Winter Newsletter 2022

WINTER EXHIBITIONS | EVENTS | EDUCATION | ARTIST SERVICES

2022

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As we enter then final months of 2021, we are provided the opportunity to pause and reflect upon the myriad challenges, successes, and milestones of the year. Throughout the entirety of the pandemic, our passionate commitment to protect the health and wellbeing of the entire community kept our in-person capacities at a safe level while building additional bandwidth to focus our efforts to nurture growth in ways that would make both our education and outreach programming more accessible to participants and the community.

With robust opportunities to attend classes and lectures remotely, as well as virtual tours of every exhibition in 2021, our community grew to include participants, both familiar and new to NCC, that spanned coast-to-coast and around the world, for a number of truly incredible events including the celebration of NCC’s 30th Anniversary with the exhibitions Pearl and How It’s Going and the 23rd Annual American Pottery Festival.

In the teaching studios, these efforts to increase accessibility extended beyond remote programming to include the introduction of a scholarship program created with the support of Nan Skelton in the name and memory of her husband and NCC Founding Director, Peter Leach. Alleviating some or all of the cost of programming for individuals who identify as BIPOC or as being in financial need, the Peter Leach Scholarship Fund helps to build

the Center’s community by making programming more accessible.

Before officially closing out the year, there is still a great deal of activity taking place at NCC. Between the studios at full capacity, and offsite programming, students will be busy making through the early days of December, and studio artist will be working hard in preparation for the holiday season and spring sales.

Beginning on Sunday, November 14, Northern Clay Center will host our final exhibitions of the year, our annual exhibitions Holiday Exhibition and MN NICE Graduates installed in the Main and Emily Galusha Galleries. In addition to this fantastic opportunity to experience and handle new work while shopping for holiday gifts, NCC will be launching our year-end fundraising campaign to unite our community of supporters in bolstering our operations and mission.

Crossing the threshold into the new year, we are excited for the opportunities that 2022 has in store for NCC. While there will still be a number of adjustments as we, both as individuals and a community, continue to find a new and comfortable normal amidst an ever-evolving pandemic, our aim is to continue expanding our capacities in a safe and mindful manner.

Getting right to work at the beginning of January, our winter term will begin on January 3 with registration opening on

November 30, 2021 at 10 am. Our year of exhibitions will begin on January 14 with our annual exhibition Emerging Artist Grant Recipients, and continue through the year with a number of exciting and engaging exhibition and related programming. Also at the beginning of the year, we will see the next grant application season, during which we will launch a new program in our continued efforts to address and solidify our approach to accessibility, diversity, equity, and inclusion. In its inaugural year, the BIPOC Studio Fellowship will support one emerging ceramic artist of color who is working in a functional, sculptural, relational, or installationbased manner.

Looking back at the accomplishments and milestones achieved in 2021, we are all incredibly grateful for your support.

Whether as a donor, a volunteer, or program participant, each of you contributes to the remarkable work that our modest staff of 16 are able to bring to fruition on an annual basis. Thank you for being a part of our community and for continuing to play a role in the evolution of NCC’s future. ~Kyle Rudy-Kohlhepp

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Holiday Exhibition November 14 – December 30, 2021 Main Gallery Annual ART@HAND Holiday Open House, Sunday, November 14, 12 – 4 pm, appointments required* Member Preview Hour, 11 am – 12 pm

Help us launch the giving spirit of the season, nurture your creativity, and celebrate the opening of the Holiday Exhibition and MN NICE Graduates.

Make this the season you share your curiosity and clay appreciation with those you love! We’ll have over 1000 pots to use during everyday—or special— moments; from a single mug for quiet morning coffee to a home-office vase for winter greens. Take the time to choose a memorable gift for the friend who didn’t get to see enough of you this year, and give them a reason to smile each time they reach for their new wares!

We can help you choose the perfect present, gift-wrap for you, and even ship! *We invite you to sign up for your open house gallery appointment online to ensure we maintain attendance throughout the event at a level that facilitates proper social distancing. NCC may need to cancel the event in order to ensure the good health and safety of our community.

Shop for Gifts • Pots, sculpture, ceramic jewelry, and handmade studio tools from over 85 artists • Free gift wrapping available • We ship!

Mystery Gifts Not sure what to choose in our gallery?

Want to give a little surprise gift to yourself? Each gift-wrapped box contains a mug or cup from one of our

Holiday Mug, Andrew Rivera, $29.

gallery artists. This may include work from our year-round gallery artists, visiting artists, or American Pottery Festival artists. Your mug fate or cup destiny awaits!

Holiday Mugs This year’s holiday mugs were created by two highly-respected and well-loved artists from our local art community: Andrew Rivera and Audra Smith.

Each mug is just $29, gift wrapped, and includes the artist’s favorite mug-worthy recipe! It’s the perfect gift for corporate clients, friends, teachers, family, or your very own mug collection!

Member Holiday Benefits Member Preview Hour November 14, 11 am – 12 pm Enjoy your membership perks! NCC Members enjoy special early access to the galleries an hour before the public. Remember to use your member

Mystery Gifts come prewrapped and ready to give!

discount during checkout!

Share your member discount in the gallery with a friend! Invite a friend to join you for the Open House, and they will receive your discount in the checkout line as well!

Related Event ART@HAND Holiday Open House Workshop Join us in the virtual studio to create decorative clay creatures during this FREE HANDS-ON WORKSHOP for this year’s celebration. Pick up a free clay kit, join us for the live virtual workshop, at 2 pm CT on November 14, and return your projects to be fired in NCC’s kilns.

All projects will be fired and ready to give as gifts by December 12!

21AAH14: Virtual, Sunday, November 14, 2 – 4 pm FREE

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MN NICE Graduates November 14 – December 30, 2021 Emily Galusha Gallery Opening reception, Sunday, November 14, 12 – 4 pm (Gallery appointment required)

Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education (MN NICE) is NCC’s intensive certificate program, launched in fall 2014. The curriculum gives students an overview of ceramic history, provides advanced technical and materials training, and encourages awareness and debate around larger questions in the field of ceramics. The program also focuses on critical dialogue to help students build a body of work reflecting their own ideas as makers.

Over the 2020 – 2021 cohort year, these individuals have taken a focused journey to define and refine their voice in clay.

Through persistent making, critical analysis, investigations into ceramic history and chemistry, creative studio strategies amidst a pandemic, and the guidance of mentors and support of peers, their evolved work has taken shape and stands with presence.

Collectively, the work exemplifies their determination and risk-taking as well as their passion for materials and processes.

This graduate exhibition celebrates their accomplishments as they step into the next stage of their artistic journey, ready to strengthen and shape the future of contemporary ceramics.

Participating artists include: Maggie Archbold is an artist born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. She explores her creativity through small-scale earthenware sculptures. Her work is as curious and lively as she is. In addition to sculpture, Archbold also explores creativity through creative writing, fashion, photography, and music. The space between her and these different disciplines interests her. Additionally, her upbringing in Minnesota instilled a love for nature which she carries into her work through textures, tones, and patterns.

Kim Hamilton is a ceramic artist who grew up around the Twin Cities. She has approximately 10 years of ceramic experience. Her current work is on narrative vessels and sculptures. She

studied anthropology/archeology in college, and human folklore and religious thinking heavily influences her art. She is also a healthcare worker.

Shawn Kelly started working with clay in high school. Over the years, Kelly has had the opportunity to learn from accomplished instructors in clay studios across the country. In 2018, Kelly started Lime Knot Pottery in Plymouth, Minnesota focusing on selling fun, functional, ceramic-ware both online and to local shops. Lime Knot Pottery was recently featured in the April/May 2021 edition of Plymouth Magazine.

Kelly is currently enrolled in MN NICE, where he continues to evolve as a potter. Kelly’s current work explores grit and grace—the intersection of balance, movement, and strength.

Alex Lange is a functional potter living and working in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Lange began his work as a maker studying dance at Luther College. He

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takes his experience with the body into his pots, focusing on the touch of maker and user as he creates objects for daily use. His functional forms focus on the liveliness, joy, and energy of pots used for everyday rituals. Lange started his work in clay in the vibrant Powderhorn Park pottery community and has continued his development at the Northern Clay Center in MN NICE. Sheila Murray, born in Dublin and raised and educated in County Galway, Ireland, has been living in Minnesota since 2009. She works part-time as a paraprofessional with high-needs children. Murray’s ceramic story began in 2016 in local community evening classes. She has since continued her ceramic education through studio classes at Northern Clay Center, and this year, she completed the MN NICE program. Murray has exhibited her work at the Ceramics Ireland Annual Exhibition (Dublin).

Melvin North is a potter in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he has a studio. As an artist, he depends on the natural environment for both materials and inspiration. He attempts to instill a sense of the passage of time, changing seasons, and erosion and decay in his work, all of which give texture and character to the pieces. North graduated from Milwaukee School of Art and Design (Milwaukee) in 1984. He has also studied at Northern Clay Center for the past fifteen years, attending many classes, lectures, and seminars.

Joe Tashjian is a late-blooming ceramic artist from St. Paul, Minnesota. Currently, Tashjian works at his home studio and at Northern Clay Center. He primarily makes high-fire, porcelain, wheelthrown, functional pots decorated with carving or sgraffito. As an accomplished photographer, Tashjian uses his photographs as inspiration for decoration. He continues to develop his artistic skills through courses, research, and enrollment in MN NICE.

Opposite page, left to right: Maggie Archbold, Kim Hamilton, Shawn Kelly. This page, clockwise, from top left: Alex Lange, Shelia Murray, Joe Tashjian, Mel North.

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Emerging Artist Grant Recipients January 14 – February 20, 2022 Main Gallery Artist talks: Friday, January 14, 4 pm (virtual)

Join us in celebrating the achievements of our 2020-21 Emerging Artist Grant Recipients, and recent recipients of the Warren Mackenzie Advancement Award.

