Past Exhibitions
2025
Still Forming: 35 Years of Clay, Collection, and Change
On view September 20 – November 2, 2025; Main Gallery; Reception: Friday, October 3, 6 – 8 pm
January Featured Artists
January 7 – February 2, 2025; Sales Gallery & Online; Will Dickert, Karin Kraemer, Andrew Rivera, Andy Shaw
Early-Career Artist Grant Recipients
January 18 – March 2, 2025; Main Gallery; Exhibition opening: Friday, January 17, 6 – 8 pm; Artist talks: Friday, January 17, 4 pm
The Excerpts of Earth: Works by Raheleh Filsoofi
January 18 – March 2, 2025; Galusha Gallery; Exhibition opening: Friday, January 17, 6 – 8 pm
February Featured Artists
February 4 – March 2, 2025; Sales Gallery & Online; Ian Bassett, Peter Jadoonath, Kirk Lyttle, Beth Thompson
In Touch
On view March 15 – May 25, 2025; Main Gallery; Free public opening reception Friday, March 14, 6 – 8 pm
Stone Fruit
On view March 15 – May 25, 2025; Galusha Gallery; Free public opening reception Friday, March 14, 6 – 8 pm
March Featured Artists
March 4 – 30, 2025; Sales Gallery & Online; Clarice Allgood, Tom Bartel, Nancy Green, Matt Repsher
April Featured Artists
April 1 – 27, 2025; Sales Gallery & Online; Emily Christopherson (EMRIS), Amanda Dobbratz, Jill Foote-Hutton, Jamie Lang, Melissa Mencini, Ian M Petrie, Tricia Schmidt
May Featured Artists
April 29 – June 1, 2025: Sales Gallery & Online: American Pottery Festival Preview
Six McKnight Artists
June 7 – August 17, 2025; Main Gallery & Galusha Gallery
June Featured Artists
June 3 – 29, 2025; Sales Gallery & Online; Brian Geier, Sarah Haven, Ellen Kleckner, Kimberly LaVonne, Matt Watterson
July Featured Artists
July 1 – 27, 2025; Sales Gallery & Online; Maggie Jaszczak, Matthew Krousey, Kate Marotz, Jeff Oestreich, Doug Peltzman
August Featured Artists
July 29 – August 31, 2025; Sales Gallery & Online; Andy Bissonnette, Sarah Chenoweth Davis, Gruchalla Rosetti Pottery, Ani Kasten, Tricia Schmidt
Early Autumn Featured Artists
September 9 – October 11, 2025; Sales Gallery & Online; Jennifer Fujimoto, Lee Love, Masa Sasaki, Will Swanson
American Pottery Festival
September 5 – 7, 2025; Main & Galusha Galleries; Opening Night Party: Friday, September 5
Be Still My Heart
On view September 20 – November 2, 2025; Main Gallery; Reception: Friday, October 3, 6 – 8 pm
Late Autumn Featured Artists
October 14 – November 9, 2025 Sales Gallery & Online Nathan Bray, Joshua Hebbert, Monica Rudquist, Sandra Daulton Shaughnessy Jewelry Spotlight: Earrings
Winter Exhibition
November 16, 2025 – January 4, 2026; Main Gallery; Works go LIVE online at 12 pm CT
2024
January Featured Artists
January 3 – February 4, 2024; Sales Gallery & Online; Illumination
Early Career Artist Grant Recipients
January 13 – February 18, 2024; Main Gallery; Exhibition opening: Friday, January 12, 6 – 8 pm; Artist talks: Friday, January 12, 4 pm
Warren MacKenzie Century Celebration
January 13 – February 18, 2024; Galusha Gallery; Exhibition opening: Friday, January 12, 6 – 8 pm
February Featured Artists
February 6 – March 3, 2024; Sales Gallery & Online; Christina Margarita Erives, Maia Leppo, Ernest Miller, Lisa Orr, S.C. Rolf
Edible
March 2 – April 21, 2024; Main Gallery; Exhibition opening: Friday, March 1, 6 – 8 pm
