American Pottery Festival
It was a dark and stormy night at the clay center. The studio tech reached slowly to lift the kiln lid, and upon gazing at the brittle bisqueware face staring back at her from within, she lurched and reflexively drew in a sharp breath. As shadows flickered on walls around her, she heard its whispered, excitable thoughts claw into her mind…
"American Pottery Festival is coming!"
What is American Pottery Festival (APF)?
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Fundraiser
Support APFAPF is Northern Clay Center’s annual fundraiser. All contributions, and NCC’s portion of the purchased work (created by the spine-tingling 2024 APF artists), support NCC’s mission of advancing the ceramic arts for artists, learners, and the community, through education, exhibitions, and grant programs.
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Exhibition and Sale
Shop nowNCC extends invitations to artists representing rich lived experiences and varying artistic perspectives whose pots display a vast array of techniques, aesthetics, and materials. The sale is a three-day event offering over 1,400 ceramic works, where every purchase made online or in the galleries supports NCC and our swarm of APF guest artists.
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Education Conference
Learn more2024 APF workshops and artist demonstrations are offered in person in our NCC studios. In addition, there will be virtual options available for each pre-festival workshop held on Thursday and Friday. Artist talks will take place in the galleries on Saturday and Sunday at no cost, and everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
