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SUMMARY:Galleries Closed
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SUMMARY:McKnight Summer Open House
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a free summer celebration of Northern Clay Center’s annual exhibition\, Eight McKnight Artists. Spend the afternoon exploring NCC\, from the galleries to the studios\, with the exhibition and the work of its eight talented artists at the center of the experience. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists in the exhibition include the 2025 recipients of the McKnight Fellowship for Ceramic Artists\, Elizabeth Coleman (Minneapolis\, MN) and Peter Jadoonath (Shafer\, MN)\, as well as the 2024 recipients of the McKnight Residency for Ceramic Artists: Birdie Boone (Meadowview\, VA)\, Uriel Caspi (Tilburg\, Netherlands)\, Suze Lindsay (Bakersville\, NC)\, Sana Musasama (New York\, NY)\, Dorothea Nold (Berlin\, Germany)\, and KyoungHwa Oh (Grand Junction\, CO). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCelebrate with fellow clay lovers through a hands-on clay activity\, artist talks and demonstrations\, a Studio Artist Sale\, and a picnic lunch. In the Sales Gallery\, guests will also have a special one-day opportunity to view and purchase works from NCC’s owned collection that are normally tucked away behind the scenes. Join us as we honor the eight McKnight artists\, the NCC community\, and the vibrant Seward neighborhood we call home! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Schedule \n\n\n\n\n1 pm – Open house begins in the Exhibition Galleries\n\n\n\n1:30–2 pm – Artist talks in the Exhibition Galleries\n\n\n\n2 pm – Picnic lunch is served\n\n\n\n2–4 pm – Drop-in clay activity in the back parking lot\n\n\n\n3–4 pm – Artist demonstration in Studio C\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRelated Events \n\n\n\nMcKnight Summer Open House Drop-in Activity \n\n\n\nVisit NCC for an afternoon of clay-centric fun—featuring a handbuilding activity/making station during our McKnight Summer Open House. Drop in for this hands-on activity any time between 2 and 4 pm! \n\n\n\nSaturday\, July 11\, 2 – 4 pmSuggested Donation: $5/person \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis program is made possible by the generous support of the McKnight Foundation\, Minneapolis\, Minnesota. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 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.
URL:https://northernclaycenter.org/calendar/mcknight-summer-open-house-5/
CATEGORIES:Artist Talks, Demos, & FREE Workshops,Exhibitions,Sales Gallery & Special Events
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SUMMARY:McKnight Fellows Lectures and Demonstrations: Peter Jadoonath and Elizabeth Coleman
DESCRIPTION:Elizabeth Coleman\, My Mom Was a Most Excellent NursePeter Jadoonath\, Teapot\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin NCC’s community in celebrating our 2025 McKnight Fellows at the free McKnight Summer Open House\, featuring lectures and demonstrations from our 2025 McKnight Fellows. Artists will give public lectures on their work in the 2026 McKnight Exhibition\, followed by public demonstrations in NCC’s studios.  \n\n\n\nFriday\, July 11th  \n\n\n\nTalks 1:30pm CT \n\n\n\nDemos 3 pm CT \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nElizabeth Coleman is a sculptor who lives and works in Minneapolis\, Minnesota. Her narrative work explores how fragments of fairytales\, myth\, and popular culture\, specifically advertising\, allow her to tell coded stories of gender and sexuality. Elizabeth received an MFA from Ohio State University and a BFA in ceramics and glass from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has also studied at Penland School of Craft\, Pilchuck Glass School\, and Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts. Elizabeth has been a resident artist at the Vermont Studio Center and the International Ceramics Studio in Kecskemét\, Hungary. She has received a 2010 Jerome Foundation Ceramic Artist Project Grant and a fiscal year 2017 Artist Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board (MSAB). In 2021 and 2022\, she received Creative Support for Individuals Grants from the MSAB. In 2025\, she received a Flexible Support grant as well as an Arts Impact for Individuals grant from the Metro Regional Arts Council of Minnesota. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeter Jadoonath is a Minneapolis-based ceramic artist whose career is marked by a deep commitment to the regional pottery community and a prolific exhibition record. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Bemidji State University in 1998\, laying the foundation for a practice that spans functional pottery\, sculpture\, and arts education. Over the past two decades\, his work has been featured in numerous prestigious venues\, including the Northern Clay Center\, the Minneapolis Institute of Art\, and the Minnesota Museum of American Art. Notable recent exhibitions include “Earth and Water” at the Phipps Center for the Arts and “The Fantastical Worlds of Kim Simonsson” at the Swedish Institute. \n\n\n\nJadoonath’s professional contributions extend beyond the studio into significant leadership and pedagogical roles. He has served as a faculty member at the Northern Clay Center since 2005 and has taught at the Eagan Art House and the White Bear Center for the Arts. His expertise is frequently sought for workshops and juries; he has served as a juror for the Jerome Fellowship and the Highland Arts Festival and was a member of the 2018 NCECA planning committee. \n\n\n\nThe quality of Jadoonath’s craftsmanship is reflected in the accolades he has received\, such as the Jerome Grant\, the Red Wing Ceramics Fellowship\, and a Cultural Community Partnership Grant. His work is held in several permanent collections\, including the Tweed Art Museum and the Margaret Harlow Ceramic Collection. He is currently represented by galleries such as Schaller Gallery and The Grand Hand\, and he remains an active participant in regional traditions like the St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about the McKnight Summer Open House
URL:https://northernclaycenter.org/calendar/mcknight-fellows-lectures-and-demonstrations-peter-jadoonath-and-elizabeth-coleman/
CATEGORIES:Artist Talks, Demos, & FREE Workshops
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SUMMARY:Galleries Closed
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URL:https://northernclaycenter.org/calendar/galleries-closed-43/
CATEGORIES:NCC Closure
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SUMMARY:First day of Summer second half-term classes
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URL:https://northernclaycenter.org/calendar/first-day-of-summer-second-half-term-classes-2/
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SUMMARY:First day of Summer second half-term classes
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URL:https://northernclaycenter.org/calendar/first-day-of-summer-second-half-term-classes-3/
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SUMMARY:Galleries Closed
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URL:https://northernclaycenter.org/calendar/galleries-closed-44/
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SUMMARY:McKnight Artist Resident Lecture: Jing Huang and Jinhee Kwon
DESCRIPTION:Jing HuangJinhee Kwon\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease join us in welcoming our Summer Residents to the NCC community. During their time with us in Minneapolis\, each artist will present a talk on their work\, with time afterward for questions. \n\n\n\nThursday\, July 23rd 5pm CT\, FREE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJing Huang was born and raised in Guilin\, China\, and is a ceramic artist currently living and working in the United States. She received degrees from the Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute in China (BA\, Ceramic Art\, 2012)\, Sheridan College in Canada (Diploma\, Crafts and Design – Ceramics\, 2015)\, and Alfred University in the US (MFA\, Ceramic Art\, 2020). Huang has exhibited extensively and has received many awards and honors. In 2023\, the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) and Ceramics Monthly Magazine featured her as an Emerging Artist. She was also the recipient of the Liu Shiming Artist Grant\, the Silver Award at the Taiwan Ceramics Biennale\, and the Second Prize at the Shiwan Cup Competition in 2024. Her work is held in the permanent collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum\, Yingge Ceramics Museum\, Alfred Ceramic Art Museum\, Eton College\, Durham University Oriental Museum\, Guangdong Shiwan Ceramics Museum\, Mint Museum\, and Manchester Metropolitan University Special Collections Museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJinhee Kwon \n\n\n\nJinhee Kwon (S. Korea) aims to expand the boundaries of traditional ceramics. With a diverse background in ceramics\, textiles\, visual arts\, and video arts\, her work brings in inspiration from architecture balanced with her use of bold colors\, and geometric shapes. She strives for both visual intensity and sculptural harmony in her explorations of structure\, form\, and space in clay\, and reinterprets traditional ceramic forms through a contemporary design perspective. \n\n\n\nKwon holds a degree in Craft from the Department of Design at Suwon University\, and an MFA in Ceramics from Hongik University. She was recently awarded the Gold Prize at the Taiwan Ceramic Biennale\, and has participated in residencies at the Yingge Ceramic Museum in Taiwan and the Visiting Artist Program at Tainan National University of the Arts. She continues to extend her international reach through participation in various exhibitions and residencies abroad.