Firstlings
March 2 – April 21, 2024; Galusha Gallery; Exhibition opening: Friday, March 1, 6 – 8 pm
March Featured Artists
March 5 – March 31, 2024 Sales Gallery & Online Guillermo Cuellar, Joe Singewald, David Swenson, Veronica Watkins
April Featured Artists
April 2 – April 28, 2024; Sales Gallery & Online; Milo Berezin, Eric Jensen, Colleen Riley, Sandra Torres
May Featured Artists
April 30 – June 2, 2024; Sales Gallery & Online; American Pottery Festival Preview
Members Exhibition
May 4 – June 16, 2024; Main Gallery; Exhibition opening: Friday, May 3, 6 – 8 pm
Members Exhibition: K-12 Educators and Students
May 4 – June 16, 2024; Galusha Gallery; Exhibition opening: Friday, May 3, 6 – 8 pm
June Featured Artists
June 4 – June 30, 2024; Sales Gallery & Online; Paul Eshelman, Bianka Groves, Tom Jaszczak, Betsy Williams
McKnight Ceramic Artist Fellows
June 29 – August 18, 2024; Main Gallery; Summer McKnight Open House: Saturday, July 13
July Featured Artists
July 2 – July 28, 2024; Sales Gallery & Online; Mike Helke, Amy Joy Hosterman, Jan McKeachie Johnston, Mike Norman
August Featured Artists
July 30 – September 1, 2024; Sales Gallery & Online; Jil Franke, Mike Jabbur, Brent Pafford, Olivia Tani
American Pottery Festival
September 6 – 8, 2024; Main & Galusha Galleries; Opening Night Party: Friday, September 6
Early Autumn Featured Artists
September 11 – October 13, 2024; Sales Gallery & Online; Kevin Caufield, Linda Christianson, Willem Gebben, Kurt Brian Webb, Statement Necklaces
Pathways: Collaboration, Community, Clay
September 21 – November 3, 2024; Main Gallery; Virtual Tour available September 26; Public Reception: Friday, October 4, 6 – 8 pm
Queer Alchemy: Works By Sarah Knight
September 21 – November 3, 2024; Galusha Gallery; Exhibition reception: Friday, October 4
Late Autumn Featured Artists
October 15 – November 10, 2024; Sales Gallery & Online’ Selina Chen, Leila Denecke, Judith Yourman, Jewelry Spotlight: Earrings
Winter Exhibition
November 17 – December 31, 2024; Main Gallery; Annual ART@HAND Winter Open House, Sunday, November 17, 12 – 3 pm; Member Preview Hour, 11 am – 12 pm; Works go LIVE online at 12 pm CT
Teaching Artists of NCC
November 17 – December 31, 2024; Emily Galusha Gallery; Opening reception: Sunday, November 17, 12 – 3 pm; FREE, open to everyone; Virtual Tour available November 21
2023
Seven McKnight Artists
JULY 8 – AUGUST 20 Main & Galusha Galleries Summer Open House: July 15, 1 – 4 pm
January Featured Artists
January 3– 29, 2023 Sales Gallery & Online Hibernation
February Featured Artists
JANUARY 31 – MARCH 5 Sales Gallery & Online Nathan Bray, Guillermo Guardia, Ani Kasten, Jamie Lang Jewelry Spotlight: Melissa Mencini
CARRIERS | COMMUNITY
MARCH 4 – APRIL 22, 2023 Galusha Gallery Virtual 3D Tour on view March 9, 2023 Free public opening reception Friday, March 3, 6 – 8 pm
BREACH: LOGBOOK 23 | CARRIER
MARCH 4 – APRIL 22, 2023 Main Gallery Virtual 3D Tour on view March 9, 2023 Free public opening reception Friday, March 3, 6 – 8 pm
March Featured Artists
MARCH 7 – APRIL 2; Sales Gallery & Online; Tom Bartel, Karin Kraemer, Liz Pechacek, Doug Peltzman, Jewelry Spotlight: Tricia Schmidt
April Featured Artists
