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Evidence of Divine ThunderWade MacDonald, 2018
"CLAY+"
August 6 - September 18, 2021
Juried by Wade MacDonald
Entries due February 15, 2021
Clay is an ancient artistic medium. For time immemorial, meanings and processes associated with ceramic objects have reflected the cultures which produced them. This vast history and subsequent tie to tradition simultaneously inspires and confounds many artists and critics in the field.
For decades, a subset of ceramicists have challenged long-established ceramic paradigms and formed the groundwork for current and burgeoning innovation. Now accepted widely, ceramicists? use of multiple materials in conjunction with clay is a means to enhance and support the content of the clay material within an artwork. "Clay+" seeks to highlight ceramic artists who nurture a kinship of materials in their practices to elevate and reflect the potency present in contemporary ceramics. This exhibition will be on display August 6 - September 18, 2021.
Entries due February 15, 2021
Download prospectus (PDF)
Apply now!
August 6 - September 18, 2021
Juried by Wade MacDonald
Entries due February 15, 2021
Clay is an ancient artistic medium. For time immemorial, meanings and processes associated with ceramic objects have reflected the cultures which produced them. This vast history and subsequent tie to tradition simultaneously inspires and confounds many artists and critics in the field.
For decades, a subset of ceramicists have challenged long-established ceramic paradigms and formed the groundwork for current and burgeoning innovation. Now accepted widely, ceramicists? use of multiple materials in conjunction with clay is a means to enhance and support the content of the clay material within an artwork. "Clay+" seeks to highlight ceramic artists who nurture a kinship of materials in their practices to elevate and reflect the potency present in contemporary ceramics. This exhibition will be on display August 6 - September 18, 2021.
Entries due February 15, 2021
Download prospectus (PDF)
Apply now!
Floral Tumblers by Clay Center founder Michelle Swafford
"GEAUX CUPS IV"
June 4 - July 24, 2021
Juror TBA
Entries due March 30, 2021
The Clay Center of New Orleans seeks applicants for "Geaux Cups IV," the 2021 installment of our annual juried group exhibition of ceramic drinking vessels. The title is a spoof on New Orleans' infamous plastic "go cup," the portable container that allows adults to imbibe alcohol while wandering the city's 300-year-old streets. Open to all manner of ceramic drinking vessels, this exhibition will be on display June 4 - July 24, 2021.
Entries due March 30, 2021
Apply now!
June 4 - July 24, 2021
Juror TBA
Entries due March 30, 2021
The Clay Center of New Orleans seeks applicants for "Geaux Cups IV," the 2021 installment of our annual juried group exhibition of ceramic drinking vessels. The title is a spoof on New Orleans' infamous plastic "go cup," the portable container that allows adults to imbibe alcohol while wandering the city's 300-year-old streets. Open to all manner of ceramic drinking vessels, this exhibition will be on display June 4 - July 24, 2021.
Entries due March 30, 2021
Apply now!