Saturday, July 12
1 – 4 pm
We invite everyone to launch Northern Clay Center’s annual exhibition, Six McKnight Artists, with a free summer event. View the works of six talented and established artists from Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, France, and Canada. Artists in the exhibition include the 2024 recipients of the McKnight Artist Fellowship for Ceramic Artists, Maggie Jaszczak (Shafer, MN) and Ani Kasten (Shafer, MN), as well as the 2023 recipients of the McKnight Artist Residency for Ceramic Artists: Larry Buller (Lincoln, NE), Karima Duchamp (Mulhouse, France), Joon Hee Kim (Oakville, Ontario), and Ellen Kleckner (Cedar Rapids, IA).
Come celebrate the summer season and the opening of Northern Clay Center’s annual Six McKnight Artists exhibition with a summer Saturday party! Join our community of clay lovers for an afternoon open house and pottery sale. Soak in the exhibition in the air-conditioned galleries, savor the free summer picnic, play outdoor games, and create something epic at our hands-on clay activities. Stay for the whole afternoon, and support the exhibition artists, the Northern Clay Center community, and the amazing Seward Neighborhood that is our home!
About Six McKnight Artists
Northern Clay Center’s McKnight Summer Open Houses serves as the opening reception for NCC’s annual Six McKnight Artists exhibition. The exhibition will provide the unique opportunity to view works by the 2024 recipients of the McKnight Artist Fellowship for Ceramic Artists, Maggie Jaszczak (Shafer, MN) and Ani Kasten (Shafer, MN), as well as the 2023 recipients of the McKnight Artist Residency for Ceramic Artists: Larry Buller (Lincoln, NE), Karima Duchamp (Mulhouse, France), Joon Hee Kim (Oakville, ON), and Ellen Kleckner (Cedar Rapids, IA). This exhibition, supported by the McKnight Foundation, showcases the success of each artist’s fellowship or residency.
The McKnight Foundation, a Minnesota-based family foundation, advances a more just, creative, and abundant future where people and planet thrive. Established in 1953, the McKnight Foundation is deeply committed to advancing climate solutions in the Midwest; building an equitable and inclusive Minnesota; and supporting the arts and culture in Minnesota, neuroscience, and global food systems.
4th Annual Collector’s Sale and ReCollect Sale
Join us for our fourth-annual Summer Pottery Sale during the Summer Open House! There will be an eclectic offering of pots from our ReCollect program, the proceeds of which benefit our Early Career Artists Residency grants. We will also feature works from several private local collectors. There are some notable finds at these tables, so come early and enjoy this limited opportunity! This Saturday event will also feature the annual Studio Artist Sale once again. Wander through the artist studios here at NCC, meet the artists, and find a new piece for your own collection!
Itinerary
12 pm – Artist Talks: Maggie Jaszczak and Ani Kasten in the Exhibition Gallery
1 pm – Demonstrations: Maggie Jaszczak and Ani Kasten in Studio C
1 pm – Open House commences! Enjoy free hands-on clay activities, refreshments, and the Collectors’ Sale
1:30 pm – Building Tour
1:45 pm – Artist Talk: Larry Buller in the Exhibition Gallery
2:30 pm – Building Tour
2:45 pm – Artist Talk: Ellen Kleckner in the Exhibition Gallery