Spring Newsletter 2024

SPRING 2024

EXHIBITIONS | EVENTS | EDUCATION | ARTIST SERVICES

EXHIBITIONS

Edible

On view March 2 - April 21, 2024

Curated by Olivia

Comstock

Main Gallery

Virtual 3D Tour on view March 7

Free public opening reception Friday, March 1, 6 - 8 pm

Edible is an exhibition that explores how Asian-American artists use ceramics incorporating food aesthetics to explore cultural identity, memory, and American society. Our relationship to what we eat is the most intimate possible: the food we consume literally constitutes our bodies, and the ways we consume it link us to each other, our loved ones, and our ancestors. Ceramic sculpture in the form of food has become a way for these artists to explore complex relationships to their identities and bodies.

For artist Anika Hsiung Schneider, representations of food and ordinary kitchen objects are a way of understanding her, “Chineseness through [her] Americanness." Jacqueline Tse’s porcelain dessert sculptures comment on American consumerism and her own relationship to sugar, while also serving as memento mori through the color white, associated with death in Chinese culture. Schneider, Tse, and other artists, draw on their experiences to make new icons of food that remix historical objects, symbols, and materials. Evocative and playful, potent and bittersweet, Edible includes artists working across the United States who take diverse approaches to understanding identity through ceramics and food.

Participating artists include: Ling Chun, Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Cathy Lu, Anika Hsiung Schneider, and Jacqueline Tse.

Ling Chun states, “I have a drive, a lust, and a greed for color.” Chung is a multimedia artist from Hong Kong, and her work represents the coexistence of multicultural identities within a single society. Her practice focuses on creating artifacts which speak about history with a contemporary sensibility. In her execution and conceptualization of creative projects, Chun brings together her knowledge of Chinese culture and her contemporary artistic vision. She aspires to create public artifacts to bring relevance to historical storytelling in her future artistic pursuits. “Breaking expectations and perceptions—my surfaces extend even beyond the form, bursting with unusual, surprising materials, including the use of hair. I believe contemporary ceramics will serve as a latter-day artifact of our current acknowledgement of cultural identity. It is a material strongly connected with history but never limited just to its heritage—a new age of ceramics will be one where style is no longer restricted to the old forms.”

Chun earned her BFA from School of the Art Institute of Chicago and her MFA from Rhode Island School of Design (Providence). Chun is the recipient of numerous awards including several grants and fellowships from the Archie Bray Foundation (Helena, MT), an Art Bridge Fellowship from Pratt Fine Arts Center (Seattle), and an 2020 NCECA Emerging Artist Fellowship. Her worldwide exhibitions

Opposite page: Pineapple 1, Ling Chun. This page: Hustlers, Jennifer Ling Datchuk.

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include shows at Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University (New York), Honos Art (Rome), and Gyeonggi Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art (Gwangju, South Korea). Her residency experience includes c.r.e.t.a. rome (Italy), Arquetopia Foundation and International Artist Residency (Puebla, Mexico), and Seward Park Clay Studio (Seattle). Chun is currently based in Washington where she works as a ceramic educator at North Seattle College and Seward Park Clay Studio.

Jennifer Ling Datchuk is an artist born in Warren, Ohio and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Her work is an exploration of her layered identity–as a woman, a Chinese woman, as an “American,” and as a "third-culture kid." Trained in ceramics, Datchuk works with porcelain and other materials often associated with traditional women’s work—such as textiles and hair—to discuss fragility, beauty, femininity, intersectionality, identity, and personal history. Her practice evolved from sculpture to mixed media as she began to focus on domestic objects and the feminine sphere. Handwork and hair both became totems of the small rituals that fix, smooth over, and ground women’s lives. Through these materials, she explores how Western beauty standards influenced the East, how the non-white body is commodified and sold, and how women’s—globally, girls’—work is still a major economic driver whose workers still struggle for equality.

Datchuk holds a BFA in crafts from Kent State University (OH) and an MFA in artisanry from the University

of Massachusetts Dartmouth. She has received grants from the Artist Foundation of San Antonio (TX), a travel grant from Artpace San Antonio (TX), and the Lighton International Artists Exchange Program (Kansas City, MO) to research the global migrations of porcelain and blue and white pattern decoration. She was awarded a residency through Contemporary at Blue Star (San Antonio, TX) to conduct her studio practice at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien (Berlin, Germany) and has participated in residencies at The Pottery Workshop (Jingdezhen, China), European Ceramic Work Centre (Oisterwijk, Netherlands), and the John Michael Kohler Arts Center Arts/Industry Residency (Sheboygan, Wisconsin).

In 2017, she received the Emerging Voices Award from the American Craft Council and in 2020 was named a United States Artist Fellow in Craft. Her work has been featured in a solo publication Jennifer Ling Datchuk: Half through French and Michigan (San Antonio, TX), and included in Artpace at 25, Black Cube: A Nomadic Museum, The Guardian, Vogue, and American Craft. Her work is in the collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (TX), San Antonio Museum of Art (TX), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art (New Orleans). She is currently an assistant professor of ceramics at Arizona State University (Tempe) and lives and maintains a studio practice in Phoenix, Arizona.

Cathy Lu is a ceramics-based artist who manipulates traditional Chinese art imagery and presentation as a way to

explore how experiences of immigration, cultural hybridity, and cultural assimilation become part of American identity. “By creating ceramic-based sculptures and large scale installations, I explore what it means to be both Asian and American, while not being entirely accepted as either.”

Lu received a BA and BFA from Tufts University (Medford, MA) and an MFA

from the San Francisco Art Institute. Her work has been exhibited at Johansson Projects (Oakland, CA), San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and Galerie du Monde (Hong Kong), among many others. She is the recipient of several awards including a 2020 NCECA Emerging Artist Fellowship, an Asian Cultural Council Individual Fellowship (NY), and a Pratt Travel Grant from School of the Museum of Fine Arts

Opposite page: Tree with Black Fruits, Cathy Lu. This page: Hsiung and Tell Countertop, Anika Hsiung Schneider.

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(Boston). She has completed numerous residencies including Anderson Ranch Arts Center (Snowmass Village, CO), Irving Street Projects (San Francisco), and Mudflat Studio (Somerville, MA). She currently teaches at Tufts University.

Anika Hsiung Schneider creates work that simultaneously speaks to being Chinese American as well as to whiteness. “It is about how this whiteness (of society and my family) has always shaped my understanding of myself. This work takes my Chinese-self and recreates it through an American understanding of Chinese identity. In a way that subverts, reclaims, and mirrors Europeans' invention of chinoiserie, something that is not at all Chinese but also based upon Chineseness. With an Asian Mixed female identity, I reside in a highly-racialized body which also exists in a liminal state. This liminal state of being transports my work to themes of loss, transitional spaces, visualizing the intangible, and redefining my identity on my own terms. My artwork manipulates and reimagines Chinese imagery through a multimedia approach. My childhood home was entrenched with both Chinese objects (such as chopstick holders, fans, and vases) to typical Americana domestic objects (such as vintage Tupperware colanders and cornflower-patterned Corningware). The Chinese aspects of my work are at once deeply familiar and distant to me, like artifacts of a past I do not fully know. Through the act of recreating and restructuring Chinese symbols, I

Birthday Cake 2018, Jacqueline Tse

am creating my own narrative of what it means to be Chinese, to have a Chinese family, and yet struggle with cultural gaps by creating a visual identity that is distinctly my own.”

Schneider received her BS in studio art and environmental studies from Gettysburg College, (PA) and her MFA from Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD). Her work has been exhibited nationally at galleries including Soo Visual Arts Center (Minneapolis), Dumbarton Concerts Gallery (Washington, D.C.), and Landmark Center Ramsey County Historical Society Gallery (Saint Paul, MN). She has also participated in the Ayatana Artist Research Program, (Nova Scotia, Canada), the In Cahoots Residency Boost Prize full grant (Petaluma, CA), and the Artist in Action Residency at Ann Marie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center (Solomons, MD). Her awards include Windgate University Fellowship from Arrowmont School of Art and Craft (Gatlinburg, TN), Gettysburg College Provost Grant (PA), and a 2022 Minnesota State Arts Board grant. Schneider currently lives and works in Minneapolis where she serves as the director of exhibitions and artist programs at Minnesota Center for Book Arts and is adjunct faculty at MCAD.

Jacqueline Tse was born in San Jose, California and raised between Hong Kong and the US. Her lush sculptural offerings are “highly influenced by my anxieties of being human, particularly

the dilemmas of everyday urban life. It is an ongoing exploration of my fascination with American society of excess and shameless consumerism, social media overstimulation, greed and gluttony as a remedy for emotional disconnection. Meanwhile still celebrating the beauty and flaws of these fragile human conditions.”

Tse earned her BFA from New York University in Studio Arts in 2006. She then launched directly into a career in design. In 2017, after a decade of working in the fashion industry in New York designing jewelry for established American brands, and “ethically burdened by capitalism, corporate greed, and culture of excess consumerism, she returned to her passion of sculpting as a form of self-therapy.” Her work has been exhibited in galleries across the Unites States including Talon Gallery (Portland, OR), House of Novogratz (Venice, CA), and Contempop Gallery (New York).

Her awards include the 61st Faenza Prize through the International Competition of Contemporary Ceramic Art (Italy), 2020 NCECA Multicultural Fellowship, and was a Sculpture Award finalist for Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize (Armidale, Australia). She has participated in a residency at Salem Art Works (NY). She currently resides and maintains a studio practice in Tucson, Arizona.

Related events

Artist Talk: Anika Hsiung Schneider

Join Edible artist Anika Hsiung Schneider for a discussion of their practice and how

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it relates to this incredible exhibition.

