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PATTERN AND COLOR ON THE CLAY SERVICE | Adero Willard
Adero Willard brings us along her journey of how she developed her colorful layered patterned surfaces, and how her intricate visual dialogue presents for her endless possibilities for exploring identity, metaphor, materiality, and design.
STATE OF EMERGENCE Virtual Launch I |Moderated by Natalia Arbelaez from the Color Network; Laura Casas, Isolina Minjeong Alva, Alex Paat, Maya Beverly, Nitza Walesca Rosario
Join us for a Virtual Launch of State of Emergence with Natalia Arbelaez (of The Color Network) and a selection of exhibiting artists from the online and gallery exhibition. State of Emergence, an exhibition curated by The Color Network, in partnership with The Clay Art Center, features the work of 15 Emerging Artists of Color who have just graduated, or are just entering the field of ceramics.
IN THE STUDIO: DAY AFTER DAY | Anat Shiftan
Join Anat Shiftan as she invites you into her studio life and shares the process of how she works, how she thinks, and “how things become.”
NEW ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE TALK | Able Broyles and Anny Chen
Please join us for a Virtual Artist Talk to officially welcome our 2021 - 2022 Artist in Residence Anny Chen and Rittenberg Artist In Residence Able Broyles to Clay Art Center. Anny and Able will each present a slideshow of their work to date, and discuss their work in progress.
STATE OF EMERGENCE Virtual Launch II |Moderated by April Felipe from the Color Network; Catalina Cheng, Anthony Romero, Jessica Villegas, Karen Jaimes, Breana Hendricks, and taty hernandez
Join us for a Virtual Launch of State of Emergence with April Felipe (of The Color Network) and a selection of exhibiting artists from the online and gallery exhibition. State of Emergence, an exhibition curated by The Color Network, in partnership with The Clay Art Center, features the work of 15 Emerging Artists of Color who have just graduated, or are just entering the field of ceramics.
NEW RESIDENTS ARTIST TALK | Austin Coudriet, Breana Hendricks, Maria Spiess
Our traditional Residents Slideshow is a much anticipated annual event at Clay Art Center. This year we are going virtual! Join us for this special event as we formally introduce our three wonderful Artists in Residence Austin, Maria and Breana. Each resident talks about their work, experiences and plans for the year ahead, and share some of their work.
NEW RESIDENTS ARTIST TALK | Avery Wells, Jon Green, Jess Levin
Clay Art Center presents a Virtual Meet and Greet to welcome our 2022 - 2023 Artists In Residence. Join Avery Wells, Jon Green (Rittenberg Artist in Residence) and Jess Levin (Westchester Community Foundation Fellow) online as they present their work and discuss their processes and practices to date. We are excited to have them all here at Clay Art Center and look forward to seeing them in the studio, the classrooms and the gallery.
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Panel Discussion: Empowerment through Art in the Face of AAPI Discrimination | Beth Lo, Cathy Lu, Nikki Lau; Moderated by Jessica Zeng
Join guest panelists Beth Lo, Cathy Lu and Nikki Lau whose works explore history, culture, or human nature, so that we may share in a discussion that tries to imagine what kind of art can contribute to healing and empowerment and gives voice to the challenges Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are facing in the current culture of discrimination.
NEW RESIDENTS ARTIST TALK | Austin Coudriet, Breana Hendricks, Maria Spiess
Our traditional Residents Slideshow is a much anticipated annual event at Clay Art Center. This year we are going virtual! Join us for this special event as we formally introduce our three wonderful Artists in Residence Austin, Maria and Breana. Each resident talks about their work, experiences and plans for the year ahead, and share some of their work.
STATE OF EMERGENCE Virtual Launch II |Moderated by April Felipe from the Color Network; Catalina Cheng, Anthony Romero, Jessica Villegas, Karen Jaimes, Breana Hendricks, and taty hernandez
Join us for a Virtual Launch of State of Emergence with April Felipe (of The Color Network) and a selection of exhibiting artists from the online and gallery exhibition. State of Emergence, an exhibition curated by The Color Network, in partnership with The Clay Art Center, features the work of 15 Emerging Artists of Color who have just graduated, or are just entering the field of ceramics.