Northern Clay Center administers several grant programs designed to support artists in the early stages of their careers through residencies, grants, and education. This exhibition features the work of Clarice Allgood, Aaron Caldwell, Elliot Corbett, Katie Coughlin, Wendy Eggerman, Gabrielle Gawreluk, Ashton Keen, and Jacob Meer.

Emerging Artist Residencies Northern Clay Center’s Emerging Artist Residency programs, the Fogelberg Studio Fellowship and the Anonymous Artist Studio Fellowship, are designed to provide emerging ceramic artists an opportunity to be in residence for one year at NCC. Between September 1, 2020 and July 31, 2021 the residents had the opportunity to develop their work while exchanging ideas and knowledge with a dynamic network of ceramic artists. Among national clay art centers, NCC offers an urban experience within a diverse and supportive community.

Fogelberg Studio Fellowship Clarice Allgood is a 2019 graduate of NCC’s Minnesota New Institute for Ceramic Education program (MN NICE) and has been a resident at Mark Shapiro’s Stonepool Pottery in Westhampton, MA. Her practice is informed by many disciplines. A pragmatic childhood and a formal education in philosophy underwrite her focus on the practical and ethical tools of everyday life. Allgood used her residency to improve forms

in her current repertoire including yarn bowls, watering pots, and bookends, while researching new forms for the current COVID era.

Anonymous Artist Studio Fellowship Gabrielle Gawreluk creates functional and sculptural ceramics aiming to invoke sense-memories of favorite foods and meals shared. Earning her BFA in 2017 at the University of Wisconsin-Stout (Menomonie, WI), Gawreluk has been developing her practice steadily with Post-Baccalaureates at Montana State University (Bozeman, MT) in 2019 and Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO) in 2020; and as a short-term summer resident at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, MT. She used her time at NCC to create a new body of work based on underappreciated kitchen tools and to instigate collaborations with local chefs and food stylists.

Clockwise, from top left: Clarice Allgood, Gabrielle Gawreluck, Jacob Meer.

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Left to right: Wendy Eggerman, Aaron Caldwell.

Jacob Meer used his residency to transition his work to low-fire soda firing and develop a new body of work. Meer previously completed a residency at the Morean Center for Clay in St. Petersburg, FL. He has also been an apprentice to Simon Levin at Mill Creek Pottery in Gresham, WI, and holds a BFA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Meer’s work is inspired by objects found in his grandparents’ home and the stories held within them. He works to create utilitarian work that showcases a story and the history of its making.

Red Wing Collectors Society Foundation Award The Red Wing Collectors Society Award is presented to one maker in the local ceramics community as selected through a nominative process.

Supporting their development and highlighting their achievements, this award aims to elevate the recognition of each recipient within the ceramics community.

This award is made possible by the Red Wing Collectors Society Foundation, and is presented by Northern Clay Center to a deserving individual pursuing a career in pottery, or studying or researching the historical aspects of the pottery industry. The Foundation endeavors to broaden appreciation of pottery, past and present, for the general public and maintains the Red Wing Pottery Museum in Red Wing, Minnesota. This is the twelfth year in which the Clay Center has awarded the grant.

Wendy Eggerman, of St. Paul, MN, first fell in love with pottery while attending college in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Since then, her work has been exhibited nationally and she has been an active ceramic artist in a variety of studios. Most notably, she was involved with the American Museum of Ceramic Art in Pomona, CA where she was a teacher, volunteer, and had a solo show, Wrought Clay, in 2016. Eggerman currently has a home studio where she makes functional earthenware pottery.

Her work is influenced by her love of antiques and, in particular, hobnail glass.

Warren Mackenzie Advancement Award The Warren MacKenzie Advancement Award (WMAA) provides an opportunity for students and emerging artists to continue their ceramic research and

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Left to right: Elliot Corbett, Katie Coughlin.

education for a period of up to a year to further expand their professional development. During the grant year, recipients are provided with fiscal support to research a new technique or process, study with a mentor or in an apprenticeship setting, travel to other ceramic art centers or institutions for classes and workshops, collaborate with artists of other media, and travel.

Aaron Caldwell was born and raised in Fresno, California. He graduated from Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) with a BA in general studio art in 2019, and is completing his MS in art education from Illinois State University (Normal) in December 2021.

He has been awarded the Multicultural Fellowship in 2019 from NCECA, Warren MacKenzie Advancement

Award in 2019 from Northern Clay Center, Kiln God scholarship in 2020 from Watershed Center for Ceramic Art (Newcastle, ME), and was chosen as a 2021 Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artist. He has exhibited at Lucy Lacoste Gallery (Concord, MA), The Clay Studio (Philadelphia, PA), at the NCECA Student Exhibition in 2020 and 2021, and at Baltimore Clayworks. He is also the lead organizer for Queeramics, a platform dedicated to bringing visibility and opportunities to queer ceramic artists.

Caldwell has always been passionate about education, and has recently gained a growing passion for the arts.

He plans on helping create and sustain art making and engaging programs in marginalized communities, in hopes

of encouraging these communities to pursue art as a field of interest or a personal hobby.

Elliot Corbett, a 2019 WMAA award recipient, began studying ceramics in their hometown of Rochester, MN, and earned their AFA from Rochester Community and Technical College in 2016. Corbett continued their studies at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, where they graduated with their BFA in ceramics with a minor in drawing in 2019. They were one of two recipients of the Warren Mackenzie Advancement Award in 2019 from Northern Clay Center. Corbett currently works as a tilemaker and resides in Minneapolis while continuing their artistic pursuits.

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Ashton Keen, the 2020 WMAA award recipient, is a potter currently living in Logan, UT. As a senior in high school, she took a wheel throwing and hand building course, which is where she first became interested in clay. She later went on to receive her BFA from the University of Mississippi (Oxford).

Her work has been displayed in several national exhibitions and she received various juror awards including the NCECA undergraduate award for excellence 2nd place 2019. Most recently she worked as the ceramic intern for STARworks (Star, NC). Currently she is an MFA candidate at Utah State University (Logan).

Ashton Keen

Katie Coughlin, a 2018 WMAA award recipient, received her MFA in 2018 from The Ohio State University (Columbus) and her BFA in 2010 from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. Katie has been an artist in residence at Red Lodge Clay Center (Red Lodge, MT) and Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts (Newcastle, ME). She has received multiple awards including the Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award from the International Sculpture Center, the Warren Mackenzie Advancement Award from Northern Clay Center, and most recently a 2020 NYSCA/ NYFA Artist Fellowship. A native New Yorker, Coughlin returned to the city in 2018 and lives and works in Brooklyn.

Related Events Emerging Artist Presentations Join us for a marathon of presentations by these eight emerging artists. A detailed schedule of talks will be available on our website X17: Virtual, Friday, January 14, 4 pm Free Virtual Tour of Emerging Artists Grant Recipients and Hands-on Workshop Join an NCC docent for a virtual tour of Emerging Artists Grant Recipients, featuring sculpture and pottery from NCC’s 2020-21 emerging artist residents.

Following the tour, enjoy a handbuilding workshop over Zoom, to create your own ceramic creation under the guidance of a current emerging artist resident. Limit 15 participants.

22AAH1: Virtual, Monday January 24, 3 - 5 pm Free

NOVEMBER 14 Holiday Exhibition and MN NICE Graduates open

Holiday Open House, 12 – 4 pm

Member Preview Hour, 11 am – 12 pm

AAH Holiday Workshop, 2 – 4 pm 18 Virtual tour online for Holiday Exhibition and

MN NICE Graduates 23 Applications open for Education Access Scholarships 25 CLOSED 30 Winter class registration opens, 10 am DECEMBER 4 AAH: Decorative Clay Spoons!, 2 – 4 pm 30 Holiday Exhibition and MN NICE Graduates close 31 CLOSED JANUARY 4 January Featured Artists opens 13 Info session: NCC grant programs, 6 pm 14 Emerging Artist Grant Recipients opens

Artist talks: Emerging Artist Grant Recipients , 4 pm

Chili Cook-off Cookbook submissions due, 5 pm 18 Artist talk: Lynn Hobaica, 6 pm 24 AAH Tour of Emerging Artist Grant Recipients

and Hands-on Workshop, 3 – 5 pm 29 Workshop: Mike Helke & Julianne Shibata, 12 – 4:30 pm 30 January Featured Artists closes FEBRUARY 1 February Featured Artists opens 3 Chili Cook-off entries due, 12 am 5 Chili Cook-off

AAH Chili Bowl Workshop, 2 – 3:30 pm 27 February Featured Artists closes MARCH 3 Panel: Memento Mori, 6 pm 4 Memento Mori and Fandom open 28 Applications due for WMAA and EARs, 5 pm CT

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Memento Mori March 4 – April 16, 2022 Main Gallery Curated by Heather Nameth Bren

The Latin phrase, memento mori, translates to, “Remember that you must die.” The purpose of this exhibition is to explore how artists have responded to themes of death in the wake of a modern global pandemic. Throughout the ages, contemplating death has been a major theme in the arts. Although the concept of death is unpleasant, facing the inevitability of death has numerous benefits: to remind of the temporal nature of our human existence, to inspire moral resistance to earthly pleasures, and to appreciate vitality of life and fleeting beauty, while acknowledging the permanence of death.

Clay and ceramic art have inherent metaphors of life cycles in the material stages of clay from its formation from the earth and once living organic matter.

Artists in this exhibition include: Marisa Finos, Jeanne Quinn, Arun Sharma, and Dirk Staschke.

Beyond the exhibition of art works, this theme allows for workshops that address art as therapy for individuals who have experienced loss and for those with terminal illness.

Related Event Memento Mori Panel Discussion Observe a remote panel featuring Memento Mori curator, Heather Nameth Bren, along with artists in the exhibition as they discuss their visual responses to the theme of memento mori, in the wake of a modern global pandemic.