24SpX9: Wednesday, February 28, 6 pm, FREE

Artist Demonstration: Jacqueline Tse

Watch as Edible artist Jacqueline Tse demonstrates some of the techniques used to create the compelling work featured in the exhibition.

24SpX10: Thursday, February 29, 6 pm, FREE

Edible Artist Discussion Panel

Join the artists participating in Edible as they explore the ways that their practices intersect with one another and the core themes of the exhibition. Enjoy this discussion guided by curator, Olivia Comstock, as the artists consider how the use of food aesthetics are used to explore cultural identity, experiences of immigration, and American society.

24SpX11: Friday, March 1, 4:30 pm, FREE

Artist Talk: Jennifer Ling Datchuk

Listen as Edible artist, Jennifer Ling Datchuk, shares a glimpse into their personal art practice and how it intersects with the exhibition.

24SpX12: Saturday, March 2, 10 am, FREE

Firstlings

On view March 2 - April 21, 2024

Organized by artist, Arny Nadler Emily Galusha Gallery

Virtual 3D Tour on view March 7

Free public opening reception Friday, March 1, 6 - 8 pm

Firstlings is an ongoing investigation of ceramic sculptures and ink wash drawings that seeks to address the predicament of the human form’s fragility and endless struggle to adapt to life’s ever-changing circumstances. Terry Suhre writes, in his catalogue essay for the first iteration of this exhibition at Bruno David Gallery in 2020, “The ‘predicament’ Nadler refers to in statements on his work is the uneasy, existential awareness of an unsympathetic, and likely hostile, existence that is not predisposed to human wants or needs. A reality that continually tests the body’s (and the spirit’s) limitations, revealing its susceptibility to everyday suffering and humiliation.”

Arny Nadler is the son of an immigrant tool and die maker who was permanently paralyzed in a factory accident. “I grew up preoccupied with the notion of wholeness—of body and place. Making sculpture has always been my way of understanding the world. I was trained at a very young age to look carefully at how things work, to steal with my eyes (as my father put it) while poring over the shops and drafting tables of his industrial practice. As I developed as an artist, the scope of these observations extended beyond tools and machines to the intricacies of living form. My sculptures and works on paper investigate the body in a state of ambiguous metamorphosis, struggling to adapt to challenges and hostilities

that originate within the body and from an unpredictable and evolving environment. What, specifically, they are becoming is not very important— that they are on their way toward an unknown conclusion is. Some of the figures are grotesque, some are alluring, and some are both. Drawing on human and animal bodies, these almost otherworldly figures precariously gesture, as if even they don’t know what they truly are.”

Nadler earned a BFA from Washington University in St. Louis (MO) and an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art (Bloomfield Hills, MI). He is a recipient of a George Sugarman Foundation grant, a Regional Arts Commission’s Artist Fellowship (St. Louis, MO), and two Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts Faculty Creative Research grants (St. Louis, MO). Nadler has works in the permanent collection of the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art (Sedalia, MO) and was included in the 24th No Dead Artists exhibition at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery (New Orleans). Nadler was in a two-person exhibition with Ivan Albreht at Manifest Gallery (Cincinnati, OH) and was included in This Moment of Rupture, a national survey of contemporary ceramics at VisArts (Rockville, MD). Other venues include the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (Santa Ana, CA), City of Newport Beach Civic Center (CA), and the Catherine Konner Sculpture Park at Rockland

This page: Firstling No. 15, Arny Nadler.

Opposite page: Firstling No. 27, Arny Nadler.

Center for the Arts (West Nyack, NY), with reviews in Art in America and other publications. He moderated the panel Material Poetics at the 2017 International Sculpture Center Conference (Kansas City, MO) and has presented at the Foundations in Art: Theory and Education Conference and the Mid-America College Art Association Conference. He has been a visiting artist at several universities and colleges and is represented by Bruno David Gallery (St. Louis, MO). He currently resides in St. Louis where he is an associate professor at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis where he chaired undergraduate art from 2013 - 2018.

Related event

Artist Talk: Arny Nadler

Join Firstlings artist and curator, Arny Nadler, as he explains how he produces the sculptural and illustrative works that comprise the exhibition. Following the talk, you are invited to join Nadler for an informal gallery tour of the work to fully experience Firstlings

24SpX13: Saturday, March 2, 12 pm CT, FREE

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Members Exhibition

On view May 4 - June 16

Main Gallery

Virtual 3D Tour on view May 9

Free public opening reception Friday, May 3, 6 - 8 pm

In the summer of 2024, NCC will once again turn its exhibition spotlight on our incredibly talented members (comprising students, educators, professional artists, and novices) with a juried exhibition. Membership is the only requirement for application.

This year, NCC will have a juried inperson exhibition in each gallery featuring work by selected memberartists. All submitted work will be included in an online exhibition featured on NCC's website regardless of whether it is chosen for display in the galleries.

This Year’s Jurors

Chotsani Elaine Dean is an artist and assistant professor of ceramics at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. She received her BFA in ceramics from Hartford Art School (CT) and her MFA from Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis (MO). She has been in residence at the John Michael Kohler Artist Residency (Sheboygan, WI) and is the recipient of a Teaching/ Research Fulbright Scholar grant. Dean was the inaugural MJ - DO GOOD resident at the Red Lodge Clay Center (MT), held the position of

studio manager at Wesleyan Potters (Middletown, CT), and is the recipient of a Connecticut Arts Grant. She has lectured and exhibited widely in solo and group exhibitions and has taught at institutions including Banaras Hindu University (Varanasi, India), University of Connecticut (Mansfield), Connecticut College (New London), and Hartford Art School (CT).

Peter Jadoonath is a teaching artist at Northern Clay Center (Minneapolis) and maintains a studio practice and St. Croix Pottery Tour site in Shafer, Minnesota. Jadoonath received a BFA from Bemidji

State University (MN) and has been the recipient of several honors, including a Jerome Ceramic Artist Project Grant, the Red Wing Collectors’ Society Foundation Award, and a Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant. Jadoonath’s work is centered around functional, narrative-driven pottery with a sculptural presence. He describes it best in his own words: “My intent is to create pots that are drawings, and drawings that are pots.”

ARTIST SERVICES Grant Deadlines

Opposite spage: Chotsani Elaine Dean portrait. Memory Spoon: ‘minding my garden, as they did with their gardens’, Chotsani Elaine Dean. Peter Jadoonath portrait. This page: Teapot, Peter Jadoonath.

Important Dates & Information

February 1: Applications open

March 22, 5 pm CT: Applications due April 8: Applicants notified regarding jury results (In-person exhibition and online exhibition.)

April 12: Last day to deliver work to NCC for the in-person exhibition.

May 3, 6 - 8 pm: Opening reception

May 4: Exhibition opens

June 16: Last day of exhibition

June 21: Last day to pick up work at NCC

The member-artist is responsible for all shipping/transportation to and from NCC. Artists interested in applying, but who are not currently NCC members, may become members at the time of application. Not sure about your membership status? Email us at nccinfo@northernclaycenter. org, and we will assist you!

This exhibition will be juried. Members can submit up to two images of one piece that was created during the past two years. The work accepted for the exhibition MUST be the work submitted to the jury for consideration. Please only submit a work that has not been previously exhibited at NCC. Due to space constraints, and a desire to include as many members as possible, we must limit the size of any individual piece to 36” x 36” x 36”.

To apply, or for further eligibility and submission requirements, please visit our website: www.northernclaycenter.org/ ncc-members-exhibition-application.

Northern Clay Center manages several grant programs that provide monetary awards or studio residencies to individual artists.

Deadlines are quickly approaching! If you are an early- or mid-career ceramic maker, visit our website for details about opportunities that you may be eligible for. Applications for all programs will be available on our website.

Deadlines:

Warren MacKenzie Advancement Award (WMAA)

Sunday, March 31, 2024 by 5 pm CT

Early Career Artist Residencies (ECAR) comprising the Anonymous Artist and BIPOC Studio Fellowships

Sunday, March 31, 2024 by 5 pm CT

McKnight Artist Residencies for Ceramic Artists

Friday, May 17, 2024 by 5 pm CT

McKnight Artist Fellowships for Ceramic Artists

Friday, May 17, 2024 by 5 pm CT

Northern Clay Center

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Members Exhibition: K-12 Educators and Students

On view May 4 - June 16

Emily Galusha Gallery

Virtual 3D Tour on view May 9

Free public opening reception Friday, May 3, 6 - 8 pm

In addition to Members Exhibition in the main gallery, 2024 brings the return of the special opportunity to amplify the critical and highly-impactful work by the K-12 educators and students in our community. Much like the show in the main gallery, Members Exhibition: K-12 Educators and Students will be juried. There will be an in-person exhibition, featuring work by selected applicants, as well as an online exhibition including the work of all applicants.

Applicants need NOT be members to apply to this exhibition. Northern Clay Center will award two-year Education Memberships to all K-12 students and educators who apply for the exhibition.

Education Membership entitles the holder to the following benefits:

Student Education Membership

• A 5% discount on one student or family workshop, summer clay camp, or Teen Wheel Pottery Punch Card

• A 50% discount on American Pottery Festival Saturday and Sunday workshops

• Invitations to special events, free lectures, and pre-sales

• Subscription to our digital newsletter to learn about opportunities, classes, and exhibitions

Educator Membership

• A 5% discount on education opportunities at NCC

• A 50% discount on American Pottery Festival Saturday and Sunday workshops

• Access to lesson plans and virtual lectures for the classroom

• Invitations to special events, free lectures, and pre-sales

• Subscription to our digital newsletter to learn about opportunities, classes, and exhibitions

Important Dates & Information

February 1: Applications open

March 22, 5 pm CT: Applications due

April 8: Applicants notified regarding jury results (In-person exhibition and online exhibition.)

