Built for Belonging
After 60 years of leadership, innovation, and arts excellence, Pottery Northwest is poised to elevate Seattle’s ceramic arts scene with a modern, state-of-the-art clay studio in the heart of South Lake Union that is welcoming, inclusive, and accessible.
We’re Moving to South Lake Union
“Our facility is purposefully built to be a vibrant community hub, bringing people together through creative clay making. We’re excited to educate and inspire our community as we strengthen Seattle’s creative economy while expanding equitable access to the arts. —Ed King, Executive Director
A New Home for Clay, Community, and Joy!
The studio is a bold, purpose-built facility that reflects what a ceramic arts institution can be and what Seattle deserves.
10,000sqft of Clay Amazingness:
• Safe and accessible location
• Gas and Soda Kilns
• Natural light-filled studios
• Street-level gallery and retail
• Large studio classrooms
• Exhibitions, artist talks, and workshops
• ADA-compliant design and
• Enhanced HVAC safety systems
Be Bold.
Build Joy.
To bring this vision to life, Pottery Northwest invites you to Be Bold & Build Joy with a $3 million relocation campaign to fund the construction and activation of our new home. Join our journey by investing in a ceramics institution that celebrates creativity, accessibility, and belonging — laying the groundwork for decades of sustainability and impact.
Where is the
new location?
Located at 2250 7th Avenue (corner of 7th& Bell), the new facility joins creative neighbors JazzEd and Gage Academy of Art, establishing South Lake Union as a new arts hub in Seattle’s downtown core.