APRIL 4 – 30; Sales Gallery & Online; Doug Casebeer, Brian Geier, Jeff Oestreich, Will Swanson, Jewelry Spotlight: Kristen Cliffel
American Pottery Festival Preview
MAY 2 – 28; Sales Gallery & Online
Light of Day
MAY 6 – JUNE 25 Main Gallery Virtual Tour on view May 11 Free public opening reception Friday, May 5, 6 – 8 pm
In Plain Sight
MAY 6 – JUNE 25 Galusha Gallery Virtual Tour on view May 11 Free public opening reception Friday, May 5, 6 – 8 pm
June Featured Artists
MAY 30 – JULY 2; Sales Gallery & Online; Sam Chung, Amanda Dobbratz, Sarah Haven, Peter Jadoonath, Jewelry: April D. Felipe
July Featured Artists
JULY 5 – 30; Sales Gallery & Online; Clarice Allgood, Joshua Paul Hebbert, Forrest Lesch-Middelton, Ian M. Petrie, Jewelry: Kate Marotz
August Featured Artists
AUGUST 1 – 27; Sales Gallery & Online; Andy Bissonnette, Sarah Chenoweth Davis, Gruchalla Rosetti, Matthew Krousey, Jewelry: Bernadette Esperanza Torres
Early Autumn Featured Artists
SEPTEMBER 12 – OCTOBER 8; Sales Gallery & Online; Jill Foote-Hutton, Kirk Lyttle, Laurie Shaman, Andy Shaw, Jewelry: Heather Nameth Bren
The Skin of the Pot: Works by Lily Fein
SEPTEMBER 23 – NOVEMBER 5; Galusha Gallery; Public reception: Thursday, October 12, 6 – 8 pm
Coastal Sweetgrass: Clay & Land & Craft
SEPTEMBER 23 – NOVEMBER 5; Main Gallery; Public reception: Thursday, October 12, 6 – 8 pm
Late Autumn Featured Artists
OCTOBER 10 – NOVEMBER 5; Sales Gallery & Online; Maggie Jaszczak, Lee Love, Monica Rudquist, Sandra Daulton Shaughnessy, Jewelry Spotlight: Isabel Souza
Winter Exhibition
NOVEMBER 19 – DECEMBER 31 Main Gallery
MN NICE Graduates
NOVEMBER 19 – DECEMBER 31 Galusha Gallery
ReCollect
JANUARY 14 – FEBRUARY 19, 2023 Galusha Gallery
2022
February Featured Artists
FEBRUARY 1 – 27, 2022 Sales Gallery & Online Guillermo Cuellar, Mike Norman, Colleen Riley
Memento Mori
MARCH 6 – APRIL 16, 2022 Main Gallery Curated by Heather Nameth Bren
Fandom
MARCH 6 – APRIL 16, 2022 Emily Galusha Gallery Curated by NCC
March Featured Artists
MARCH 1 – APRIL 3 Sales Gallery & Online Samantha Purze, Joe Singewald, Betsy Williams, Joel Willson Jewelry Spotlight: April D. Felipe
April Featured Artists
APRIL 5 – MAY 1 Sales Gallery & Online Paul Eshelman, Eric Jensen, Anna Valenti, Kurt Brian Webb Jewelry Spotlight: Melissa Mencini
Members Exhibition
APRIL 29 – JUNE 19, 2022 Main Gallery
Members Exhibition: K-12 Educators and Students
APRIL 29 – JUNE 19, 2022 Main Gallery
May Featured Artists
MAY 3 – 29 Sales Gallery & Online American Pottery Festival Preview
June Featured Artists
MAY 31 – JULY 3 Sales Gallery & Online Kevin Caufield, Wendy Eggerman, Taylor Sijan, David Swenson Jewelry: Heather Nameth Bren
Six McKnight Artists
JULY 1 – AUGUST 21 Main & Galusha Galleries
July Featured Artists
JULY 6 – 31 Sales Gallery & Online Mike Helke, S.C. Rolf, Olivia Tani, Jewelry: Kate Marotz
August Featured Artists
AUGUST 2 – 28 Sales Gallery & Online Willem Gebben, Shaina Renae Lund, Ernest Miller, Jewelry: Tricia Schmidt
Early Autumn Featured Artists
SEPTEMBER 13 – OCTOBER 9 Sales Gallery & Online Jil Franke, Lisa Orr, Katie Bosley Sabin, Beth Thompson
A Gathering: Works from ‘Contemporary Black American Ceramic Artists’
SEPTEMBER 17 – OCTOBER 30 Main Gallery
