Pottery class · checked 30 October 2026

Penguin Foot Pottery
in Chicago

2516 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647

Single classes + courses · Independent studio

per person
$50
session
3 h
dates
On their calendar
groups
Public

Price copied as printed from the studio’s own page. You book on the studio’s site; WeekHere takes no fee.

Penguin Foot Pottery, Chicago
Photo: Penguin Foot Pottery

Prices, as printed

$50.00 (Signature Wheel Workshop, 3 hours)

What you make

Keep your favorite piece, glazed in a color you pick and fired twice

When it runs

Friday and Saturday nights, 6-9pm

Dates are only in the studio’s booking calendar.

Good to know

The BYOB weekend wheel workshop is aimed at first-timers, and pieces are ready in about two weeks. Four-week classes cost $155 and include all materials and firings.

How the price compares

  • The starting price is $25 below the typical $75 across all 91 US studios with a single class on our list.
  • In Illinois (3 locations) the typical start is $75, so this is $25 cheaper.
  • Nothing within 30 miles on our list starts lower.

Nearby

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  4. Pottery Studio 1 ChicagoChicago, IL · 3.6 mifrom $90
  5. Indianapolis Art CenterIndianapolis, IN · 162 mifrom $59
  6. Yellow Door Ceramics StudioIndianapolis, IN · 166 mifrom $315

New to it?

From clay to kitchen shelf

  1. Wedge and center · 20–30 min
  2. Open and pull · 45–60 min
  3. Trim · Next visit or by staff
  4. Glaze · 20–30 min
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