The Best Pottery Classes in Melbourne for Beginners and Beyond

Pottery is having a proper moment, and honestly, it makes perfect sense. In a life lived largely through screens, there is something deeply satisfying about making something with your hands, especially when it is equal parts creative outlet, social plan and genuinely useful end result. One class in and suddenly you are discussing glaze finishes, eyeing off wonky little bowls with unreasonable affection and considering a future filled with ceramics.

Whether you are craving a new hobby, a slower kind of catch-up or simply an excuse to make something beautiful, these beginner-friendly pottery classes are an excellent place to start.

Sunroom Studio

Sunroom Studio has quickly become one of the north’s loveliest places to get your hands dirty. Opened in 2023 in Pascoe Vale South, the welcoming community studio offers a broad mix of beginner wheel-throwing workshops, hand-building classes, six-week courses, kids sessions and open studio time, making it a particularly good fit for anyone who wants flexibility as much as guidance. It is warm, inclusive and genuinely beginner-friendly, with enough structure to build confidence and enough ease to keep the whole thing feeling joyful rather than intimidating.

142 Melville Road, Pascoe Vale South

Spirit Vessel Class

If you’re after a pottery class with a more sculptural, intuitive bent, Shell Space in Brunswick is a beautiful one to know. Led by ceramic artist Hilary Green, this beginner-friendly class centres on hand-building a small vessel full of shape, texture and personality, using 2kg of clay and plenty of expressive freedom. Hilary glazes your finished piece in your choice of three glazes, ready for collection in around three weeks. Snacks, drinks and materials are included, which only adds to the appeal.

8 McIver Street, Brunswick

Twelve 80

Twelve80 is the sort of studio that makes a regular clay habit feel dangerously achievable. The Coburg North space offers classes, workshops and ongoing studio access, so you can start as a curious beginner and very easily end up with a new personality trait. It is well suited to anyone who wants proper guidance without the atmosphere feeling stiff, with enough flexibility to suit both one-off dabblers and those already plotting shelf space for future bowls.

6 Lewis Street, Coburg North 

Urth Clay Studio

At Urth Clay Studio, the point is not perfection. It is the pleasure of slowing down, getting your hands dirty and letting clay do its thing. The Strathmore space leans into the restorative side of pottery, with beginner-friendly one-off sessions, 4-week intro courses, 8-week Mindful Clay programs and longer Clay Retreat days designed to reset your pace. If your dream class feels more calming than competitive, this is a lovely place to begin.

68 B Bulla Road, Strathmore

Pot Dispensary

Bright, design-conscious and pleasingly straightforward, Pot Dispensary makes the whole idea of taking up pottery feel very chic indeed. The South Yarra studio offers one-off, two-hour wheel-throwing classes where you can shape your own cup, bowl or vessel, while its popular 6-week courses are there for anyone ready to go beyond the first fling. Clay, tools and firing are all included, which only adds to the appeal.

425 Chapel Street, South Yarra

Bisque Studios

Bisque has a slightly more art-school mood than the average clay class, in the best possible way. The Northcote studio offers 6-week term courses and one-off workshops, but what sets it apart is the feeling that things are really being made here. With independent artists working alongside classes, it gives first-timers a glimpse of pottery as both practice and obsession.

2/167 Beavers Road, Northcote

Everyday Clay by Reishi

Everyday Clay is less a conventional pottery school and more a flexible, feel-good clay offering with a wellbeing edge. Amanda Reishi now centres the brand from her Healesville studio, while also delivering custom mobile workshops across Victoria for councils, schools, community groups and private events. That makes it a strong option if you are after something more tailored than the usual wheel-throwing class, especially for team days, hens or creative gatherings that want a calmer, more tactile pace.

9 Blannin Street, Healesville

Diana Ceramic

For pottery with a little less reverence and a lot more personality, Diana Ceramic is hard to beat. Across its Brunswick and Burwood studios, the offering ranges from beginner wheel-throwing to ceramic painting nights, Mud and Merlot sessions, and the delightfully unserious Boob Pot workshop. It is sociable, a little cheeky and very well suited to birthdays, hens or anyone who wants their first foray into clay to come with a glass in hand and something far more entertaining than a standard bowl.

