Tōgei: True to Clay, Free with Form

399 N Garey Ave 
Pomona, California 91767

Japan’s ceramic traditions are among the most revered in the world, shaped over centuries by regional and ancient kilns, tea culture, ikebana, devotional practices, and a …

Rethinking Plastic: Returning to Clay

Plastic has become an ever-present part of daily life. From takeout containers and grocery bags to soda bottles, it is now the default material through which we consume. According to the United Nations Environment Programme, humans produce more than 400

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Worlds Within: Toshiko Takaezu

_{Toshiko Takaezu with works later combined in the Star Series (c. 1994–2001), including (from left to right) Sahu, Nommo, Emme Ya, Unas, and Po Tolo (Dark Companion), 1998 | Photo: Tom Grotta | Courtesy of}

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I Want to Talk About Theaster Gates’ Pots

Theaster Gates is a potter, a poet, a performer, and a social practice artist, and he has a beautiful voice. Born and bred in Chicago in 1973, Gates has made a name for himself on the international art stage and

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Linda Lighton: A Handbook for Dismantling Power


12345 College Blvd, 
Overland Park, KS 66210

At the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Love & War: A Fifty-Year Survey 1975–2025 charts Linda Lighton’s evolution

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Archaeology and the Archetypal: Jeanne Jaffe’s Becoming Hybrid

524 W 19th St 
New York, NY 10011

Jeanne Jaffe, a multidisciplinary artist, has been creating ceramic work for almost fifty years. Clay is at the root of nearly everything

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Clay as Care: Finding Healing, Rest, and Resilience in Ceramic Art

The Clay Studio

1425 N American St
Philadelphia, PA 19122

Clay as Care: Ceramic Art and Wellness, on view at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia from October 9 to December 31, 2025, is a groundbreaking, multi-faceted project that examines the

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Clayton Bailey's World of Wonders Reimagined

World of Wonders
Polsky Building
225 S Main St
Akron, OH 44308

In 2021, Curated Storefront

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True and Real: Forty Contemporary Ceramists Reveal Realities of Our Time


Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
20 S. West Temple
Salt Lake City UT 84101

Main text by Les Roka, with additional analysis by Richard Notkin and commentary by Wendy Tarlow Kaplan.

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Ceramic Legacies: California Clay from the Marer and Merrill Collections


The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery
251 E. 11th St. Claremont
California 91711

_{Gallery view of Laura Andreson installation with Gertrud and Otto Natzler behind | Forrest L. Merrill Collection | Photo Courtesy: Nancy Servis}

The unfolding history of California ceramics

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