Lisa Marie Barber
SEPTEMBER 17 – OCTOBER 30 Galusha Gallery
Late Autumn Featured Artists
OCTOBER 11 – NOVEMBER 6 Sales Gallery & Online Linda Christianson, Leila Denecke, Jan McKeachie Johnston, Jewelry: Kristen Cliffel
Winter Exhibition
NOVEMBER 13 – DECEMBER 24 Main Gallery
MN NICE Graduates
NOVEMBER 13 – DECEMBER 24 Galusha Gallery
January Featured Artists
JANUARY 4 – 30, 2022 Sales Gallery & Online Paul Dresang, Kate Fisher, Ruth Martin, Matt Repsher
Emerging Artist Grant Recipients
JANUARY 14 – FEBRUARY 20, 2022 Main Gallery Artist talks: Friday, January 14, 4 pm (virtual)
2021
Holiday Exhibition
NOVEMBER 14 – DECEMBER 30 Main Gallery Virtual Tour available November 18
MN NICE Graduates
NOVEMBER 14 – DECEMBER 30 Emily Galusha Gallery Virtual Tour available November 18
Early Autumn Featured Artists
SEPTEMBER 14 – OCTOBER 10 Sales Gallery & Online Casey Beck, Laura Casas, Randy Schutt
August Featured Artists
August 3 – 29, 2021 Sales Gallery Nathan Bray, Karin Kraemer, Gruchalla Rosetti Pottery, Will Swanson
Late Autumn Featured Artists
OCTOBER 12 – NOVEMBER 7 Sales Gallery & Online Jill Foote-Hutton, Kirk Lyttle, Matthew Krousey
MESSENGER: a 21st century love letter
SEPTEMBER 18 – OCTOBER 31 Emily Galusha Gallery Virtual Tour available September 23
Passages From India
SEPTEMBER 18 – OCTOBER 31 Main Gallery Virtual Tour available September 23
July Featured Artists
July 6 – August 1, 2021 Sales Gallery Christina Erives, Adam Gruetzmacher, Maggie Jaszczak
Eleven McKnight Artists
JULY 2 – AUGUST 22, 2021 Main Gallery & Galusha Gallery
June Featured Artists
June 2 – July 3, 2021 Sales Gallery Brian Geier, Lee Love, Monica Rudquist, Christy Wert
May Featured Artists
MAY 4 – 30, 2021 Sales Gallery American Pottery Festival Preview
How It’s Going
APRIL 30 – JUNE 20, 2021 Emily Galusha Gallery Virtual Exhibition: May 6 (online)
Pearl
APRIL 30 – JUNE 20, 2021 Main Gallery Virtual Exhibition: May 6 (online)
April Featured Artists
APRIL 6 – MAY 2, 2021 Sales Gallery Heather Nameth Bren, Amanda Dobbratz, Liz Pechacek, Tricia Schmidt, Sandra Daulton Shaughnessy, Jewelry Focus
Hidari-uma: Riding the Horse Backwards, Embracing the Unknown
MARCH 5 – APRIL 18, 2021 Emily Galusha Gallery Curated by Amanda Dobbratz
The Secret Life of Objects
MARCH 5 – APRIL 18, 2021 Main Gallery Curated by Pattie Chalmers and Jill Foote-Hutton
March Featured Artists
MARCH 2 – APRIL 3, 2021 Sales Gallery Ani Kasten, Jamie Lang, Ian Petrie, Laurie Shaman
February Featured Artists
FEBRUARY 2 – 28, 2021 Sales Gallery Tom Bartel, Sarah Chenoweth Davis, Josh DeWeese, Peter Jadoonath
Emerging Artist Grant Recipients
JANUARY 15 – FEBRUARY 21 Main Gallery & Galusha Gallery Virtual Presentations: Friday, January 15, 4 pm
January Featured Artists
JANUARY 5 – 31, 2021 Sales Gallery Doug Peltzman, Jeff Oestreich, Bianka Groves
2020
Holiday Exhibition
NOVEMBER 15 – DECEMBER 30, 2020 Main Gallery
MN NICE Graduates
NOVEMBER 15 – DECEMBER 30, 2020 Emily Galusha Gallery Opening reception, Sunday, November 15, 12 – 4 pm.
October Featured Artists
OCTOBER 13 – NOVEMBER 8, 2020 Sales Gallery Brent Pafford, Matt Repsher, Tricia Schmidt, Kurt Brian Webb
Scale
SEPTEMBER 19 – NOVEMBER 3, 2020 Emily Galusha Gallery
VOTE!
