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‰ The Gulf Coast Kiln Walk
Society will be hosting its
annual Gulf Coast Clay Conference Feb. 3-6, 2016 at Pensacola State College, in Pensacola,
Florida. Guest artists Tom and
Elaine Coleman will lead the
agenda with a lecture, slide
show, and demonstrations Feb.
3-5. On Feb. 6, the event moves
to the Society’s kiln site in Navarre, FL for the Woodstoke
Pottery and Kiln Festival, featuring anagama and groundhog
kiln openings, plus a pottery
display and sale. To learn more
about the Gulf Coast events, log
onto www.kilnwalk.org or call
850.939.2744.
‰ The Randolph Arts Guild will
host the The 29th North Carolina Potters Conference in Asheville, NC from March 4-6, 2016.
Featured artists will include
Tony Clennell, Sunshine Cobb,
and Steven Godfrey, with guest
presentations by Chris Staley and others. To learn more
about the conference, email
[email protected], or visit www.
randolphartsguild.com
‰ Baltimore Clayworks is accepting submissions through
Dec. 11 for Menagerie, its animal-themed show that will take
place May 14-July 2, 2016. Up to
five entries will be considered
for a $30 entry fee. To learn more,
e-mail mary.cloonan@baltimore
clayworks.org, log onto www.
baltimoreclayworks.org, or call
410.578.1919 ext. 18.
‰ The Lexington Arts & Crafts
Society is accepting entries
through Jan. 11, 2016 from current and former residents of
Massachusetts for The State of
Clay 2016. Wayne Higby will jury
the show, which takes place May
7 - June 5, 2016. Entry fee: $35
for up to three submissions. For
additional exhibition details, log
onto www.stateofclay.com, or
call 781.862.9696.
‰ The Missouri Western State
University (MWSU) Clay Guild is
accepting entries through Jan. 13
for its National Ceramics Exhibition 2016. Entitled “Off the Table!
Plates for the Wall,” the show will
feature functional and sculptural
plate/platter forms designed to
hang on the wall. A $30 jury fee
entitles each artist to submit a
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‰ The 31st Alabama Clay
Conference takes place Feb. 5-7,
2016 in Gadsden, Alabama
and will feature presentations and clay demonstrations
by ceramic artists including
Martha Grover, Paul Lewing, Marty Fielding, and Mark
Rademacher, among others.
Special events range from
the Alabama Clay Market
and invitational tableware
show to a participant mug exchange and a Saturday night
party at the Back 40 Brewing Company. For complete
conference details, log onto
‰ Early registration is already
underway for the annual conference of the National Council
on Education for the Ceramic
Arts (NCECA). This special 50th
anniversary convention for
ceramic artists, teachers, and
students is entitled “Makers,
Mentors, and Milestones” and
takes place March 16-19, 2016
in Kansas City, Missouri. The
entire Kansas City region will
embrace conference goers by
offering clay-themed events
and exhibitions too numerous
to mention! Complete programming, registration, and lodging details may be found online at www.nceca.com. [If you
haven’t yet attended an annual
NCECA conference, you owe
it to yourself to check it out!]
Earlybird registration discounts
are in effect through Jan. 29.
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