The Pottery Lounge is a paint-your-own-pottery studio at 7 Earl Street in central Queenstown, across the road from the Novotel. Guests choose a pre-made ceramic piece from a library of 20+ locally made items (cups, mugs, bowls, jugs, vases, coasters, pet bowls and more), decorate it using more than 50 professional underglaze colours, brushes, sponges and stencils, and the studio handles the glazing and kiln firing afterwards. The standard Pottery Paint & Fire Signature Experience runs 60-90 minutes and costs $80 per person, including unlimited paint and complimentary non-alcoholic drinks and pre-packaged snacks. No experience is required and staff guide participants through the process. Finished pieces are ready for pickup the following afternoon (longer for larger groups), and the studio offers nationwide and international shipping for guests who have left town.
### Group and corporate bookings
The Pottery Lounge runs day-to-day sessions for up to 18 guests and can stretch to 25 by request, or schedule back-to-back sessions for larger crews. Groups of 15 or more effectively take over the space, and a private-event booking (minimum 14 people) can be reserved exclusively. Pricing for groups is the same $80 per person as standard sessions, with a 50% deposit required to secure a group booking. The studio explicitly confirms it takes corporate and team bookings, can invoice companies directly, and positions the 90-minute format as fitting neatly into a half-day. It also regularly hosts hen parties, staff Christmas functions and birthday groups. Sessions run at 10am, 12pm, 2pm and 4pm daily, and organisers are advised to book at least two weeks ahead for groups of eight or more, especially in peak season.
### MICE suitability
As a hands-on, low-pressure creative activity with confirmed capacity for group and corporate bookings, invoicing, and private hire of the whole studio, The Pottery Lounge is a genuine option for conference breakout sessions, incentive-programme add-ons or team-building afternoons for groups visiting Queenstown venues. Its scalability via back-to-back sessions means it can accommodate parties larger than the standard 25-person cap, though this needs to be arranged directly with the studio in advance.
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