Dubuque Pottery Studio

Category: Studio Also called: Dubuque Pottery Studio (Handmade Ceramics); dubuquepotterystudio.com Last checked: 2026-10-12

What it is

Dubuque Pottery Studio is a beginner-friendly pottery studio at 470 Central Ave in Dubuque, Iowa. The About page says it was founded by Kyla Glendenning and is a female-owned space. The homepage describes it as offering “one time classes, private date nights, pottery painting, 4 wk courses, and 24/7 access studio memberships.” It is listed as a teaching and membership studio.

Who it’s for

Complete beginners who want a one-hour class (the class pages say “BEGINNER-FRIENDLY”), couples (private date night), drop-in painters (walk-in pottery painting), people who want a structured 4-week course (“no experience required”), regulars who want a monthly membership, groups booking private events (up to 20 people), and local potters who need clay or kiln firing.

Why it’s listed

This is the studio’s own first-party Squarespace site (dubuquepotterystudio.com). It prints a street address, phone, and email, published course, membership, clay, and firing prices, and dated fall 2026 course sessions. It is not a scraped directory card.

• Contact (site footer on every page, checked 2026-10-12): 470 Central Ave, Dubuque, IA 52001; (563) 214-0401; kyla@dubuquepotterystudio.com. The homepage says all classes are by appointment only, with walk-in pottery painting.
• One-time classes (Wheel Throwing, Hand Building, and Date Night pages, checked today): One Time Wheel Throwing Class: 60 minutes, keep 2 pieces (spoon rests, ring dishes, planters, bowls, cups). One Time Hand Building Class: 60 minutes, keep 1–2 pieces (charcuterie boards, travel tumblers, mugs, plates, cake stands, planters). Private Date Night: 45 minutes, keep 2 pieces each. Pick-up is in 3–4 weeks. These pages do not print a price (booking is handled at checkout).
• 4-week courses (Courses page, checked today): 4 Wk Handbuilding Course, $275 (drinkware, serving pieces and plates, planters and vases, then glazing) and 4 Wk Wheel Throwing Course, $275 (4 weekly 2-hour classes: centering and pulling, trimming, handles, glazing). Both include clay, tools, glazes, and kiln firings, and you keep up to 5 finished pieces. Listed sessions: Handbuilding Mon Oct 5–Oct 26, 5:30–7:30pm; Thu Oct 8–Oct 29, 12–2pm; Thu Nov 5–Nov 26, 12–2pm; Mon Nov 9–Nov 30, 5:30–7:30pm. Wheel Mondays 6–8pm: Oct 5–26, Nov 9–30, Dec 7–28, Jan 4–25, Feb 1–22. (The page prints no year. The year 2026, and 2027 for January–February, is calculated: Oct 5, 2026 and Jan 4, 2027 are both Mondays.)
• Memberships (Memberships page, checked today), each with a 3-month minimum: 1 Class / Month, $65/month; 2 Classes / Month, $115/month; 3 Classes + 24/7 Access, $200/month, which adds 24/7 studio access, dedicated shelf space, and glaze and firing for up to 20 pieces.
• Pottery painting (Pottery Painting page, checked today): walk-ins only, from $20.00, pick-up in 2–3 weeks.
• Private events (Private Events & Group Bookings page, checked today): handbuilding or pottery-painting events, $500 for up to 10 people plus $50 per extra person (1 hour, up to 12). A one-time wheel-throwing event is $500 for up to 5 people plus $75 per extra person (up to 8). An event bundle (1.5 hours, up to 20, two instructors) is also offered.
• Clay and firing (Clay and Kiln Firing pages, checked today): Brown Clay 25 lb $35, DSM Clay 25 lb $35, Porcelain 25 lb $40, all pick-up only. Kiln firing service: Glaze Firing (Cone 6) $3.00 per piece, Bisque Firing (Cone 04) $2.00 per piece, with a minimum of 10 pieces, a 2–3 week turnaround, and drop-off Sat and Sun 9am–3pm and Wed 1–4pm.

