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Burdens of History – 2020 NCECA Annual Exhibition

“Today, more than 50 years removed from these early beginnings of studio ceramics, artists are reconsidering these origins and choosing to assert and affirm their voices as part of a wider discourse. Many approach ceramics history with a longer view, one that encompasses the material history of adobe, the practices of indigenous ancestors, or the economic and political implications of the…

NCECA EXPO – ONLINE coming soon, don’t miss it!

The Director at Large (DAL) and the Student Director at Large (SDAL) are elected by and represent the NCECA membership on the NCECA Board. Usually the DAL and SDAL candidates meet with NCECA members face to face during the conference. Since this was not an option this year, Paul Blais has interviewed the Candidates to better inform the membership. Enjoy! Please vote for your representative by…

I have to admit, im finding it challenging to write this update.  There are so many moving parts and so many people doing so many things to try and help.  It is challenging to track everything and connect everyone.   But I will use this post to tell you what i DO know and hope that all of you reading it will help NCECA to connect people together for the overall benefit of the organization and the…

I just finished listening to the most recent episode of The Potter’s Cast by Paul Blais, (special Public Service Announcement Edition with NCECA leadership).  It was fabulous and insightful, as I would expect it to be.  (PS Thanks for the shoutout Rhonda et al.!)

So the main message for today’s update post comes from that episode and is “please be patient.”  

A little further explanation from our…

I continue to be heartwarmed by the number of people volunteering their time and talents to help NCECA and its entire membership to find ways to realize all of the hard work that has gone into this conference through digital means.  Many people have filled out the volunteer interest form Many other people have contacted me directly with ideas.  I have seen and heard about a lot of people who are…

What now? Do you want to be involved with helping NCECA now? Find out how....

This would have been my first conference since leaving the NCECA Board.  I was so excited to be joining the presentation tech team.  FINALLY I would get to wear those beautiful button down shirts with the NCECA Logo embroidered on it.  Of course, that’s not the main thing I am sad about.  We are all having feelings…but there are silver linings.

In the wake of the news, I watched facebook…

NCECA 2020 Awards and Honors

Latest News – Coronavirus (Covid-19)

NCECA remains optimistic and excited for its upcoming conference in Richmond, Virginia. This has been the most successful pre-conference registration period in NCECA history and we ask all of our conference registrants and supporters to remain committed to being with us for MULTIVALENT: Clay, Mindfulness and Memory. As an organization devoted to connecting people through a shared love for ceramic…

2020 voting requirements, the nitty-gritty

Here is what you need to know…

–This year, NCECA is holding elections to fill two positions on its Board of Directors: Director at Large (DAL) and Student Director at Large (SDAL). To learn more about the DAL and SDAL positions, to watch brief candidate videos, see headshots, and to read our candidates bios, click here: https://nceca.net/board-candidates/

–The NCECA board, under advisement by the…

NCECA Board elections: OPT IN and cast your vote!

It is that time of year, NCECA is looking to fill two vacated seats on our board of directors, one Director at Large (DAL) and one Student Director at Large (SDAL). Our new DAL will help manage our emerging artists call, as well as our International Residency program, and the SDAL will assist with Student Critiques and Student Perspectives at our conference, as well as helps manage the NSJE…

Surface and Symbol: The Diverse Language of Clay – A Capital One / NCECA Exhibition

Meet Your 2020 Student Director at Large Candidates!

Meet Your 2020 NCECA Director at Large Candidates

Congratulations, 2020 NCECA Emerging Artist!

Ling Chun, Ruth Easterbrook, Stephanie Hanes, Yeonsoo Kim, Cathy Lu and Nurielle Stern!

  Ling Chun born in Hong Kong, a society that built upon a hybrid system of western and eastern. A foreign exchange program brought her to the United States at the age of seventeen. She then earned her BFA in visual communication design and ceramics from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2012 and…