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27th Annual 2O25 September 5-7

Cover: Mike Cinelli

Taylor, MS

Bud Vase LV018

$50

WHAT IS AMERICAN POTTERY FESTIVAL (APF)?

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice

Fundraiser: APF is Northern Clay Center’s annual fundraiser. In the current climate of shifting and disappearing funding, your participation is more important than ever before. All contributions, and NCC’s portion of the purchased work, support NCC’s mission of advancing the ceramic arts for artists, learners, and the community, through education, exhibitions, and grant programs. NCC is a non-profit ceramic art center with a regional, national, and international presence. Whether you are a beginning student in our education studios, a maker with years of experience, a new visitor and shopper in our galleries, or a seasoned collector, we hope you join us for APF 2025!

Exhibition and Sale: This year’s APF offers the work of 24 invited guest artists. Annually, NCC extends invitations to artists representing rich lived experiences and varying artistic perspectives whose pots display a vast array of techniques, aesthetics, and materials. They range from familiar forms intended for everyday utility to boundary-challenging technical mastery to works centered on the communication of identity. 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 APF guest artists. The sale will commence with our opening night “Party of the Year” on Friday, September 5, from 6 pm to 9 pm (5 pm special preview and prosecco toast for for members). We offer our free personal shopping service for those not able to attend in person.

Education Conference: 2025 APF artists will offer Thursday and Friday hands-on workshops and a weekend filled with demonstrations, and presentations in the teaching studios with the invitation to pose questions. Learn from a shared or new perspective, and enjoy being in the indulgent realm of palpable creativity. Daily artist talks will be available at no cost in the galleries over the weekend, and everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend in person or through live stream on social media. Several APF artists will also visit local schools for demonstrations and educational enrichment.

In-person workshops and demonstrations will have limited spots available, so early registration is highly encouraged There is special pricing for NCC members, as well as students and educators. In addition, we offer scholarships for BIPOC individuals and those in financial need.

For APF details and pricing, please refer to pages 14-16.

Ariana Heinzman

Vashon, WA

Vashon, WA

Vase

AHM005

$250

Inglewood, CA

Cup

KRM002

$150

Kalamazoo, MI

MDF014

$68

Maddie Fowler

Mug

Ariana Heinzman

Kristy Moreno

Sam

Randallstown, MD

Bowl

SB017

$180

Highland Mills, NY

Plate

SJP016

$125

Meadowview, VA

Mug

REC1212

$50

Sang Joon Park

Sam Briegel

Birdie Boone

Baltimore, MD

Yoshi Fujii

Baltimore, MD

Bowl

YF017

$100

Corona de Tucson, AZ

Snickers Sipper

DG052

$110 Yoshi Fujii

Taylor, MS

Cup

MC010

$106

Mike Cinelli

Delvin M. Goode

Jacksonville, FL Pitcher

Minneapolis, MN

Petaluma, CA

Silo

Ernest Miller

Stephen Heywood

Forrest Lesch-Middelton

Riley Eureka, MN

Tray

Berezin Pittsburgh, PA

Tumbler

MIB029

$85

CR789

$148

Scott Jacksonville, FL Ewer

JS003

$180

Colleen

Milo

Josh

Brown

Stroudsburg, PA

Wesley

Wesley Brown

Stroudsburg, PA

Jar

WB019

$180

Westhampton, MA

Plate

ST046

$80

Minneapolis, MN

Watering Can CA213

$220

Clarice Allgood

Sam Taylor

Marissa Childers Oklahoma City, OK

Butter Dish

Oklahoma City, OK

Sipper

MCH006

$85

Heesoo Lee

Helena, MT

Bowl

HL001

$300

Worthington, MA

Vase

MSH001

$250

Marissa Childers

Mark Shapiro

APF FUNDRAISER

What would you do with 100 Grand?

Your support is needed more than ever. Help us reach our goal through the many ways to contribute throughout our APF weekend:

PLEASE CONSIDER A DONATION

Support NCC with any size monetary gift, double it with your company’s matching contributions, or encourage a group of colleagues or friends to create a larger donation. Here are a few examples of what your donation can help us achieve:

$50 Scholarship for a parent and child to attend a handson workshop

$100 Kiln costs to fire projects from one outreach week with youth or aging populations with limited access to art instruction in the community

$250 Tuition for a youth participant in a multi-week workshop or summer clay camp

$500 Cost for one artist to visit a local high school or college for workshop and career development

$2,000 Costs to bring an artist to Minneapolis for a week of workshops or residency in conjunction with an exhibition

$10,000 A year-long early career artist residency at NCC

ROUND UP IN THE GALLERY

During checkout, please let our staff know you’d like to add a donation to your purchase! Every penny counts!

