Program areas at Northern Clay Center
Education: classes, workshops, and outreach programming for schools and community organizations offer educational opportunities for artists, students, teachers, and the general public. Served constituents and communities through in-person and remote opportunities.
Artist services include affordable studio space, access to specialized equipment and facilities, educational resources, professional development, exhibition and sales opportunities, individual grants, and a communication network.
Sales gallery provides representation for 179 ceramic artists, offering another source of financial support for craftspeople.
1) exhibitions promote public appreciation and understanding of the ceramic arts through displays of regional, national, and international artists' work. Through virtual tours and decreased capacities for in-person viewing, ncc presented the installed work of exhibiting artists to the public in various ways. 2) the american pottery festival (apf) is an annual special event - a weekend of artist lectures and demonstrations, collector tours, and sale of pots - designed to expand and educate the local audience for national and regional potters and generate revenue for both ncc and the artists.