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Partnership Spotlight: Southeastern Libraries Cooperating
This summer, NCC teaching artists were all over the southeastern corner of Minnesota, providing clay workshops to youth and aging adults through Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO). From Blooming Prairie to Le Crescent, Albert LeaContinue reading “Partnership Spotlight: Southeastern Libraries Cooperating”
2022 24th Annual American Pottery Festival Review
The American Pottery Festival weekend always, always, gives us new reasons to appreciate the artists and all of you who support them during the weekend, and this year was no different. Far from aContinue reading “2022 24th Annual American Pottery Festival Review”
You’ve Got Friends in Clay Places
Thank you for being a valuable part of Northern Clay Center and all that you have contributed to advance the growth and development of the organization. Your presence in, and support of, the communityContinue reading “You’ve Got Friends in Clay Places”
Director’s Report
As we near the end of another calendar year, we are provided with the opportunity to pause and reflect on both successes and areas for growth from the past year. I am excited forContinue reading “Director’s Report”
ClayToGo Spotlight: Cityview Community School
A new outreach partnership with Cityview Community School in Minneapolis began in early May 2022 and continued through early June 2022. Teaching artists Persis Wade, Elizabeth Coleman, and Jennica Kruse provided weekly classes forContinue reading “ClayToGo Spotlight: Cityview Community School”
Announcing the 2022 Emerging Artist Award Recipients
Each year, early-career ceramic artists apply for Emerging Artist Awards at Northern Clay Center with a drive to continue the momentum they have gained through formal and informal education and experiences. Each of themContinue reading “Announcing the 2022 Emerging Artist Award Recipients”
Partner Spotlight: People Serving People
A new outreach partnership with People Serving People began in September 2021 and continues through the spring of 2022. This partnership was born out of a short interaction between two community members in aContinue reading “Partner Spotlight: People Serving People”
NCECA 2022 Wrap Up
We offer our collective thanks to all of you who engaged with NCC to view lectures or purchase pots for Fertile Ground, the 56th annual conference held in Sacramento, CA by the National CouncilContinue reading “NCECA 2022 Wrap Up”
Spring 2022 Program Updates
Administration NCC’s new health care plan went into effect for staff members who elected to participate. NCC has not had a group health care offering in recent memory. We hope the plan will provideContinue reading “Spring 2022 Program Updates”
ClayToGo Checking in to 2022
The fall of 2021 brought about a marked return of NCC’s outreach programming in the community! We were not quite back to full force, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to affect the reality ofContinue reading “ClayToGo Checking in to 2022”
MN NICE: Year Eight
Program Info SessionJoin us for a MN NICE program information session via Zoom, where we will discuss the program’s many components before opening the floor to questions. Virtual, Thursday, April 21, 6 pm CT,Continue reading “MN NICE: Year Eight”
Winter 2022 Program Updates
StaffPlease welcome staff members who joined us in autumn of 2021: Building Maintenance Technician, Iris Smith, began on 09.27.2021 Gallery Artist Liaison, Victor Sánchez, began on 10.14.21 Sales Gallery Manager, Rachel Nusbaum, began onContinue reading “Winter 2022 Program Updates”
Preview 2022 Clay Camps
Registration for 2022 Clay Camps opens February 1 at 10 am!
Director’s Report
As we enter then final months of 2021, we are provided the opportunity to pause and reflect upon the myriad challenges, successes, and milestones of the year. Throughout the entirety of the pandemic, ourContinue reading “Director’s Report”
Try a Clay Class from Home!
Interested in a virtual clay activity but don’t know where to start? Let us show you how simple it is to participate in an online ceramics class at home! First, sign up online. NCCContinue reading “Try a Clay Class from Home!”
2021 23rd Annual American Pottery Festival Review
This year’s American Pottery Festival (APF) left all of us here loving the clay community as we reflected on the accomplishments of everyone who helped us make the Center’s second virtual version of ourContinue reading “2021 23rd Annual American Pottery Festival Review”
Announcing the Recipients of the 2021 McKnight Artist Fellowships and Residencies for Ceramic Artists
Northern Clay Center is pleased to announce the 2021 recipients of the McKnight Artist Fellowships for Ceramic Artists, Mike Helke (Stillwater, MN) and Juliane Shibata (Northfield, MN). Also selected by this year’s panelists areContinue reading “Announcing the Recipients of the 2021 McKnight Artist Fellowships and Residencies for Ceramic Artists”
Fall McKnight Artist Residency for Ceramic Artists: Tom Hubbard
Join Northern Clay Center in welcoming our 2021 fall McKnight Artist Resident, Tom Hubbard (Attleboro, MA). We look forward to supporting his creative visions while establishing new connections with our community. During the firstContinue reading “Fall McKnight Artist Residency for Ceramic Artists: Tom Hubbard”
Peter Leach Scholarship Fund
We are thrilled to announce the Peter Leach Scholarship Fund at Northern Clay Center. The Peter Leach Scholarship Fund will be used to fund the NCC BIPOC education scholarship which covers 100% of classContinue reading “Peter Leach Scholarship Fund”
Announcing the 2021 Emerging Artist Award Recipients
Each year, numerous courageous souls step up and apply for NCC’s Emerging Artist Awards, in hopes of capitalizing on the momentum they have gained in school, apprenticeships, community classes, or their individual studios. EveryContinue reading “Announcing the 2021 Emerging Artist Award Recipients”
New Adult Scholarships!
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 and systemic racial and economic impactsContinue reading “New Adult Scholarships!”
Welcome Marian Draper, NCC’s 2021 Dona Turbes Intern
Hello! My name is Marian Draper. I will be a senior this fall at Rochester Institute of Technology in New York where I am currently working towards a bachelor’s degree in fine arts withContinue reading “Welcome Marian Draper, NCC’s 2021 Dona Turbes Intern”
Partner Spotlight: Ebenezer Ridges
While many of our partner organizations have not been able to resume programming due to the various constraints on senior living facilities caused by the pandemic, Northern Clay Center has been running programming withContinue reading “Partner Spotlight: Ebenezer Ridges”
Summer McKnight Artist Residency for Ceramic Artists: Hyang Jin Cho and Roberta Massuch
Join Northern Clay Center in welcoming our 2021 Summer McKnight Artist Residents, Hyang Jin Cho & Roberta Massuch. As we embark on this unique opportunity to host two McKnight Artists during the same quarter,Continue reading “Summer McKnight Artist Residency for Ceramic Artists: Hyang Jin Cho and Roberta Massuch”
NCC @ Virtual NCECA 2021
We offer our collective thanks to all of you who engaged with NCC to view lectures or purchase pots for the Virtual NCECA conference in March. Each year, the in-person NCECA week is oneContinue reading “NCC @ Virtual NCECA 2021”
A Tribute to Peter Leach
In late winter, the clay community lost an influential and esteemed member. Peter Leach passed away on January 17, 2021 at the age of 87 and left a legacy in ceramics that deserves ourContinue reading “A Tribute to Peter Leach”
Director’s Report
Over the course of the last fourteen months, Northern Clay Center has implemented a number of changes through transition, programmatic evolution, introspective evaluation, and the redevelopment of connections with all of its constituents. GuidedContinue reading “Director’s Report”
Announcing 2020 McKnight Artist Fellowships and Residencies for Ceramic Artists
Northern Clay Center is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 McKnight Artist Fellowships: Andrea Leila Denecke (Scandia, MN) and Brad Menninga (Saint Paul, MN) and the 2020 McKnight Artist Residencies: Ashwini BhatContinue reading “Announcing 2020 McKnight Artist Fellowships and Residencies for Ceramic Artists”