Michelle Heinesen at Lee College 

The Exhibit "Diasporic Identity" at Lee College will feature the works of Chong-Ok Lee Matthews, Tiffany Huen-Hui Lee, and Michelle Heinesen, and it will be on display in the PAC gallery March 1-April 8. An opening reception will take place 4-7 p.m. Saturday, March 5. A Women's History Month talk with the artists will take place 1-3 p.m. Thursday, March 24.

Daryl McCracken and Reema Forster at ACCH Makers Market

Daryl McCracken (BayouCityPottery) and Reema Forster (Fire and Brush Studio) will be showcasing their ceramic wares at the ACCH Makers Market on Saturday, April 2nd from 10-2.  Hosted by Amsterdam Co. Coffeehouse (ACCH), this intimate popup market features a wide range of media from ceramics and glass, to fibers, wood, jewelry, photography and more.  Free to the public. 807 W 19th St. Houston, TX 77008. For more info visit  https://www.facebook.com/acchmakers or https://www.instagram.com/acchmakers/

Jessica Phillips in London

Jessica Phillips will be showing her ceramic work and paintings at JOC Ceramics Gallery, 9-11 High St. Hampton, TW12 2SA London, UK. The gallery will host an opening reception Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 6pm. 

Jessica Phillips in Art Paris Art Fair

Jessica Phillips will have work on view in the 2022 edition of 1000 VASES Paris during the Art Paris Art Fair, April 7-10, at Galerie Joseph in Le Marais. 78 RUE DE TURENNE, 750003 PARIS 

Nicolle LaMere & Emily Rensink at San Angelo Museum

Emily Rensink at Del Mar

Emily Rensink has been invited to exhibit in the “56th Annual National Drawing & Small Sculptures Show” at Del Mar College, 101 Baldwin Blvd., Corpus Christie, TX 78404.  The exhibition runs February 18 - May 6, 2022 with an opening reception tentatively scheduled for February 18, 2022 from 6-8pm. (https://www.delmar.edu/offices/art/show.html)

   

Jeff Forster at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft

Jeff Forster announces his participation in the exhibition “Nothing Goes to Waste” at The Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, January 29th-May 7th.  Nothing Goes to Waste showcases a survey of artists who find exciting ways to reuse and repurpose materials,  scraps, and castoffs through ingenuity. Highlighting works created from discarded materials like ceramic shards, cut paper, and marble remnants, the exhibition explores how salvaged material can inspire creativity and provoke curiosity about the impact various industrial and artistic processes have on the ecology of the planet. HCCC opening reception Friday, January 28 from 5:30 until 8:00 pm.

Renee Lieber has work "Matzoh Towers" on loan to Museum of Biblical Arts, Dallas, Texas through April 2022.

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Regional News

Foelber Pottery Gallery announces the 24th “Contained & Arranged” exhibit.  After a two year hiatus this fabulous collaboration between local ceramists and area florists is back! Opening weekend receptions: Saturday, April 23 from 6:30-9:30pm and Sunday, April 24 from noon-3:00pm. Exhibit runs from April 23 - May 1, 2022.  706 Richmond Ave. Houston, TX 77006, https://foelberpottery.com/gallery

Empty Bowls Houston is returning! The event, number 16 (!), will be held Saturday, May 14, at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, 10 am - 3 pm. You may donate small quantities of bowls -- we still have bowls donated for the cancelled 2020 and 2021 events -- at the Craft Center or Ceramic Store beginning (but not before, please) beginning April 1. Archway Gallery will again host its Empty Bowls Invitational Exhibition during the month of May, with the opening reception on Saturday, May 7, 5 - 8 pm

Join us at Third Coast Clay for “Roy Hanscom: No Limits” a presentation and demonstration of Roy’s expansive knowledge of his clay techniques. Roy has won several awards along with being included in the private collection of the San Angelo Fine Art Museum. Most recently, Roy’s work was featured on the back cover of Ceramic Monthly, Sept. 2021. Watch as he creates an undulating altered piece from start to finish. April 2 - 3, 10-4pm each day. 8519 N. Main St. Houston, TX 77022. Cost - $200. Register at 3rdcoastclay.com  

The Fire Gallery

The Fire Gallery announces the opening of the pottery studio at 2102 Edwards st in Sawyer Yards behind the Silos in the Heights.   Wheels and kilns for pottery and glass slumping/fusing.

Offering open pottery studio for members on Saturday from 12 - 5.  And pottery classes during the week.   See the website firegallery.art to sign up.  Classes are limited to five people. Reserve your spot now.

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Address: 3308 Garrow Street ( in the Starseed Hostel Warehouse ). Please wear a mask to keep everyone safe.  

 Coloring Clay with Kathleen Hamlet - Nerikomi 

In this hands-on workshop you will be shown how to add shades of colour to the clay then how to combine the different coloured clays to create a variety of patterns. You will be shown how to prepare the clay so that the patterns are well compressed and integrated into a slab that you will then use to make vessels. This workshop is intended for all skill levels. All materials will be provided. Your creations will be fired for you and ready to be picked up 2-4 weeks after the workshop. Please be dressed comfortably and ready to get dirty ! 

April 9-10th 2022 | 12-4pm each day, Cost - $250/person 

Kathleen Hamlet's Instagram :https://www.instagram.com/Hamletkathleen55/

Handbuilding Intensive Workshop with Michelle Heinesen

Learn basic handbuilding techniques in a day - this intensive beginners' workshop is all about getting creative, having a good time and experimenting with clay in a friendly environment. Techniques covered will include slab building, coiling, pinching and kurinuki. All levels of experience are welcome! Stoneware clay, handbuilding tools and bisque firing of pieces are included. 

Option to glaze artwork as an add-on class (please contact for more info) 

 April 16th 2022 | 9-4 pm, cost is $150/person

  

   

Opening for Experienced Ceramics Instructor Evelyn Rubenstein JCC now hiring an experienced ceramics instructor to teach and lead a variety of ceramic offerings to adults. Instruct both wheel throwing and hand-building ceramic classes and/or workshops. For more information - download