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Exhibition and Sale: This year’s APF offers the work of 23 invited guest artists and launched with the APF Preview Show in May. Annually, NCC extends invitations to artists representing rich, lived experiences and varying perspectives whose pots display a vast array of techniques, aesthetics, and materials. They range from familiar forms intended for everyday utility, to boundary-challenging technical mastery and storytelling, to works centered in the communication of identity. This year, the sale is a three-day event offering over 1400 ceramic works and the space to support NCC and our out-of-this-world APF guest artists with every purchase made online or in the galleries in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The sale will open on Friday morning, September 2, at 10 am CT, in the galleries with timed and ticketed entry. We offer our free Personal Shopping Service for those not able to attend in person for any reason. We also offer VIP Weekend Packages, to launch your weekend into the stratosphere and provide us with additional support.
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Fundraiser: APF is Northern Clay Center’s annual fundraiser. All contributions, and NCC’s portion of the purchased work created by stellar 2022 APF artists, support NCC’s mission of advancement of the ceramic arts for artists, learners, and the community, through education, exhibitions, and grant programs. NCC is a non-profit ceramic arts center with a regional, national, and international presence. Whether you are a beginning student in our education studios or a maker with years of experience, a new visitor and shopper in our galleries or a seasoned collector, we hope you join us for APF 2022. Come to learn, explore, splurge, and connect with our ever-expanding clay universe.
Education Conference: 2022 APF workshops and demonstrations aim to take place in the in-person realm in our NCC studios. In addition, there will be virtual options available for each workshop. Daily social hours with artist talks will be available at no cost on a virtual platform, and everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend. APF artists will offer weekday workshops and a weekend filled with demonstrations, lectures, and conversation in the teaching studios with the invitation to pose questions, learn from a shared or new perspective, and enjoy being in the orbit of palpable creativity. APF artists will also visit several local/regional schools for demonstrations and education In-personenrichment.workshops and demonstrations will have limited spots available, so early registration is highly encouraged. There is special pricing for NCC members as well as students and educators. In addition, we offer BIPOC and financialneed scholarships for the weekend’s workshops and demonstrations. We will continue to make decisions based on the health and safety of our community and will communicate any changes to our event as soon as they occur. For APF details and pricing, please refer to pages 14 - 17.
What is American Pottery Festival (APF)? Minsoo Yuh Athens, GA Bowl $380MY012
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Darcy Richmond,DelgadoCA 1996/1984 Sipper Set Minneapolis,BrettDD005Freund MN Cup Northfield,Kip$50BF092O’KronglyMN Mug KO015 NORTHERNCLAYCENTER.ORG American Pottery Festival :: 03
Christina Margarita Erives Los Angeles, CA Vase $145CE003
Christina Margarita Erives Los Angeles, CA Boot Wall TileDelvin$75CE065 M. Goode Corona de Tucson, AZ Sipples Cup $100DG010 Lizbeth Whittier,NavarroCA Milky Way Cup Sunset Armadillo Cup LN006 & LN002 $68, $75 NORTHERNCLAYCENTER.ORG American Pottery Festival :: 05
Lee Minneapolis,Love MN Platter $250LL1012
Sarah Ellensburg,HavenWA Oval Bowl $100SHA039 Lee Minneapolis,Love MN Tsubo $250LL1025 Mary Pittsburgh,MartinPA Hair Ties, I Teapot $400MM001 NORTHERNCLAYCENTER.ORG American Pottery Festival :: 07
Patti Walsenburg,Paiz-JonesCO Winged Candelabra $160PPJ018 Al Clemente Saks White Bear Lake, MN Relic Jar $500ACS004 Joshua Bornholm,HebbertDenmark Vase $600JH073 08 :: Northern Clay Center
Nancy Watkinsville,Green GA Covered Jar $140NG011Tricia Schmidt St. Paul, MN Dung Beetle Vase $250TS1219 Turiya Gross Taos, NM Pitcher $300TG004 NORTHERNCLAYCENTER.ORG American Pottery Festival :: 09
Maggie Jaszczak Shafer, MN Plate $85MJA211
Maria Athens,DonderoGA Vase Maggie$750MD025 Jaszczak Shafer, MN Covered Jar $120MJA187 NORTHERNCLAYCENTER.ORG American Pottery Festival :: 11 Mike Williamsburg,Jabbur VA Pitcher $150MJB006
Tom Shafer,JaszczakMN Pitcher $230TJ262BrentEugene,PaffordOR POPJCT RUFF CUT Mug $95BPA199 Mike Edwardsville,StumbrasIL Lost Age Teapot $640MS001 American Pottery Festival :: 13 NORTHERNCLAYCENTER.ORG
• PURCHASE ARTWORK IN THE GALLERIES AND ONLINE. NCC’s portion of each sale supports our mission-critical work. In addition, APF artists have each graciously donated a piece to NCC, so 100% of the sale of these special works adds to the success of the event. You may make a donation — or purchase a membership, tickets, and artwork — online, in the gallery, or by telephone.
