About

Founded in 1966, Pottery Northwest is Seattle’s preeminent non-profit ceramics organization that promotes innovation, arts excellence, and education with a mission of fostering an inclusive community around clay.

Our nationally renowned ceramics studio offers vibrant programming to over 2,000 students each year.  Artists from around the world come to Pottery Northwest in the spirit of artistic dialogue and as a formative step in their careers.

We believe clay is for everyone and are committed to creating intentional space for people to explore their creativity and personal growth regardless of the many socio-economic obstacles they may face.  We offer need-based/sliding scale scholarships and a BIPOC community scholarship fund in order to lower the barrier of access to our ceramics programs.