Amazon HQ building will become new home for longtime Seattle ceramics nonprofit

Pottery Northwest, a longtime ceramics nonprofit in Seattle, is moving to a new home at the base of an Amazon headquarters tower next year.

The 59-year-old organization is leaving Pioneer Square and moving to a 10,000-square-foot location in Amazon’s Nitro North building. The space in the Denny Triangle neighborhood at Seventh Avenue and Bell Street was previously occupied by Glassybaby.

The Seattle Times reported on the planned move on Friday.

Pottery Northwest, which offers ceramics workspaces, classes, exhibitions, artist talks, and more, plans to open in fall 2026. The location across from The Spheres will also feature a prominent retail space and free parking.

The move of a scrappy arts nonprofit onto Amazon’s sprawling downtown campus of glass skyscrapers matches one made last year by Gage Academy of Art. That 36-year-old Seattle institution moved from a 100-year-old building on Capitol Hill into Amazon’s re:Invent tower to occupy 14,000 square feet across two floors.

Amazon provided Gage with more than $7.5 million in rent assistance over 10 years, and the company offset a significant portion of the cost of construction and space improvement.

GeekWire reached out to Amazon and Pottery Northwest to see if any similar financial assistance was being offered. PNW does say on its website that it’s launching a $2.1 million fundraising campaign “to fund the construction and activation of our new home.”

Amazon has previously said that “creating space for the arts is vital for fostering a thriving downtown.” 

“The new facility strengthens Seattle’s creative economy by expanding opportunities and is a stable foundation for long-term community building,” Ed King, executive director of PNW, said in a statement.