (for this teacher)
Your choice of time
Daly City
1 to 2 guests
$360
Private Pottery Course
4.9 (27) (for this teacher)
1k followers
Your choice of time
Oakland
1 to 10 guests
$235 - $315
Fungi Biofabrication Workshop: Grow a Bud Vase
2k followers
Your choice of time
SF
/ Mobile
1 to 25 guests
$160 - $300
Ceramics Class: Sculpt a Garden Vessel
5.0 (7)
9k followers
Your choice of time
SF
4 to 10 guests
$75
Ceramics Class for Mindfulness
9k followers
Your choice of time
SF
4 to 12 guests
$65
Mindful Ceramics Class: Clay Foraging Nature Excursion
9k followers
Your choice of time
Daly City
10 to 40 guests
$55 - $75
Clay Trinkets Class
1k followers
Your choice of time
SF
8 to 20 guests
$65
Wheel Throwing Pottery Class
4.6 (30) (for this teacher)
Your choice of time
SF
6 to 12 guests
$96
Ceramics Class for Teams
5.0 (2)
1k followers
Your choice of time
Albany
4 to 25 guests
$85
Ceramic Planter Workshop
5.0 (3)
Your choice of time
SF
12 to 30 guests
$65
Pottery Party Workshop
2 years in business
Your choice of time
Oakland
5 to 6 guests
$175
Pottery Party Workshop
Your choice of time
SF
6 to 14 guests
$95
Clay Sculpture Course
Your choice of time
SF
6 to 12 guests
$300
Clay Sculpting Class
4.7 (227) (for this teacher)
92% recommend
Sold out - join waitlist
SF
1 to 10 guests
$89
Kintsugi Workshop
5k followers
Sold out - join waitlist
SF
1 to 10 guests
$160
Introduction to Wheel Throwing Course
9k followers
Contact for details
SF
1 to 5 guests
$270
Hand Building Course
9k followers
3k likes
Contact for details
SF
1 to 7 guests
$270 - $320
Pottery Course: Play in Clay
4.7 (227) (for this teacher)
92% recommend
Contact for details
SF
1 to 48 guests
$340
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DIY Kintsugi for Beginners
5.0 (38)
Runs regularly
LIVE STREAMING
Craft kit delivered
1 to 1000 guests
$80 - $95
Learn Kintsugi
5.0 (20)
Runs regularly
LIVE STREAMING
Craft kit delivered
1 to 50 guests
$219
Make a Clay Ring Dish and Coasters
7k followers
Runs regularly
LIVE STREAMING
Craft kit delivered
1 to 85 guests
$60
Ceramic Painting Class and Llama Meet and Greet
4.9 (42) (for this teacher)
Only 1 date left
LIVE STREAMING
Craft kit delivered
1 to 1000 guests
$85
Make Clay Ornaments at Home
4.9 (50) (for this teacher)
Your choice of time
LIVE STREAMING
Craft kit delivered
1 to 75 guests
$100
Make Polymer Clay Ornaments at Home
4.9 (50) (for this teacher)
Your choice of time
LIVE STREAMING
Craft kit delivered
1 to 75 guests
$100
Marbling Clay Craft Kit
5.0 (244) (for this provider)
13k followers
Ships to you
$50
DIY Hand Building Clay Craft Kit
9k followers
3k likes
Ships to you
$65
Make Marbled Clay Décor
5.0 (5)
Your choice of time
LIVE STREAMING
Craft kit delivered
6 to 500 guests
$55 - $70
Make a Pair of Marbled Vases
5.0 (1)
Your choice of time
LIVE STREAMING
Craft kit delivered
6 to 300 guests
$55 - $70
Learn Ceramic Painting: Llama
5.0 (3)
Your choice of time
LIVE STREAMING
Craft kit delivered
10 to 1000 guests
$70
Make a Modern Marbled Bowl
5.0 (244) (for this teacher)
Your choice of time
LIVE STREAMING
Craft kit delivered
6 to 300 guests
$55 - $70
Virtual Clay Sculpting: Hands-On Extruder Workshop
4.9 (280) (for this teacher)
Your choice of time
LIVE STREAMING
Craft kit delivered
10 to 250 guests
$60
Learn Ceramic Painting: Llama with Succulent Plant
4.3 (7)
Your choice of time
LIVE STREAMING
Craft kit delivered
10 to 1000 guests
$75
Learn Ceramic Painting: Face Planter
4.9 (42) (for this teacher)
Your choice of time
LIVE STREAMING
Craft kit delivered
10 to 1000 guests
$70
Make Ceramics at Home
1k followers
Your choice of time
LIVE STREAMING
2 to 50 guests
$75
Make Pottery at Home: Mug
117k followers
Your choice of time
LIVE STREAMING
Craft kit delivered
10 to 300 guests
$95
Make Pottery at Home: Meditate and Mud
117k followers
Your choice of time
LIVE STREAMING
Craft kit delivered
10 to 300 guests
$95
Make Pottery at Home: Vase
117k followers
Your choice of time
LIVE STREAMING
Craft kit delivered
10 to 300 guests
$95
Pottery Party at Home
5k followers
Your choice of time
LIVE STREAMING
Craft kit delivered
6 to 1000 guests
$90
Make a Decorated Polymer Clay Mug
119k followers
Your choice of time
LIVE STREAMING
Craft kit delivered
8 to 100 guests
$75
Make a Polymer Clay Vase with DIY Decorations
119k followers
Your choice of time
LIVE STREAMING
Craft kit delivered
8 to 100 guests
$75
Make Two Polymer Clay Decorated Vases
119k followers
Your choice of time
LIVE STREAMING
Craft kit delivered
8 to 100 guests
$75
Make a Polymer Clay Decorated Planter
119k followers
Your choice of time
LIVE STREAMING
Craft kit delivered
8 to 100 guests
$75
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Pottery Classes San Francisco
Pottery studios in San Francisco for beginners
If you're wondering where you can find pottery classes in San Francisco, you've come to the right place. Whether you’re looking for cool downtime activity or a creative experience to share with family and friends, DIY pottery is an ideal way to spend time together.
