Assist with NCC’s Summer Clay Camp Program

We invite everyone to launch Northern Clay Center’s annual exhibition Seven McKnight Artists with a free summer event. View the works of talented, established artists from Minnesota and around the world. Artists in the exhibition are Claudia Alvarez (New York, NY), Eliza Au (Lake Dallas, TX), Edith Garcia (2020 Recipient, Half Moon Bay, CA), Lynne Hobaica (Bakersville, NC), Tony Kukich (St. Paul, MN), Janina Myronova (Wrocław, Poland), and Ginny Sims (Minneapolis, MN). This exhibition, supported by the McKnight Foundation, showcases the success of each artist’s fellowship or residency.

Join our community of clay lovers for an open house and pottery sale. Partake in food, free hands-on clay activities, a Studio Artist Sale, and our second annual Collectors’ Sale. Mark your calendars and join us to celebrate the exhibition artists, the NCC community, NCC Studio Artists, and the amazing urban Seward Neighborhood that is our home!

Collectors! Are you interested in downsizing your ceramic collection to make room for more artwork? Would rather sell the work than donate it to our ReCollect program? The Collectors’ Sale is for you! NCC will set up your space outdoors and manage all sales. The commission rate is 70% to each collector, and 30% to NCC. The collector is responsible for setting the sale price of each work. We can accept up to five collectors at this year’s open house, and the first names are already coming in. Please contact tippymaurant@ northernclaycenter.org if you would like to commit to the event. It promises to be a compelling sale!

Northern Clay Center seeks individuals, ages 18 and up, for our 2023 summer camp positions.

Each summer, NCC offers paid Clay Camp Instructor positions, volunteer Clay Camp Assistant positions, and one paid internship. Our 40+ weeklong camps explore either handbuilding or wheel-throwing topics and are designed for students aged 6 and up, at all ability levels.

Clay Camp Instructors create and lead programs through themed camps for up to 12 students in each camp. Instructors work with a Clay Camp Assistant to provide guidance to students and to maintain studio cleanliness.

Clay Camp Assistants work closely with NCC's Education Manager and Clay

Camp Instructors to provide classroom support for weekly summer clay camps. Assistants are valued volunteers who can earn credit toward NCC's adult education classes based on hours worked.

See a world-class ceramics education program from the inside out. Assistants and interns gain experience in preparing materials, assisting with class demonstrations, and, most importantly, working directly with students ages 6 –16. These are volunteer positions for 15 – 20 hours per week, with commitments from one to ten weeks. Often, these positions lead to paid teaching positions! Experience working with clay, and interest and experience in working with young people is essential.

See our website for full details about all of these positions and how to apply!