FOR SALE: Successful Community Ceramic Studio
in Biddeford, Maine
Mill Pond Ceramics Studio is situated in Biddeford's mill district with ample parking and just a five-minute walk to downtown. This vibrant, artist-friendly ceramic studio is a fully equipped, turnkey operation with consistently growing revenue and a favorable lease.
Sale Price: 345,000*
To request more detailed financial information, please email Tamsyn Bodwell at admin@millpondceramicsstudio.com
Serious inquiries only
Offers welcome
Seller open to payment plans
Seller open to providing a limited period of on-site/remote support/training to ensure a seamless transition
*A Note on the Sale Price: Maine Business Brokers undertook a comprehensive evaluation of Mill Pond Ceramics Studio in June 2025. To calculate a fair market value, they reviewed all of Mill Pond’s financial data since its founding, including recent tax filings, looked at current revenue growth, considered the fully equipped/turnkey operation with a favorable lease to March 2028, and more.
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Mill Pond Ceramics Studio
Founded: January 2023
Location: North Dam Mill, 2 Main Street, Biddeford ME
Space
2,828 s.f. (+/-) main studio with handbuilding room, wheel classroom, glaze room, 1 kiln, 85 member shelves, 40 student shelves, 8 semi-private studios
380 s.f. (+/-) tech space with 2 kilns, dry materials and clay storage, reclaim/pugger station, etc.
Equipment& Furnishings
3 Skutt kilns (regularly serviced and maintained by Portland Pottery)
1 Skutt test kiln
14 Shimpo VL Whisper wheels (1 standing)
1 Pacifica wheel
2 slab rollers
1 North Star extruder
1 Peter Pugger VPM-20SS Vacuum Power Wedger (45lb. batch)
Shelves, rolling racks, work tables, etc.
Handtools, molds, various items, etc.
General Revenue Streams
75-80 monthly shelf members ($165/month)
8 semi-private studio members with one-year leases ($325/month)
Annual average of 250 students enrolled in multi-week sessions ($345/session), as well as 50-75 students in one-off workshops ($110-$220/workshop)
Misc. Sales (clay, goods, firing fees, etc.)