Shop 3/415 Lygon Street, Brunswick

3/6 Duffy Street, Burwood 

Northcote Pottery Supplies

If you suspect one pottery class could spiral into a full-blown clay fixation, Northcote Pottery Supplies is a very good place to start. The Brunswick East mainstay pairs 6-week beginner and intermediate courses with one-off workshops, masterclasses, studio access and firing services, then seals the deal with shelves full of tools, clay and glaze once you are ready to take things home. It is part classroom, part supply store, part ceramics rabbit hole, which is exactly the appeal.

142-144 Weston Street, Brunswick East

Slow Clay Centre

For those who like their hobbies with a little philosophy, Slow Clay Centre is a standout. The long-running Collingwood pottery school is known for its Japanese-influenced approach and carefully taught, ergonomic techniques, giving beginners a solid foundation while making the whole process feel slower, calmer and more intentional. A two-hour wheel taster is an easy place to begin, while the studio’s 8-week wheel and hand-building classes are where things start getting serious. This is less of a casual dabble, more of a proper clay education with a meditative streak.

13 Keele Street, Collingwood

Terrapotter Studios

Terrapotter makes a pottery habit feel dangerously plausible. The South Melbourne studio offers a smart mix of one-off wheel-throwing classes, longer-term wheel and hand-building courses, plus open studio access once you have some experience under your apron. It is well suited to anyone who wants more than a novelty class, with teaching that feels thoughtful, calming and genuinely skill-building. Start with the $100 intro session, then accept that you may soon be rearranging your week around clay.

405 St Kilda Road, Melbourne

317 Victoria Street, West Melbourne

Urban Clay

Proper technique is the drawcard at Urban Clay, but the atmosphere never tips into stiffness. Founder Rebecca Withington brings more than 30 years of experience to the Highett studio, including time learning traditional pottery-making in Japan and Korea, and that depth runs through the teaching. Six- and eight-week wheel-throwing and hand-building classes focus on strong foundations, creative growth and the deep satisfaction of making something useful with your own two hands.

2/37 Advantage Road, Highett

Céramiques

Dip a toe in at Céramiques and there is every chance you will end up reorganising your week around clay. One-off intro classes begin at $80, while six-week terms, currently priced at $399, give you enough time to move from total beginner to mildly obsessed. With studios in Elsternwick and Kew, the whole thing feels calm, inviting and creativity-led, with tutors on hand to help shape, refine and glaze something you will be disproportionately proud of.

15 Horne Street, Elsternwick

176 High Street, Kew

School of Clay and Art

On Brunswick’s aptly named Ovens Street, School of Clay and Art offers an artist-run space for learning clay without the fuss. Its eight-week ceramics courses take you through making, refining and glazing your pieces, with a structure that suits people who like a little room to experiment. The atmosphere is calm, considered and gently encouraging, with teachers nearby to guide rather than hover. A strong choice for anyone after a more spacious, self-directed way into pottery.

26-28 Ovens Street, Brunswick

Neo Ceramics

Neo Ceramics has become one of Melbourne’s most inspiring places to get muddy in style. At the Kensington studio, founder Jack Balfour and his team make the learning curve feel far less intimidating, with a $95 Wheel Intro Class for first-timers and six-week wheel or hand-building courses priced at $475. Better still, clay, glazes, firing and materials are all included, so all you need to bring is curiosity and a willingness to get gloriously messy.

47-49 Elizabeth Street, Kensington

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Writer

Kelsey Harrington

29 March 2026

Kelsey Harrington is a Melbourne-based writer with a sharp eye for the city's ever-evolving food, wine, arts, and culture scene. Her journey into the creative industry took the scenic route—what started as a passion for capturing Melbourne’s energy through a camera lens led her to Sitchu, where she worked her way up to Melbourne Editor. With over four years in the industry, she’s all about uncovering the best places to eat, drink, and explore. Off the clock? You’ll find her diving into a platter of fresh oysters and crudo, gallery-hopping, or sipping an extra dirty martini while plotting her next adventure.