A lot of ceramic artist Dennis W. Smith’s sculptures have stories behind them. Some of them may keep you up at night. Smith, who retired as chairman of the ceramics department after 39 years at the ...

GOSHEN — The Northern Indiana Clay Alliance has announced the winners of its 2025 Emerging Artists program. The recognition is awarded to promising ceramic artists who demonstrate outstanding ...

Ceramics artist Anne Jewett connects to the divine through her art at this year’s Tallahassee Pottery Market. Jewett is celebrating the completion of her new works at her first-ever pottery market, ...

Ceramics have historically been used in domestic settings for practical uses such as cooking. But in its new gallery, “Conceptual Clay, Hot Art,” the Brookline Arts Center showcases more artistic uses ...

American ceramic artist Betty Woodman said, “If you have beautiful things to use, it changes the kind of person you are.” You need only take one or two steps into Sunshine Cobb’s house to realize she ...

In the last years, the ancient material has transcended its traditional functionality and has been elevated to its own form of fine art. Sarah Rayner, Entwined, 2020, hand carved porcelain, 28 x 28 x ...

The division between the worlds of craft, decorative and fine arts has been slowly dissolving for the past decade. A new exhibition at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art aims to shatter what ...

If anything is a sign of the elevated status of ceramics, it's the central place a kiln now occupies on the campus of CalArts. Once in disrepair because of limited interest, the kiln is in high demand ...

With the goal of being a sanctuary for all kinds of ceramic artists, the nonprofit Clay Studio in the Goleta foothills has a wide array of offerings, from memberships giving people unlimited access to ...

Michelle Gallagher is a clay sculptor and set artisan in Portland known for her whimsical monkeys and other figures. Her travels to India, Nepal and Hawaii are reflected in her artwork and her garden.

FARGO — Zen Buddhists have a popular mantra: “No mud, no lotus.” It’s meant to symbolize that truth and beauty are forged from our greatest struggles. In many ways, Fargo ceramicist and 2021 The Arts ...