Kate Waltman

Seagrove, NC Jar

PURCHASE ARTWORK IN THE GALLERIES AND ONLINE

NCC’s portion of each sale supports our mission- and values-driven work. In addition, APF artists have graciously donated a piece to NCC—100% of the sale of these special works adds to the success of the event.

BECOME A MEMBER

Purchase or renew your NCC membership before APF to take advantage of special workshop pricing and early access to Opening Night tickets.

BECOME A SUSTAINING MEMBER

By becoming a monthly sustaining member, you show your support for art and your community—while helping NCC build a stable, reliable source of funding.

SPONSORSHIP

We have many sponsorship opportunities available for individuals and businesses. Please consider a donation or underwriting the cost of:

• Airline tickets or miles to support artist transportation to the festival

• Education honorariums for artists offering demonstrations and workshops

• Food and beverage donations for the weekend

• Printing costs

You may make a donation—or purchase a membership, tickets, and artwork—online, in the gallery, or by phone.

APF

EXHIBITION & SALE

Everlasting PotShopper

SHOP IN PERSON

Visit the galleries and your favorite pottery starting on Opening Night!

OPENING NIGHT! Have Mounds of fun!

Friday, September 5, 6 – 9 pm

Members Only Hour 5 – 6 pm

$25

Saturday, September 7, 10 am – 5 pm FREE

Sunday, September 8, 10 am – 3 pm

FREEE

SHOP ONLINE

Hundreds of pots by this year’s APF guest artists, as well as new work from the artists represented full-time in the sales gallery, will be available online starting on Saturday, September 6 at 10 AM CT.

“But Charlie, don’t forget what happened to someone who suddenly got everything he always wanted.”

“What happened?”

“They lived happily ever after.”

SHOP WITH OUR PERSONAL SHOPPING SERVICE

For those who cannot attend APF in person and would like access to all of the work in the galleries at NCC (not just those offered online), we offer our personal shopping service. The registration deadline for this service is Wednesday, August 27, but we highly encourage early registration. This service is free, and work purchased on Friday will be accompanied by a $25 ticket fee. There is no ticket fee for artworks purchased on Saturday or Sunday should they still be available.

AMERICAN POTTERY FRIENDS

FUNDRAISING SUPPORT TIERS

O Henry! - $250

• Recognition on the APF Page of NCC’s website

• Two complimentary drink tickets at Opening Night

Whoppers - $500

All the above, plus:

• Two Opening Night tickets, including the Members Only Hour, early on Friday, September 5, 5 – 9 pm

Lifesavers - $1,000

All the above, plus:

• Two invitations to the private Welcome Cocktail Party on Thursday, September 4, 6 – 8 pm

• Two passes to Saturday and Sunday demonstrations

• Tour of the gallery and access before it’s open to the public & members

• Mention in NCC social media post

APF CONFERENCE

Kids in a Candy Store…

CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS AND DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE

• 100% scholarship available to BIPOC attendees

• 50% scholarship available to any who identify as experiencing financial need

• $10 discount for NCC Members

• 50% discount for K-12 through post-secondary students and educators (reflected in the pricing below).

ARTIST GALLERY TALKS:

Pop Rock(star)s!

On Saturday and Sunday, we’ll set aside time to listen to some of this year’s APF guest artists. All talks will take place in NCC’s galleries and will be live streamed on social media.

PRE-FESTIVAL WORKSHOPS:

The tradition of offering dynamic, pre-festival educational opportunities with an irresistible cast of artists continues in 2025 in the NCC studios.

Mark Shapiro & Sam Taylor Workshop

Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun!

Thursday, September 4, 10 am – 4:30 pm

Join ceramic artists Sam Taylor and Mark Shapiro for a hands-on workshop focused on conversations in clay between two friends, colleagues, and collaborators. Join Shapiro on the wheel for half the workshop, and explore some of the core ideas and philosophies that drive the creation of his pottery. For the second half of class, join Taylor to investigate how he uses handbuilding to create his notable vessels. This workshop will be filled with lively conversations about the artists’ lives and journeys together and how that has shaped their creative practices. Explore shared beliefs along with contrasting styles and tools. There might even be plenty of joyful shouting between Shapiro and Taylor about their deeply-felt love for clay and community.

Fees: $150 Workshop

$75 Students and educators

$140 NCC Members

Milo Berezin Workshop

Peep Calm and Make Pots

Friday, September 5, 12 – 3 pm

Learn the ins and outs of adding character and characters to your pottery. Join APF artist Milo Berezin for this 3-hour, handson workshop where you will learn a variety of the illustrative techniques Berezin employs to blend image and form in his own work. With a focus on combining the pragmatic ways he uses painting and carving to create images of wildlife layered with playful, humorous, and emotional text, you’ll conclude this workshop with some news skills, friends, and a piece of pottery that has character of its own.

