Manchester's premier pottery studio offering classes for all skill levels. Create beautiful ceramics while learning traditional and contemporary techniques in a friendly, supportive environment.

Pottery Classes in Manchester

  • Small decorative ceramic house with a brown roof, circular window, pink walls, and a yellow door, placed on a white circular base.

    12 Week Ceramics

    Our original and best mixed ability handbuilding and throwing course, suitable for absolute beginners and intermediate potters.

    These courses run 3 times a year following the school term.

    Weeknights 6:30-9:00pm

    £360

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  • A person working at a pottery wheel, shaping clay with their hand, surrounded by pottery tools, sponges, and clay debris.

    12 Week Beginners Wheel Throwing

    Our longer format class is a deep dive into the discipline of throwing on the potters wheel.

    Weeknights 6:30-9:00pm

    Sundays 1:30-4:00pm

    £450

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  • Collection of decorative circular plates with abstract and colorful designs, arranged on a flat surface.

    Coloured Clay

    Our coloured clay masterclass is a fun introduction to the world of nerikomi, agateware and inlaying coloured stoneware clays to create colourful homewares.

    Saturday June 14th

    1:30-4:30pm

    £65

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  • Person shaping clay on a pottery wheel in a pottery studio.

    1 Day Intensive Throwing

    Learn to master the art of throwing on the pottery wheel in this one day masterclass. Learn the fundamentals of making bowls, cups and plates with artist Merida Richards.

    Saturday July 5th

    10.30-5.30pm

    £120

    Throw in a Day
  • A handmade ceramic cup in the shape of a double heart with a pinkish exterior and black glazed interior, sitting on a textured beige fabric surface with sunlight casting a shadow.

    Thrown & Altered with Merida Richards

    Creative throwing masterclass with Merida Richards, covering throwing and altering forms on the wheel.

    Learn how to make sculptural, creative ceramics in this 2 day weekend workshop.

    Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th August

    10.30-5.30pm both days

    £180

    Thrown & Altered
  • A ceramic teapot and cup with black and brown abstract designs on a white background, set against a textured wall.

    Slips & Slabs with Camille Biddell

    Join artist Camille Biddell in this 2 day slip and slab pottery masterclass, where you will learn how to create colourful slip decorated slab pottery.

    Learn how to decorate using plaster slabs to slip transfer designs, add texture with roulettes and stamps, to create your own unique slab pottery.

    Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August

    10.30-4.30pm

    £180

    Slips & Slabs
  • A woman shaping clay on a pottery wheel in a ceramics studio

    6 Week Throwing

    A shorter introduction to throwing for August only. Learn the fundamentals of throwing, trimming, decorating and glazing your pots with our tutor Eva.

    Weds 6th August 6:30-9:00pm

    Thurs 7th August 1:00-4:00pm

    Thurs 7th August 6:30-9:00pm

    £240

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  • Person shaping clay on a wooden worktable, using a piece of cardboard as a template, with a rolling pin and additional clay in the background.

    6 Week Ceramics

    Join us for an introduction to handbuilding and throwing, in this short and snappy course where we’ll cover the fundamentals of all things ceramics with tutor Pascal. Runs August only.

    Monday 4th August 6:30-9:00pm

    Tuesday 5th August 1:00-4:00pm

    Tuesday 5th August 6:30-9:00pm

    £200

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  • A digital scale and several plastic containers with labels such as quartz, nepheline selenite, titanium dioxide, cobalt carbonate, rutile, and chrome oxide, all on a white surface.

    Glaze Chemistry 101

    This 2 day course provides an excellent introduction to fascinating practice of glaze formulation through presentations, demonstrations, and practical activities.

    Learn to mix your own base glaze and create a line blend, following up with a session to analyse your results and mix your own 1kg brush-on glaze.

    2-day course

    10th & 17th August 2025

    10.30am-4.30pm

    £200

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  • A woman wearing a blue apron and yellow sleeves working on a ceramic plate with an outline of a face on it, using a tool for detailing or painting.

    Surface Decoration with Becca Brown

    In this one-day workshop with Yorkshire artist Becca Brown, we’ll explore a variety of surface decoration techniques using mono-printing with slip and oxides, gelli printing, stencils, wax resist, sgraffito, and water etching.

    Saturday 16th August

    11:30-5:00pm

    £80

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Play with clay in our supportive clay community…

  • "Love the studio and ceramic workshop a lot. Eva has very strong artistic sense with expressive style that lead us having interesting and high quality lessons. "

    Iris Chan

  • “Great coaching & advice as well as a real community spirit and it’s a real safe haven for me to just come and crack on with new techniques and projects! Would highly recommend."

    Scarlett Rushby-Smith

  • “I'm halfway through a 12 week throwing course here and it's such a great studio, Eva is the most welcoming and helpful teacher and Mia is the cutest studio dog! Would highly recommend."

    Robyn Bailey

  • “A fantastic pottery studio, Pascal and Eva are so friendly, helpful and full of pottery knowledge! Great for newbies and more experienced potters, whether it's a short course or a longer term membership."

    Eleanor Holden

  • "I have been going to 7 Spot for almost 2 years and I look forward to it so much every week. Eva and Pascal are brilliant teachers, teaching a wide range of techniques but always up for letting you explore your own style too. "

    Lucy Cook

  • "Great place to learn ceramics without prior experience, leading onto opportunities to become a member once you’ve developed enough to work independently."

    Liam Woods

  • "Cannot recommend enough, brilliant teachers, fun and engaging sessions, so much support and freedom. Love love love 7 spot!!"

    Rowan Carnochan