$440 (tuition assistance a…Family Events · WEDNESDAYS · 4:30–6:30 PM
All-ages Hand-building Ceramics
KidsFor your kid
- Ages
- Ages 7 to Adult
- Level
- Beginner
- How long
- 2 hours
About
A beginner clay class open to kids from 7 alongside adults, covering pinch pots, coils and slabs as students build their own ceramic sculptures for the center's spring art show. It meets Wednesday afternoons in Room 308 at Abrons Arts Center, 466 Grand St, near the F at East Broadway. The fall term runs Sept 16 to Dec 2, 2026 for $440, with tuition assistance available.
Good to know
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What the class includes
Summarised in our words from Abrons Arts Center’s booking page, Oct 31, 2026. If the page says otherwise, it wins.
How it compares
- Beginner-friendly
- Kids & families
At $440, this sits toward the top of the 60 single-session pottery classes we list in New York. They run from $25 to $595, and the typical price is $90.
If one session leaves you wanting more, 10 studios we list run multi-week pottery courses, from $113.
Other pottery classes in New York
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- Tryday Night Pottery Wheel Taster (tribeca)BKLYN CLAY Tribeca · Lower ManhattanFRIDAYS & SATURDAYS · 7:30 PM · $85 per person
- Air Dry Clay WorkshopKraftStories NYC · Lower ManhattanBook any day · $79
- Private Pottery LessonsLa Mano Pottery · Lower ManhattanBook any day · $170 per person for a two-hour session; $20/piece to fire and glaze
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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