April 12: Last day to deliver work to NCC for the in-person exhibition.

May 3, 6 - 8 pm: Opening reception

May 4: Exhibition opens

June 16: Last day of exhibition

June 21: Last day to pick up work at NCC

The educator/student-artists are responsible for all shipping/ transportation to and from NCC. Please note that the show is going to end after most school calendars, so create

a plan with students for the pickup and return of works in the live exhibition. This exhibition will be juried. Applicants can submit up to two images of one piece that was created during the past two years. The work accepted for the exhibition MUST be the work submitted to the jury for consideration. Please only submit a work that has not been previously exhibited at NCC. Due to space constraints, and a desire to include as many artists as possible, we must limit the size of any individual piece to 36” x 36” x 36”.

One note regarding photos for the K-12 Educators and Students application: NCC knows time and resources are

stretched thin in an education setting. While we recognize that creating a photograph of one’s work may present an additional teaching opportunity and skill-building exercise, we do not require professional-level images for jury consideration. While it should be considered that these are the images that will be used for the online exhibition, the quality of the images will in no way impact the jury process.

To apply, or for further eligibility and submission requirements, please visit our website. Please email us at nccinfo@ northernclaycenter.org with questions about the exhibition or application process. We are happy to help!

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Save the Date!

American Pottery Festival

September 6 - 8, 2024

Join us for the 26th Annual American Pottery Festival, September 6 - 8, 2024!

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, September 6, 2024!

The American Pottery Festival is Northern Clay Center’s annual fundraiser. 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 depth of experience, knowledge, and generosity represented by 2024’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 artist talks, workshops, demonstrations, and casual gallery chats. Scholarships are available for all demonstrations and workshops.

Please visit www.northernclaycenter.org for updates on APF events, artist rosters, ticket information, volunteer needs, and opportunities to purchase work.

CALENDAR

FEBRUARY

28 Artist talk: Anika Hsuing Schneider, 6 pm

29 Artist demonstration: Jacqueline Tse, 6 pm

MARCH

1 Edible Artist Discussion Panel, 4:30 pm

Opening reception: Edible and Firstlings, 6 - 8 pm

2 Edible and Firstlings open

Artist talk: Jennifer Ling Datchuk, 10 am

Artist talk: Arny Nadler, 12 pm

3 February Featured Artists closes

5 March Featured Artists opens, 10 am

7 3D tour online: Edible and Firstlings

15 Applications open for McKnight Fellowships and Residencies

20-23 NCC at NCECA

22 Applications due: Members Exhibition and K-12 Members, 5 pm

31 March Featured Artists closes

Applications due: WMAA and ECARs, 5 pm CT

APRIL

2 April Featured Artists opens, 10 am

7 AAH: Cloudy with a Chance of Clay, 10 am - 1 pm

16 Artist talk: Joon Hee Kim, 6 pm

28 April Featured Artists closes

30 American Pottery Festival Preview opens, 10 am

MAY

3 Opening reception: Members Exhibition and K-12 Members, 6 - 8 pm

4 Members Exhibition and K-12 Members open

5 AAH: Lucky Signs, 10 am - 1 pm

14 Artist talk: Ellen Kleckner, 6 pm

17 Applications due: McKnight Fellowships and Residencies 5 pm CT

JUNE

2 American Pottery Festival Preview closes

16 Members Exhibition and K-12 Members close

L to r: Outreach Manager, Alysha Hill (standing) with APF artists (seated, from left) Bekah Bliss, Mike Cerv, Chris Alveshere, and Michaela Bromberek. Deputy Director & Director of Galleries and Exhibitions, Tippy Maurant (left) and APF artist Didem Mert strike a pose in front of Mert's work.

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NCECA 2024

March 20 - 23

NCC’s sales gallery, exhibition, and artist services programs will participate in Coalescence the 58th annual conference held in Richmond, Virginia by the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA). The conference will take place March 2023 in person at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.

During the four-day conference, NCC will offer the work of guest artists, sales gallery artists, NCC Early Career Artist Residents, and 2024 American Pottery Festival artists through our booth in the Gallery Expo at the convention center. We look forward to returning to the event in person and building the relationships with artists and ceramic appreciators that keep NCC vital and expand our community!

During the event, we will promote our grant and residency programs for current students, emerging artists, and mid-career artists in person at the conference. This is a great opportunity to ask questions, interact with staff, and receive valuable information about the myriad opportunities NCC has for artists at all career stages.

If you are attending the conference online this year, please visit our website and social media profiles to comment, enjoy new work, learn about opportunities, and maybe even add to your collection! If you are able to

attend in person, please stop by our resource table and Gallery Expo booth to introduce yourself and say hello!

As of press time, NCECA Gallery Expo artists include: Chris Alveshere, Tom Bartel, Kristina Batiste, Patty Bilbro, Andy Bissonnette, Bekah Bliss, Yael Braha, Sam Briegel, Sarah ChenowethDavis, John Cohorst, Wendy Eggerman, Jennifer Fujimoto, Al Holen, Meredith Host, Amy Hosterman, Jeremiah Ibarra, Peter Jadoonath, Ashley Kim, Kimberly LaVonne Luther, Didem Mert, Nicole McLaughlin, Ron Meyers, Danielle O’Malley, Brent Pafford, Matt Repsher, Andrew Rivera, Masa Sasaki, Hitomi Shibata, Takuro Shibata, Taylor Sijan, Isabel Souza, Olivia Tani, Brian Westrick, Laura Williams, Weather Report Ceramics, Dallas Wooten, and Minsoo Yuh.

This page, clockwise from top left: Mug, Patty Bilbro. Jar, Wendy Eggerman. Plate, Jeremiah Ibarra.

Opposite page, clockwise from top left: Tumbler, Amy Hosterman. Coffee Pot, Brian Westrick. POPJCT, Brent Pafford. Plate, Ron Meyers. Bowl, Didem Mert. Bowl, Olivia Tani.

SALES GALLERY 2023 Sales Gallery Panel Results

The sales gallery held its biennial panel (formerly jury) in May of 2023. The goal of the panel is to offer representation and opportunities to artists representing a diverse approach to technique and visual language, many pathways and careers in clay, and a range of experiences. It is also a priority to create equitable representation of artists from diverse identities including ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical abilities, and many others.

Panelists (formerly jurors) included Mary K. Baumann, Heather Nameth Bren, and Kemi Schleicher. Baumann is a partner in the Minneapolis strategic design firm Hopkins/Baumann, specializing in publication design and currently serves on NCC’s board. Bren is a ceramic artist, professor, curator, and writer and currently serves on NCC's board. Schleicher is a ceramic artist and educator and a co-founder of Amò Collective, a Minneapolis-based potters collective.

We received over 75 applications. We were pleased to see an increase in diversity in the applicant’s ethnicity, age, and gender.

• Ethnicity: 57% identified as white, 25% identified as BIPOC.

• Age: 2% 18 -23, 37% 24-34, 28% 2544, 11% 45-54, 10% 55-64, 10% 65-74, 2% 75 and older

• Gender: 57% identified as female, 75% identified as male, 8% identified as non-binary or nonconforming, 1% as transgender

In total, we have extended invites to 48 artists for a range of opportunities; 16 artists to full-time sales gallery representation, four artists to the 2024 American Pottery Festival, 10 artists to exhibit at the 2024 and 2025 National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts conference, 12 artists to exhibit in our 2023 Winter Exhibition, and seven artists to Featured Artists shows.

Incoming Full-Time Sales Gallery Artists: Clarice Allgood, Ian Bassett, Yael Braha, Sam Briegel, EMRIS (Emily Christopherson), Delores Fortuna, Jennifer Fujimoto, Maia Leppo, Kimberly Luther, Amy Sanders de Melo, Akshar Patel, Katie Reeves, Andrew Rivera, Isabel Souza, Beth Thompson, Matt Watterson.

Special Guest Artists:

Casey Beck, Milo Berezin, Selina Chen, Thomas Kieran Doyle, Wendy Eggerman, Liza Ferrari, Kate Fisher, Charlotte Grenier, Julian Gruber, Ashley Hise, Amy Hosterman, Jeremiah Ibarra, Alyson Iwamoto, Kate Johnson, Ashley Kim, Ellen Kleckner, Antonio Martinez, John Morse, Danielle O’Malley, Rita Panton, Carla Tome, Veronica Watkins, Brian Westrick, Laura Williams, Judith Yourman.

Opposite page, top to bottom: Necklace, Maia Leppo. Earrings, Isabel Souza.

This page, clockwise from top left: Cup, Yael Braha. Cup, Amy Sanders de Melo. Cup, Delores Fortuna. Salt and Pepper Shakers, EMRIS (Emily Christoperson). Vase, Kimberly Luther.

ARTIST SERVICES

Spring McKnight Artist Residents: Joon Hee Kim and Ellen Kleckner

Joon Hee Kim (Ontario, Canada) is an award-winning ceramic artist using her practice to investigate what it is to be human. Kim is interested in the reflections of the immeasurably unique identities that are created through the human experience. She looks to use her compelling ceramic vocabulary to capture and explore our true nature in relation to her story and personal history. Kim’s work pursues new approaches and philosophies in order to understand how our cultural identities may coexist and cultivate the connections.

Kim is originally from South Korea where she worked as an art director before immigrating to Canada to study at Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa Culinary Arts Institute (Canada). However, she found herself drawn to ceramics during her studies at Sheridan College. She went on to receive her MFA from the Chelsea College of Arts (London, UK), where she received the Cecil Lewis Sculpture Scholarship. Since the completion of her education Kim has participated in artist-in-residence opportunities around the globe. She has been a resident at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts (Deer Isle, ME), Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park (Japan), Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Clay Revival (Alberta, Canada), Zentrum für Keramik (Berlin, Germany), Keramikkuenstlerhaus (Neumünster, Germany), and the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts (Helena, MT).