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STATE OF EMERGENCE Virtual Launch II |Moderated by April Felipe from the Color Network; Catalina Cheng, Anthony Romero, Jessica Villegas, Karen Jaimes, Breana Hendricks, and taty hernandez
Join us for a Virtual Launch of State of Emergence with April Felipe (of The Color Network) and a selection of exhibiting artists from the online and gallery exhibition. State of Emergence, an exhibition curated by The Color Network, in partnership with The Clay Art Center, features the work of 15 Emerging Artists of Color who have just graduated, or are just entering the field of ceramics.
Panel Discussion: Empowerment through Art in the Face of AAPI Discrimination | Beth Lo, Cathy Lu, Nikki Lau; Moderated by Jessica Zeng
Join guest panelists Beth Lo, Cathy Lu and Nikki Lau whose works explore history, culture, or human nature, so that we may share in a discussion that tries to imagine what kind of art can contribute to healing and empowerment and gives voice to the challenges Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are facing in the current culture of discrimination.
A TASTE OF HOME: Virtual Artist Talk |Wade MacDonald, Claire Micklin, Heidi McKay Casto, and Jennifer Rosseter
Join exhibiting artists Wade MacDonald, Claire Micklin, Heidi McKay Casto and Jennifer Rosseter for a Virtual Artist Talk, where they each discuss their processes, influences, and inspirations.
A Taste of Home is a national invitational exhibition, guest curated by Julia Galloway in conjunction with Clay Art Center. The show consists of ceramic cups or drinking vessels that each artist has created reflecting their relationship to the meaning of home, whether presented as a humble but favored object, vehicle of expression, or object of desire.
STATE OF EMERGENCE Virtual Launch I |Moderated by Natalia Arbelaez from the Color Network; Laura Casas, Isolina Minjeong Alva, Alex Paat, Maya Beverly, Nitza Walesca Rosario
Join us for a Virtual Launch of State of Emergence with Natalia Arbelaez (of The Color Network) and a selection of exhibiting artists from the online and gallery exhibition.
State of Emergence, an exhibition curated by The Color Network, in partnership with The Clay Art Center, features the work of 15 Emerging Artists of Color who have just graduated, or are just entering the field of ceramics.
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THE EARTH HAS THREE COLORS: A CELEBRATION OF MOROCCAN CERAMICS | David Packer
Join David as he takes you inside his lavishly illustrated book about Moroccan ceramics, The Earth Has Three Colors, the first full-length publication to provide a comprehensive overview of Moroccan ceramics.
WELCOME TO AFRO CITY | Donté Hayes
Donté Hayes discusses his research of the pineapple as a symbol or welcoming and hospitality and the origin of the symbol in relation to slavery and agricultural colonization of South Carolina. He discusses how this research, and his interest in hip-hop culture, history, and science fiction influence his work. His artworks suggest the past, discuss the present, and explores possible futures interconnected to the African Diaspora, while also examining deeper social issues that broaden the conversation between all of humanity.
VESSELS AND STRUCTURES | Doug Herren
Join Doug Herren as he talks about the development of his work from his start as a functional potter to his current body of sculptural work.
INSIDE THE STUDIO | Doug Peltzman
Join Doug Peltzman in this one hour virtual tour as he walks you through his home studio and shares what goes into being a full time potter.
HOW TO WRITE F*** ON A CUP | Dustin Yager
Join Dustin Yager as he delves into the expressive qualities of pottery in the domestic space. Recorded Q&A session included at the end.
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AMERICA’S ENDURING BURDEN | Earlene Cox
In this event, Earlene shares some of her pieces of art and the inspiration behind them with the hope of enlightening others on the enduring impact slavery has had on the African American experience and how it has shaped the culture of America.
PANEL DISCUSSION: THE ROLE OF ART IN THE FIGHT FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE| Moderated by Earlene Cox; Guests include Paul Briggs, Vinnie Bagwell, and Wesley Brown
Recent events in America have sharply highlighted the ongoing struggle for Social Justice and Racial Equality for African Americans in the face of police brutality and systemic racism. This panel (1) discusses art as a tool for communication, raising awareness and affecting positive change around these social issues and (2) examines how the ceramics community can address these issues within their own institutions.