Fees: $75 Workshop

$38 Students and educators

$65 NCC Members

WEEKEND DEMONSTRATIONS:

On the Edge of Your Sweet

Saturday All-day Demonstrations

Saturday, September 6, 10 am – 4 pm

Fees: $60 Demonstrations

$30 Students and educators

Mike Cinelli & Stephen Heywood

10 – 11 am …& the Chocolate Factory

Watch as APF artists Mike Cinelli and Stephen Heywood demonstrate their individual approaches to making their precisely-thrown industrial-themed pottery. Learn how each artist builds up traditional pottery forms with mechanical, architectural, and science-fiction based embellishments. Watch as both artists demonstrate how they employ a variety of materials and techniques specifically for the type of firing they use to create their pots.

Lars Voltz, Yoshi Fuji, & Kate Waltman 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Good Texture & Plenty of Carving

The acts of carving and making impressions in pottery are two of ceramics most storied and long-standing decorative traditions. Join APF artists Yoshi Fuji, Lars Voltz, and Kate Waltman to see how each artist uses their preferred tools and methods to create their deliciously-distinct wares. Witness Voltz’s energetic carving to create geologically-inspired works, or Fuji’s delicate and repetitive style that echoes the patterns of fabric and traditional wood cuts. Perhaps Waltman’s combination of slips and carved layers to create beautiful floral patterns is what you are looking for. No matter your interest, this demonstration provides something for anyone interested in learning how changing the surface of the clay can elevate an already tasty vessel.

Sam Briegel & Marissa Childers

1:30 – 2:30 pm

The Original Celebrated Curiously Strong Imprints

There is an unmistakable delicacy and grace that goes into the creation of Sam Briegel’s and Marissa Childers’ handbuilt pottery. Come and learn the ways that they use the textures and patterns commonly found in working with fabric, from knitwear to lace, to decorate and construct their work. Whether you are interested in new ways of introducing texture to your own work or expanding your understanding of slabbuilding techniques, this demonstration offers layers of sweet, sweet intrigue.

Ariana Heinzman & Kristy Moreno

Glaze the Rainbow!

3 – 4 pm

Ariana Heinzman and Kristy Moreno create boldly illustrative pottery that celebrates the combination of color, form, and identity. Both artists’ work features rich colors, lines, and design delivered with the expert use of a brush. Attend this demonstration to learn how each artist uses their pots as blank canvases to communicate their distinct artistic voices. Whether you are interested in how Heinzman uses underglazes and glazes to decorate her bright, pattern-driven floral pottery, or how Moreno uses slips and glazes to create the imagery of the future ancestors that adorn her pots, there will be plenty of painting and storytelling to appreciate in this demonstration.

Sunday All-day Demonstrations

Sunday, September 8, 10 am – 2 pm

Fees: $45 Demonstrations

$25 Students and educators

Adrienne Eliades & Delvin M. Goode 10 – 11 am

Stencil Smarties

Surface development is the name of the game in this technical demonstration from Adrienne Eliades and Delvin M. Goode. Learn how they each utilize stencils to create the incredibly precise and graphic surface decorations that make their pottery so distinct and eye catching. See how each artist employs similar Reese-ist techniques and materials at different stages of the making process to create their delicious wares. If you are looking to demystify the details of exacting decoration, this one’s for you.

Ernest Miller, Sang Joon Park, & Josh Scott 11:45 am – 12:45 pm

Hands in the Candy Jar

Join APF artists Ernest Miller, Sang Joon Park, and Josh Scott as they demonstrate creating their favorite jar forms. Follow along as both artists walk through the important considerations of creating highly functional, wheel-thrown jars. You’ll devour valuable tips and tricks for creating your own jars and lidded forms on the potter’s wheel from these great makers. Not a maker? You’ll have a whole new appreciation for your favorite candy jar and never look at it the same way again.

Clarice Allgood & Colleen Riley 1 – 2 pm

Cover it in Glaze and a Miracle or Two…

Developing an interesting and functional glaze surface can be one of the most challenging aspects of creating pottery. Join APF artists Clarice Allgood and Colleen Riley as they demonstrate the considerations and techniques that they use to glaze with intention. Both artists develop a highlydecorated, layered, and engaging surface through the use of glaze as their primary decorating medium. If you find yourself frustrated with the glazing process, or just wanting to build appreciation for it, you will not want to miss this demonstration.