Beyond the residency opportunities that Kim has been granted, her work has also garnered her recognition through numerous awards and grants along with a variety of exhibition opportunities. Kim has received the

Helen Copeland Memorial Award for six consecutive years from Craft Ontario, numerous grants from Canada Council for the Arts and Ontario Art Council, Best of Ceramics from the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, and the prestigious Winifred Shantz National Award for an exceptional emerging ceramic artist. Kim has also exhibited internationally including in her most recent solo

exhibition You, Me, Us at the KOURI + CORRAO Gallery (Santa Fe, NM).

Related Event

McKnight Artist Talk: Joon Hee Kim Please join Northern Clay Center in welcoming Kim to the NCC community as she presents a talk on her work and artistic journey.

24SpX16: Tuesday, April 16, 6 pm, FREE

ARTIST SERVICES

Ellen Kleckner (Cedar Rapids, IA) is an artist and educator whose practice weaves together community engagement, material investigation, and collaboration. Kleckner utilizes the visual and mechanical vocabulary of makers and craftspeople to create forms that provoke ideas of utility while questioning recognizability. She often relies on the systems of joinery to serve as a means of exploring binaries and material relationships. Kleckner seeks to create visual narratives that that depict mutual reliance in the creation of new forms. The physical joinery that excites her creative process is reflected in the person-toperson relationships within a community.

Kleckner studied ceramics at the Appalachian Center for Craft where she received her BFA. She went on to study at the University of Nebraska (Lincoln) and Ohio University (Athens) where she received her MFA. Kleckner’s engaging work has also earned her a number of awards and grants in addition to exhibitions around the country. She has been a recipient of a Windgate Foundation Scholarship, the NCECA Graduate Student Research Fellowship, the Studio Potter Graduate Merit Award, Women of Achievement Award, an Artist Catalyst Grant from the Iowa Arts Council, and an Emerging Artist Fellowship from NCECA. In addition to these awards, Kleckner has shown her work in galleries both nationally and internationally. She has exhibited at The Clay Studio (Philadelphia), International Ceramics Studio (Kecskemét, Hungary), Alšova Jihoceská Galerie (Hluboká nad Vltavou, Czechia), Kvalitár (Prague, Czechia) and a variety of other galleries, museums, and universities around the country.

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In addition to her extensive exhibition features, Kleckner has attended numerous artist-in-residence programs where she has continued to develop her work and techniques. These programs include Flux Factory (Long Island City, NY), Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts (Gatlinburg, TN), International Ceramics Studio (Kecskemét, Hungary), PSZ Clay Center (Zanesville, OH), International Symposium of Ceramics Bechyne (Czechia), Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft (Columbia, NC), and Red Lodge Clay Center (MT).

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McKnight Artist Talk: Ellen Kleckner Please join Northern Clay Center in welcoming Kleckner to the NCC community as she presents a talk on her work and artistic journey.

24SpX16: Tuesday, May 14, 6 pm, FREE

Opposite page: Joon Hee Kim. This page: Ellen Kleckner.

ARTIST SERVICES

Studio Artists

Spring 2024

SALES GALLERY

March Featured Artists

Guillermo Cuellar, Joe Singewald, David Swenson, Veronica Watkins Jewelry Spotlight: Heather Nameth Bren

On view: March 5 - 31

Sales Gallery & Online

Clarice Allgood

Marion Angelica

Chris Bond

Pam Bonzelet

Evelyn Browne

Lynda Buscis

Alex Chinn

Logan Chyla

E.C. Comstock

Anonymous Artist Studio Fellow

Abigail Cooper

Peter D’Ascoli

Katharine Eksuzian

Sara Fenlason

Mary Green

Julian Gruber

Carol Hanson

Carley Holzem

Fogelberg Artist

Studio Fellow

Karl Keel

Joon Hee Kim

McKnight Resident

Ellen Kleckner

McKnight Resident

Rob Kohlmeyer

Keather Lindman

Sean Lofton

Ivy Mattson

Harry Malesovas

Anonymous Artist

Studio Fellow

Kate Maury

Ari Nahum

Carolina Niebres

Akshar Patel

BIPOC Studio Fellow

Robyn Peterson

Marjorie Pitz

Hannah Prichard

Donna Ray

Debbie Schumer

Sue Schweitzer

Audra Smith

Mic Stowell

Olivia Tani

Beth Thompson

Mary Ann Barrows Wark

Guillermo Cuellar

Guillermo Cuellar, born in Venezuela, studied ceramics at Cornell College (Mt. Vernon, IA). He has been making utilitarian, wheel-thrown stoneware pots since 1980. For 25 years he ran a studio and held sales events at his home in Turgua, in the countryside southeast of Caracas. He was a founding member of Grupo Turgua, an association of likeminded Venezuelan artisans working to support quality, local handwork. In 1981, he worked as an assistant to Warren MacKenzie, who taught a workshop in Caracas. Here began a deep friendship and link to the vibrant pottery world in Minnesota. In 2005, he established a pottery studio in Shafer, Minnesota and now participates as one of seven hoststudios on the annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour.

Joe Singewald

Joe Singewald grew up in northeast Iowa where he discovered handmade pottery. He first studied ceramics at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and received his MFA from Utah State University (Logan). His utilitarian vessels have been in multiple exhibitions throughout the country, including NCECA Clay National, Strictly Functional Pottery National, and Utilitarian Clay—Celebrate the Object. Singewald was a 2015 Jerome Ceramic Artist Project Grant recipient. Since 2014, he has been the art department studio technician for the College of Saint Benedict and St. John’s University (St. Joseph, MN). He lives and maintains a studio in Cold Spring, MN with his wife and three daughters.

David Swenson is a Clearwater- and Minneapolis-based ceramist and instructor. Since moving to Minnesota in 2009, he has lived and worked in the Twin Cities area teaching ceramics in community education and many afterschool programs. His hand-painted work is embellished with historical motifs and techniques, while maintaining an eclectic and modern aesthetic.

Veronica Watkins

Veronica Watkins grew up in the Kansas City, Missouri area. She received a BFA from Northwest Missouri State University (Maryville) in 1996 and an MFA from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) in 2000. Watkins resides on a hilltop cattle ranch in Maryville where she takes care of her family, maintains a studio practice, and teaches as assistant professor of ceramics at Northwest Missouri State University. She has been a resident at The Clay Studio of Missoula (MT), Belger Crane Yard Studios (Kansas City, MO), and at Red Lodge Clay Center (MT). Her work has been exhibited in regional, national, and international exhibitions.

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Jewelry Spotlight: Heather Nameth Bren

Heather Nameth Bren received an MFA in ceramics from the University of Kansas (Lawrence) in 2003. Since then, Bren has received grants through the Jerome and McKnight Foundations and has been recognized as a Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artist. She is a 2013 recipient of a Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant which funded her research on Delft tiles. Her creative practice and ceramic exploration are diverse, including ceramic jewelry, installation, functional ware, and her most recent "tile paintings." In addition to her studio practice, Bren has been a professor of art since 2007.

David Swenson

Images, previous page from left: Guillermo Cuellar, Joe Singewald. This page from left: David Swenson, Veronica Watkins, Heather Nameth Bren.

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April Featured Artists

Milo Berezin, Eric Jensen, Colleen Riley, Sandra Torres

Jewelry Spotlight: Kristen Cliffel

On view: April 2 - 28

Sales Gallery & Online

Milo Berezin

Raised in the woods of rural Alaska, Milo Berezin moved to Pittsburgh in 2004 to study sculpture and printmaking at Carnegie Mellon University, followed by a Masters of Teaching at Chatham University. The son of a production potter, he rediscovered the joy of clay while working as an arts administrator and teaching artist at a community ceramics nonprofit. Today, Berezin blends his interests in 2D and 3D design on playfully-illustrated ceramic forms inspired by wildlife and his love of nature.

Eric Jensen

Eric Jensen received his MFA in ceramics from Cranbrook Academy of Art (Bloomfield Hills, MI) and has over 45 years of experience in producing functional ware. In 1975, Jensen, along with several other artists, set up Lillstreet Studios in Chicago. “I come from a family of hand workers, so I feel I’m obeying my genetic code,” he says. “My goal is simplicity. If I were to name a source of inspiration, it might be water-smoothed stones and wood, Shaker furniture, or the writings of Wallace Stegner.”

Colleen Riley

Colleen Riley’s work is a reflection of her connection to the ever-changing rural environment surrounding her home studio in Eureka Township, Minnesota, 30 miles south of Minneapolis. Her pots celebrate the historic ceramic tradition of decorative botanical imagery by employing the patterns and textures of the Minnesota landscape—spring wildflowers, a carpet of decaying leaves in the woods, or the contours of a freshly plowed field. Early 20th century European objects and the strong lines of mid-century furnishings, prints, and textiles inspire her forms. Atmospheric firing gives a complex, aged quality to the clay’s surface, adding an element of surprise, which ensures that each piece is lively, unique, and inviting to the touch.

This page from left: Milo Berezin, Eric Jensen, Colleen Riley. Opposite page from left: Sandra Torres, Kristen Cliffel. E.C. Comstock.

Coming This Spring in the Sales Gallery!

Sandra Torres

Originally trained as an architect, Sandra Torres eventually transferred her creative outlet into clay work. Her ceramic education started under the wing of a master ceramist at an experimental studio in Mexico City. In southern California, she continued her learning in three different studios. Torres spent time in China and Mexico to research traditional clay techniques. An apprenticeship at Studio Pieter Stockmans (Genk, Belgium) had a great impact on her work and later directed her to be an artist-in-residence at the International Ceramics Studio (Kecskemét, Hungary.) Torres’ work explores the effect of small, but significant, variations within repetition of shape, size and patterns. She has chosen a process that allows her to create contrast of color, while maintaining the soft bare feeling and translucency of the porcelain–delicate to the sight, yet strong to the touch.

