The KC Clay Guild sale will feature works by the following artists, clockwise beginning with large vessel at center: Luke Reichle, Naomi Peterson, Tyler Quintin, Amy Troester, Tyler Quintin, Desiree Warren.
Among the best buy-local options for unique gifts are the annual holiday sales put on by Kansas City’s premier ceramics organizations: Belger Crane Yard in the East Crossroads and KC Clay Guild in Waldo.
Go once, and you’ll make it a holiday tradition.
From cups, bowls, vases and platters to earrings, ornaments and tabletop sculptures, both sales offer a festive atmosphere and an eye-boggling selection of items by Kansas City ceramic artists at prices generally in the $25 to $100 range.
In early October, KC Studio was treated to a sneak preview of items to be offered in this year’s holiday sales and in Belger Crane Yard’s annual holiday exhibit, as seen in the following pages of artful groupings designed by Heidi Nast and captured in striking photographs by Jim Barcus.
Nature is a recurrent touchstone, others opt for holiday themes, while still others explore texture to striking effect. Aesthetics range from fun and funky to elegant and refined. Sale details below.
AN OUTING FOR DO-IT-YOURSELFERS
Make your own holiday ornament at Belger Arts’ Ornament Extravaganza. Ceramic ornament sessions are offered Nov. 15 from noon to 2 p.m., 3 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. for $50 at Belger Crane Yard, 2011 Tracy Ave. Glass ornaments sessions are offered Dec. 13 from 9 to 11:30 a.m., noon to 2:30 p.m. and 3 to 5:30 p.m. for $75 at the Belger Glass Annex, 1219 E. 19th St. To sign up, visit belgerarts.org/upcoming-events-1/#ornaments. — Alice Thorson
BELGER CRANE YARD
Works by Belger Crane Yard studio members and resident artists will be featured in the Belger Crane Yard Holiday Sale & Open House, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 21 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 22, at Belger Crane Yard, 2011 Tracy Ave.
Featuring works for sale by artists across the country in a range of mediums, the “Holidays at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery” exhibition opens Nov. 7, 2025, and runs through Jan. 3, 2026, at Belger Crane Yard, 2011 Tracy Ave. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. First Fridays.
KC CLAY GUILD
The 2025 KC Clay Guild Holiday Sale will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Dec. 5, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 6 and noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 7 at South-Broadland Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 7850 Holmes Rd. For more information, kcclayguild.org/holiday-sale.
