La Mano Pottery
A long-established Chelsea ceramics studio offering pottery classes for adults and kids. Young students learn wheel and hand-building basics in a working studio with its own kilns.
by Fashion Institute of Technology
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FIT runs more than 130 precollege courses for middle and high school students, covering fashion design, illustration, photography, jewelry and other creative fields. Classes meet on the Chelsea campus on weekends and in summer.
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Fall, spring and summer sessions
Tuition varies by course
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Ages 11–17.
Tuition varies by course
Fall, spring and summer sessions
227 W 27th St, 10001, in Chelsea, Manhattan.
Yes. FIT Precollege Programs is indoors, so it works on rainy or cold days.
Registration is handled by Fashion Institute of Technology: fitnyc.edu.
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