We have a range of options to help feed your curiosity, from one-off classes to regular weekly workshops, making our ceramics courses perfect for bachelorette party ideas and birthday party ideas in the Bay Area. If you're an art lover looking for a new hobby to try, you should learn how to make ceramics at a clay studio.
If it’s your first time, don't stress. Our pottery classes are designed especially for beginners. Your teacher will guide and support you in whichever area you are interested in, whether that’s painting your own pottery, repairing broken pottery with a Kintsugi class, or molding a clay sculpture. You’ll have access to a pottery wheel for beginners, and the perfect setting to unwind.
The next time you’re in search of a fun activity in San Francisco, be sure to consider a creative class like ceramics class. Catch up with your close friends, escape the outside world, and meet other creative people for a fun-filled day! Whether you're in Oakland, San Mateo, or Mill Valley, there's a class to fit your schedule.
What to expect at San Francisco Bay Area pottery classes
Playing with clay and making pottery is a great way to put your focus on a fun activity. Try organizing team building activities with colleagues after a busy working week, or attend with a group of friends if you’re looking for a way to unwind. Putting your mind to making something for a couple of hours could be just what you need to decompress.
With DIY pottery, the possibilities are endless. Try a wheel throwing class in San Francisco to make coffee mugs, hanging planters, and much more. Your teacher is an expert potter and will guide you the entire time in a calming environment. After learning the basics, you will leave your class with some new skills, as well as a beautifully crafted object to take home.
Trying a clay class is a great way to celebrate special occasions. Think of pottery parties as a birthday or bachelorette party idea. It's a great alternative to a night out at local bars and everyone will walk away with a ceramic piece or two they made from scratch. If you’re looking for date ideas in San Francisco, it makes for a romantic bonding session with your partner. Craft workshops are also a great option for experience gift ideas. Why not treat a friend to a beginner’s pottery class? They'll always remember your thoughtful gesture when they use the mug or vase they made in class.
Pottery is great for wellbeing
Pottery is a wonderful way to relax and relieve stress. Many find the experience therapeutic after an hour or two on the pottery wheel. A craft class will help take your mind away, focusing your energy on creativity. Whether you’re attending a beginner’s class out of curiosity, unwinding with a wheel throwing class, or taking the kids to get stuck into pottery painting, it can be a beneficial experience for all. You will go home feeling proud of your beautiful handmade object.
Your teacher will show you how to make objects through demonstrations at the wheel or with slab techniques but this is a hands-on experience and you will get to work in every class. Your instructor is there to make sure you understand the techniques and will give you tips as a new pottery maker on how to get certain skills right. At the end of your workshop, you'll get down some of the basics and you'll be ready to try more lessons!
Looking for an arty experience in the Bay Area? From ceramic painting to hand building pottery – our classes in San Francisco, East Bay, and beyond should be at the top of your list of fun things to do. You'll feel replenished after spending time doing a creative activity and you'll feel a sense of accomplishment everytime you use your handmade mug, planter, or vase.
Why you should try group pottery classes
Group pottery classes make for interactive and engaging special events. Whether you're looking for fun birthday party ideas for adults or want to book a team building event for your next corporate outing, these classes offer you the opportunity to unwind and have fun with your group! SMAart Gallery and Studio in the Mission District offers private pottery classes with patient instruction and a creative atmosphere perfect for your next event!
"Our group had a fabulous time at our private pottery class! Our instructor, Jason, was super easy to work with and he gave us great tips throughout the class. We were provided with aprons and several balls of clay to work with, and we all had a great time! Definitely recommend."
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