CURRENT AND UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
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MULTITUDES
A solo exhibition by Jessica Smith
March 8 - April 5, 2024
Influenced by elements as large as architecture and as small as candy, “Multitudes” is a collection of artwork that features hundreds of hand-molded gummy bear forms, which, when connected together, call to mind iron rebar and mathematical tessellations.
Opening Reception
Friday, March 8, 2024, 5 - 8 pm, Artist talk at 6 pm
Free and open to the public
Complimentary drinks and light snacks
About the Artist
Jessica Smith is a ceramic sculptor based in Livingston, Alabama. She received her BFA degree from New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University (Alfred, NY) in 2002, and her MFA degree from Tulane University (New Orleans, LA) in 2005. She is currently Professor of Art at the University of West Alabama.
"I am moved by spaces. My latest body of work is influenced by elements that vary from the largeness of architectural structures to the smallness of candy. If you look particularly closely at one of my clay sculptures, then you will see hundreds of hand-molded gummy bear forms. These forms also call to mind architectural rebar and mathematical tessellations. I work with shapes in space while holding childlike wonder about the artistic process." - Jessica Smith
A solo exhibition by Jessica Smith
March 8 - April 5, 2024
Influenced by elements as large as architecture and as small as candy, “Multitudes” is a collection of artwork that features hundreds of hand-molded gummy bear forms, which, when connected together, call to mind iron rebar and mathematical tessellations.
Opening Reception
Friday, March 8, 2024, 5 - 8 pm, Artist talk at 6 pm
Free and open to the public
Complimentary drinks and light snacks
About the Artist
Jessica Smith is a ceramic sculptor based in Livingston, Alabama. She received her BFA degree from New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University (Alfred, NY) in 2002, and her MFA degree from Tulane University (New Orleans, LA) in 2005. She is currently Professor of Art at the University of West Alabama.
"I am moved by spaces. My latest body of work is influenced by elements that vary from the largeness of architectural structures to the smallness of candy. If you look particularly closely at one of my clay sculptures, then you will see hundreds of hand-molded gummy bear forms. These forms also call to mind architectural rebar and mathematical tessellations. I work with shapes in space while holding childlike wonder about the artistic process." - Jessica Smith
RIPPLE EFFECT
Juried by Courtney Mattison
April 19 - June 7, 2024
The Clay Center of New Orleans seeks applicants for "Ripple Effect," a new juried group exhibition of ceramic artwork that explores and celebrates our planet's oceans, waterways, and delicate marine ecosystems.
Open to functional, sculptural, and wall-mounted works that are at least 75% ceramic material, this exhibition will be on display in the Clay Center gallery from April 19 to June 7, 2024.
Applications due March 15, 2024
Apply online
Download prospectus (PDF)
Juried by Courtney Mattison
April 19 - June 7, 2024
The Clay Center of New Orleans seeks applicants for "Ripple Effect," a new juried group exhibition of ceramic artwork that explores and celebrates our planet's oceans, waterways, and delicate marine ecosystems.
Open to functional, sculptural, and wall-mounted works that are at least 75% ceramic material, this exhibition will be on display in the Clay Center gallery from April 19 to June 7, 2024.
Applications due March 15, 2024
Apply online
Download prospectus (PDF)
CREEP SHOW 2024
Juried by Bryan Wilkerson
September 20 - November 1, 2024
The Clay Center of New Orleans seeks applicants for the 2024 installment of “Creep Show,” our annual juried group exhibition of ceramic works that can be described as creep, scary, spooky, or downright terrifying.
Open to ceramic vessels, sculptures and wall-mounted works, this exhibition will be on display in the Clay Center gallery from September 20 to November 1, 2024.
Applications due April 30, 2024
Apply online
Juried by Bryan Wilkerson
September 20 - November 1, 2024
The Clay Center of New Orleans seeks applicants for the 2024 installment of “Creep Show,” our annual juried group exhibition of ceramic works that can be described as creep, scary, spooky, or downright terrifying.
Open to ceramic vessels, sculptures and wall-mounted works, this exhibition will be on display in the Clay Center gallery from September 20 to November 1, 2024.
Applications due April 30, 2024
Apply online
GEAUX CUPS VI
Juror TBA
November 15 - December 13, 2024
The Clay Center of New Orleans seeks applicants for “Geaux Cups VI,” the next installment of our biennial 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 in the Clay Center gallery from November 15 to December 15, 2024.
Applications due June 15, 2024
Apply online
Juror TBA
November 15 - December 13, 2024
The Clay Center of New Orleans seeks applicants for “Geaux Cups VI,” the next installment of our biennial 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 in the Clay Center gallery from November 15 to December 15, 2024.
Applications due June 15, 2024
Apply online