$85.00Workshops & Classes · FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS · 6 PM
Made at Night: Wheelthrowing
About
A beginner-friendly evening at the pottery wheel: learn to centre clay and try bowls, cups or pots, then leave two finished pieces that are glazed and fired for pickup within three weeks. Sessions run 6–8:30pm at MADE Chicago, 1980 N Milwaukee Ave (Western, Blue Line O'Hare branch), for ages 16 and up, and it's BYOB with canned drinks only. Seats are $85, on Fridays and Saturdays from 30 October through 28 November (no Friday 27 November).
Good to know
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How it compares
- Drinks welcome
- After work
At $85, 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 $88.
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
- Introduction to WheelthrowingThe Pottery Studio Chicago · Northwest SideSUN, NOV 1 · $205.00
- Friday Night Wine-o-ramaViaClay · Oak Park & West SuburbsFRIDAYS · 6 PM · $95; $75 each for groups (2+)
- 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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