FUNDRAISERAPF: Help us boldly go into this year’s fundraiser!
• PURCHASE AN ALL-ACCESS VIP PACKAGE. Available in three levels of patronage: GALAXY at $500, STARDUST at $250, and NOVA at $125.
• ROUND UP IN THE GALLERY. During check out, let our staff know you’d like to round up to the nearest dollar or add a donation amount to your purchase.
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American Pottery Festival is NCC’s most impactful annual fundraiser. There are many ways to contribute throughout our APF weekend:
• BECOME A MEMBER. Purchase or renew your NCC membership before APF to take advantage of special workshop pricing and early access to the online gallery. Members are also invited to be the first to purchase tickets to see the American Pottery Festival exhibition in person.
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• PLEASE CONSIDER A DONATION. Support NCC with a monetary gift, and double it with your company’s matching contributions. Encourage a group of colleagues or friends to create a larger donation. $2000 can accomplish the following: support a studio fellowship for one emerging artist for an entire year, fund a ClayToGo residency for a local school, or create up to 10 lecture or workshop opportunities for artists visiting from around the world.
EXHIBITIONAPF: & SALE Take one small step into our galleries… • SHOP IN PERSON. Visit the gallery and your favorite pottery stars by purchasing a ticket for your preferred day and time. Members will have access to the pre-sale in mid-August. A limited number of tickets are available. • SHOP ONLINE. Hundreds of pieces by this year’s APF guest artists, as well as the artists represented full time in the sales gallery, will be available online starting on Friday at 11 am CT. (Members-only Early Online Access at 10 am CT). • SHOP WITH OUR PERSONAL SHOPPING SERVICE. For those who cannot attend APF, and would still like access to all of the work in the galleries at NCC, we offer our Personal Shopping Service. Registration deadline for this service is Wednesday, August 24th, but we highly encourage early registration. This service is free, but a $35 ticket fee will accompany work purchased on Friday. There is no ticket fee for artworks purchased on Saturday or Sunday should they still be available at that time. OPENING DAY: Friday, September 2 10 am – 7 pm 1.5 hour, timed & ticketed entry: $35 Saturday, September 3 10 am – 5 pm 1.5 hour, timed & ticketed entry: FREE Sunday, September 4 10 am – 3 pm 1.5 hour, timed & ticketed entry: FREE VIPAPF:PACKAGES To APF, and beyond! NCC provides the opportunity to enhance your support of our annual fundraiser and ensure you’ll enjoy all that our event has to offer at various levels of patronage. GALAXY $500 • One-year Individual or Dual Membership • Presale access for two 1.5 hour-long gallery (or Personal Shopping) appointments • Registration for pre-festival workshops with Maggie Jaszczak & Tom Jaszczak on Thursday, and Nancy Green & Minsoo Yuh on Friday • All-day Workshop Passes for both Saturday and Sunday STARDUST $250 • One-year Individual Membership • Presale access for two 1.5 hour-long gallery (or Personal Shopping) appointments • All-day Workshop Passes for both Saturday and Sunday NOVA $125 • One-year Individual Membership • Presale access for two 1.5 hour-long gallery (or Personal Shopping) appointments American Pottery Festival :: 15 NORTHERNCLAYCENTER.ORG
CONFERENCEAPF: Engage! CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS AND DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE • 100% scholarship available to BIPOC attendees • 50% scholarship available to any who identify as experiencing financial need • NCC Members receive
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Friday, September 2, 12 – 4 pm CT Fees: $80 In-person workshop $40 In-person for students and educators $40 Virtual content only $10 Each some of this year’s place Zoom
Thursday, September 1, 12 – 4 pm CT Fees: $80 In-person workshop $40 In-person for students and educators $40 Virtual content only
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Nancy Green & Minsoo Yuh Planet Earth is blue, and there’s pottery I can do Athens, Georgia potters, Nancy Green and Minsoo Yuh, create space for reflection and balance through the thoughtful function of their pots and distinct aesthetics that represent aspects of their relationship with the natural world. During this demonstration and hands-on workshop, Green will combine wheel and handbuilt elements, then design surfaces with earthy texture and tones. Meanwhile, Yuh will decorate wheel and slab-built forms with white slip and specialized incising, stamping, and inlay (Sanggam) techniques that lend to her relaxed, yet strong, designs. Take inspiration and borrow techniques from their demonstrations to create a thoughtfullycomposed piece infused with your own interpretation of the natural world through construction and decoration.