Prices and dates above are what the official pages showed on the check date. Confirm on the live site before treating any figure as fixed.

Official URL

https://www.dubuquepotterystudio.com/

Courses (4-week): https://www.dubuquepotterystudio.com/6-wk-course

Memberships: https://www.dubuquepotterystudio.com/services

Wheel Throwing: https://www.dubuquepotterystudio.com/wheel-throwing

Hand Building: https://www.dubuquepotterystudio.com/hand-building-1

Private Date Night: https://www.dubuquepotterystudio.com/date-night

Pottery Painting: https://www.dubuquepotterystudio.com/pottery-painting

Private Events & Group Bookings: https://www.dubuquepotterystudio.com/memberships-1

Clay: https://www.dubuquepotterystudio.com/clay

Kiln Firing: https://www.dubuquepotterystudio.com/kiln-firing

Studio Calendar: https://www.dubuquepotterystudio.com/studio-calendar

About: https://www.dubuquepotterystudio.com/about

(Canonical first-party Squarespace site checked 2026-10-12. Every cited URL returned HTTP 200 to curl with a browser User-Agent.)

Location

Dubuque Pottery Studio, 470 Central Ave, Dubuque, IA 52001. (563) 214-0401; kyla@dubuquepotterystudio.com. Classes are by appointment. Walk-in pottery painting runs Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

This is a pottery teaching and membership studio. It is not a guild and not a supply house.

Notes

• Category is Studio: one-time classes, 4-week courses, memberships, and events are the core offer. The pick-up clay and kiln firing are side services, not a supply business.
• First Iowa listing on Clay Plaza in any category. Away from Friday’s ID / AK / OH geos.
• Walk-in painting hours differ by page: the homepage says Wednesdays 1–4pm, and the Pottery Painting page says Wednesday 12pm–4pm. Both say Sat and Sun 9am–3pm. Cite as printed.
• The Courses page URL is /6-wk-course and a product slug says “6-week,” but the page text says 4-week courses. Cite the page text.
• Course dates are printed without a year (the year is calculated; see above). The Studio Calendar loads by script and shows no static dates. No founding year is stated.
• One-time class and date-night prices are not printed on the class pages and are omitted.
• Prices were transcribed from official pages checked on 2026-10-12 and may change.
• Not affiliated with Clay Plaza.
• No Clay Plaza contact, purchase, booking, membership, or publication action was taken.
• First-party logo saved beside this listing as dubuque-pottery-studio.png (round “DUBUQUE POTTERY STUDIO · HANDMADE CERAMICS” header logo from the Squarespace CDN, WEBP→PNG 1500 × 1500).

FAQ

Q: How much is a pottery course at Dubuque Pottery Studio?
A: The Courses page (checked 2026-10-12) lists a 4-week Handbuilding Course and a 4-week Wheel Throwing Course at $275 each. Both include clay, tools, glazes, and kiln firings, and you keep up to 5 finished pieces.

Q: Does it offer memberships or open studio?
A: Yes. Memberships have a 3-month minimum: $65/month for 1 class, $115/month for 2 classes, or $200/month for 3 classes plus 24/7 studio access, a dedicated shelf, and glaze and firing for up to 20 pieces.

Q: Can I just walk in?
A: For pottery painting, yes. It is walk-in only, from $20, on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Wheel and hand-building classes are by appointment.

Q: Where is Dubuque Pottery Studio?
A: 470 Central Ave, Dubuque, IA 52001. Phone (563) 214-0401, email kyla@dubuquepotterystudio.com.

Q: Does it sell clay or fire outside work?
A: Yes, as side services. It sells 25 lb bags of brown, DSM, and porcelain clay ($35–$40, pick-up only) and fires outside work at $3 per piece (Cone 6 glaze) or $2 per piece (Cone 04 bisque), with a 10-piece minimum.