X20: Virtual, Thursday, March 3, 6 pm Dirk Staschke

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Fandom March 4 – April 16, 2022 Emily Galusha Gallery Curated by NCC

The concept of ‘fandoms’ has been with us for over 100 years, but since the early 2000s the idea has become part of mainstream culture. Fandoms span interests from bands to novels, sports teams to films, reality shows, role-playing games, and more—if you love it, there’s a community for you. For many of us, ceramics is our primary fandom—we can even see more specific groups around individual artists as they sell out new collection drops in a matter of seconds, and as imitators of this work pops up around the web.

Fandom is an exhibition to ‘ship ceramics and fandoms of all types. This exhibition serves to take all our loves and bring them together into a beautiful mélange of an exhibition celebrating our collective nerdiness. With this exhibition, we hope to bring new voices into the more formal setting of the gallery.

Participating artists include: Chris Burch, Lydia Ferwerda, Delvin (Del) M. Goode, John R. Hamilton III, Bri Larson, Ian Petrie, Stephen Phillips, and Avé Rivera.

Clockwise, from top left: Bri Larson, Chris Burch, Delvin Goode, Avé Rivera, Stephen Phillips.

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January Featured Artists: Paul Dresang, Kate Fisher, Ruth Martin, Matt Repsher On view: January 4 – 30, 2022 Sales Gallery & Online

Dresang makes both functional and sculptural work in stoneware and porcelain. His work is defined by a unique sense of form and decoration.

Fisher makes art for, and about, the home. Her works honor mundanity and the beauty in the work of personal housekeeping. Martin’s figures are meant to comment on life. She sees them as a kind of contemporary folk art. Repsher was a resident at Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft in Columbia, North Carolina, in 2015 and was recently a long-term resident at the Penland School of Craft from 2017 to 2020.

Clockwise from top left: Matt Repsher, Kate Fisher, Ruth Martin, Paul Dresang.

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February Featured Artists: Guillermo Cuellar, Mike Norman, Colleen Riley On view: February 1 – 27, 2022 Sales Gallery & Online

Cuellar has been making utilitarian, wheel-thrown stoneware pots since 1980. In 2005 he established a pottery in Shafer, Minnesota and now participates as one of seven host-studios on the annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour.

Norman’s work is part allegory, alchemy, poetry, and Mingei-sota. Animals have become part of his lexicon, his personal taxonomy of stand-ins for nostalgic adventure and poetic iconography.

Riley’s work reflects her connection to the imperfect and ever-changing rural environment surrounding her home studio in Eureka Township, Minnesota.

Her pots celebrate the historic ceramic tradition of decorative botanicals by employing the patterns and textures of the Minnesota landscape.

Clockwise from top: Mike Norman, Guillermo Cuellar, Colleen Riley.

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2021 23rd Annual American Pottery Festival Review This year’s American Pottery Festival (APF) left all of us here loving the clay community as we reflected on the accomplishments of everyone who helped us make the Center’s second virtual version of our American Pottery Festival a truly meaningful, successful, gorgeous, and unexpectedly connected event. APF weekend always, always, gives us new reasons to appreciate the artists and all of you who support them during the weekend, and this year was no different. Far from a simple fundraiser, this event brought with it waves of talent, generosity, inspiration, and endless new connections for everyone. We secretly worried that the world had burned through its virtual support reserves, but to our sheer delight, everyone showed up with enthusiasm, thoughtfulness, and a wealth of validation for one another. We here at NCC miss you all so much! Cheers to the list of highlights from 2021: • Of the 29 invited artists on this year’s roster, 24 offered virtual demonstrations, workshops, and talks from their studios, homes, and backyards for a grateful audience of over 300 total participants from all over the country and world; • Gallery appointments created the opportunity to open our doors to an enthusiastic audience in the safest of means. The first day was such a success, we refunded all tickets for the remainder of the event and opened the doors with free access; • Personal shopping services and an online presence unlike any other NCC has offered created the space for guests to purchase work from all over the world.

For the NCC Crew that remains at the venue after the weekend, while everyone turns off their Zoom cameras and dives

Clockwise from top: Forrest Lesch-Middelton and Sanam Emami present a virtual workshop. NCC accountant, Jessie Fan, shares her customized APF coloring page shirt. APF attendees make their mark on our interactive title wall.

back into their everyday lives, there are endless memories and a deep well of gratitude for the contributions of so many artists, collectors, supporters, and others. A special thank you goes out to those friends, students, and collectors who trusted us and took a risk on a socially-distanced experience or hybrid workshop offering and to anyone who purchased work in support of our annual fundraiser. If you participated in the festival in any way, please know you are appreciated and that this thankfulness doesn’t fade! The event might be over,

but we are all still sharing stories and laughing, marveling, and sending you our deepest respect.

We are already well on our way to planning 2022 APF—be sure to mark your calendars for September 2 – 4! Yes! It’s another Labor Day Weekend event, and no, we have no idea what the world has in store for our 24th annual event, but we will be ready!

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Artist Grants NCC proudly facilitates six grant programs for current students, recent graduates, and emerging and mid-career artists, all of which are outlined below.

Learn about the application process and your eligibility at a free information session hosted in NCC’s library, and via Zoom, on Thursday, January 13, from 6 – 7 pm. With limited seating available, registration for in-person attendance is required. Please watch our website for additional info sessions at sites around the metro area and state. If you are interested in having a presentation at your school or organization (in Minnesota or almost anywhere in the country), we are always happy to take our show on the road via Zoom to share about these opportunities.

Have questions about the eligibility of your work, or how to make your application as successful as possible?

Please contact NCC’s Executive Director, Kyle Rudy-Kohlhepp, at kylerudyk@ northernclaycenter.org.

Each year we want to increase our reach into the depth of talent in the region, nation, and the globe to support, celebrate, and enable ceramic artists at all stages of their career. Grants and Residencies are open to those who have traveled the traditional paths of apprenticeship, those who have pursued academic training, and those who have intensely developed their practice in studios around the world. Now is the time to take the next step and apply for one of the many grants and residencies offered at Northern Clay Center.

Together we will demonstrate the depth and talent of the clay community to the greater world. NCC encourages applicants who represent the full range of artistic styles, and is committed to supporting a diverse pool of artists

whose work demonstrates strong artistic merit. Accordingly, awards for our grant programs will represent, as possible, artists and initiatives that are diverse in genre, expertise, gender, race, ethnicity, and geography.

catalogue at the end of their grant year in July of 2023.

For complete eligibility requirements and award packages for any of our grant programs, please visit our website under the heading “Artist Services” or contact Executive Director, Kyle Rudy-Kohlhepp, at kylerudyk@northernclaycenter.org.

Founded on the belief that Minnesota thrives when its artists thrive, the McKnight Foundation’s arts and culture program is one of the oldest and largest of its kind in the country. Support for individual working Minnesota artists has been a cornerstone of the program since it began in 1982. The McKnight Artist Fellowships Program provides annual, unrestricted cash awards to outstanding mid-career Minnesota artists in 14 different creative disciplines. Program partner organizations administer the fellowships and structure them to respond to the unique challenges of different disciplines. Currently the foundation contributes about $2.8 million per year to its statewide fellowships. For more information, visit mcknight.org/artistfellowships.

We are always available to answer questions and give feedback on your submissions. Mark your calendar today to submit your application by the following deadlines

FELLOWSHIPS McKnight Artist Fellowship for Ceramic Artists In its 25th year of programming, the McKnight Artist Fellowship for Ceramic Artists will support outstanding Minnesota ceramic artists who identify with any methodology: functional, sculptural, relational—all techniques are welcome. The intent of this program is to recognize and support midcareer artists living and working in Minnesota, who demonstrate a sustained level of accomplishment, commitment, and artistic excellence. Two $25,000 grants will be awarded in 2022.

Fellowship support may be pursued for, but is not limited to: experimenting with new techniques and materials; purchasing materials and equipment; collaborating with other artists; and pursuing education, exhibition, or travel opportunities. The 2022 Fellowship recipients will be featured in a workshop and an exhibition with a corresponding

This program is made possible by the generous support of the McKnight Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The application deadline for the 2022 McKnight Fellowships for Ceramic Artists is Friday, May 20, 2022, at 5 pm CT. Warren MacKenzie Advancement Award (WMAA) The WMAA, founded in 2014, provides an opportunity for students and emerging artists to continue their ceramic research and education for a period of up to twelve consecutive months within the grant year, further expanding their professional development.

This award is available to current undergraduate or graduate students, recent graduates (within one year), or those who have completed a university-equivalent training in

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ceramics (including apprenticeship and mentorship programs) within the year prior to the application deadline.

During the grant year, the recipients can research a new technique or process, study with a mentor or in an apprenticeship setting, travel to other ceramic art centers or institutions for classes and workshops, collaborate with artists of another media, and travel. Proposals to fund large capital equipment purchases will not be accepted. One or two cash awards will be made in 2022, up to $3,000 each, for projects taking place between May 1, 2022, and April 30, 2023. Recipients contribute project updates to NCC’s social media and are required to give a public presentation at their school or other institution following the completion of their grant.

This award is made possible through the support of generous individual and institutional donors in honor of Warren MacKenzie’s legacy of ceramic education, both traditional and non-traditional.

The application deadline for the WMAA is Monday, March 28, 2022, at 5 pm CT.

RESIDENCIES McKnight Artist Residency for Ceramic Artists The McKnight Artist Residency for Ceramic Artists program, in its 25th year at NCC, intends to recognize and support mid-career ceramic artists whose work demonstrates exceptional artistic merit and who have already proven their abilities within the field.

The program provides recipients with the opportunity to be in residence for

three months at Northern Clay Center, where they can develop their own work and, at the same time, exchange ideas and knowledge with Minnesota ceramic artists. Up to three, three-month residencies will be awarded in 2022, to take place during the 2023 calendar year, through a competitive application process. NCC will invite one or two other artists through a nominative process.