SEPTEMBER 19 – NOVEMBER 3, 2020 Main Gallery Curated by David East
American Pottery Festival 2020
SEPTEMBER 2 – 6, 2020 Main Gallery & Galusha Gallery Online Exhibition
September Featured Artists
SEPTEMBER 15 – OCTOBER 11, 2020 Sales Gallery Guillermo Cuellar, Leila Denecke, Mike Norman, Betsy Williams
August Featured Artists
AUGUST 4 – 30, 2020 Online Exhibition Sales Gallery Paul Eshelman, Suze Lindsay, Kent McLaughlin, Andy Shaw
July Featured Artists
JULY 7 – AUGUST 2, 2020 Online Exhibition Willem Gebben, Ruth Martin, Joe Singewald, Ceramic Jewelry
Six McKnight Artists
JULY 3 – AUGUST 23, 2020 Online Exhibition
June Featured Artists
JUNE 2 – JULY 5, 2020 Online Exhibition Kevin Caufield, Jil Franke, Eric Jensen, Candice Methe, S.C. Rolf
American Pottery Festival Preview
MAY 5 – 31, 2020 Sales Gallery
April Featured Artists
APRIL 7 – MAY 3, 2020 Sales Gallery Kevin Caufield, Jil Franke, SC Rolf
Triaxial Blends
MARCH 6 – JUNE 21, 2020 Main Gallery Curated by Angelica Pozo
It’s Still Political
MARCH 6 – JUNE 21, 2020 Emily Galusha Gallery Curated by Mac Star McCusker with Kelly Connole
March Featured Artists
MARCH 3 – APRIL 5, 2020 Sales Gallery Paul Dresang, Ernest Miller, Heather Nameth Bren, Olivia Tani, Michael Wisner
February Featured Artists
FEBRUARY 1 – MARCH 1, 2020 Sales Gallery Casey Beck, Matt Kelleher, David Swenson, Lars Voltz
Emerging Artist Grant Recipients
JANUARY 10 – FEBRUARY 23, 2020 Main Gallery & Emily Galusha Gallery
January Featured Artists
JANUARY 3 – 30, 2020 Sales Gallery Butch Holden, Tom Jaszczak, Colleen Riley
2019
MN NICE Graduates
NOVEMBER 17 – DECEMBER 29, 2019 Emily Galusha Gallery
Holiday Exhibition
Nov 17 to Dec 29 Main Gallery Sales Gallery
AnT Sculpture and Design
SEPTEMBER 20 – NOVEMBER 3, 2019 Emily Galusha Gallery
Horror Vacui: Across the Margins
SEPTEMBER 20 – NOVEMBER 3, 2019 Main Gallery
American Pottery Festival 2019
SEPTEMBER 6 – SEPTEMBER 8, 2019 Emily Galusha Gallery Main Gallery Sales Gallery
Six McKnight Artists
JULY 13 – AUGUST 25, 2019 Emily Galusha Gallery Main Gallery
Helix: The Curious Natural World of Mary Roettger
MAY 10 – JUNE 23, 2019 Emily Galusha Gallery Curated by Lynn Lukkas
Members Exhibition
MAY 10 – JUNE 23, 2019 Main Gallery
Ideal Made Real: MN NICE
MARCH 26 – MARCH 30, 2019
KITSCH BITCH WITCH
MARCH 26 – MARCH 30, 2019
Bonspiel
MARCH 26 – MARCH 30, 2019
Under the Black and Baltic Deep
MARCH 25 – MARCH 31, 2019 Loading Dock Gallery Curated by Sarah Millfelt and Robert Silberman
Alternate Endings 2: Contemporary Ceramic Bookends
MARCH 25 – MARCH 30, 2019 NCECA Reception: Thursday, March 28, 5 – 9 pm
Staff Infection
MARCH 25 – MARCH 31, 2019 Gallery D Organized by Emily Romens and Rob Lieder
Artists of NCC
MARCH 25 – MARCH 31, 2019 Studio Artist Area
Trading Post: Exchange and Sojourn
MARCH 8 – APRIL 28, 2019 Emily Galusha Gallery Curated by Chotsani Elaine Dean
In Service: Engaging and Connecting through Clay
MARCH 8 – APRIL 28, 2019 Main Gallery Curated by Ursula Hargens
Duck, Duck, Grey Duck
FEBRUARY 1 – JULY 31, 2019 Curated by NCC
Three Jerome Artists
JANUARY 11 – FEBRUARY 24, 2019 Main Gallery
Fogelberg, Red Wing, and Anonymous Artists
JANUARY 11 – FEBRUARY 24, 2019 Emily Galusha Gallery
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