$95; $75 each for groups (…Workshops & Classes · FRIDAYS · 6 PM
Friday Night Wine-o-rama
About
A two-hour wheel-throwing night for complete beginners with a wine tasting (about two glasses each, from Anfora Wine Merchants); clay, tools, instruction, glazing and firing are included, and classes are capped at 12. Sessions run Fridays 6–8pm at ViaClay, 208 S Marion St, Oak Park (Oak Park on Metra UP-W, or Harlem/Lake on the Green Line), for ages 21 and up, with open dates on 13 and 20 November and 4, 11 and 18 December. It's $95 per person, or $75 per seat for groups of two or more booked by 31 October.
Good to know
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How it compares
- Beginner-friendly
- Drinks welcome
- After work
At $95, this sits about the middle of the 31 single-session pottery classes we list in Chicago. They run from $25 to $300, and the typical price is $83.
If one session leaves you wanting more, 1 studio we list runs multi-week pottery courses, from $225.
It starts after work, which only 34% of the pottery classes on our calendar do.
Other pottery classes in Chicago
- Ceramics, All LevelsElmhurst Art Museum · Oak Park & West SuburbsWED, NOV 4 · $200
- Made at Night: WheelthrowingMADE Chicago · Northwest SideFRIDAYS & SATURDAYS · 6 PM · $85.00
- Date Night ThrowdownLillstreet Art Center · North SideFRI, OCT 23 · $130 ($125 members)
- Date Night Pottery on the WheelColor Cocktail Factory · West Loop & Near WestFRI, OCT 23 · $80 for two / $55 for two
New to pottery?
Most first classes are either a wheel taster, where you learn to centre clay and pull up a cylinder, or hand-building, where you shape a mug, dish or planter with pinch, coil and slab techniques.
- Wear clothes that can get muddy and keep nails short; rings and bracelets come off before the wheel.
- Expect two to three hours for a single session. Clay, tools and firing are almost always in the price; glazing sometimes costs extra.
- A one-time class is the cheap way to find out whether you want a five- or six-week course, which is where the wheel actually starts to click.
Taking it home: Not on the day. Pieces dry, are fired, glazed and fired again, so studios usually hold them for two to four weeks.
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