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Hand Building Pottery Class
5.0 (31)
Crows Nest
$95
Hand Building Workshop: Clay, Paint and Hands
5.0 (152)
Annandale
$80 - $90
Sculpture Workshop: Make Your Mate Out of Clay
4.9 (132)
Surry Hills
/ Mobile
$87 - $119
Pottery Workshop: Make Your Own Unique Mug
4.9 (128)
Surry Hills
$90 - $124
Hand Building Workshop: Clay, Paint and Sip
5.0 (71)
Annandale
$90
Clay Hand Building Workshop
4.9 (166)
Glebe
$120
Sculpt Clay Class
5.0 (11)
Newtown
$90
Clay Sculpture Workshop: Make a Human Torso
5.0 (28)
Surry Hills
/ Mobile
$87 - $119
Pet Sculpture Portrait in Clay Workshop
5.0 (11)
Surry Hills
/ Mobile
$94 - $129
Clay and Sip Pottery Class
5.0 (44)
Artarmon
$90 Now $80
Air-Dry Clay: Sculpt Your Own Handmade Creations
5.0 (5)
4.9 (41) (teacher)
Manly
$35
Clay Hand Building Workshop
5.0 (17)
Marrickville
$110
Hand-Build Ceramic Charcuterie Board Workshop
4.8 (24) (teacher)
Tennyson Point
$115 Now $110
Ceramic Workshop: Make a Luscious Leaf Platter
4.7 (18)
Surry Hills
$119 - $139
Make an Oyster Platter: Hand-Building Pottery Class
5.0 (8)
5.0 (90) (teacher)
Marrickville
$150
Shape, Paint and Sip Clay Class
5.0 (5)
4.9 (121) (teacher)
Drummoyne
$100
Terracotta Pot Making Class
5.0 (47)
Emu Plains
$50 - $55
Foam Clay Workshop - Mirrors
5.0 (6)
4.9 (649) (teacher)
Leichhardt
$110
Pottery Serving Set Class: Make a Platter and Bowl
5.0 (5)
Cremorne
$85
Make a Breakfast Set Course: Handbuild and Ceramic Paint
5.0 (39) (teacher)
Newtown
$180
Clay and Sip Class: Hand Building with Wine
4.9 (299) (teacher)
Willoughby
$95
Moon Lamp and Air Dry Clay Workshop
4.8 (136) (teacher)
Eastwood
/ Mobile
$82 - $88
Ceramic House Workshop
5.0 (6)
4.9 (299) (teacher)
Willoughby
$95
Hands-On Holds: Climber's Clay Workshop
5.0 (22)
Annandale
$99
Open Studio Projects
4.9 (199) (teacher)
Glebe
$85
Clay and Sip Pottery Class at Tramsheds
4.4 (5)
4.9 (121) (teacher)
Forest Lodge
$110
Clay Handbuilding Workshop
5.0 (20) (teacher)
Hornsby
$130
Hand Building Air Dry Clay Class - Beginner Friendly
4.9 (38) (teacher)
Eastwood
$70 - $75
Dinnerware Making Workshop
4.9 (299) (teacher)
Willoughby
$180
Clay Hand Building Class: Olive Bowl
4.8 (24) (teacher)
Tennyson Point
$115
One Off Handbuilding Introduction Class
4.8 (24) (teacher)
Tennyson Point
$110
Hand Building Workshop: Pinch Pot
4.8 (24) (teacher)
Tennyson Point
$110
Clay Teapot Hand Building Workshop
11k followers
Marrickville
$110 - $120
Slab Building Class: Pots and Plates
5.0 (15)
Emu Plains
$85
Handmade Pottery Class: Craft Your Cups
5.0 (3)
Neutral Bay
$85
Pottery Class: Coasters, Tiles and Small Bowls
5.0 (2)
Cremorne
$85
Make Your Own Set of Cups Hand Building Workshop
11k followers
Marrickville
$125 - $135
Ceramic Mirror Handbuilding Workshop
11k followers
Marrickville
$120
Hand Building Sgrafitto Workshop for Adults
5.0 (11)
Oyster Bay
$150
Freestyle Clay Hand Building Workshop
5.0 (1)
Cremorne
$99
Kids and Family Pottery Class
4.9 (12)
7+ years & Adults
Drummoyne
$100
Handbuilding Class: Clay Oval Tray with Japanese Rice Paper
4.8 (24) (teacher)
Tennyson Point
$150
Pottery and Prosecco Keep Cup Workshop
5.0 (5)
5.0 (45) (teacher)
Oyster Bay
$85
Hand Building Pottery Workshop: Mud by Moonlight
Balgowlah
$125
Introduction to Pottery Course
4.9 (7)
5.0 (260) (teacher)
Emu Plains
$350
Clay Hand Building Course
4.9 (121) (teacher)
Drummoyne
$355
Hand Building Pottery Workshop: Make Your Own Dinnerware
Balgowlah
$250
Handbuilding 5 Weeks Course
4.9 (299) (teacher)
Willoughby
$350
Make a Brekky Set Pottery Class
5.0 (1)
Bayview
$170
Kurinuki Pottery Class
4.9 (121) (teacher)
Drummoyne
$120
Stone and Shell Sculpture Magnet Class (Open Studio)
4.6 (30) (teacher)
Haymarket
$49
Preschool Clay Class
5.0 (210) (teacher)
3 to 6 years
Matraville
$45
Kurinuki Workshop
4.9 (299) (teacher)
Willoughby
$150
Beginner Sculpting Course: Create Your Own Artworks
Fairfield West
$200 - $240
Fun Erotic Pottery Class with a Drag Queen
5.0 (18)
Surry Hills
$65 - $70
Half Moon Smoker Clay Handbuilding Workshop
11k followers
Marrickville
$110 - $120
DIY Plaster Hand Mould Workshop
4.9 (283) (teacher)
St Peters
$166 - $226
Six Week Hand Building Course
5.0 (13)
Crows Nest
$545
Porcelain Hand Building Course
4.9 (121) (teacher)
Drummoyne
$365
Sun Planter Handbuilding Workshop
11k followers
Marrickville
$90 - $95
Double Face Smoker Clay Handbuilding Workshop
11k followers
Marrickville
$100 - $110
Hand Building Taster Course for Beginners
5.0 (45) (teacher)
