"Legacy Ware: Dining with Dock 6" is a dinnerware exhibition by the Dock 6 Pottery extended family of current and past employees, clay artists in their own right who’ve been influenced by working for owner Kerry Brooks. As both a [...]
You still have an opportunity to set out to St. Paul and see the fantastic shows and sites out there. (above image is one of the stops. Which one? Buy a bus ticket and find out! 😉 ) With a [...]
[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.17.3"] Red Wing is home to a vibrant arts community. The Anderson Center and the Pottery Museum of Red Wing have teamed up to offer unique exhibitions ranging from historic decorative and functional work to experimental multi-media [...]
Above Photo: Jason Lim, “Under the Shadow of the Banyon Tree”, Strange Place at Macalester College For those who are interested in getting off the beaten path and diving deeper into what the Twin Cities has to offer, the St. [...]
Two exhibitions representing ceramic arts legacies of the past and legacies in the making are on view at the American Craft Council Library and Archives in Minneapolis during NCECA conference week. “Ceramic Highlights from the ACC Library and Archives” honors [...]
Join friends, colleagues and professionals for a special NCECA kickoff happy hour at the AC Hotel Minneapolis Downtown, held right before the NCECA Opening Ceremonies, minutes away from the Convention Center. The hotel lobby features several artworks installed in the [...]
Our world is one of social media, immediate answers, and digital everything. All these things can be very positive, leading to interconnectivity, community building, and shining light and attention on things that have been kept in the shadows. However, it [...]
What does a utopia look like? A claytopia? How do we construct it? The more Western civilization crafts their ideal world, the more we understand the tragic domino effect that results from our modifications. Janet Macpherson and Magdolene Dykstra’s collaborative [...]
Beginning with the question What’s Your story?, The Mother of All Confessions is one of several works included in Project Space this year is. It is an open confessional booth for discussions that investigate issues surrounding art, maternity, and parenting. [...]
Many years ago, Steve Hilton, (then NCECA's Programs Director) had the idea for NCECA to offer a special session directed at first time attendees. And he "nominated" me to present it. It was pretty popular, so I continued to present [...]
As is the case with all NCECA conferences there are so many great exhibitions to see. With shows both in and outside the host city it is always difficult to decide what where to go. When it comes to NCECA [...]
What is time? It cannot be seen, heard, smelled, or touched. It eludes all our senses, yet we experience it every day. Time is ubiquitous. To most, time is just a clock on the wall. A constant cycle of 24 [...]
Artists who came to clay from diverse corners of experience through non-traditional avenues. Voices from Elsewhere, presented by the Homewood Studios Gallery, is an exhibition that features makers who entered the field of ceramics later in life and whose work [...]
The idea of Claytopia for us is a place where diverse artists can explore their voice and share,with community beyond the studio. YOU'VE BEEN SERVED represents over 50 artists who make work to speak to the viewer/user on many levels: encouraging [...]
