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March 18, 2016

“Desire,” Belger Arts Center

Clay.  It’s pliable, damp, dirty, fun to touch, and we can build beautiful things with it. What’s not to love? Coinciding with the 50th annual..
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March 17, 2016

NCECA 2016 – Makers, Mentors and Milestones

NCECA 2016 – Makers, Mentors and Milestones reflects on the past, present and future of art and learning with clay. NCECA has chosen Kansas City,..
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March 15, 2016

NCECA Hosts 2016 Conference in Kansas City

2016 will be the fourth time in its history that NCECA will host its conference in Kansas City. The organization anticipates drawing more than 5000..
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March 15, 2016

Touch Meets Technology – Clay FabLab

It’s exciting to see how the NCECA conference evolves to meet the needs and desires of its attendees and the field of ceramics.  Premiering a..
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March 14, 2016

National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, March 16-19

The 50th annual conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) gets rolling here in Kansas City, March 16-19, 2016. Events..
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March 14, 2016

Cary Esser: A Ceramist for the 21st Century

At 19 Cary Esser flew alone from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to Kansas City, a place she’d never been. “When I got off the plane,” Esser recalled in a recent interview, “I just walked up to somebody and asked, ‘Can you tell me how to get to the Kansas City Art Institute?’ ”
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March 11, 2016

2016 NCECA National Student Juried Exhibition at the Leedy Voulkos

Tongue-in-cheek sculptures, contemplative video installations, gently pinched pouring vessels, and meticulously assembled baskets – frankly, the offerings from the student population at this year’s NSJE..
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March 11, 2016

Ceramics Finds at the Nelson Store

Watch for a festive display by well-known Kansas City ceramics artist Irma Starr at the Nelson-Atkins Museum store during the NCECA conference. Starr has created..
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March 9, 2016

Clay for All

Clay claims the spotlight, fills the frame, dominates the conversation and asserts a commanding presence in KC’s exhibition spaces this season, as the city plays host to the 50th annual conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) from March 16-19.
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