The art of getting your hands dirty works just as good as therapy! Though it takes practice, pottery is a fantastic stress reliever, offering a wonderful creative outlet. To help you achieve just the same, we have put together several pottery classes where you can learn everything from wheel-throwing to hand-building and craft some stunning vases, coffee mugs, and decorative pieces. Here is a look at some of the most popular pottery classes in Delhi.
1. The Clay Company
Whether you’re dipping your fingers in clay for the first time or are a seasoned artist, The Clay Company offers classes for different skill levels. From throwing clay on a wheel to building outputs with coils and plates, you can sign up for a variety of classes offered here. If you do not want to commit yourself to a lengthy course, you can even join them for a two-and-a-half-hour experimental session.
📍Shop 1, Ground Floor, Osian building, Nehru Place-2, behind Paras cinema, near Haldiram, Nehru Place, New Delhi | 4101, Ashok Rd, Sushant Lok Phase I, Sector 27, Gurugram
📞+91-11-4106 9089 | +91-8860 951 951
2. Kalasthali Art School
A fine art school for both children and adults, they offer structured programs for multiple art disciplines. When it comes to pottery classes, the school teaches wheelwork and works with clay in the form of slabs and coils. Classes are structured as one-on-one sessions that let you learn independently at your own speed. Once you’ve finished working on a project, you can get the object glazed and fired at an add-on fee.
📍B- 5&6,4511 Vasant Kunj, 110070 New Delhi, India
📞 +919811281646 | +91 011 41431060
3. Naveen Chhaya Ceramic Studio
This pottery studio hosts classes on wheelwork, slab pottery and hand-built pottery. Founded and run by Aniruddh Sagar and Arti Paliwal, the studio offers one-day workshops and longer structured courses. These courses will teach you to work with up to 2 kgs of clay to make pots, jugs, and kettles. You can get your completed pieces fired as souvenirs for an extra fee.
📍Ground Floor, Lakeside, Building number 18, Deer Park, Hauz Khas Village, New Delhi
📞+91 93408 91665
4. Maati Srijaan
Maati Srijaan is a recognised study and examination centre for IGNOU’s certificate course on Craft and Pottery. This non-profit organisation hosts short pottery classes and workshops focusing on slab work and hand-building with clay. Prior registration is required for all classes and workshops.
📍Shubham Apartment, 21, IP Ext, opposite Fire Station, IP Extension, Patparganj, Delhi
📞 +91 9810148561
5. Claytherapy Ceramic Studio
Their Taste of Pottery workshop is a great introduction to working with clay. You’ll get an hour to work with slabs and coils and an hour on the wheel. The studio also offers longer beginner, intermediate and advanced-level courses and group workshops. If you’re an experienced artist, you can customise a course to master the finer points of working with clay.
📍A-98, Nangal Dewat, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
📞+91-8800476320 | 9811123423
6. Earthen Aura Ceramics
This contemporary ceramic studio offers handcrafted pottery experiences ranging from 2-hour introductory workshops to 48-week intensive courses. These courses cater to the interests of beginners and advanced ceramic artists. The costs of glazing and firing the finished pieces are not usually included in the workshops, however, the service is available as an optional add-on. The longer courses include working with clay and glazing, loading and unloading the kilns and the basics of firing.
📍UP-4 Maurya Enclave, Pitampura, Delhi
📞 +91 9999670087