Best Pottery Classes in Manhattan, NY

“While the space is small it is very well-organized and Jeff tailors the experience to each student, recognizing their individual gifts and skills and encouraging them to create art that is meaningful to them in a thoughtful, fun and good-humored way.”

“Sandy is extremely patient and gives personal attention and guides you very well, an amazing person and very attentive and patient with kids too, my 7 year old nephew thoroughly enjoyed himself.”

“No rushing but timely painting, she assisted frequently with whatever questions you asked, and she took her time to come around to see how your doing and if you needed advice or help on your painting progress, she is more than happy to assist..”

“Due to covid we had to switch to remote learning and continue violin classes and piano classes but it was a very smooth transition and handled very professionally by the staff and teachers at Douglaston Music Dance Art School.”

“Learning under this school has helped me achieve so many prestigious awards, including PTA Reflections (1st place, Award of Excellence, Advance to States) and Scholastic Art Awards (gold, silver key).”

“Teacher @Cray C was very good 😌 I would have preferred more directions on how to correctly paint the flowers / vase so that it would look more realistic and less amateur.”

“The prices are a little high but in my mind it was more of making a fun memory together that will last forever as well as a little token we get to have that we made together.”

“At a recent camp they started the morning learning how to draw bright and beautiful floral pictures, becoming familiarized with blending colors, shadows and the portrayal of diverse textures via different strokes and lighter vs stronger pencil pressu...”

“She explained the process in detail at the beginning of the class and then gave us time for the rest of the class to try it out ourselves (while always being present to provide assistance/guidance/advice).”

“It is very helpful having small tile samples with the name of the color and what it will look like after firing mounted right beneath the bottles of paint.”

“It is easily understood, and great for an art enthusiast's like myself, as well as teachers of other subjects who wish to incorporate more art into their classrooms.”

“They were attentive, helped with ideas, offered assistance with details, painting techniques, colors, and even helped entertain a 2 year old so he wouldn't mess up his older brother's work.”

“An example of their great customer service: I called to cancel a lesson because of my own forgetfulness, not knowing I had a party I had to take my daughter to.”

“Incredibly well-designed in every sense (the space, the light, the community dynamics), it's everything you need and want to make with clay in a Brooklyn community.”

“When I first signed up I thought the price was wild, but after realising I get unlimited studio + material access PLUS weekly instruction - I realized it's actually a really reasonable price for what you are getting.”

“Everything was seamless and so much fun for the kids, without being chaotic or overwhelming- which can often be the case at children's birthday parties.”

“The amount of improvement seen in her skill in phenomenal, and the increased study/portfolio building allowed her to get accepted into her #1 choice for High School.”