Oyster Bay
$325
Clay and Painting Workshop for Kids
5.0 (24)
5 to 14 years
Dulwich Hill
$75
Body-Positive Pottery Class: Sculpt Your Own Mug
4.9 (494) (teacher)
Surry Hills
$89 - $119
Ceramics Course for Beginners
4.9 (199) (teacher)
Glebe
$440
Kids Hand Building Term Pottery Course
5.0 (45) (teacher)
8 to 17 years
Oyster Bay
$325
Figurative Sculpting Course
4.9 (494) (teacher)
Surry Hills
$390 - $550
Hand Building with Clay Course
4.8 (24) (teacher)
Tennyson Point
$525
Full Day School Holiday Art Camp
4.9 (38) (teacher)
5 to 18 years
Eastwood
$85 - $140
Mould Making and Casting Course
4.9 (494) (teacher)
Surry Hills
$490 - $690
Make Your Own Lamp Workshop
11 years in business
Bondi Beach
$345
Kids After-School Term Clay Handbuilding Course
4.9 (121) (teacher)
7 to 18 years
Drummoyne
$345
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Book Clay Sculpture and Hand Building classes on ClassBento and enjoy exclusive perks:
Squish and squelch soft clay to create unique pottery objects at clay sculpture and hand building classes in Sydney! If you’re looking for hands-on experience gifts and fun DIY crafts, there’s nothing quite like getting creative with air drying clay. Learn how to mould mugs, homewares and planters at relaxing pottery workshops, or get a bit more creative with a figure sculpture or clay and sip class. The mindful nature of hand built pottery makes this activity perfect for team building events or laidback hens parties. All you have to do is show up to the ceramic studio, switch off, tune in and enjoy!
Clay sculpture and hand building is the most ancient form of pottery in the world. Before we had wheel throwing techniques and other modern tools, hand building was the only method we could use to make practical things like bowls and cups. Obviously, our ancestors all over the world went far beyond practical use of clay sculpture and hand building to create intricate and cherished works of art. And with a clay ceramics class, you can add this ancient craft to your ideas of fun things to do in Sydney this weekend.
With plenty of different time slots and locations, you don’t have to keep searching the internet for “pottery classes near me.” Clay sculpture workshops are fun things to do in Sydney at night after work, or they’ll be perfect for your weekend plans. You can find hand building ceramics for beginners and there are even pottery classes for kids. All you have to do is show up to the ceramic studio and enjoy your ceramics class.
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Hand building pottery classes are one of those Sydney activities that are enjoyable and accessible for everyone. Whether you’re looking for fun things to do with the kids during the school holidays or you just need a way to unwind at the end of the day, a pottery class is the perfect solution. If you’re looking for romantic things to do in Sydney to break the mid-week boredom sign you and your partner up to a ceramics class.
Your passionate clay sculpture instructor will be there to guide and encourage you, and at the end of the class, you’ll just have to say goodbye for a short while so that your masterpiece can be fired in the kiln. Once it’s ready, you can bring your work home and put it on display!

Taking a pottery class is a wonderful way to let go of your responsibilities and focus on the now. You’ll love the calm atmosphere of a ceramic studio and the chance to build something with your hands. In fact, the materials of a hand building class are so messy that you won’t be tempted to check your phone. Complete surrender and 100 per cent fun.

Custom classes
Want to learn or experience something specific? You can easily contact our teachers, arrange a custom workshop at your preferred time, and suit your skill level.
If you’re looking for a unique and memorable event these workshops are perfect things to do with friends on the weekend, for aged care groups, team building exercises, indoor things to do, and kids weekend activities. We've got a range of teachers who cater specifically to larger events, and we can customise classes to meet your needs. Get in touch today and we'll put something together for you.
Locations: Sydney CBD, Surry Hills, Marrickville, Botany, Lisarow, Cammeray, Stanmore, Forestville, North Willoughby, Rozelle, Haberfield, Balmain, Bondi Junction, Rhodes, Tennyson Point, Artarmon, Bundeena, Brookvale, Redfern, Manly
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