Each resident artist will receive a $6,000 award (for a three-month residency), studio space provided at no cost, and a glaze and firing allowance. During the residency, each artist will present a public lecture, for which they will receive an additional honorarium. At the culmination of the grant period, recipients will be featured in a catalogue and group exhibition at Northern Clay Center before traveling to 3 – 5 sites around the state of Minnesota. Recipients are also required to submit a final report at the end of the grant period.

This program is made possible by the generous support of the McKnight Foundation, Minneapolis.

The 2022 deadline to apply for the McKnight Artist Residency is Friday, May 20, 2022, at 5 pm CT. Emerging Artist Residencies (EAR) The Emerging Artist Residency program encompasses three unique fellowships, designed to provide up to four ceramic artists with an opportunity to be in residence for one year at Northern Clay Center, where they can develop their own work, as well as exchange ideas and knowledge with other ceramic artists.

Each residency recipient will have a furnished studio space with 24/7 access to NCC’s facilities. In addition to the

workspace, each fellowship includes an annual materials and firing stipend as well as professional development and enrichment opportunities through NCC’s education, exhibitions, and sales gallery programs, for qualified and interested fellows. A group exhibition featuring work produced during the fellowship period will take place in January 2024, at Northern Clay Center, following conclusion of the grant period. Additionally, recipients have the opportunity to present a brief slide lecture on their work in conjunction with the exhibition.

Anonymous Artist Studio Fellowship The Anonymous Artist Studio Fellowship will be awarded to two emerging ceramic artists working in a functional, sculptural, relational, or installationbased manner. Fellows will share a furnished studio space with 24/7 access to NCC’s facilities from September 1, 2022, to August 31, 2023.

Fogelberg Studio Fellowship The Fogelberg Studio Fellowship will support one emerging ceramic artist who is a Minnesota or Wisconsin resident, working in a strictly functional manner, and interested in pursuing a career in studio pottery. The 2022 recipient will have access to a furnished private studio space within the Center’s Studio program from September 1, 2022, to August 31, 2023.

BIPOC Studio Fellowship In its inaugural year, The BIPOC Studio Fellowship will support one emerging ceramic artist of color who is working in a functional, sculptural, relational, or installation-based manner. The 2022 recipient will share a furnished studio space from October 1, 2022 to

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Artist Services & Grant Programs Eligibility Table Program

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September 30, 2023 and be provided additional resources to pursue mentorship opportunities including participation in NCECA conference, support more robust materials and firing utilization, and to buttress the cost of living.

These programs are made possible by generous contributions from several anonymous donors, as well as various secondary market sales at Northern Clay Center, with the intention to nurture the creative expression of aspiring ceramic artists.

Please note: applicants must indicate which award you are applying for in your application, an Anonymous Artist Studio Fellowship, a Fogelberg Studio Fellowship, or a BIPOC Studio Fellowship. One application may be

submitted for multiple opportunities and eligibility will be verified for each.

The deadline to apply for NCC’s Emerging Artist Residencies is Monday, March 28, 2022, at 5 pm CT. What is an emerging artist?

For all of the Center’s grants to emerging artists (Emerging Artist Residencies & the Warren MacKenzie Advancement Award) we use a broad and elastic definition of “emerging.”

There is no exact and singular definition of an emerging artist. Our emerging artist programs support those artists who show significant potential, yet are under-recognized.

Emerging artists: • Are the principal creators of new work; • take risks and embrace challenges; • develop voices revealing significant potential; • are rigorous in their approach to creation and production; • have some evidence of professional achievement but not a substantial record of accomplishment; • are not recognized as established artists by other artists, curators, producers, critics, and arts administrators.

Career stage is a factor but not a limiting one. Many emerging artists fall into the early career category, but not all do.

Age is not a factor in determining an emerging artist.

Good luck to everyone!

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McKnight Artist Residency for Ceramic Artists: Lynne Hobaica

Join Northern Clay Center in welcoming our 2022 winter McKnight Artist Resident, Lynne Hobaica (Bakersville, NC). We look forward to supporting her creative visions while establishing new connections with our community.

Building from small details and revealing surprises through the process, Hobaica creates both sculptural and functional forms that create story and narrative.

Inspired by the beauty and struggle of the human experience, her work is fueled through the contemplation of our individual awareness of mortality and its impact on the lens through which stories and life are experienced.

Referencing characters from both personal and historical mythologies and fairytales, Hobaica instills gesture and emotion to connect with audiences and shares emotional experiences from both personal and shared stories.

Hobaica received her BFA in the history of art with concentration in ceramics from Syracuse University (NY) in 2010, and her MFA in sculptural conceptions and ceramics from Kunstuniversität (Linz, Austria) in 2015. She has served as instructor at numerous venues and institutions including Moshier Arts Center (Bruien, WA), Bellevue College (WA), Odyssey Clayworks (Ashville, NC), and Hood College (Frederick, MD).

Hobaica has continued to develop her own practice in her studio and through residency opportunities including Flower City Art Center (Rochester, NY), L’antica Deruta (Deruta, Italy), and Pottery Northwest (Seattle, WA). Additionally, Hobaica has led workshops and presentations at both Lynne Hobaica

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Chili Cook-off 14th Annual Chili Cook-off Saturday, February 5, 2022

national and international locations including Accademia di Belli Arti di Perugia (Perugia, Italy), Gasworks NYC (New York, NY), Hartford Art School (Hartford, CT), and Penland School of Craft (Penland, NC) In addition to recognition through publication and broadcast, Hobaica has received numerous awards for her work including the ÖH Projekt Förderung Project Grant, the De Poi Award through the Seattle Perugia Sister City Association, the Blue Ridge Soap Shed Scholarship, and was named one of Ceramic Monthly’s 2020 Emerging Artists. Her work is represented at galleries spanning the US and has been exhibited through various group, two-person, and solo exhibitions at venues including Mesa Arts Center (Mesa, AZ), Gandee Gallery (Fabius, NY), Mir (Linz, Austria), Haystack School of Craft (Deer Isle, ME), Pigeon Toe Gallery (Portland, OR), Clay Center of New Orleans, Pottery Northwest (Seattle, WA), The Clay Studio (Philadelphia, PA), Firehouse Gallery (Rochester, NY), and Charlie Cummings Gallery (Gainesville, FL).

Related Event McKnight Artist Resident Lecture: Lynne Hobaica Join us on Tuesday, January 18, at 6 pm, when Hobaica will present a free lecture about her work and process.

X19: In-person or virtual, Tuesday, January 18, 6 pm Free

• Post on Instagram to win a prize! · Share an image of your creation served on handmade ceramic tableware and use the tags #makertotable and #NCC2022ChiliCookOff; · All posts tagged by February 3 at midnight CT will be entered into a random drawing for this year’s grand prize. Judges’ Choice prizes will also be awarded for best images of chili, cornbread, and brownies.

• Turn on the “NCC Cook-off” playlist on Spotify while you fire up your kitchen, kettle, or crockpot!

What better way to warm a February day than to taste one-of-a-kind, homemade chilis and vote for your favorite?! Frankly, we can’t think of one, but in the name of good health and smart choices, once again we are hosting a virtual chili event this year!

You will have the opportunity to share your favorite recipes and images for the Chili Cook-off, Cornbread Competition, and Brownie Bake-off and win!

• Join us for a FREE ART@HAND virtual workshop to learn how to make your own chili bowl!

FREE kit provided!

• Share your recipe and an image with NCC by January 14 to be included in the NCC Chili Cook-off Cookbook!

Started in 2021, we plan to keep building this community recipe book through the years!

We might not be shoulder-to-shoulder at our favorite party of the winter for yet another year, but we promise creative competitors, a super fun virtual clay workshop for all ages and abilities, and prizes in several categories. We’d love for you to join us!

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Try a Clay Class From Home!

Interested in a virtual clay activity but don’t know where to start? Let us show you how simple it is to participate in an online ceramics class at home!

First, sign up online. NCC generally offers at least one full-term class and several single session workshops per quarter. Most classes can be accomplished with tools that you already have at home, like a fork, rolling pin, and old credit card. A week before the activity you can pick up materials for your class or workshop at NCC. Before you know it, the time for your virtual workshop will have arrived! You’ll want to set up your clay space on a flat surface, lined with paper (newspaper and scrap paper is great), have a comfortable chair, a sponge (or rag), and water at the ready to use for cleanup. If there are other tools you need, NCC will let you know ahead of time.

You will receive a link via email to join the live event via Zoom. When you join the meeting an NCC teaching artist will direct you as they demonstrate all the techniques to create a wonderful clay object. They will walk you through the process step-by-step and answer your questions as they arise. Creativity is encouraged and the teaching artist will help guide you with any decorations or alterations that make your project unique and remarkable.

You never know what curves the conversations may take in the Zoom classroom. Eagles and bird watching, favorite childhood cartoons, wonderful

Left to right: Education coordinator, Samantha Longley prepares Clay-Along kits for virtual workshop students. The table studio (with a station for their laptop) of a virtual student.

reading materials, favorite recipes, and many other avenues of conversation have been discussed in our virtual clay classrooms!

happen in the kiln and it can feel like magic as pieces transform from a shaped and formed hunk of clay into a finished piece of ceramic art!

After the workshop, bring your completed clay creation back to Northern Clay Center to be fired.

It takes two weeks to get projects through the kiln firing process. Each project gets fired twice. The first time is called bisque (~1850F), and chemically removes all water from the clay and creates a permanent object. After the bisque firing, one of NCC’s technicians will apply clear glaze to your project, which will make it water tight and food safe. The second firing (~1950F) is the glaze firing, and melts and fuses the glaze to the surface of the piece. Due to the chemical and physical changes to clay during the firing, the piece will shrink about 12%, you’ll also notice that the color of the clay has changed. All of these scientific and chemical changes

When your creations have emerged from the kiln (after proper cooling time), NCC will send you an email to let you know they are ready to pick up!

