Pottery Classes in Agawam, MA
More than a one-time try. This is where things start to click.
Our multi-week pottery classes are designed for beginners and returning students who want more time with clay, more instruction, and enough repetition for the process to actually start making sense.
Choose a focused 4-Week Wheel Class or spend more time exploring both wheel throwing and handbuilding in Midday Makers, our 8-week daytime program.
Upcoming Classes
Choose the class that fits how you want to learn. Each listing includes the full schedule, class details, and registration link.
What Class Looks Like
Enough time for the clay to start making sense.
Multi-week classes give you something a one-time workshop can’t: repetition.
You’ll learn a technique, try it, make mistakes, ask questions, and come back the next week with a little more context than you had before.
That’s where the progress happens.
Depending on the class you choose, you may spend your time:
Learning the foundations of wheel throwing
Practicing centering, opening, and pulling walls
Making bowls, cups, cylinders, and other functional forms
Exploring handbuilding techniques
Trimming and refining your work
Learning how to prepare pieces for glazing and firing
Building enough confidence to start making your own creative decisions
No previous pottery experience is required unless a specific class listing says otherwise.
What’s included?
Everything you need to learn, make, and keep going.
Your class registration includes the materials, tools, instruction, and studio support you need to participate fully.
Guided instruction throughout the course
Clay for class projects
Use of studio wheels and tools
Glazing and firing of class work
Practice time outside of class when included with your course
Demonstrations, troubleshooting, and individual help
A studio environment where beginners are expected to be beginners
You do not need to own tools, buy clay ahead of time, or know the pottery vocabulary before you walk in.
We’ll teach you what you need as you go.
Which Class Is Right for Me?
4-Week Wheel Class
Choose this if you:
Want to focus specifically on wheel throwing
Are looking for a shorter commitment
Want to build the core fundamentals first
Prefer an evening class format
Best fit:
Beginners who want a focused introduction to the wheel.
Midday Makers
Choose this if you:
Want to explore both wheel throwing and handbuilding
Want more time to practice and develop skills
Prefer a daytime class
Want a broader, more immersive pottery experience
Best fit:
Beginners and returning students who want more time, more techniques, and a steadier learning pace.
Still not sure? Pick the class whose schedule and format fit your life best. You do not need prior pottery experience for either option.
Ready to spend more time with clay?
Choose the class that fits your schedule, your interests, and how deep you want to go.
Whether you start with four weeks at the wheel or spend eight weeks exploring both wheel throwing and handbuilding, we’ll meet you where you are and help you build from there.