Visit us in the Sales Gallery this spring for a sneak peek viewing of the work by our emerging artist residency grant recipients! During the months of April and May, we’ll represent the work of our Anonymous Artist, BIPOC, and Fogelberg Studio Fellows and The Pottery Museum of Red Wing Awardee— Clarice Allgood, E.C. Comstock, Carley Holzem, CHUM (Harry Malesovas), and Akshar Patel—as they near the halfway point in their residencies.

SALES GALLERY

May Featured Artists

American Pottery Festival Preview

On view: April 30 - June 2 Sales Gallery & Online

The American Pottery Festival Preview is your first chance to see and buy work by our 2024 APF guest artists until APF Opening Night on Friday, September 6. Please join us for this special opportunity!

Online work will go live at precisely 10 am CT on April 30, so set your alarms!

This year, we are fortunate to also represent most of this year’s APF artists during the NCECA conference in Richmond, Virginia March 20 - 23. NCC invites you to visit us at our NCECA Gallery Expo space to be the very first to see their work in person at a special preview, opening on the evening of Tuesday, March 19. We hope to see you there!

Please visit www.northernclaycenter.org for updates on APF events, artist rosters, ticket information, volunteer needs, and opportunities to purchase work.

Images, this page: Masa Sasaki. Opposite page, clockwise from top left: Jennifer Fujimoto, Dallas Wooten, Sam Briegel, Nicole McLaughlin, John Cohorst.

OUTREACH

ART@HAND Intergenerational Programming

Interest in Northern Clay Center’s intergenerational outreach programming has been steadily increasing over the past year. This type of programming is geared toward connecting aging populations youth and is offered through ART@HAND. ART@HAND is NCC’s series of accessible programs for enjoyment of the ceramic arts. Intended for individuals 55 years old or greater (and their families), ART@HAND offers lectures, tours, workshops, and handson activities.

Those who attend ART@HAND intergenerational sessions with family, friends, and youth, develop strong memories and deep connections by taking creative risks while working side by side. Programs like this naturally provide interaction among participants

L to r: An intergenerational crowd of folks creating winter critters at the ART@HAND Winter Open House Workshop. A family shows off their creation at the ART@HAND Winter Open House Workshop.

and allow the ability to embrace one another as makers through the process and experience. This opens up a realm of diversity, from age, culture, and traditions which creates a more inclusive and dynamic community.

Long time NCC teaching artist Susan Obermeyer says, “Providing a handson activity for participants with similar knowledge and capability fosters cooperation and shared learning for all. Participants’—both young and old— moods brighten, they get excited as their projects form, and their interaction with each other increases. It’s a wonderful thing to witness. Anytime an opportunity presents itself to foster interaction between generations at the opposite end of the age spectrum is a good thing. Spending time with the youngsters brings the seniors joy and spending time with the seniors teaches the kids patience, compassion, and understanding.”

Elizabeth Coleman, another one of our long-term outreach teaching artists gives us a lovely perspective and insight on teaching intergenerational classes. “The grand friends look forward to seeing the preschool and school age students. There’s excitement while we wait for the children to arrive. Inevitably an adult will say, ‘I hear them coming!’ As a teacher, I feel challenged when leading a class of 4 year-olds and 94 year-olds because I need to teach to both groups at once. It helps me to

remember that despite age, the two populations have some similarities. The preschoolers are learning how to follow directions. Both elders and preschoolers are engaged mentally in remembering the order of tasks demonstrated to them. Both need gentle reminders of the steps. The kids are acquiring fine motor skills; the elders are working to retain these skills. So, it’s easy to pace the class and choose projects that students can successfully complete on their own when I teach to their similar cognitive processing and motor skill needs. Making work for holidays and seasonal themes works well for mixed-age levels groups. I’ve learned to tailor what I call the project to something older and younger people might want to make. For instance, everyone likes hot cocoa, so we’re making hot cocoa mugs, not coffee mugs. My favorite projects are when the elders and the littles work together on a project that is then used to decorate a hallway or entry desk at the center. We’ve created tiles together that celebrate spring and made fall vegetables that go into a giant clay cornucopia”

Participants, partners, teaching artists, and recreational therapists have reported a variety of benefits from Northern Clay Center’s outreach programming including an improved sense of concentration and cognition which fosters an increased sense of purpose, accomplishment, satisfaction, and happiness. There has been a decrease in physical signs of

OUTREACH

stress and improvement in arthritic symptoms from sensory fulfillment and the maintenance and attention to fine motor skills and eye/hand coordination. A noticeable improvement in memory and recall. Lastly, a decrease in isolation and symptoms of depression stemming from the increase in communication among participants during the program, all of which has built a stronger sense of community among participants, staff, and artists overall.

Susan also said, “Watching the interaction between generations is the best part of the workshops. Their conversations, their cooperative decision making process, and their kindness to one another. It’s wonderful to observe. Often in our society, our senior citizens become invisible to the younger generations. Providing enjoyable, cooperative and creative activities such as this workshop changes that attitude just a little bit. I’m proud to be a part of it”.

Northern Clay Center is grateful to have talented teaching artists who continue to support our mission through ART@ HAND. We strive to create inclusive educational ceramic programming that provides a myriad of uplifting community-based engagement and experiences that increase the confidence and creative abilities of its participants from their partnerships throughout the Twin Cities and beyond.

Assist with NCC’s 2024 Clay Camps!

Northern Clay Center seeks individuals ages 18+ for our 2024 summer camp positions. Every year, NCC recruits paid Clay Camp instructors, volunteer Clay Camp assistants, and one paid intern. We offer over 40 four- and fiveday camps which explore the basics of handbuilding (ages 6+) or wheel throwing (ages 9+), and occasionally some special collaborations with nearby art organizations.

Our Clay Camp instructors lead themed morning and afternoon programs inspired by various topics such as

sea creatures, outer space, fairy gardens, and more! They also work closely with Clay Camp assistants to provide guidance to students and maintain cleanliness in the NCC studios. Instructors and assistants work closely with the education manager to provide additional classroom support throughout the week.

See how a world-class ceramics education program operates from the inside out. As a NCC assistant or intern, you will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in preparing

classroom materials, assisting with clay demonstrations, and, most importantly, working directly with students ages 6 to 16. These are volunteer positions for 15 - 20 hours per week, with commitments ranging from one- to ten-weeks. Assistants are valued volunteers who can earn credit toward NCC's adult education classes based on hours worked, and oftentimes, lead to paid future summer teaching positions!

Experience working with clay, and interest and experience in working with young people is essential. See our website for full details about these positions and how to apply, or contact the education manager, Morgan Lee, at morganlee@northernclaycenter.org should you have any questions.

NCC clay camp teacher with a group of young artists.

Spring Classes & Workshops

April showers might bring May flowers, but here at NCC, creativity is in bloom all year long! Come join our talented roster of teaching artists for 5- to 10-week classes or one of our project workshops this spring. Whether you’re interested in handbuilding, wheel throwing, specialty topics, or family activities, our offerings are sure to inspire some fresh ideas and eye-catching creations.

We continue to offer open studio benefits to all enrolled adults for the duration of their class. Students may use this time to practice techniques learned during class hours, experiment, or practice their craft independently. Adult students generally have access to our studios Mondays, 4:30 - 9 pm; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 am - midnight; Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, 9 am - 9 pm (subject to other NCC events, programming, and studio schedules). Students no longer need to sign up for access to open studio, and space is available on a first come, first served basis. We ask that in utilizing these studio hours, please be mindful of other students and make sure others feel welcome in this shared space. Weekly open studio schedules will be posted on the bulletin boards in each studio, as well as on our website; select the Education tab from the top menu on our homepage and click “Student Info” (northernclaycenter.org/education/ student-info).

Education Access Scholarship applications open Tuesday, January 30 NCC is committed to maintaining accountability and pursuing action to build meaningful diversity, impactful equity, and genuine inclusivity in the ceramic community. We recognize that there are significant systemic racial and economic impacts that impede participation in the arts, and resulting financial barriers contribute to further divide. To address and help bridge financial barriers to ceramic education, NCC has implemented scholarship options for our education programming. Our goal is to open access to the ceramic arts and welcome all who wish to learn, grow as an artist, and participate in the ceramic arts community.

We offer two scholarship options:

• a half-tuition scholarship open to artists and learners experiencing financial need

• a full-tuition scholarship open to artists and learners who identify as Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color

Scholarships are limited, so please apply quickly (within 7 - 10 days of the application opening). For more information about these scholarships and to apply, please visit our website at northernclaycenter.org under the Education tab.

BEGINNER CLASSES

Are you interested in clay but unsure where to start? Sign up for our beginner classes and get hands-on experience and guided instruction during our five-week beginner classes. Learn all of the basics such as building, throwing, slab rolling, and/or glazing techniques. These classes have plenty of guidance for beginners, making them ideal if you have little to no experience with clay and want to test your interest and grow your skills. We recommend you take a beginner class two or more times (within one quarter, or over consecutive quarters) to build your skills and prepare for Intermediate Wheel or Handbuilding classes and beyond. Wear old clothes and bring an old towel, a bucket no larger than one gallon, and a beginner’s set of tools to the first class. Tool kits are available for $27 at NCC. Lab fee includes one 25 pound bag of clay up to a cost of $25, all glazing materials, firings, and open studio access.

Be sure to check out our series of oneday project workshops beginning on page 34—ideal for makers with little or no previous experience.