Virtual clay workshops are a fun and accessible way to get creative! Go to NCC’s website to find an opportunity to play with clay from the comfort of your own home.

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Winter Classes & Workshops

As our world continues to persevere through a time of sustained adaptation, we welcome you to a new year with the grounding and community-building nature of engaging and inspiring ceramic programming, held in a safe manner.

NCC has implemented thorough safety protocols within our facilities to mitigate potential spread of COVID-19 while working in the studios. NCC considers the most up-to-date recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Minnesota Department of Health, while implementing strategies to keep our community as safe as possible.

Our class sizes may continue to be limited and appropriate safety initiatives will remain in place, including masks and social distancing. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination, or a notarized exemption, is required for students, teaching artists, studio artists, and staff utilizing the facilities. We will continue to offer ClayAlong online classes if you are not able to join us in person. Please visit our website for the most up-to-date protocols.

This winter, we will offer a wide range of in-person and virtual classes with plenty of fresh opportunities to renew your artistic energy in clay! With an array of familiar and a few new names on the teaching roster, NCC’s teaching artists are ready to stir up some extra excitement with clay for the start of your new year. Be sure to take a close look at the Special Topics classes for some unique opportunities and our Special Topics Workshops section for a deeper look at select clay techniques. Looking for a smaller introduction to or taste of clay? Try a Project Workshop—from our ever-popular Clay for Couples and

Check out pages 29 - 30 for more information about our ART@HAND @ programs. Classes marked with are designed for and easily accessible to older adults.

A masked student centering clay on the potter's wheel.

Crafternoon classes to three sections of our 18th Annual Valentine’s Day Workshops—the options are numerous.

We continue to offer students more open studio time than many other clay studios in the Twin Cities, leaving plenty of time to digest demonstrations and practice your craft independently.

Adult students generally have access to our studios between 9 am and 9 pm Wednesday through Sunday, 4:30 to 9 pm on Mondays, and 9 am to midnight on Tuesday and Thursday evenings (subject to other NCC events and programming). To regulate attendance in our studios out of concerns for safety, students must sign up for open studio in advance via an online sign-up system.

Browse our open studio schedule online to check the most up-to-date listing of available studios.

Education Access Scholarships Applications open Tuesday, November 23 NCC is committed to maintaining accountability and pursuing action to build meaningful diversity, impactful equity, and genuine inclusivity in the ceramic community. We recognize that there are significant systemic racial and economic impacts that impede participation in the arts, and resulting financial barriers contribute to further divide. To address and help bridge financial barriers to ceramic education, NCC has implemented scholarship options for our education programming.

Our goal is to open access to the ceramic arts and welcome all who wish to learn, grow as an artist, and participate in the ceramic arts community.

We offer two scholarship options: • a full-tuition scholarship open to artists and learners who identify as Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color • a half-tuition scholarship open to artists and learners experiencing financial need Scholarships are limited and will be available on a first come, first served basis. For more information about these scholarships and to apply, please visit our website at northernclaycenter.org

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Students in a Clay-Along virtual class share their progress.

CLAY-ALONG VIRTUAL CLASSES Stay connected to your creativity from home and Clay-Along with NCC through virtual classes, workshops, and materials kits designed to fulfill your clay longings from the convenience and safety of home.

Virtual classes will meet online once a week for five or ten weeks, for two hours each week with an NCC teaching artist who will guide you through quality at-home digital learning. We are also pleased to offer self-guided clay kits with lesson plans for an independent clay experience.

Class kits have the option to include lowfire clay (low-fire red: a smooth terracotta body; or Raku: a grittier, off-white body) and a set of engobes (colored slips), firings at NCC, and a guide to setting up a space for clay in your home. No clayspecific tools? No problem! All classes and lessons can be accomplished with everyday utensils and objects. If you have everything you need already, just select the content-only version.

Slab-Centric Ceramics Are you a pie maker? Even if you're not, making ceramic vessels out of soft slabs is even easier than pie! Create mugs, quilted bowls, bud vases, and more out of soft slabs using a rolling pin, paper templates, and simple tools found around your kitchen or in your junk drawer. Each week, Marion will introduce and guide you through building a new vessel. It will be easy as pie! Twenty-five pounds of clay are included when you select the materials kit option. This class is suited best to those who have a basic understanding of the stages of clay and building methods, and for levels beyond; beginners will be nurtured.

V1: Thursdays, 10 am – 12 pm Instructor: Marion Angelica January 6 – February 3 Fees: With kit, $140 (members receive 5% discount) Content only, $90 (members receive 5% discount) Self-Guided Kit Clay-Along Self-Guided Kits balance the independence of self-guided clay exploration with the support of instructions that guide you step-by-step through a variety of projects at a range

of levels; kid-friendly lessons included!

These kits are sure to satisfy your clay cravings, keep you creative, and increase your knowledge of forms and techniques. It’s also a great opportunity to play and explore clay, whether you’re brand-new or very experienced.

VKit: Fee: $45

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Want to learn the basics of making clay art? Get your hands dirty during five weeks of instruction, and practice in these introductory classes that focus on the basics of building and glazing techniques. These classes will have plenty of guidance for beginners, making them ideal if you have little or no experience with clay and want to test your interest. We recommend that you take an introductory class two or more times (within one quarter, or over consecutive quarters) to build your skills and prepare for Wheel or Handbuilding 201 classes and beyond. Wear old clothes, and bring an old towel, a bucket no larger than one gallon, and a

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beginner’s set of tools to the first class.

Tool kits are available for purchase at NCC. Lab fee includes one bag of clay (25 pounds), all glazing materials, firings, and open studio access.

Land of Round Pots— Wheel Throwing 101 I1: Mondays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Instructor: Delaney Keshena January 3 – 31 Fee: $175 + $20 lab fee (members receive 5% discount) I2: Mondays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Instructor: Delaney Keshena February 7 – March 7 Fee: $175 + $20 lab fee (members receive 5% discount) I3: Tuesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Instructor: Zach Van Dorn January 4 – February 1 Fee: $175 + $20 lab fee (members receive 5% discount) I4: Tuesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Instructor: Persis Wade February 8 – March 8 Fee: $175 + $20 lab fee (members receive 5% discount) I5: Wednesdays, 1 – 4 pm Instructor: Priya Thoresen January 5 – February 2 Fee: $175 + $20 lab fee (members receive 5% discount) I6: Wednesdays, 1 – 4 pm Instructor: Jason Wang February 9 – March 9 Fee: $175 + $20 lab fee (members receive 5% discount) I7: Fridays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Instructor: Ruby Sevilla January 7 – February 4 Fee: $175 + $20 lab fee (members receive 5% discount) I8: Fridays, , 6:30 – 9:30 pm Instructor: Ruby Sevilla February 11 – March 11 Fee: $175 + $20 lab fee (members receive 5% discount)

Three Graces—Handbuilding 101 Learn the basic skills for creating handbuilt pottery and ceramic sculpture through a series of projects and demonstrations. This class will introduce the three foundational methods of handbuilding—coiling, pinching, and slab-building—to provide the base for any project you might imagine.

I9: Mondays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Instructor: Olivia Gallenberger January 3 – 31 Fee: $175 + $20 lab fee (members receive 5% discount) I10: Mondays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Instructor: Olivia Gallenberger February 7 – March 7 Fee: $175 + $20 lab fee (members receive 5% discount) Also check out our series of one-day workshops listed on pages 26 – 28—ideal for makers with little or no previous experience.

WHEEL We recommend that students begin their study at NCC with an introductory experience in clay, such as our Project Workshops or five-week classes (above).

Beginner Throwing—Wheel 201 will take your skill set to the next level and deepen your understanding of clay to prepare you for Wheel 301 and advanced special topics classes. Our education staff will happily assist you in finding the appropriate class, via phone or email: 612.339.8007 x309 or samanthalongley@ northernclaycenter.org.

Beginner Throwing—Wheel 201 Take the next step on your journey with the potter’s wheel to build on your foundations and discover the secrets of making great pots. Improve your skills and learn new techniques for throwing such forms as cylinders, bowls, vases, and more using the pottery wheel as a tool. You will learn surface treatments such as glazing, staining, and slipping, and be introduced to firing procedures.

Dress for mess, bring an old towel, a bucket no larger than one gallon, and a beginner’s set of pottery tools to the first class. Tool kits are available for purchase at NCC. These classes are designed for those with some previous wheelthrowing experience, who have taken one or two Land of Round Pots sessions, or equivalent, and who feel comfortable navigating basic forms on the wheel.

W1: Tuesdays, 10 am – 1 pm Instructor: Lisa Himmelstrup January 4 – March 8 Fee: $350 + $40 lab fee (members receive 5% discount) W2: Tuesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Instructor: Clarice Allgood January 4 – March 8 Fee: $350 + $40 lab fee (members receive 5% discount) W3: Thursdays, 10 am – 1 pm Instructor: Lucy Yogerst January 6 – March 10 Fee: $350 + $40 lab fee (members receive 5% discount) W4: Saturdays, 10 am – 1 pm Instructor: Risa Nishiguchi January 8 – March 12 Fee: $350 + $40 lab fee (members receive 5% discount) Intermediate Throwing—Wheel 301 Take your skills to the next level as you learn additional techniques for throwing more complicated forms. Refine your skills and continue to define your voice in clay. Each section has a specific focus but leaves room for personal interests and development. Each course will also include more information about surface decoration, firing procedures, and the differences between low- and hightemperature clay bodies and glazes.

Designed for those who have taken several Wheel 201 classes or equivalent.

