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 andContinue reading “Announcing the 2022 Emerging Artist Award Recipients”

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 byContinue reading “Announcing the Recipients of the 2021 McKnight Artist Fellowships and Residencies for Ceramic Artists”

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 whichContinue 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, orContinue reading “Announcing the 2021 Emerging Artist Award Recipients”

Action and Accountability at NCC

As an organization, and as individuals, we are listening and learning with intent and relentlessly evolving our mission to ensure meaningful diversity, impactful equity, and genuine inclusivity. We don’t oftenContinue reading “Action and Accountability at NCC”

2020 Word of the Year: Resilience

Creating with clay is an inherently resilient process; it requires our patience and persistence until we deliver it into the fire where it withstands and eventually resolves to be transfiguredContinue reading “2020 Word of the Year: Resilience”

Claying-Along With NCC

The impact of the pandemic to ways of living has been monumental, and we have all experienced the need to create and adapt to new routines. NCC quickly understood inContinue reading “Claying-Along With NCC”

Student Update – EO 20-99

In light of Executive Order 20-99 that will take effect on Friday, November 20 at 11:59 pm, NCC is preparing for the closure of our facilities. NCC is categorized as a public place ofContinue reading “Student Update – EO 20-99”

Distance Learning Resources for Art Educators

Northern Clay Center’s outreach programming has been going strong for over two decades, making clay more accessible by bringing teaching artists into community locations throughout the Twin Cities and acrossContinue reading “Distance Learning Resources for Art Educators”

From the Home Office

Never before has comfort been more necessary or more elusive. We define it differently now. Now, it’s simpler on one hand, and has evolved to include the complexity of aContinue reading “From the Home Office”