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Museums |
| American Craft Museum |
Exhibiting contemporary craft in all media in New York City. |
| Everson Museum of Art |
Syracuse China Center for the Study of American Ceramics |
| Fuller Craft Museum |
Located in Brockton, MA, the Fuller Craft Museum is the New England home for collecting, exhibiting and experiencing contemporary craft. |
| International Museum of Ceramic Art |
Located at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, the Museum Director is Dr. Margaret Carney |
| Mint Museum of Craft + Design |
The Artful Teapot coming February, 2004. The ceramic works of the Allan Chasanoff Collection are not to be missed. |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art |
"Color and Fire: Defining Moments in Studio Ceramics 1950 - 2000" curated by Jo Lauria - traveling exhibition 2000 - 2001 |
| Racine Art Museum
Charles A. Wustum
Museum of Fine Arts
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The Racine Art Museum (RAM) will soon be the home of one of the most significant collections of contemporary craft in North America. Focusing on original expressions in ceramics, fibers, glass, metals and wood from internationally recognized artists, the new museum will present major exhibitions along with the permanent collection of the Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts. |
| Renwick Gallery at the National Museum of American Art |
The Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery collects, exhibits, studies, and preserves American crafts from the nineteenth to twenty-first centuries. |
| Sparta Teapot Museum |
The teapot collection of Sonny and Gloria Kamm has found at home in Sparta, North Carolina, with the world's largest teapot collection at the Sparta Teapot Museum. |
White House Collection of
American Crafts |
The work of Michael Sherrill and Mara Superior are part of this collection. |
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Places and Events of Interest
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| Archie Bray Foundation |
Offering residencies and specialized workshops to ceramic artists from around the world. Located on the 26-acre site of the former Western Clay Manufacturing Company in Helena, Montana.
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| The Artful Teapot |
The book, by Garth Clark, the tour starting at COPIA in May, 2002, and the documentary of the Kamm Collection
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| ASU Art Museum |
The Arizona State University Art Museum is a division of The Katherine K. Herberger College of Fine Arts.
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| Baltimore Clayworks |
Classes, exhibitions, ceramics for sale, and studio space are just a few of the ways they develop, sustain and promote an artist-centered community. Located in the Mt. Washington Village section of Baltimore, Maryland.
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| The Clay Art Center |
A nationally known center for the ceramic arts, they encourage the growth of ceramic arts for its members, students, guest artists and friends in the local community, by offering classes and workshops, exhibitions and studio space, as well as their infamous four large gas-fired kilns. Located in Port Chester, New York.
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The Clay Studio
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Supporting the ceramic arts through its artist residencies, gallery, studio space, school, educational & outreach programs, and permanent location. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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| Greenwich House Pottery School |
A major center for ceramic arts in New York City, they offer quality instruction to all ages, workshops, lectures, and exhibitions.
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| Haystack Mountain School of Crafts |
A national center for craft education located on the coast of Maine.
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| John Michael Kohler Art Center |
"JMKAC functions as a catalyst for, and explorer of, new art forms and new ideas that will impact the lives of both artists and public." Exhibitions, workshops and residencies and the performing arts.
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| Lenox, Massachusetts |
The new location of Ferrin Gallery, this little Berkshire town is bursting with cultural attractions and events.
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| Lill Street Art Center |
Over 125 classes for and children, workshops and and an extensive outreach program, serving over 2000 children in schools, hospitals, Gallery 37, and community organizations. A community of over 25 ceramic artists. Gallery features artwork from studio members and over 100 local and national artisans. Located in Chicago, Illinois.
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| Northern Clay Center |
Through classes, workshops, exhibitions and residencies, NCC seeks to provide educational opportunities for artists and the community, and to encourage and expand the public's appreciation and understanding of all forms of the ceramic arts. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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| Odyssey Center |
Odyssey Center for the Ceramic Arts is an educational program of Highwater Clays, Inc., located in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina. A community-based educational program which includes lectures and gallery exhibitions, as well as hands-on classes and workshops for beginners, pre-professional, and professional artists and craftspeople. The spirit and the programs of Odyssey are based on the philosophy that every individual's capacity is greatly enhanced by community and creative activity.
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| Penland School of Crafts |
A national center for craft education located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina.
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| Pewabic Pottery |
A multifaceted institution with an active and growing education, exhibition, museum and design and fabrication program. It offers a variety of classes, workshops, lectures, internships and residency programs. Located in Detroit, Michigan.