Beginner Wheel Throwing

Get your wheels turning as you learn the basics of throwing pots on the potter’s wheel. This class will get you familiar with the material of clay and introduce foundational wheel-thrown forms such as bowls and cylinders. Formerly known as “Land of Round Pots.”

EDUCATION

24SpBW1: Mondays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm

Instructor: Paola Evangelista

March 25 - April 22

Fee: $185 + $30 lab fee (5% member discount)

24SpBW2: Mondays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm

Instructor: Paola Evangelista

April 29 - May 20 (no class on Memorial Day)

Fee: $145 + $30 lab fee (5% member discount)

24SpBW3: Tuesdays, 2 - 5 pm

Instructor: Moz Rude

March 26 - April 23

Fee: $185 + $30 lab fee (5% member discount)

24SpBW4: Tuesdays, 2 - 5 pm

Instructor: Moz Rude

April 30 - May 28

Fee: $185 + $30 lab fee (5% member discount)

24SpBW5: Wednesdays, 10 am - 1 pm

Instructor: Maia Danks

March 27 - April 24

Fee: $185 + $30 lab fee (5% member discount)

24SpBW6: Wednesdays, 10 am - 1 pm

Instructor: Maia Danks

May 1 - 29

Fee: $185 + $30 lab fee (5% member discount)

24SpBW7: Wednesdays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm

Instructor: Allison Gailey

March 27 - April 24

Fee: $185 + $30 lab fee (5% member discount)

24SpBW8: Wednesdays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm

Instructor: Allison Gailey

May 1 - 29

Fee: $185 + $30 lab fee (5% member discount)

24SpBW9: Thursdays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm

Instructor: Hannah Prichard

May 2 - 30

Fee: $185 + $30 lab fee (5% member discount)

Beginner Handbuilding

Learn the basic skills for creating ceramic sculpture and handbuilt pottery through a series of projects and demonstrations. This class will introduce the three foundational methods of handbuilding—coiling, pinching, and slab-building—to provide the base for any project you might imagine. Formerly known as the “Three Graces of Handbuilding.”

24SpBH1: Mondays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm

Instructor: Olivia Gallenberger

March 25 - April 22

Fee: $185 + $30 lab fee (5% member discount)

24SpBH2: Mondays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm

Instructor: Olivia Gallenberger

April 29 - May 20 (no class on Memorial Day)

Fee: $145 + $30 lab fee (5% member discount)

24SpBH3: Tuesdays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm

Instructor: Elizabeth Coleman

March 26 - April 23

Fee: $185 + $30 lab fee (5% member discount)

24SpBH4: Tuesdays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm

Instructor: Elizabeth Coleman

April 30 - May 28

Fee: $185 + $30 lab fee (5% member discount)

INTERMEDIATE-TOADVANCED CLASSES

Looking to refine your techniques and further develop your voice in clay?

Intermediate-to-Advanced classes will take your skill set to the next level and deepen your understanding of clay! Many of these classes have a specific focus but leave room for personal interests and growth. If you’re unsure which level to register for, our education staff will happily assist you in finding the appropriate class, via phone or email: 612.339.8007 x309 or education@ northernclaycenter.org. As with all NCC classes, please wear old clothes and bring an old towel, a bucket no larger than one gallon, and a set of tools to the first class. Tool kits are available for $27 at NCC. Lab fee includes one 25 pound bag of clay up to a cost of $25, all glazing materials, firings, and open studio access.

INTERMEDIATE-TO-ADVANCED WHEEL THROWING

Take the next step on your journey with the potter’s wheel, build on your foundations, and discover the secrets of making great pots during these 10-week classes. Improve your skills and learn new techniques for throwing forms such as cylinders, bowls, vases, and more using the pottery wheel as a tool. You will learn surface treatments like glazing, staining, and slipping, and be introduced to firing procedures. These classes are designed for those with previous wheel-throwing experience, who have taken some

beginner classes (or equivalent), and who feel comfortable navigating basic forms on the wheel.

Focus: Creative Play

Students will build upon their core throwing and trimming skills through creative play, as they imagine new and fun ways to create cylinders, bowls, plates, and mugs. Add additional interest by exploring funky shapes, adhering snazzy handles, and applying decorations with slips, stains, or underglaze. This class is all about embracing the unknown, taking risks, and letting your imagination run wild!

24SpAW1: Tuesdays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm

Instructor: Ruby Sevilla

March 26 - May 28

Fee: $370 + $60 lab fee (5% member discount)

Focus: Pottington’s House of Crockery Embark on a delightful journey through classical European ceramic traditions at Pottington’s House of Crockery. This class will focus on the timeless allure and diverse influences of pottery from England, Belgium, Germany, Italy, and beyond.

24SpAW2: Tuesdays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm

Instructor: David Swenson

March 26 - May 28

Fee: $370 + $60 lab fee (5% member discount)

Focus: Cylinders 2.0

If you can throw and trim a cylinder and a bowl, then you are ready to expand your forms! Each class session will demonstrate a new technique that will expand cylinders into a mug, pitcher, or jar. Expect discussion to include the

nuances of handles and form, multiple approaches to lids, theories about pouring vessels, and glazing practices to make sure lids don't stick together during the final firing.

24SpAW3: Wednesdays, 2 - 5 pm

Instructor: Chris Singewald

March 27 - May 29

Fee: $370 + $60 lab fee (5% member discount)

Focus: Feet & Rims

Experiment with the tops and bottoms of your ceramics as you learn different finishing techniques for the feet and rims. Watch your pots change and grow through carving, shaping, and the addition of handcrafted elements.

24SpAW4: Thursdays, 10 am - 1 pm

Instructor: Lisa Himmelstrup

March 28 - May 30

Fee: $370 + $60 lab fee (5% member discount)

Focus: Guided Study in Wheel Throwing

Are you looking for a more individualized approach to your ceramic instruction? Established artists and makers are invited to join this guided study to sharpen their throwing skills and techniques, expand their repertoire of forms, and advance their craft.

24SpAW5: Thursdays, 2 - 5 pm

Instructor: Leila Denecke

March 28 - May 30

Fee: $370 + $60 lab fee (5% member discount)

Focus: Form & Function

Learn the essential elements of form and function in this class tailored to individuals interested in honing their skills in crafting pottery that combines aesthetic appeal with practical usability.

EDUCATION

24SpAW6: Thursdays, 2 - 5 pm

Instructor: Kevin Caufield

March 28 - May 30

Fee: $370 + $60 lab fee (5% member discount)

Focus: Slips & Stains

Utilize NCC’s wide array of slips and stains on your thrown forms to create unique, bold surface designs. Instructor demonstrations will also support techniques for increasing the amount of clay students can center and throw over the 10-week term.

24SpAW7: Fridays, 2 - 5 pm

Instructor: Jennica Kruse

March 29 - May 31

Fee: $370 + $60 lab fee (5% member discount)

A group of adult students work on potter's wheels.

EDUCATION

INTERMEDIATE-TO-ADVANCED HANDBUILDING

Take a break from crouching over the potter’s wheel and come over to Studio C for some handbuilding! Learn new techniques in coiling, pinching, and slab-building, and delve into concepts that offer new perspectives and ways to reimagine working with clay. Bring your favorite tools and challenging ideas to the first class.

Focus: Vases & Garden Art

Prepare for summer’s bounty of flowers and fresh produce by creating beautiful yet practical vases, baskets, planters, and garden ornaments for the warmer months ahead.

24SpAH1: Tuesdays, 2 - 5 pm

Instructor: Marion Angelica

March 26 - May 28

Fee: $370 + $60 lab fee (5% member discount)

Focus: Coil Concentration

Devote your attention to your artistic and technical development through coil building, a versatile and dynamic way to handbuild allowing for unique and endless possibilities of form. Learn and practice multiple coil construction techniques as you work through a variety of project prompts, and explore surface decoration techniques with engobes, stains, and glazes.

24SpAH2: Wednesdays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm

Instructor: Olivia Gallenberger

March 27 - May 29

Fee: $370 + $60 lab fee (5% member discount)

Focus: Guided Study in Handbuilding

Expand your handbuilding fundamentals to explore figural, architectural,

animal, decorative, and functional applications of clay. Work with low- or high-temperature clays as you accept technical challenges and achieve your sculptural vision with guidance from the instructor. Investigate critical thinking as it pertains to the evolution of your work. Bring your favorite tools and have some challenging ideas ready for the first class.

24SpAH3: Fridays, 10 am - 1 pm

Instructor: Franny Hyde

March 29 - May 31

Fee: $370 + $60 lab fee (5% member discount)

SPECIAL TOPICS CLASSES

Surface Decoration

Join teaching artist, Emily Murphy, in exploring the rich possibilities of surface decoration to enhance your ceramic forms. Whether through expressive brushwork, intricate inlay techniques, printmaking on clay, or layered glazing, you’ll discover a multitude of ways to enhance your work. This class is a canvas for finding your unique artistic voice; experiment with various methods and materials to create pieces that truly speak to your style. The inclusive instruction will cater to intermediate and advanced skill levels, fostering a supportive community where you can refine your skills and express your individuality through the art of pottery.

24SpT1: Tuesdays, 10 am - 1 pm

Instructor: Emily Murphy

March 26 - May 28

Fee: $370 + $60 lab fee (5% member discount)

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Assembly Required Cups, bowls, and plates are great forms on their own, but can you imagine the possibilities if you pieced them together? Learn how to make simple forms into more complex compositions, by altering both thrown and handbuilt pieces into lidded containers, ladles, juicers, scoops, coffee pour-overs, and more! This class is recommended for those who have previous experience on the wheel and are working at an intermediate to advanced level.

