For the last week, we've had such a WONDERFUL exchange of ideas and opinions related to a single survey comment that I thought I'd see if we can repeat it. This week, let's address this: I know this is beyond [...]
With the support of 92Y Virtual Clay, Skutt Kilns, Shapeways, Anne W. Bracker, West Virginia University, and presenting artists, Clay Fab Lab represents a new conference experience with clay, touch, and technology. Emergence of new technologies and their application to ceramic art [...]
As our organization continues to grow and expand, so too, does our need to stay in touch with all of those people. In the last 5 years, the expansion of social media platforms has pushed NCECA to a new level of [...]
Pete Pinnell's lectures are ALWAYS a highlight of the conference. This is a man who could make watching paint dry sound fascinating. At our 2016 Conference in Kansas City, attendees were treated to a lesson on the history of tableware and [...]
Today I am going to focus this article on one single survey comment: We had 5000 brochures printed for the exhibition but it was a waste of resources. In case you didn't know, NCECA has always offered up empty tables [...]
With the support of 92Y Virtual Clay, Skutt Kilns, Shapeways, Anne W. Bracker, West Virginia University, and presenting artists, Clay Fab Lab represents a new conference experience with clay, touch, and technology. Emergence of new technologies and their application to ceramic art [...]
Lee Burningham's introduction of James Watkins's session invited anyone who thought that they might be in the wrong room to "Stay! ...because this is better." While I don't know what else was happening at this time during the conference, I'm inclined [...]
I feel like I'm preaching to the choir a bit in this post, because I know that the people that read the NCECA blog regularly are the most informed conference-goers we have. YOU all are the ones who know to [...]
In an era of Do-it-Yourself mentality, Farm to Table politics and the Buy Local movement, there is a heighteded awareness around conscientious consumption. Overseas manufacturing and imported goods have affected our economy, vitality of our communities and trends in the [...]
Welcome home NCECA friends! I hope you are all re-adjusting to your regular non-NCECA week schedules. My first week back from NCECA has been filled with a lot of conference wrap up including jotting down notes about things to [...]
I'm very excited to begin the year's posting of conference content with the number one rated presentation. (Note, if you did not mark the sessions you attended and take the survey, please do that to help me continue to update [...]
NCECA is always a hustle and bustle of so many things to do all happening at once. Decisions have to be made and it's hard. Fortunately, we have technology to help us soften the blow of missing things we really [...]
As I sit in the ballroom, in the break between emerging artists presentation and closing lecture, I am reflecting on the events of this last week, as many of you are. Saying goodbye to NCECA is always bittersweet. I look forward [...]
We are thrilled to share news of the extremely popular NCECA Gallery Expo, a featured element of the organization’s 50th annual conference, Mentors, Makers & Milestones, which takes place in Kansas City, at Bartle Hall. At NCECA’s Gallery Expo, you [...]
