K-12 Ceramics Links

 

Ceramics Education Websites

 

The National K-12 Ceramic Exhibiton Foundation (NCEF)-- The Foundation works to support ceramic education, create scholarships for students, and perpetuate the annual National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition.

http://www.k12clay.org/

 

Professional Organizations in Ceramics

 

The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) -- NCECA is a professional association of individuals and organizations whose interests, talents and careers are focused on the ceramic arts. After several years of affiliation with the Ceramics Education Council of the American Ceramic Society, NCECA became an independent organization in 1966.

http://www.nceca.net

 

The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) -- Founded in 1898, The American Ceramic Society continues its century-old mission to serve the informational, educational, and professional needs of the international ceramics community.

http://www.ceramics.org

 

SAMA The Society of American Mosaic Artists (SAMA) -- SAMA is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating, inspiring, and promoting excellence in mosaic fine art. To achieve this mission, SAMA organizes programs, events, and activities. http://www.americanmosaics.org

 

Articles

 

Publications

 

The Case for Clay in Art Education -- Copyright 1988; 8" by 10"; softcover; 72 pages; Reprinted from Studio Potter, Volume 16 Number 2.

In January, 1988, the Studio Potter Foundation and New York University jointly conducted a symposium called "The Case for Clay in Secondary Art Education." The goals of the symposium were "to assess the current status of art education in three-dimensional media; to emphasize the importance of three-dimensional education in the arts for the development of the individual; to survey current research; to provide models for success; and to develop an advocacy role for future action." This booklet contains 24 papers presented at the symposium, covering topics from educational philosophy to working programs. Essential reading for primary and secondary school educators who use or are considering the use of clay in their art curriculum.

 

Magazines

 

Pottery Making Illustrated

 

Ceramics Monthly

 

The Studio Potter - A professional journal for ceramists, educators, historians, and collectors, Studio Potter focuses on critical issues of aesthetics, technology, history, and personal development. Richly illustrated and commercial-free; published in June and December.

 

Westchester Ceramic Organizations, Studios & Artists

 

Clay Art Center-- Nationally recognized non-profit center for the advancement of the ceramic arts providing artists with studio space, offering clay classes and workshops in wheel throwing, pottery, sculpture and handbuilding for adults and children. It is located in the heart of Port Chester at 40 Beech Street, Port Chester, NY 10573. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 10am-4pm or by appointment.

http://www.clayartcenter.org

 

Westchester Arts Council-- Westchester Arts Council, founded in 1965, is the largest, private, not-for-profit arts council in New York State. Its mission is to provide leadership, vision, and support, to ensure the availability, accessibility, and diversity of the arts. In 1998, the Arts Council purchased 31 Mamaroneck Avenue in White Plains, now known as the Arts Exchange, and has since developed the building as a multi-use resource for artists, cultural organizations, and the community.

http://www.westarts.com

 

Westchester Art Workshop-- Founded in 1926, the Westchester Art Workshop has become an intensively used, well-respected art institution resource for residents of Westchester County. A division of SUNY Westchester Community College, the school offers hands-on individualized instruction in the visual arts and in fine crafts for all ages and skill levels, beginning through advanced, in day, evening, and week-end programs. The faculty includes some of the most respected professional artists in the metropolitan area. Courses may be taken on a credit or non-credit basis.

http://www.sunywcc.edu/extension_sites/west_art_workshop/west_art_workshop.htm

 

Potttery-on-Hudson -- Pottery-on-Hudson is a clay art studio committed to the ceramic arts. We are located in Dobbs Ferry, NY, right on the Hudson River, home of many well-known artists. The studio is managed by Linda MacKenzie, a member of the Westchester Arts Council's Artist Roster, Hudson River Potters and former ceramics studio manager/instructor at the mid-Westchester JCC in Scarsdale. Linda is also an approved NY state schools teaching artist. Pottery-on-Hudson offers classes and workshops for artists of all ages. We teach both wheelthrowing and handbuilding in our large, well-stocked studio. We also offer studio memberships to potters looking for a place to work.

http://www.potteryonhudson.com/

 

Hudson River Potters -- Hudson River Potters is an organization encompassing more than 40 potters living and working in New York's Hudson Valley, including Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and Dutchess Counties. Unified as a compass and diverse as its many points, the Hudson River Potters
includes sculptors, whistle-makers, and production potters who make teapots and mugs, jugs and plates: coilbuilders, slabthrowers, wheelthrowers; potters who work with low-fire earthenware clay, with stoneware, and with porcelain, in styles that run the gamut from rough to smooth, from controlled to spontaneous, from plain to fancy. More an affinity group than an organization the Hudson River Potters provides its members with a yeasty atmosphere rich in shared techniques and creative energy.

http://www.hudsonriverpotters.com/

 

Hudson Valley Pottery -- Hudson Valley Pottery offers classes for all skill levels. They Flux Gallery is a retail space offering quality functional pottery and a gallery highlighting individual loacl and national ceramic artists.

http://www.hudsonvalleypottery.com/about_us.html

 

Additional Links

 

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