Fountain Square Clay Center

Every time my mom from out of town visits, I try to find something unique and fun to do. A coworker recently told me about this place and I thought it would be perfect! We signed up for the beginners night class from 7-9PM. It was $45 a person which included 2 of 3 pieces you make. I'm not gonna lie, we were both pretty nervous. Neither of us had ever taken a pottery class and we knew we were going to be bad at it. Turns out, we were pretty good!! And all 3 pots were suitable for glazing. The first 45 minutes to an hour is a guided instruction, then the last hour we are free to throw our other 2 balls of clay with the help of the instructor whenever we needed her. I believe her name was Katie and she was great! Funny, nice, and always willing to help. This is such a fun way to spend an evening. Makes for a good date night or I could see a bachelorette party too. Highly recommend this unique experience.

My partner and I took a 1 night pottery class. It was pretty straightforward. The instructor was nice and helpful. I would love to go back and take the 8 week class that is offered.

Inspired by The Great Pottery Throw down, we decided to try our own hand at the pottery wheel. So much fun! It's the perfect date night. A two hour beginning session is $30/person and you have the opportunity to throw three balls of clay. There is plenty of easily accessible parking. Rodney, the instructor, was very good - patient and knowledgeable. He was great at coming around and fixing your off-centered mess, if you needed it. After two weeks you can come pick up your masterpiece for only $5 after it's been fired and glazed. They have about 10 wheels in the studio, so great for a couple or a group! For those more advance they also do 8 week courses and have open studio time.

FSQ Clay Center was the perfect place for a fun night to celebrate my birthday! We booked a private class and had the best evening. The class included our amazing instructor, Lexi, 3 balls of clay to make our pieces and lots of fun & laughter! It's great that you can bring in snacks and drinks (21+) - especially when it's for a celebration. The class is very reasonably priced for the overall experience and pieces you pick up a few weeks later. We all want to come back for their 8-week class!

I heard about this place from a friend who did the one-night class workshop and raved about how it was so much fun so of course I had to check it out! I booked a class for my mom, myself, and my sisters to try something new and have some fun on mother's day weekend. You have to book tickets ahead of time ($30 each) because there is a limit on how many are in a class. There were 10 in ours (including us 4).You get three 1 lb balls of clay, the first ball is when you do a step by step to learn how to throw. We had Rodney as our instructor. He was awesome and very helpful. It took about an hour to do the step-by-step and the other hour was for you to throw by yourself with his assistance if you wanted it.After you throw, you can decide what pieces you want to purchase. Each piece is $5 and they glaze and fire for you. You can pickup your pieces about 2 weeks later. Before we had the class, we had been watching The Great Pottery Throwdown on HBO so we had fun pretending to judge our throws while we were there like we were a contestant.As you make your way to the wheels, they have a ton of artwork and other pieces sitting out for you to look at. It's mind blowing some of the things people have made!If you are looking for something fun and new to do with friends or family, I highly recommend this. It was so fun and I want to do it again!

This was my first take doing something like this and I really enjoyed it. Our instructor was very helpful and helped a full class every step of the way. You get 3 balls of clay and you take home 2. They did ask for you to bring your own towel to wipe your hands. You pick your artwork up 2 weeks from the date you attend. There was free parking as well. Overall a positive experience for a first timer.

This is my home-away-from home. The atmosphere is friendly and the space is big, industrial, and creative. I've taken classes, taught classes, and I currently rent a studio potter's shelf here (although I am a sculptor). People like to get involved in putting up shows and special holiday sales. You can put your headsets on and tune everyone out or have a friendly conversation while you work. They have 3 electric kilns so work gets through the firing cycle in a timely fashion and there is a large cone 10 gas kiln for the serious potters. It is one of my favorite places in Indianapolis.

My fiancé surprised me with a pottery class and we had so much fun! Neither of us had done it before so didn't know what to expect. It was a little tricky and the class directions were slightly vague, but trip and error helped us figure it out. We walked away with 1 successful piece out of 6 attempts. Other people were much more successful than us. Overall a fun date day!

I took my 3 sisters for a pottery class and Chris met my expectations. It was fun and educational and I certainly want to go back!!I made two pots and will go back to get them after they are fired and glazed.

Booked a private one night class with our instructor Chris! Amazing class had an absolute blast and was very informative also a very fair price! 10/10 recommend! Will definitely be going back!