24SpT2: Thursdays, 10 am - 1 pm

Instructor: Lucy Yogerst

March 28 - May 30

Fee: $370 + $60 lab fee (5% member discount)

Artful Storage

Calling all curious makers! Join Anonymous Artist Fellow, E.C. Comstock, to create handbuilt storage pieces such

A student works diligently on a coil-built pot in the handbuilding studio.

as jars, lidded containers, drawers, wall pockets, and more. This class will challenge students to create objects with a wide range of functions around the home while exploring pinch, coil, and slab techniques. All skill levels welcome.

24SpT3: Thursdays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm

Instructor: E.C. Comstock

March 28 - May 30

Fee: $370 + $60 lab fee (5% member discount)

Material Integration

Join 2024 McKnight Fellow, Ellen Kleckner, in this 5-week exploration of her signature style combining wood and basketry elements in her ceramics. Kleckner is an artist and educator from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who will be in residence at NCC throughout the spring term. Her artistic practice weaves together community engagement, material investigation, and collaboration.

24SpT4: Fridays, 2 - 5 pm

Instructor: Ellen Kleckner

May 3 - 31

Fee: $185 + $45 lab fee (5% member discount)

SPECIAL TOPICS WORKSHOPS

NCC will provide all materials and tools for these workshops. Check out our other workshops led by visiting artists on page 36!

Exploring Mishima & Inlay Design

Learn more about the mishima technique, a unique surface design technique using inlaid slip and contrasting colors, in this one-day workshop with NCC’s Anonymous Artist Fellow, E.C. Comstock. This class is for

anyone with handbuilding experience curious about surface decoration that goes beyond simple brush application or sgraffito. Students will make small pinched and paddled forms to use as their canvas, while the instructor provides in-depth demonstrations detailing the correct moisture levels, slip consistency, and scraping techniques to make clear and graphic imagery.

24SpT5: Saturday, April 6, 10 am - 1 pm

Instructor: E.C. Comstock

Fee: $60 (5% member discount)

The Hot Seat: Kiln Firing 101

So, you’ve read your kiln manual but still have questions about firing? We’ve got answers! In this one-day workshop, you will learn the basics of firing and maintaining your own kiln. Covering basic information about firing speeds, kiln requirements, and firing temperatures, this class will have you walking away more confident in your ability to be in control of your kiln. The workshop is led by teaching artists who fire multiple kilns each month. This workshop does not authorize NCC students to fire our kilns independently, but is helpful for art educators and anyone aspiring to become an NCC studio artist. Basic clay knowledge is preferred.

Gas and electric kiln firings

24SpT6: Saturday, April 27, 9 am - 6 pm

Instructor: Audra Smith

Fee: $100 (5% member discount)

Electric kiln firing only

24SpT7: Saturday, April 27, 1 - 4 pm

Instructor: Hannah Prichard

Fee: $50 (5% member discount)

EDUCATION

Details, Details: Slip Techniques

Discover the versatility of slip applications through trailing, inlay, painting, sgraffito, and resist methods. Great for any level of student looking to elevate their handbuilt or thrown forms.

24SpT8: Saturday, May 4, 10 am - 1 pm

Instructor: Elizabeth Coleman

Fee: $60 (5% member discount)

Articulating Your Artistic Identity

As we grow as ceramic artists and begin gifting, selling, and exhibiting work, we often end up being asked to describe ourselves and our work for others. What kind of work do we make? What inspires us? What does it mean?! These are daunting questions to try and answer alone, so let’s answer them together in a relaxed, low-pressure, fun environment. In this two-part workshop, students will participate in a critique of their work and writing exercises, referencing an array of artist statements to help us better understand what makes it ‘good.’ This workshop is open to anyone who wants to find better words to describe themselves and their artistic practice. Multi-disciplinary artists are welcome. No experience in gifting, selling, or exhibiting work is required. Depending on time, additional topics of discussion might include: building a portfolio of images, building a web presence for your work, and what to put on an artist’s CV.

24SpT9: Saturday, May 25 & June 1, 1 - 4 pm

Instructor: Erin Holt

Fee: $40 (5% member discount)

EDUCATION

PROJECT WORKSHOPS

No previous experience required! NCC will provide all materials and tools for these workshops.

Crafternoon & Crafterdark

Pottery Workshops

Bring your friends and make a few new ones and get creative as you learn the secrets of throwing pottery on the wheel. This three-hour workshop is a fun and messy introduction to clay. The $45 fee includes instruction and materials for one adult. Students can expect to make three to five pots and decorate them using colorful slips and textures. Your pots will be ready to pick up in about two weeks.

24SpX1: Saturday, April 27, 12 - 3 pm

24SpX2: Saturday, April 27, 5 - 8 pm

24SpX3: Saturday, May 18, 12 - 3 pm

24SpX4: Saturday, May 18, 5 - 8 pm

Instructor: NCC Teaching Artist

Fee: $45 per person, per session

Clay for Couples Pottery Workshops

Looking for a unique date activity that is sure to impress your partner? Try NCC’s original Clay for Couples. Sign up with your significant other, BFF, or family member and learn the secrets of throwing pottery on the wheel in a fun and relaxed environment. Already attended a session? Sign up again and take your skills to the next level. The $90 fee includes instruction, materials, and firings for two adults. Completed pieces will be ready to pick up about two weeks later.

24SpX5: Sunday, April 14, 2 - 5 pm

24SpX6: Friday, April 26, 6 - 9 pm

24SpX7: Sunday, May 5, 2 - 5 pm

24SpX8: Friday, May 17, 6 - 9 pm

Instructor: Lucy Yogerst (Sundays); Carley Holzem (Fridays)

Fee: $90 per couple, per session

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS FOR FAMILIES

For all family classes, children must be accompanied by an adult. Neither children nor adults will have access to open studio time during the quarter. Weekend workshops are open to all skill levels, ages 6 and up for handbuilding workshops and 9 and up for wheel-throwing; there are no exceptions to stated age requirements.

LGBTQ+ Family Throwing

Broaden your community and join us for a great queer get-together! LGBTQ+ kids and parents/caregivers spend some quality time together learning new skills in this inclusive space. Create basic cylinders, bowls, plates, and more in this 5-week class. Wear old clothes, bring an old towel and a one-gallon bucket for each participant. Class sessions are designed to allow adults and children to work side-by-side in a collaborative environment. Ages 12+; all skill levels welcome.

24SpF1: Saturdays, 2 - 4 pm

Instructor: Abby Cooper March 30 - April 27

Fee: $250 for two people, one adult and one child

Throwing Together

Parents and kids spend a little quality time together learning a new skill! Learn to make basic cylinders, bowls, plates, and more as you grow your skills using the potter’s wheel during this 8-week class. High-temperature clay and glazes will be used. Wear old clothes, bring an old towel and a one-gallon bucket for each participant. Class sessions are designed to allow adults and children to work side-byside in a collaborative environment. Ages 9+; all skill levels welcome.

24SpF2: Sundays, 1:30 - 3:30 pm

Instructor: Keather Lindman

March 31 - May 19

Fee: $330 for two people, one adult and one child

Flora & Fauna Workshop

Make a series of small plates inspired by the anticipation of spring and the awakening of the world around us (perhaps still under a blanket of snow). Use plant and animal shapes as inspiration for form, texture, and pattern as you think of spring. Together, your set of plates will tell a story of what’s to come at every meal. Decorate your projects with colorful slips. Ages 6+; all skill levels welcome.

Saturday, March 30

Instructor: Eileen Cohen

24SpF3: 10 am - 1 pm

24SpF4: 2 - 5 pm

Fee: $60 for two people, one adult and one child. $25 for each additional participant; please contact education@ northernclaycenter.org to register additional participants.

A student trims a pot on the potter's wheel.

Family Wheel Throwing Workshop

Learn how to use a potter’s wheel and practice centering, opening, pulling, and shaping the clay. Paint your projects with colored slips. Dress for mess! Ages 9+; all skill levels welcome

Saturday, April 20

Instructor: Eileen Cohen

24SpF5: 10 am - 1 pm

24SpF6: 2 - 5 pm

Fee: $60 for two people, one adult and one child. $25 for each additional participant; please contact education@ northernclaycenter.org to register additional participants.

Baked with Love:

Mother’s Day Workshop

Celebrate the sweetness and generosity of mothers with clay. Create a personalized tray to serve your favorite treats with love. A podium for your favorite cookie? A divided dish for cake and ice cream? You make it, we bake it (in the kiln). Decorate your projects with colorful slips. Ages 6+; all skill levels welcome

Sunday, May 12

Instructor: Eileen Cohen

24SpF7: 10 am - 1 pm

24SpF8: 2 - 5 pm

Fee: $60 for two people, one adult and one child. $25 for each additional participant; please contact education@ northernclaycenter.org to register additional participants.

CLAY FOR YOUTH

Pottery Punch Card for Teens

Our Pottery Punch Card for Teens program is currently at capacity. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please reach out to education@ northernclaycenter.org and request to

be added to the waitlist. When a spot opens, we will reach out and extend the opportunity to register.

Teens may purchase eight, 2-hour classes, to be used on any Saturday, 10 am - 12 pm. Classes will cover the fundamental techniques of throwing basic forms on the potter's wheel and creating surface decoration using glazes, slips, and applied elements, with varied demonstrations and projects for advanced students. Create a series of functional pots with high-temperature clay bodies. Previous experience is not required. Students may attend on a drop-in basis and the complexity of projects will depend on multiple consecutive classes. Great for students and families with busy schedules. Wear clothes that you don't mind getting dirty; NCC will provide the tools and the clay. Students do not have access to open studio time. For ages 13 to 17 only.

