American Pottery Festival

September 8 – 10, 2023

Sales Gallery, Main Gallery, & Galusha Gallery

Opening Night! Friday, September 8; Members Hour 5 – 6 pm; General Public 6 – 9 pm

Online Benefit Sale: Saturday, September 9, 10 am CT*

Daily in-person and virtual workshops & free artist lectures

*To purchase work from afar on Friday, please read about our free Personal Shopper service

Join us for the 25th Annual American Pottery Festival, September 8 – 10, 2023! Our annual fundraiser will once again gather ceramic artists from all over the US who represent the best in the field and offer a wide array of ideations, processes, forms, and surfaces. The event kicks off with our Opening Night Party on Friday night, September 8, 2023— YES, we are bringing it back!

All contributions support NCC’s mission of advancement of the ceramic arts for artists, learners, and the community through education, exhibitions, scholarships, and grant programs. It serves as a mindfully-forged platform to bring together makers, clay lovers, learners, collectors, and simply the curious, to play and be inspired.

Annually, NCC extends invitations to artists with diverse representation as a priority. These artists represent rich, lived experiences and varying perspectives whose pots display a vast array of techniques, aesthetics, and materials as well as pathways to a career in clay. The richness of experience, knowledge, and generosity represented by 2023’s artists will provide learning opportunities for everyone, from student to collector to fellow maker. The weekend is filled with opportunities to engage directly with artists during image presentations, workshops, lectures, panel discussions, and casual gallery chats. Scholarships are available for all workshops.