W5: Mondays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Instructor: Erin Holt January 3 – March 7 Fee: $350 + $40 lab fee (members receive 5% discount)

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W6: Wednesdays, 1 – 4 pm Instructor: Leila Denecke January 5– March 9 Fee: $350 + $40 lab fee (members receive 5% discount)

H1: Tuesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Instructor: Elizabeth Coleman January 4 – March 8 Fee: $350 + $40 lab fee (members receive 5% discount)

W7: Wednesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Instructor: Jennica Kruse January 5– March 9 Fee: $350 + $40 lab fee (members receive 5% discount)

Let’s Get Spicy with a Dash of Glaze Chemistry Spice up your forms and glaze palettes with this ten-week investigation into peripheral cookware and basic glaze chemistry. Learn specialized handbuilding techniques as you create objects to house your favorite ingredients, like salt and pepper shakers, garlic keepers, hot sauce dishes, mortars and pestles, and more. While you’re cooking up new forms, add some fresh glazes to your recipe book during an introduction to glaze chemistry. Learn about glass-making components, colorants, firing effects, glaze flaws and more. Students will have a chance to work in the materials room under guidance of the instructor to create some new glaze colors using oxides. Through instruction and experimentation, gain a foundational understanding of how and why glazes do what they do! Designed for students with some previous handbuilding experience, but beginners will be nurtured.

H2: Thursdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Instructor: Marion Angelica January 6 – March 10 Fee: $350 + $40 lab fee (members receive 5% discount)

HANDBUILDING Prepare to add to your vocabulary of ceramic tools and techniques as you embrace the philosophy of s-l-o-w in Studio C. Explore the possibilities of working with clay beyond the round pot and pinch, coil, and paddle your way to a keen alternative sense of touch while creating a new series of work or learning methods to enhance your work on the wheel. Take a trip across the hall this quarter to delve into concepts that offer new perspectives and ways to reimagine an already familiar material.

Beyond Grace If you’ve taken Three Graces— Handbuilding 101 a few times and are ready to take your next steps in handbuilding, Beyond Grace is the class for you. Demonstrations will focus on tile-making, working with leatherhard slabs, and using and creating sprig, drape, and press molds out of clay or plaster. Other topics covered at student request include: scaling up your vessels or sculptures; using the extruder; internal and external armatures; slip and glaze application techniques; and alternative firing methods. Students should be competent in basic handbuilding methods such as coiling, pinching, and building with soft slabs. Students may bring their own project ideas and receive guidance, or may choose from a variety of intermediate project-prompts, provided by the instructor. Intermediate to advanced level.

Guided Study in Handbuilding Expand your handbuilding fundamentals by exploring figural, architectural, animal, decorative, and other non-functional applications of clay. Students are encouraged to bring projects and ideas to work on with low- or high-temperature clays, with guidance from the instructor.

Learn to speak the language of clay as you anticipate technical challenges and plan to achieve your sculptural vision; investigate critical thinking as it pertains to the evolution of your work.

Intermediate to advanced level.

Students in a throwing studio, busily filling up ware boards.

H3: Fridays, 10 am – 1 pm Instructor: Franny Hyde January 7 – March 11 Fee: $350 + $40 lab fee (members receive 5% discount) Plates & Platters Prepare for all the future potlucks, dinners, and picnics you’ll host with plates and platters worthy of gathering around. In this five-week class, you’ll primarily use slab-building techniques to create sets or individual plates and platters and learn tips and tricks that help your forms defy warpage and cracking. Practice using molds to form plates, as well as creating the molds themselves—design and cut basic foam slump molds, and work with plaster molds, bisque, or found object molds.

You’ll also explore a variety of texture tools and surface design techniques to elevate your plate’s design to suit your table and serve your family and friends.

Open to all levels of clay experience and design skills.

H4: Wednesdays, 1 – 4 pm Instructor: Priya Thoresen February 9 – March 9 Fee: $175 + $20 lab fee (members receive 5% discount)

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Colorful examples of slumped glass using ceramic molds.

SPECIAL TOPICS CLASSES Livin’ Large: Modular Building Join Erin Paradis, 2019 Jerome Ceramic Artist Project Grant recipient, for ten weeks of dreaming—and building—big in clay. Create the larger works, functional or sculptural, that you’ve always imagined.

Then bring them to life with integrity by honing your handbuilding techniques from an artist specializing in modularbuilding. Absorb and practice new techniques to push the dimensions of your work, and practice building in smaller sections to create larger, more substantial pieces. Expect class- and individuallyguided demonstrations, one-on-one discussions, and group critiques, as well as helpful resources and suggestions from the instructor to push your concepts and skills to a new level. Students are encouraged to come prepared with an idea so projects can begin quickly.

Intermediate to advanced levels.

T1: Wednesdays, 10 am – 1 pm Instructor: Erin Paradis January 5 – March 9 Fee: $350 + $40 lab fee (members receive 5% discount)

Maker to Table Internationally-recognized artist, Jeff Oestreich, will return to NCC studios to lead students through another round of creating meaningful, functional wares that inspire tradition and ritual around the table. Under Oestreich’s guidance, refine your technical skills on the wheel and harness your approach to altering as you design and form familiar and niche objects that fit seamlessly into your daily life. From plates, platters, and pitchers to casserole dishes, candlesticks, mustard pots, and more, create specialized wares that will perform and endure. Take an insightful look into the history of functional pottery, specifically Leach Standard Ware, to consider how objects evolve with culture to reflect the diets and traditions of modern times, and how this phenomenon is reflected in your own work. Oestreich will serve up plenty of skilled instruction, acute wisdom and historical insights, and a healthy serving of entertainment—this is a class for the history books!

T2: Wednesdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Instructor: Jeff Oestreich January 5 – March 9 Fee: $420 + $40 lab fee (Monitor discounts, member discounts, and waivers will not apply to this class.)

Form & Fire: Foci MCGA & NCC Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts (Foci MCGA) and Northern Clay Center are teaming up to bring you a hot take on craft crossover! Whether you’re new to glass—or ceramics—this class will offer an introduction to the foundations of working with these sister mediums, whose processes both culminate in a final shaping by fire. Discover similarities in materials and process as you form dishes with clay over four weeks at NCC through handbuilding methods, then bring your bisque-fired ceramic forms to Foci for an introduction to fusing and slumping glass. Over two weeks of instruction at Foci, receive an overview of cutting, shaping, and melting sheet glass in a kiln, then gain an understanding of how glass reacts to varying temperatures and firing schedules as you slump your fused glass into your customized ceramic dish molds. Walk away with two fused and slumped glass forms, and a ceramic version of these dishes, as well as fresh or refined skills in these crafts, new friends in fire, and the inspiration to pursue the possibilities of combining these captivating mediums.

Registered students will be required to participate in all dates scheduled at Foci MCGA. Students will have access to NCC open studios from January 5 – February 9 T3: Meet at NCC: Wednesdays, January 5 – 26, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Meet at Foci: Wednesdays, February 2 & 9, 6 – 9 pm Instructors: Elizabeth Coleman (NCC), Abbey Uffelman (Foci) January 12 – February 9 Fee: $450 (Monitor discounts, member discounts, and waivers will not apply for this class.)

Soda-Firing Methods Jenny Weber will teach seven class sessions designed to provide an experiential learning opportunity for students who have yet to witness the wonder of atmospheric firing. You will also have three private open studio times (in addition to regular NCC open studio)

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to implement and develop ideas from class. The class will load and fire at least three kilns on three firing dates and will critically examine the results of each firing. Successive firings ensure that you will have the opportunity to understand the nature of atmospheric firing and, in turn, capitalize on the process by the end of the quarter. Explore forming and decorating techniques to take advantage of the soda kiln’s distinct kiss of fire. You will each participate in all kiln loadings, and in at least one unloading and one firing. Throwers and handbuilders are welcome in this class.

Primarily intended for those who are at advanced levels of construction.

Tentative firing schedule: Kiln loadings: January 27, February 17, March 10 Firing and unloading schedule will be discussed during class.

Studio meetings all other weeks.

T4: Thursdays, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Instructor: Jenny Weber January 6 - March 10 Fee: $370 + $70 lab fee (members receive 5% discount)

SPECIAL TOPICS WORKSHOPS Get a Handle on Mug Making Join local pottery and teaching artist Sandra Daulton Shaughnessy for an evening in the studios working towards mastering your approach to the mug.

Sandra will demonstrate how to create and use a template while working on the wheel to repeatedly throw consistent and interesting mug forms. This comprehensive, skill-boosting workshop give handles the attention they’re due, with demonstrations and hands-on practice pulling handles on and off a mug form. Whether you’re on track to become a studio production potter, or are just looking to refine your expression of a mug form, this workshop is the catalyst to take your mugs to the next level!

X1: In-person, Tuesday, January 18, 6 – 9:30 pm Instructor: Sandra Daulton Shaughnessy Fee: $60 Setting Up a Home Studio 101 Curious about taking the leap to set up a space for clay at home? Already have a space and looking for tips and improvements? Join teaching artist and home studio artist Heather Barr for an evening of information and discussion about getting started with or improving your home clay studio.

Cover important considerations such as safety, appropriate equipment, and recycling and disposing of clay; and absorb and apply helpful knowledge on planning and layout, handy studio accessories, DIY and professional setups, and more. There will be time for Q&A and discussion, so come with your home studio inquiries and get ready to take notes and the next step in your studio planning! This workshop is great for those who want to know what a home studio set-up entails, for those who are planning and preparing for a home studio, or for those who have a simple studio setup and are wanting to expand. Setting up a home studio is a big step—let us help you get there safely and effectively!