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| Watershed: Center for Ceramic Art |
Check out the Benefit Tour! Watershed's mission is to provide serious artists with time and space to create in clay. Located in New Castle, Maine. |
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Art Services
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| Artline |
Art galleries, art associations, and art fairs worldwide |
| Artnet |
A search engine with an on-line gallery and auction |
| Art New England Magazine |
A listing of art shows around New England |
| Center Art Studio |
A decorative arts studios specializing in conservation and restoration |
| Ceramics Today |
A comprehensive site exploring all aspects of ceramics and pottery. The links database has about 1500 ceramics links, the largest regularly maintained ceramics links database anywhere on the net.
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| Ceramics Web |
Learn more about ceramics with links to galleries and other resources |
CERF -
Craft Emergency Relief Fund |
CERF helps craftspeople sustain craftsmaking as a livelihood. They accomplish their mission by providing immediate support to professional craftspeople suffering career-threatening emergencies. Located in Montpelier, Vermont.
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| Clay Art Web Guide |
"Your guide to pottery and ceramic information with over a 1000 links in 43 themed categories." |
| Clayzee |
A directory of contemporary ceramic artists, galleries and related resources |
| Critical Ceramics |
A nonprofit corporation committed to publishing the widest range of articles and reviews on international contemporary ceramic art. |
| e-Yakimono.net |
A multi-lingual alliance devoted to bringing people everywhere the best in traditional and modern Japanese ceramics, in both the English and Japanese languages. |
| Internet Art Resources |
A search engine focused on art collection |
| Quakehold |
Museum wax for anchoring ceramics or securing lids and parts |
| SOFA - Sculptural Objects and Functional Art |
Ferrin Gallery exhibits annually at this international gathering of fine contemporary art in Chicago and New York. |
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Publications
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| American Craft Magazine |
Six issues with Membership to American Craft Council. Focusing on fine contemporary crafts, in all media -clay, fiber, metal, glass, wood and other materials. |
American Ceramics
9 E. 45th St.
New York, NY 10017
(212) 661-4397 |
Quarterly. "The ceramics art quarterly," emphasizes aesthetic considerations of fine ceramics within the context of fine art. Indexed in Design and Applied Arts Index. |
| American Style |
"AmericanStyle magazine features craft art made in America by artists who create the world's finest art glass, pottery, ceramic sculpture, designer jewelry, studio furniture, fine gifts and wearable art." |
Art New England Magazine
Subscriptions
P.O. Box 3000
Denville, NJ 07834-9945
(800) 783-4903
artne@ tiac.net |
Bi-monthly. Focusing on art, architecture and design |
Ceramics Art and Perception
120 Glenmore Road
Paddington. Sydney. NSW 2021. Australia.
Telephone 61 2 9361 5286
Facsimile 61 2 9361 5402
ceramics@ceramicart.com.au |
Quarterly. Setting the standard for a magazine on ceramic art, it contains substantial articles and regular features on a broad range of ceramics related subjects with excellent color photographs.
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Ceramics Monthly
P. O. Box 6102
735 Ceramic Place
Westerville, OH 43081-8720
(614 )895-4210 |
Monthly. An internationally distributed magazine on ceramic art and craft, great for news and inspiration. Emphasizes techniques, materials, equipment and supplies. Extensive calendar listings of events and opportunities. Indexed in Art Index and Design and Applied Arts Index. |
Clay Times
P.O. Box 365
Waterford, VA 20197
Fax: (540) 882-4196 |
Bi-monthly. Features useful studio tips and techniques plus no-nonsense coverage of the clay world. |
Keramik Techni
(now available in English)
PO Box 80653
Piraeus 185 10
GREECE
phone/fax 1-411-4322 |
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NCECA Journal
National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
P.O. Box 1677
Bandon, OR 97411
(800) 99NCECA |
Published after meetings, semi-annually. Also annual conference papers, essays, and related matters. |
The Studio Potter
P.O. Box 70
Goffstown, NH 03405
(603) 774-3582. |
Semi-annual. Professional and scholarly journal for the serious potter. |
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Teapot Collecting
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| A History of Teapots |
An overview of the history of tea and the teapot, from their Eastern origins to their influence on the Western world |
| Totally Teapots |
A British website devoted to Novelty Teapots and a Collector Club. Hosted by Vince MacDonald, an artist himself. |
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