Randy Johnston: Potter’s talk
Steven Hill – A Potter’s Journey
Call for entries: 19th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition
The Call For Entries is now available. Opening Reception: Friday, April 20, 2012
Exhibit Dates: April 20 – June 24, 2012 The competition is open to all artists who are residents of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. All work completed within the last 2 years, both functional and sculptural, is eligible. Entries postmarked by February 1, 2012Jurors: Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio – the preeminent international dealers in 20th-century ceramics. They founded Garth Clark Gallery in Los Angeles in 1981 and opened a second space in New York, which they operated from 1983 to 2008. They now live in Santa Fe and work as private dealers. They have organized eight major international symposia on ceramic history and criticism, published numerous books and catalogs and received a number of prestigious awards, both lifetime achievement and honorary doctorates.Invited Artists: Kyle and Kelly Phelps – identical twin brothers, who work collaboratively on their narrative work exploring the topics of race, class and the working man at their studio in Centerville, Ohio. They both received BFA’s from Ball State University in Indiana and continued on to earn MFA degrees in Ceramics and Sculpture from the University of Kentucky. Kyle is Associate Professor of Art and head of the Ceramics area at the University of Dayton and Kelly is an Associate Professor of Art and head of the Sculpture area at Xavier University, both in Ohio.










Minnesota Nice Exhibition @ Lillstreet Art Center
Exhibition RunsOctober 21 – November 13 Many people are familiar with Minnesota’s strong tradition of functional clay, which developed with acclaimed potter Warren Mackenzie in the early 1950’s. But as the master never could have imagined, an enormous and diverse community of artists, teachers, students, and collectors have emerged from the foundation that he built. Our Minnesota Nice exhibition presents a fine selection of work that illustrates the continually evolving and expanding group of clay artists working in the region, including: Judith Altobell, Margaret Bohls, Richard Bresnahan, Bob Briscoe, Lisa Buck, Linda Christianson, Kelly Connole, Dick Cooter, Guillermo Cuellar, Gary Erickson, Jil Franke, Peter Jadoonath, Sam Johnson, Maren Kloppmann, Warren Mackenzie, Keisuke Mizuno, Mika Negishi Laidlaw, Mike Norman, Jeff Oestreich, Donovan Palmquist, Kristin Pavelka, Irene Saito, Pete Scherzer, Jo Severson, Jason Trebs, and Sue Warner. Please join us for a reception on