In her article on pages 26-27 of the NCECA journal, Rachel K. Garceau describers herself as a wheel-thrower, a mold maker, a slip caster, a printmaker and a storyteller. Her work is clearly the synthesis of these many identities and [...]
Recently, I have seen and heard a flurry of questions about the overall NCECA schedule and making decisions. Specifically, a lot of people are asking "If I can only spend one day at NCECA, which one do I pick?" Of course [...]
The New Bedford Whaling Museum is hosting 3 events in conjunction with the 2015 NCECA conference. Of Earth and Sea: Artists Respond to the New Bedford Whaling Museum Collection, an exhibition of contemporary ceramics, opens on March 12th and will be up until the end of [...]
NCECA Expo has been steadily growing in popularity. Providence NCECA is the first time Expo has had to establish an adjudication process to accept galleries. What great news for our membership because it is well known that as competition [...]
Just north of downtown Providence is the Pawtucket Armory Arts Center, a historic building in the center of the Pawtucket Arts District. A team of local volunteers is transforming this 11,000 square foot space into an exhibition area for the [...]
No car? no worries...There are plenty of exhibitions within walking distance! Let's start in the convention center itself. There you will find some of the staples of NCECA such as the NCECA Gallery Expo, the Emerging artists and the K-12 [...]
Dot. Dot. Dot. There are certain design elements and motifs that have resonance for all humans across the globe. Often they are created by nature, and then repeated or distilled into patterns by artists. They can be mixed up and [...]
High Drama! Free Xuns! Ceramic Rayguns! Statistical Analysis! What else could you ask for from a work of art? I am extremely excited to be debuting a new interactive performance at the conference this year. A Very Serious Game has [...]
Held annually, this exhibition (formally known as the “Regional Student Juried Exhibition”) showcases undergraduate and graduate student work. In 2010, the NCECA Student Juried Exhibition expanded to a NATIONAL competition. The jurors for this year's exhibition were Ryan LaBar and [...]
Welcome back! This week, I'll be returning to the topic of exhibitions and transportation. Bus Tours were discussed in detail in Issue 1 and Issue 2 of this blog column. This week, we look at SHUTTLES. Unlike the Bus TOURS, shuttles run a [...]
A Logic of Chance The 2015 NCECA Biennial had its opening reception at the David Winton Bell Gallery of Brown University on a snowy Friday, January 30 evening. This year’s effort was juried by Bell Gallery Director, Jo-ann Conklin, studio potter [...]
If you missed last week's issue of "Inside NCECA", you can read more about how Bus Tours work and learn all about the New Bedford Bus Tour here. This week, I have TWO tours to share with you, Boston and [...]
I recently posted in the NCECA Facebook group that I wanted to hear your NCECA questions and I would then answer them here on the blog. Already I have gotten great responses! In an email, I was asked about the [...]
...with a mobile education and outreach gallery for beautiful handmade pottery--a collaboration between over 100 clay artists Sunshine Cobb, a POW! participating artist In Boston, we’ve recently launched a project to spread our passion for ceramics and design. We’re [...]