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PRE-FESTIVAL WORKSHOPS: THE FESTIVAL AWAKENS
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During this demonstration and hands-on workshop, Maggie Jaszczak and Tom Jaszczak will use negative space to create dimensional forms with the use of a common tool—a plywood drape mold. Each will demonstrate the ways they use this type of mold to create their sweeping forms, then participants will spend time envisioning future forms and creating their own plywood drape mold.
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The tradition of offering dynamic, pre-festival educational opportunities with a star-studded cast of artists continues in 2022. We offer all of our workshops with either in-person or virtual options. Maggie Jaszczak & Tom Jaszczak Negative Space Odyssey
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Darcy Delgado & Tricia Schmidt 3 – 4 pm
Sunday, September 4, 10 am – 2 pm CT
The sky’s the limit when it comes to Delvin M. Goode and Brent Pafford’s post-kiln processes that challenge and expand the limits of a functional form. Be inspired by these unconventional processes as they demonstrate the final stages of their pots and how they imaginatively approach these additions while integrating color, form, and conceptual ideas.
The Rapport of the Worlds Sarah Haven and Mike Jabbur join forces to juxtapose two differing ways of creating a vessel—Jabbur throws with porcelain, and Haven pinches with earthenware clay. Be inspired by the many effective and varied ways to create foundational forms as they demonstrate their two contrasting methods of making.
Christina Margarita Erives and Lizbeth Navarro both create work that draws inspiration from their multicultural heritages. Get up close and personal with Erives and Navarro as they demonstrate their respective techniques of illustration while discussing how their body of work and imagery make these important identity connections.
Kip O’Krongly 1:30 – 2:45 pm
Close Encounters of the Illustrative Kind
Lee Love & Al Clemente Saks 11:45 am – 12:45 pm
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Curiosity
Mike Stumbras takes inspiration from centuries-old European production ware creating ornate and extravagantly-detailed individual forms by hand. From planning to pulling to composing, focus in on Stumbras’s specialty—a multicomponent handle process—as he creates handles on a cup form while discussing the historical and geographical trends of handle types in the US.
2000 Light Years From Thrown Darcy Delgado and Tricia Schmidt have been traversing new realms of dimensional work through building up surfaces with color, 3D elements, and experimental additions—Delgado with her functional forms and Schmidt with her sculptural work. Watch as this dynamic pair demonstrates these building and layering processes and shares how they explore and arrive at new ideas.
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Fees: $45 In-person workshops $25 In-person for students and educators
WEEKEND WORKSHOPS: A NEW HOPE We’re back in person, fellow travelers! Saturday All-day Workshops Saturday, September 3, 10 am – 4 pm CT Fees: $60 In-person workshops $30 In-person for students and educators $30 Virtual content only Sarah Haven & Mike Jabbur 10 – 11 am
Christina Margarita Erives 11:15 am – 12:30 pm & Lizbeth Navarro
Surface Tech: The Next Generation Explore new dimensions of design with Kip O’Krongly as she demonstrates and shares her foundational handbuilding practice of creating plates. Then watch as she soars to new heights by building up surface design with latex resist techniques and debuting her new decal process.
Delvin M. Goode & Brent Pafford 10 – 11 am
Mike Stumbras 1 – 2 pm E.T. the Extra-Technical Handles
Sunday All-day Workshops
Learn about artistic practice from two esteemed Minnesota potters who each have a wide and deep history of creating with clay. Love and Clemente Saks will demonstrate forms they’ve evolved over many years while they discuss questions like—what keeps you curious about clay? How do you create the space to keep evolving in your work and practice?
Post-Production: The New Frontier
$25 Virtual content only
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Special Thanks Nonprofit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Twin Cities, MN Permit No. 28375 2424 Franklin Avenue East Minneapolis, Minnesota 55406 www.northernclaycenter.org612.339.8007 Design and composites: Veto Design (vetodesign.com) Art Direction: Tippy Maurant Photography: Peter Lee