X2: Virtual, Saturday, February 5, 10 am - 1 pm Instructor: Heather Barr Fee: $55 (members receive 5% discount) Vividly Virtual: Decorative Tiles with Christina Erives This hands-on workshop will explore artist Christina Erives’ lively approaches to clay. Her colorful, highly-stylized tiles and sculptures of everyday objects draw on her connection to her Mexican heritage and family traditions, but in the context of a new generation. Erives will demonstrate the use of template making in her own work and the slab construction of some of her favorite functional pieces and invite you to create your own representational tile

along with her. Once the design is created and clay is shaped, cover some classic surface decoration techniques using underglazes including Mishima and sgraffito. This workshop will be great for anyone looking to hand build with clay and add some vibrant colors to their work! The materials kit option of the workshop will include a portion of low-fire red clay and a variety of underglaze colors and will be available for pick up at NCC. X3: Virtual, Saturday, February 19, 12 – 3 pm Fees: With materials kit: $75 Content only: $60 Forming Narrative Join McKnight Resident Artist, Lynne Hobaica for a weekend of exploring narrative concepts through form and surface, and gaining technical skills in handbuilding and illustration. On Saturday, utilize simple handbuilding techniques to form vessels, like vases, cups, and small lidded jars, that will lay the foundation for and begin to spark a story. On the surface of these objects, play with illustrations and patterns by layering colorful slips, resists, and carved designs. Inspirational materials will be shared with the class to help generate ideas for imagery and build confidence to decorate with joyful abandon. This special hands-on opportunity with Hobaica will leave you with a flurry of ideas for infusing pots with meaning and story, and the tools to keep carrying them out.

X4: In-person, Saturday & Sunday, February 12 & 13, 10 am – 3 pm Instructor: Lynne Hobaica Fee: $140 + $20 lab fee (members receive 5% discount) Layer by Layer Using slab building techniques as a starting point, this one-day, handson workshop with beloved Minnesota artist, and former McKnight Fellow, Kip O’Krongly, will begin with constructing handbuilt ceramic forms using

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templates to serve as three-dimensional clay canvases. Earthenware plates and tiles will serve as a foundation for building unique narrative layers with intricate stencils, colored slips, sgraffito decoration and latex resist. O’Krongly will also demonstrate methods for blending underglazes to achieve vibrant backgrounds (no airbrush needed!) and give tips for transferring imagery from sketches to pots.

During this jam-packed workshop you'll also learn clever skills like: how to handbuild plates with minimal clay waste, a snazzy two-handed handle pulling technique, incorporating a hand extruder into your building process, and using a digital cutter to create unique stencils. Join Kip O’Krongly as she gives you the keys to pairing handbuilt pots, sgraffito, stencils, and color to create depth-filled graphic surfaces all your own! If you can’t make it to the in-person workshop, join in and follow along virtually by registering for the virtual version of the workshop, with or without a materials kit! A materials kit for the virtual workshop will include leatherhard tiles and portions of lowfire red clay, latex resist, and engobes for decorating.

X5: In-person or virtual, Saturday, March 5, 10 am – 6 pm Instructor: Kip O’Krongly Fees: In-person, $170 + $20 lab fee Virtual with materials kit, $100 Virtual content only, $80 (members receive 5% discount on all options)

PROJECT WORKSHOPS No previous experience required! NCC will provide all materials and tools for these workshops.

Clay for Couples Pottery Workshops Looking for a unique date night activity that is sure to impress your partner?

Look no further than NCC’s original Clay for Couples. Sign up with your

Cow plate by Kip O'Krongly.

partner or friend and learn the secrets of throwing pottery on the wheel in a fun and relaxed environment. Already attended a session? Sign up again and take your skills to the next level. The $80 fee includes instruction and materials for two adults. Pots will be ready to pick up about two weeks later.

X6: In-person, Saturday, January 15, 6:30 – 9:30 pm X7: In-person, Friday, January 28, 6:30 – 9:30 pm X8: In-person, Friday, February 25, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Instructor: NCC Teaching Artist Fee: $90 per couple, per session Crafternoon & Crafterdark Pottery Workshops Bring your friends—and make a few new ones—and get creative as you learn the secrets of throwing pottery on the wheel. This three-hour workshop is a fun and messy introduction to clay. The fee includes instruction and materials for one adult. Students can expect to make three to five pots and decorate them using colorful slips and textures.

Your pots will be ready to pick up after approximately two weeks.

X9: In-person, Saturday, January 22, 6:30 – 9:30 pm X10: In-person, Saturday, February 5, 1 – 4 pm X11: In-person, Saturday, March 5, 1 – 4 pm Instructor: NCC Teaching Artist Fee: $45 per person, per session

A student joining coils on a large handbuilt bowl.

Winter Lanterns Come one, come all, to spend an afternoon in the studio exploring negative space and the shadows created in the making of your own luminary. What better way to light the long winter nights than with a lantern, incised and decorated, to fit perfectly into your home. The fee includes instruction and materials for one adult. Students can expect to make 1 – 3 lanterns and decorate them using textures and colorful slips. Your pieces will be ready to pick up after approximately two weeks.

X12: In-person, Sunday, February 6, 1 – 4 pm Instructor: NCC Teaching Artist Fee: $45 per person Virtual Valentine’s Day Workshop Make the perfect pair or mugs to fill with your hot drinks and warm regards for one another. Pick up a materials kit from NCC that includes clay, tools and slips for decorating. Return your pots for firing and a coat of clear glaze.

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materials for two adults. Pots will be fired at NCC and ready to pick up about two weeks later.

X13: Virtual, Saturday, February 12, 6:30 – 8:30 pm Instructor: NCC Teaching Artist Fee: $70 per couple 18th Annual Valentine’s Day Workshops Celebrate love by getting into some mud! We’ll take care of your Valentine's Day planning with a creative weekend full of clayful opportunities! So, get your valentine or best friend and register early for this popular pottery experience. In person, you will cover the basics of throwing pots on the wheel in a festively decorated space. Novices and experienced potters are welcome.

All materials are included. Students can expect to make 3 – 5 pots and decorate them using textures and colorful slips.

The class fee includes instruction and materials for two adults. Pots will be fired at NCC and ready to pick up about two weeks later.

X14: In-person, Saturday, February 12, 6:30 – 9:30 pm X15: In-person, Sunday, February 13, 1 - 4 pm X16: In-person, Monday, February 14, 6:30 – 9:30 pm Instructor: NCC Teaching Artist Fee: $90 per couple

VISITING ARTIST WORKSHOPS & LECTURES Events listed without a fee are free and open to the public, but space is limited, so pre-registration is recommended.

Emerging Artist Grant Recipients Presentations Join us for a marathon of presentations by these eight emerging artists. See pages 6 - 9 for more information about the artists. A detailed schedule of talks will be available on our website X17: Virtual, Friday, January 14, 4 pm Free

McKnight Artist Resident Lecture: Lynne Hobaica Join us on Tuesday, January 18, at 6 pm, when Hobaica will present a free lecture about her work and process.

X18: In-person or virtual, Tuesday, January 18, 6 pm Free McKnight Fellowship Workshop: Mike Helke & Juliane Shibata 2021 McKnight Ceramic Artist Fellows Mike Helke (Stillwater) and Juliane Shibata (Northfield) will each give a presentation about their work and development as artists, then share studio time, showing their techniques and skills. This program is supported by the McKnight Foundation. See pages 15 - 17 for more information about the Fellowship application process.

X19: In-person or virtual, Saturday, January 29, 12 – 4:30 pm Free Memento Mori Panel Discussion Observe a remote panel featuring Memento Mori curator, Heather Nameth Bren, along with artists in the exhibition as they discuss their visual responses to the theme of Memento Mori, “Remember that you must die,” in the wake of a modern global pandemic.

X20: Virtual, Thursday, March 3, 6 pm Free

CLAY FOR YOUTH Pottery Punch Card for Teens Teens may purchase eight, 2-hour classes, to be used on any Saturday, 10 am – 12 pm.* Classes will cover the fundamental techniques of throwing basic forms on the potter’s wheel and creating surface decoration using glazes, slips, and applied elements, with varied demonstrations and projects for advanced students. Create a series of functional pots with high-temperature clay bodies.

Previous experience is not required.

A young artist showing off their freshly thrown pot.

Students may attend on a drop-in basis and the complexity of projects will depend on multiple consecutive classes. Great for students and families with busy schedules. Wear clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty; NCC will provide the tools and the clay. Students do not have access to open studio time.

For ages 13 to 17.

Y1: Saturdays, 10 am – 12 pm Instructor: Erin Holt Ongoing Fee: $265 ($245 student members) Add multiples of 4 additional sessions at a time ($125 for student members; $135 for non-members) Classes will meet every Saturday unless otherwise posted*.

Students may begin as soon as they register. *Some Saturdays are not available due to holidays or NCC events. Due to NCC's COVID-19 protocols, there is a strict capacity limit in the studios. In order to be guaranteed a place on any given Saturday, teens/ parents must notify NCC. Your eight class sessions expire six months after the date of purchase.

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Release Day in Clay Looking for a fun activity to keep your student engaged in creativity and learning during a school release day?

Have your kiddo join us for this special opportunity to give the potter's wheel a whirl, or brush up on ceramic skills.

Students will learn to make bowls on the potter's wheel, then spend some time decorating projects to their liking with colorful slips. No previous experience required. Ages 9 and up only.

Friday, January 28 Instructor: NCC Teaching Artist Y2: 9 am - 12 pm Y3: 1 - 4 pm $35

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS FOR FAMILY & FRIENDS For all family classes, children must be accompanied by an adult. Neither children nor adults will have access to open studio time during the quarter. Weekend workshops are open to all skill levels, ages 6 and up for handbuilding workshops and 9 and up for wheel-throwing.

Throwing Together Parents and kids spend a little Q.T. together learning a new skill. Learn to make basic cylinders, bowls, vases, and more, using the potter’s wheel. Hightemperature clay and glazes will be used.

Wear old clothes, bring an old towel, and a one-gallon bucket for each participant.

Class sessions are designed to allow adults and children to work side-by-side in a collaborative environment. Ages 9+, all skill levels welcome F1: In-person, Sundays, 1:30 – 3:30 pm Instructor: Elizabeth Coleman January 9 – February 27 Fee: $315 (members receive 5% discount) Note: This fee is for two people, one adult and one child.