URL:https://northernclaycenter.org/calendar/mcknight-artist-resident-lecture-jing-huang-and-jinhee-kwon/
CATEGORIES:Artist Talks, Demos, & FREE Workshops
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SUMMARY:Galleries Closed
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URL:https://northernclaycenter.org/calendar/galleries-closed-45/
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SUMMARY:August Featured Artists: Ted Saupe\, S. C. Rolf\, Sam Chung\, Guillermo Cuellar\, Heather Nameth Bren
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URL:https://northernclaycenter.org/calendar/august-featured-artists-ted-saupe-s-c-rolf-sam-chung-guillermo-cuellar-heather-nameth-bren/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Galleries Closed
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URL:https://northernclaycenter.org/calendar/galleries-closed-46/
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SUMMARY:Applications open: Fall Adult Ed Scholarships
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URL:https://northernclaycenter.org/calendar/applications-open-fall-adult-ed-scholarships-3/
CATEGORIES:Student Info
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SUMMARY:Applications open: Fall Adult Ed Scholarships
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URL:https://northernclaycenter.org/calendar/applications-open-fall-adult-ed-scholarships-4/
CATEGORIES:Student Info
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SUMMARY:Galleries Closed
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URL:https://northernclaycenter.org/calendar/galleries-closed-47/
CATEGORIES:NCC Closure
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SUMMARY:Last day of Clay Camps
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URL:https://northernclaycenter.org/calendar/last-day-of-clay-camps-3/
CATEGORIES:Student Info
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SUMMARY:Last day of Summer term
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URL:https://northernclaycenter.org/calendar/last-day-of-summer-term-2/
CATEGORIES:Student Info
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SUMMARY:Galleries Closed
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URL:https://northernclaycenter.org/calendar/galleries-closed-48/
CATEGORIES:NCC Closure
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SUMMARY:Fall classes open for registration
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URL:https://northernclaycenter.org/calendar/fall-classes-open-for-registration-3/
CATEGORIES:Student Info
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SUMMARY:Fall classes open for registration
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URL:https://northernclaycenter.org/calendar/fall-classes-open-for-registration-4/
CATEGORIES:Student Info
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SUMMARY:Galleries Closed
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URL:https://northernclaycenter.org/calendar/galleries-closed-49/
CATEGORIES:NCC Closure
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SUMMARY:American Pottery Festival
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URL:https://northernclaycenter.org/calendar/american-pottery-festival-6/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:American Pottery Festival
DESCRIPTION:American Pottery Festival \n\n\n\nMain & Galusha GalleriesOpening Night Party: Friday\, August 28Work Live Online: Saturday\, August 29 at 10 am CT \n\n\n\n\n\n				\n					\n						\n							\n							\n								About the ArtistsRelated EventsPurchase WorkSupport\n								\n							\n						\n					\n				\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for the 28th Annual American Pottery Festival (APF)\, August 28 – 30\, 2026!Our biggest annual event brings together ceramic artists from across the United States\, showcasing the best in the field. Experience a stunning variety of creative processes\, techniques\, forms\, and surfaces. The event kicks off with our Opening Night Party on Friday\, August 28\, 2026! \n\n\n\nYour participation in APF directly support NCC’s mission to advance the ceramic arts through education\, exhibitions\, scholarships\, and grant programs. This festival serves as a thoughtfully curated platform for makers\, clay enthusiasts\, learners\, collectors\, and the curious to connect\, create\, and be inspired. \n\n\n\nEach year\, NCC prioritizes diversity when inviting artists\, ensuring a wide representation of lived experiences and perspectives. The 2026 festival will feature an extraordinary lineup of artists whose work highlights a vast range of techniques\, aesthetics\, and materials. Their unique journeys to a career in ceramics will inspire participants of all backgrounds. \n\n\n\nThe weekend will offer engaging opportunities to connect with artists through artist talks\, workshops\, demonstrations\, and casual gallery chats. Whether you’re a student\, a collector\, or a fellow maker\, you’ll find valuable learning experiences throughout the event. Scholarships are available for all demonstrations and workshops\, making them accessible to everyone. \n\n\n\n\nLearn more\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Artists\n\n\n\n\nSara Alfieri\, Kurt Anderson\, Marissa Childers\, Sandra Daulton Shaughnessy\, Celia Feldberg\, Stephen Heywood\, Erica Iman\, Samuel Johnson\, Steven Young Lee\, Suze Lindsay\, Andrew McIntyre\, Taylor Mezo\, KyoungHwa Oh\, Doug Peltzman\, Lindsay Rogers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSara Alfieri\n\n\n\nAlfieri’s work investigates the layered relationship between design\, function\, and accessibility through digitally designed\, slip-casted ceramic vessels and architecturally-inspired sculptures. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKurt Anderson\n\n\n\nAnderson’s everyday ceramic objects feature technicolor imagery that playfully combines old and new: bold\, sharply drawn characters that wouldn’t be out of place in graphic novels or street art are nestled within patterned backgrounds that nod back to the folk pottery traditions of China\, Japan\, and Persia. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarissa Childers\n\n\n\nChilders’ work explores moments of connection and intimacy while celebrating femininity and craft found within domestic spaces. She is often inspired by things society deems a craft or feminine such as\, quilting\, sewing\, and decoration. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSandra Daulton Shaughnessy\n\n\n\nI describe my clay work as ‘ceremoniously functional\,’ meaning there is an element of ritual involved while using my handmade pottery. Many of my pieces have an altered quality that expresses the softness of the clay and the atmospheric soda firing process. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCelia Feldberg\n\n\n\nCelia Feldberg is an artist living in Philadelphia\, PA. Born in England and raised in Massachusetts\, she earned her BFA in ceramics from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (Boston) in 2019. She makes illustrated pottery\, teaches\, and maintains an active involvement at craft schools. She is currently a resident artist at The Clay Studio (Philadelphia). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStephen Heywood\n\n\n\nHeywood’s work is influenced by architectural structures including factories\, silos\, barns\, and water towers. His vessels are often composed of many wheel-thrown and handbuilt parts and take their shape as small functional sculpture. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nErica Iman\n\n\n\nIman’s hand-built work is inspired by geological formations. She leans on the clay’s inherent qualities to mimic the processes and structures in nature. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSamuel Johnson\n\n\n\nJohnson’s work represents a blend of control and natural variation\, emphasizing the organic changes produced by the wood kiln. Johnson’s work has been shown in over 100 group and solo exhibitions and is included in the permanent collections of multiple museums. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSteven Young Lee\n\n\n\nLee has lectured extensively in North America and Asia and is inspired by the dichotomy of the metropolitan and rural communities he has worked in. His intentionally deconstructing vessels aim to challenge traditional craft protocols and question classical notions of beauty and perfection. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSuze Lindsay\n\n\n\nWorking with stoneware clay\, Lindsay subtly suggests figure and character by manipulating forms after they are thrown. An integral part of her work includes surface decoration to enhance her pottery forms by patterning and painting slips and glazes for salt firing. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndrew McIntyre\n\n\n\nMcIntyre is inspired by patterns and luminosity of stained glass windows and he implements these details into his own work. He uses the traditional technique of perforating patterned holes in the clay to allow room for filling these windows with glaze to achieve a unique level of translucency. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTaylor Mezo\n\n\n\n Using slab building and wheelthrowing techniques\, Mezo’s work has playful forms and geometric surface patterns. She works primarily in funk-tional ceramic wares\, made from red earthenware with a vibrant color palette. When she is not working in the studio\, Mezo is probably scoping out a local classic car show for inspiration. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKyoungHwa Oh\n\n\n\nOh’s work consists of functional and sculptural carved porcelain. First\, her pieces are thrown on the wheel\, and then altered by cutting\, adding clay\, and carving to create new forms. Like Yin and Yang\, Oh encompasses the influence between traditional Asian values and modern Western society.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDoug Peltzman\n\n\n\nDoug Peltzman was born in New York City and raised on Long Island. He has been making pots since 2003. Since graduating with his MFA from Penn State (University Park\, PA) in 2010\, he established a pottery studio with his wife\, Pam\, in Shokan\, New York. He is a father of three young children\, a dedicated husband\, and a full-time studio potter. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLindsay Rogers\n\n\n\nRogers describes her practice as having a\, “foundation deeply rooted in craft tradition.” She uses regional brown stoneware clay that she forms on a manually operated treadle wheel. Rogers is inspired by the connection between pottery and food and creates pieces that reflect the\, “tremendous beauty that comes from the experience of creating and sharing a lovingly prepared meal.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRelated Events\n\n\n\nClick on the tiles below to purchase tickets for opening night\, workshops\, and demonstrations:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConference Scholarships and Discounts Available100% scholarship available to BIPOC attendees50% scholarship available to any who identify as experiencing financial need \n\n\n\nAPF DemonstrationsThere are a limited number of scholarships and discounts available for demonstration passes. Please contact Noah Keesecker\, NCC’s Education Manager\, at noahkeesecker@northernclaycenter.org for information. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPurchase Work\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMay Preview Show Sales Gallery and Online:April 28 – May 31 The American Pottery Festival Preview is your only chance to see and purchase work by this year’s guest artists until APF opening night on Friday\, August 28!Work will go live at 10 am CT on Tuesday\, April 28.
URL:https://northernclaycenter.org/calendar/american-pottery-festival-9/
CATEGORIES:Artist Talks, Demos, & FREE Workshops,Exhibitions,Sales Gallery & Special Events
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SUMMARY:First day of Fall full-term classes
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SUMMARY:Early Autumn Featured Artists: Mike Jabbur\, Kate Fisher\, Olivia Tani\, Minsoo Yuh\, Jil Franke
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URL:https://northernclaycenter.org/calendar/early-autumn-featured-artists-mike-jabbur-kate-fisher-olivia-tani-minsoo-yuh-jil-franke/
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