24SpY1: Saturdays, 10 am - 12 pm

Instructor: Erin Holt

Ongoing

Fee: $265 (5% member discount)

Four additional sessions: $135 (5% member discount)

PLEASE NOTE: Classes will meet every Saturday unless otherwise posted (some Saturdays are not available due to holidays or NCC events). Students must sign up for sessions in advance for sessions on our online sign up form. Sessions expire six months after the date of purchase.

EDUCATION

ART@HAND CLAY FOR OLDER ADULTS

ART@HAND is NCC’s series of accessible programs for enjoyment of the ceramic arts. Intended for individuals 55 years old or greater (and their families), ART@HAND offers lectures, tours, workshops, and hands-on activities.

Cloudy with a Chance of Clay

Blue skies ahead! Make a mug that celebrates April showers by decorating it with imagery inspired by droplets of water, puddles, rubber boots, rainbows, and clouds. Learn how to use slab building techniques and paint your project with colorful slips.

24AAH4: Sunday, April 7, 10 am - 1 pm

Instructor: Eileen Cohen

Free

Lucky Signs

Celebrate luck and good fortune by taking inspiration from four leaf clovers, horseshoes, ladybugs, and lucky numbers. Make a plate or tray to serve good luck to all at your next gathering. Learn a variety of handbuilding techniques and paint your project with colorful slips.

24AAH5: Sunday, May 5, 10 am - 1 pm

Instructor: Eileen Cohen

Free

EDUCATION

VISITING ARTIST WORKSHOPS & LECTURES

Artist Talk: Anika Hsiung Schneider

Join Edible artist Anika Hsiung Schneider for a discussion of their practice and how it relates to this incredible exhibition.

24SpX9: Wednesday, February 28, 6 pm, FREE

Artist Demonstration: Jacqueline Tse

Watch as Edible artist Jacqueline Tse demonstrates some of the techniques used to create the compelling work featured in the exhibition.

24SpX10: Thursday, February 29, 6 pm, FREE

Edible Artist Discussion Panel

Join the artists participating in Edible as they explore the ways that their practices intersect with one another and the core themes of the exhibition. Enjoy this discussion guided by curator, Olivia Comstock, as the artists consider how the use of food aesthetics are used to explore cultural identity, experiences of immigration, and American society.

24SpX11: Friday, March 1, 4:30 pm, FREE

Artist Talk: Jennifer Ling Datchuk

Listen as Edible artist, Jennifer Ling Datchuk, shares a glimpse into their personal art practice and how it intersects with the exhibition.

24SpX12: Saturday, March 2, 10 am, FREE

Artist Talk: Arny Nadler

Join Firstlings artist and curator, Arny Nadler, as he explains how he produces the sculptural and illustrative works that comprise the exhibition. Following the talk, you are invited to join Nadler for an informal gallery tour of the work to fully experience Firstlings

24SpX13: Saturday, March 2, 12 pm, FREE

Fantastical Figures

Immerse yourself in exploring the intriguing and diverse creations of 2024 McKnight Fellow, Joon Hee Kim, a Korean-Canadian artist in residence at NCC during spring term. Through a series of hands-on demonstrations, learn to master her expert techniques and bring your own imaginative figures to life. Participants will also be learning more about and using the artist’s signature use of white clay and underglazes during this weekend workshop.

24SpX14: Saturday & Sunday, April 6 - 7, 2 - 5 pm

Visiting artist: Joon Hee Kim

Fee: $130 (5% member discount)

Intro to Terra Sigillata

Join us for this two-day workshop led by 2024 McKnight Fellow, Ellen Kleckner, as she explores all that terra sigillata (often shortened to "terra sig") has to offer. Learn more about this decorative application through a series of projects and demonstrations, including an overview of the artist's handbuilding process, as well as mixing, siphoning, and burnishing.

24SpX15: Saturday & Sunday, April 13 - 14, 1 - 4 pm

Visiting artist: Ellen Kleckner

Fee: $130 (5% member discount)

McKnight Artist Talk: Joon Hee Kim

Please join Northern Clay Center in welcoming Kim as a part of the NCC community as she presents a talk on her work and artistic journey.

24SpX16: Tuesday, April 16, 6 pm, FREE

McKnight Artist Talk: Ellen Kleckner

Please join Northern Clay Center in welcoming Kleckner as a part of the NCC community as she presents a talk on her work and artistic journey.

24SpX17: Tuesday, May 14, 6 pm, FREE

EDUCATION

Spring Class Registration Opens

Tuesday, February 13, at 10 am

Education Access Scholarship applications open Tuesday, January 30

To Register:

Register with cash or any major credit card. NCC accepts registration online at www.northernclaycenter.org, in the gallery, or by telephone at 612.339.8007. Member discounts are available online.

Due to the high demand for classes, we require full payment with your registration to reserve your seat in class.

NCC will send confirmation of registration. If there is insufficient enrollment, we will cancel class, notify registered students, and refund all payments without penalty. Decisions are made approximately one week before classes begin.

Please register early or you might find that your favorite class is full, or canceled due to low enrollment.

Education Access Scholarships:

To address and help bridge financial barriers to ceramic education, NCC is offering adult education scholarships for those interested in our classes and workshops. This will open access to the ceramic arts and welcome all who wish to learn, grow as an artist, and participate in the ceramic arts community.

We offer two scholarship options:

• a half-tuition scholarship open to artists and learners with financial need

• a full-tuition scholarship open to artists and learners who identify as Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color

Scholarships are limited and will be available on a firstcome, first-serve basis to adult students only. Students are eligible to receive only one scholarship per session. We will do our best to offer students one of their top 3 choices of class or workshop. Once enrolled, all scholarships are non-refundable and non-transferable. Scholarship students are committed to their selected class, and the scholarship cannot be applied to a different class or term. Should a selected class cancel due to low enrollment, students will have the option to transfer classes. Previous recipients can

apply multiple times per year, though priority will be given to new applicants.

Within 7 - 10 days of your application, you will be notified of the status of your application and will be aided in registration from there should you receive the scholarship.

For any questions regarding NCC’s scholarship program, please contact Morgan Lee, education manager, at morganlee@northernclaycenter.org

Policies:

Tools: Standard tool kits for introductory classes are available in NCC’s Sales Gallery for $27+ tax. Other specialty tools are available as well.

Open Studio: The tuition for regular adult classes includes access to open studio time. On average, adult students enrolled in a qualifying class will have access to our studios between 9 am and 9 pm Wednesday through Sunday, 4:30 to 9 pm on Mondays, and 9 am to midnight on Tuesday and Thursday evenings (subject to other NCC events and programming). Browse our open studio schedule online to check the most up-to-date listing of available studios. NCC reserves the right to close studios for special classes or workshops.

Minimum Age Restrictions: Only students ages 18 and up are eligible to register for NCC’s adult classes and workshops.

Continuing Education Credits: If you are a teacher in need of CEUs, contact the Education department to learn how NCC’s classes and workshops can be taken for continuing education credit.

Weather: As a general rule, NCC will remain open during inclement weather. We take our cues from local colleges and universities for canceling or rescheduling classes during particularly hazardous conditions. When in doubt, feel free to call us at 612.339.8007, and please be safe!

Tuition, Fees, & Refunds:

Please refer to class listings for tuition and fees. Unless otherwise noted, fees for adult classes include instruction, open studio time, 25 pounds of clay (up to $25), basic glaze materials, and a firing allowance. Tuition may not be pro-rated. Some students may incur additional expenses if they choose unusual glaze materials or if their work occupies a large volume of kiln space.

Classes: 100% of tuition (less a $25 processing fee) will be refunded if a student elects to drop or transfer a class no later than one week (7 days) before the start of their first class.

50% of tuition (less a $25 processing fee) will be refunded if a student drops or transfers a class with less than one week's (7 days) notice. The non-refundable balance may be converted into a tax-deductible donation to NCC at the student’s request.

After a class has started, tuition and fees will NOT be refunded for any reason except documented medical emergencies. At the student’s request, tuition and fees may be converted into a tax-deductible donation to NCC.

There are no exceptions to this policy.

Workshops: 100% of tuition (less a $25 processing fee) will be refunded if a student elects to drop or transfer a workshop for any reason no later than one week (7 days) prior to the start of their workshop.

No refunds will be given with less than one week’s (7 days) notice, except in the case of documented illness. At the student’s request, tuition may be converted into a tax-deductible donation to NCC.

If you find you need to cancel your enrollment, email education@northernclaycenter.org or call 612.339.8007 x309.

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Gallery hours: 10 am - 5 pm, 7 days a week

Office hours: 9 am - 5:30 pm, Monday - Friday

Information for Visitors with Disabilities

Please contact us at 612.339.8007 or nccinfo@northernclaycenter.org with any questions about our facility or with requests for accommodations.

Exhibition Group Tours: Available for visitors with physical or cognitive disabilities and the hearing-impaired. Monday – Friday, 9 am – 4 pm. Please call at least three weeks in advance of the event to make a booking

Signed Interpretation: Signed interpretation is available for any public NCC event. Please call us at least three weeks in advance to request an interpreter.

Wheelchair seating for classes or other accommodations: We offer a rehabilitationstyle potter’s wheel for those individuals that use wheelchairs. NCC is ADA compliant and is entirely wheelchair accessible. Please contact us in advance of attendance if there are other accommodations we can provide.

The information in this newsletter is available in large-print format upon request.

Mission: Northern Clay Center advances the ceramic arts for artists, learners, and the community, through education, exhibitions, and artist services. Ongoing programs include exhibitions by contemporary regional, national, and international ceramic artists, as well as historical and architectural ceramics; classes and workshops for children and adults at all skill levels; studio space and grants for artists; and a sales gallery representing many top ceramic artists from the region and elsewhere.

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Front cover: Plate, Kristina Batiste