A Wheely Fun Day! Learn how to use a potter’s wheel and

practice centering, opening, pulling, and shaping clay as the wheel goes ‘round and ‘round. Paint your projects with colored slips. Dress for mess. Ages 9+, all skill levels welcome In-person, Saturday, January 22 Instructor: Eileen Cohen F2: 10 am – 1 pm F3: 2 – 5 pm Fee: $60 for two people, $25 for each additional participant (Don’t) Contain Your Enthusiasm Let loose your excitement for clay and design, and build a divided container for separating pens and pencils, veggies and dip, or whatever needs separation.

Learn basic slab construction and paint your projects with colored slips. Ages 6+, all skill levels welcome.

In-person, Saturday, February 19 Instructor: Eileen Cohen F4: 10 am – 1 pm F5: 2 – 5 pm Fee: $60 for two people, $25 for each additional participant Sit. Stay. Drink.

Make a personalized pet dish for a furry, feathered, or scaled friend. Learn handbuilding basics using slabs and decorating techniques to personalize your dish. Ages 6+, all skill levels welcome.

Saturday, March 12 In-person, Instructor: Eileen Cohen F6: 10 am – 1 pm F7: 2 – 5 pm Fee: $60 for two people, $25 for each additional participant

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ART@HAND CLAY FOR OLDER ADULTS ART@HAND is NCC’s series of accessible programs for enjoyment of the ceramic arts. Intended for individuals 55 years old or greater (and their families), ART@HAND offers lectures, tours, drop-in workshops, and hands-on activities. Additional general admission seats may be available at the door.

Animal bowl from a recent virtual project workshop.

Virtual Tour of Emerging Artists Grant Recipients and Hands-on Workshop Join an NCC docent for a virtual tour of Emerging Artists Grant Recipients, featuring sculpture and pottery from NCC’s 2020-21 emerging artist residents.

Following the tour, enjoy a handbuilding workshop over Zoom, to create your own ceramic creation under the guidance of a current emerging artist resident. Limit 15 participants.

22AAH1: Virtual, Monday January 24, 3 - 5 pm Free Chili Bowl Workshop Join us online to whip up a bowl or mug for your favorite soup or stew. We will provide materials for families to make and decorate clay bowls and mugs, available for pick-up ahead of time.

Projects made will be fired and clear glazed at NCC and will be ready for use 2 – 3 weeks after projects are dropped off.

22AAH2: Virtual, Saturday, February 5, 2 – 3:30 pm Free

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Winter Class Registration Opens Tuesday, November 30, at 10 am Education Access Scholarship applications open Tuesday, November 23

To Register: Register with cash, check, or all major credit cards. NCC accepts registrations online at www.northernclaycenter. org, in the gallery, or by telephone at 612.339.8007.

Download a paper registration form online, or call the gallery for more information. Member discounts are available online.

Due to the high demand for classes, we require full payment with your registration to reserve your seat in class.

NCC will send confirmation of registration. If there is insufficient enrollment, we will cancel class, notify registered students, and refund all payments without penalty. Decisions are made approximately one week before classes begin.

Please register early or you might find that your favorite class is full, or canceled due to low enrollment.

Education Access Scholarships: To address and help bridge financial barriers to ceramic education, NCC is implementing new scholarship options for our education programming. This will open access to the ceramic arts and welcome all who wish to learn, grow as an artist, and participate in the ceramic arts community.

We offer two scholarship options: • a half-tuition scholarship open to artists and learners with financial need • a full-tuition scholarship open to artists and learners who identify as Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color Scholarships are limited and will be available on a first come first, served basis to adult students only. Students are eligible to receive only one scholarship per session.

We will do our best to offer students one of their top three choices of in-person or Clay-Along classes or workshops. Once enrolled, all scholarships are nonrefundable and non-transferable. Scholarship students are committed to their selected class, and the scholarship cannot be applied to a different class or term. Should a

selected class cancel due to low enrollment, students will have the option to transfer classes. Previous recipients can apply multiple times per year, though priority will be given to new applicants.

Within a week of your application, you will be notified of the status of your application and will be aided in registration from there should you receive the scholarship.

For any questions regarding NCC’s scholarship program, please contact Samantha Longley, Education Coordinator, at samanthalongley@northernclaycenter.org Policies: COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate: NCC students are required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a notarized exemption before the start of their activity with NCC. Proof of vaccination or exemption may be submitted online, and information regarding this submission will be sent to you upon registration. NCC will also provide the option to submit information in person at the start of your activity at NCC. Youth 16 and under are not required to provide proof of vaccination, exemption, or a negative COVID-19 test result.

Tools: Standard tool kits for introductory classes are available in NCC’s Sales Gallery for $25.00 + tax. Other specialty tools are available as well.

Open Studio: The tuition for regular adult classes includes access to open studio time. On average, adult students enrolled in a qualifying class will have access to our studios between 9 am and 9 pm Wednesday through Sunday, 4:30 to 9 pm on Mondays, and 9 am to midnight on Tuesday and Thursday evenings (subject to other NCC events and programming). To regulate our studios as much as possible out of concerns for safety this term, students will sign up for open studio in advance via an online sign-up system. Browse our open studio schedule online to check the most up-to-date listing of available studios. NCC reserves the right to close studios for special classes or workshops.

Minimum Age Restrictions: Only students ages 18 and up are eligible to register for NCC’s adult classes and workshops.

Continuing Education Credits: If you are a teacher in need of CEUs, contact the education department to learn how NCC’s classes and workshops can be taken for continuing education credit.

Weather: As a general rule, NCC will remain open during inclement weather. We take our cues from local colleges and universities for canceling or rescheduling classes during particularly hazardous conditions. When in doubt, feel free to call us at 612.339.8007, and please be safe!

Tuition, Fees, & Refunds: Please refer to class listings for tuition and fees.

Unless otherwise noted, fees for adult classes include instruction, open studio time, 25 pounds of clay, basic glaze materials, and a firing allowance. Tuition may not be pro-rated. Some students may incur additional expenses if they choose unusual glaze materials or if their work occupies a large volume of kiln space.

COVID-19 Cancellations: Given the uncertain nature of what lies ahead of us, NCC will remain flexible when it comes to cancellations as they relate to the current environment and recommendations by both local and national health authorities. In the event of an NCCinitiated cancellation, students will be issued a full refund without penalty. Cancellations initiated by the student will be handled on a case-by-case basis with individual and community well-being maintained as a top priority.

If you are sick or have COVID-19-related symptoms, we ask that you contact us before coming to or entering NCC for any reason.

Classes: 100% of tuition (less a $15 processing fee) will be refunded if a student elects to drop or transfer a class no later than one week (7 days) before the day of the first class meeting. 50% of tuition (less a $15 processing fee) will be refunded if a student drops or transfers

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NCC seeks Clay Camp teachers and assistants

a class within the seven days prior to the first class meeting or within the first two business days after the first meeting. After this period, if a student elects to drop a class, tuition and fees will NOT be refunded for any reason except documented medical emergencies. There are no other exceptions to this policy.

Workshops: 100% of tuition (less a $15 processing fee) will be refunded if a student elects to drop or transfer a workshop for any reason at least one week (seven days) prior to the workshop. No refunds will be given with less than one week’s notice.

If you find you need to cancel your enrollment, please contact Samantha Longley at samanthalongley@ northernclaycenter.org or call 612.339.8007 x309.

Northern Clay Center seeks college students and recent graduates, ages 18 and up, for our summer camp positions.

Each summer, NCC hosts dozens of weeklong, half- and full-day clay camps for youth ages 6 - 17.

Clay Camp Instructors create and lead projects through myriad themed camps for up to 14 students in each camp. Instructors work with a Clay Camp Assistant to provide guidance to students and maintain studio cleanliness.

Instructors are paid positions.

Clay Camp Assistants work closely with NCC's Education Coordinator and Clay Camp Instructors to provide classroom support for weekly summer clay camps.

Assistants are valued volunteers who can earn credit toward NCC's adult education classes based on hours worked.

If you are interested in learning more, contact us at education@ northernclaycenter.org.

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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

NCC Shop/Gallery Hours Galleries are open 10 am - 5 pm, 7 days a week.

Masks are required and visitors to the galleries are limited to four at a time.

We would like to respectfully acknowledge that NCC is located on Dakota land.

Special Needs Exhibition Group Tours: Available for visitors with mental or physical disabilities and the hearing-impaired. Monday – Friday, 9 am – 4 pm. Please call at least three weeks in advance of the event.

Signed Interpretation: Available for any NCC public event. Please call the Center to request an interpreter at least three weeks in advance.

Wheelchair Seating for classes or other accommodations: Please call the Center at least two weeks in advance of the event. NCC’s building is wheelchair accessible and includes a wheelchair accessible potter’s wheel.

The information in this newsletter is available in large-print format upon request.

Mission: Northern Clay Center advances the ceramic arts for artists, learners, and the community, through education, exhibitions, and artist services. Ongoing programs include exhibitions by contemporary regional, national, and international ceramic artists, as well as historical and architectural ceramics; classes and workshops for children and adults at all skill levels; studio space and grants for artists; and a sales gallery representing many top ceramic artists from the region and elsewhere.

Front cover: Plate, Lauren Karle.

Announcing the Peter Leach Scholarship Fund We are thrilled to announce the Peter Leach Scholarship Fund at Northern Clay Center. The Peter Leach Scholarship Fund will be used to fund the BIPOC NCC education scholarship which covers 100% of class costs at NCC for BIPOC students.

This humbling opportunity is made possible by Nan Skelton in Peter’s memory. Cash donations may be made by contacting the gallery at salesgallery@ northernclaycenter.org. Donations of pottery for the ReCollect program, with all proceeds earmarked for the scholarship fund, may be made in the gallery during business hours, 10 am to 5 pm, seven days a week.