Newsletter

President’s Message

ACGA made a fine showing at NCECA in March. 16 Artists were represented each with their own designated space. Sales were brisk and we got fabulous feedback from many people. I want to give a big thanks to Mari Emori for all of her incredible work that she put in to make this event happen and to make it be successful.

And moving on, just two months away from the annual ACGA Clay and GlassFestival in Palo Alto. Once again we look forward to gathering at the Palo Alto Art Center and can’t wait to see so many of you again. For many artists that I know, Covid has offered an opportunity to deepen their creative process. I believe we are a resilient bunch and have been excited to see all the postings on the ACGA Instagram account. Shout out to Ren Lee for her diligence and creativity and making Instagram page more alive.

And finally I’d like to share with you how vibrant the ACGA board of directors has become as a group. We’ve added new members with new talents and I am genuinely excited for the future of our organization. Now that meetings are on zoom it opens up the possibility for others to at least attend the board meetings so you know what’s going on, or even join the board. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me.

Take care everybody and enjoy these beautiful spring days!
Cheryl Costantini

Cheryl Costantini
707 823-0950 potters@sonic.net nichibeipotters.com
Nichibei Shop
@nichibeipotters

ACGA Exhibition News

NCECA Conference
NCECA Gallery Expo 2022

The ACGA booth at NCECA Gallery Expo was a huge success! The booth looked great and had constant visitors during the Gallery Expo. Thanks to those who visited us and shopped with us. The sales before tax totaled close to $20K. Special thanks to the 16 participating ACGA member artists who worked hard as a team with the committee to make this event successful. ACGA is also pleased to report that 28 new people signed up for membership during the NCECA conference.

ACGA Gallery Expo Committee:
Mari Emori, Jan Schachter, and Diane C. Master

In Hand, By Hand, Featuring work by:
Jordan King
Judy Miller
Judy Miller
Karen Winograde
Jan Schachter
Sara Brown
Miriam Loory Krombach
Lidija Tkalcevic
Bev Zerbib-Berda
Sally Jackson
Nina Else
Janey Wolf
Jane Grimm
Nichibei Potters

Member Profile: Sally Graves Jackson

I starting working with clay in 2008 and pursued it more seriously after moving to California seven years ago. I use wheel throwing and hand-building to make sculptural and functional pieces. Insects, seedpods, trees, birds, stones, and all sorts of human constructions are as much my teachers as the ceramics I see in museums and galleries. Whenever possible, I use clays that I dig locally.

Clay has led me to wonderful communities through the Palo Alto Art Center and the ACGA. As a member of the ACGA Board, I serve as Secretary and help coordinate some exhibitions and sales. I also volunteer in the Gunn High School ceramics program, and during the pandemic I organized neighbors to create four large clay totems that are now in front of our house. Clay has opened other doors for me here, including invitations to wood-fire in Napa County, Milpitas, Mendocino, and Cobb Mountain Arts. I love the hard work, camaraderie, and intensive mix of chemistry and kiln qualities that make each wood-firing unique.

There is great satisfaction in holding a finished piece of pottery that is useful and pleasing, but what I like best about working with clay is the link it forms between the ground, my hands, fellow artists, and the creative impulse that led me to the studio in the first place.

WEBSITE LIAISON

Remember that if you would like to have your information to appear in the newsletter, you MUST send it to Bonita Cohn at news@acga.net, (Please separate image and text.)

MEMBER NEWS

Cheryl Tall

Cheryl shared a post for the first time in a while: “So excited! My sculpture, The Man Who Invented Geometry, will be shown at the CALIFORNIA CLAY Exhibition, April 29 to May 26, 2022!…”

Lee Middleman

Lee Middleman’s piece “Jade Sunflower Vase 2022” has been selected
for the “California Clay Competition” exhibition at the The Artery at 207
G Street in Davis, CA from April 29 to May 26, 2022. This is the eleventh
time Lee’s work has been selected for this California competition. This
year the juror is Heidi BekeBrede, a multi-media artist.

The Contemporary Clay Biennial Juried Exhibit 2022 will feature Lee’s
piece, Duo-Red Diamond Globe (below), at the The Art Center in
Grand Valley, Colorado. The exhibition will run from May 13 to June 25,
2022 at the Western Colorado Center for the Arts. This is Lee’s seventh
time participating in this national competition. Juror: Fong Choo,
Adjunct Faculty, Bellarmine University.

Open Studios and Sales!

Open Studio
Sat. & Sun., May 14-15 • 10 am – 5 pm • Rain or Shine

Nina Else: Sculpture for the Home & Garden

Peggy Forman: Drawings on Clay – Vessels & Tiles

Jordan King: Wood-red Vessels

Sally Jackson: Garden Totems, Sculpture, and Functional Pottery

Lindsay Marx: Home and Garden Revelations in Porcelain

Jane Peterman: Ceramic Wall and Table Sculpture

Jan Schachter: Functional Pottery for the Kitchen & Garden

DIRECTIONS: Exit 280 at Alpine Road. Go west 1 mile. Turn right on
Westridge Dr. Drive 2 miles. Turn left on Golden Hills Drive to #190.
650.678.5404 • janschachter@gmail.com

Sean Free Alcala

Born and raised in Northern California, Sean Free Alcala is a second-generation maker whose artwork has always been rooted in the natural world. Being inspired by the beautiful beaches and flowing rivers of the west coast, his artistic journey explores the wondrous material of glass as it overlaps with the many dynamic characteristics of water.

After earning a BA from Sonoma State University, he was introduced to kiln-formed glass by his father, David, who was a professional artist and glass art educator. Sean began an extensive glass apprenticeship while working at his father’s studio gallery in Carmel, California. Fueled by curiosity and a passion for discovery, he experimented for over a decade learning about the unique nature and properties of glass. His work has evolved over the years, but the heavy influence of the ocean has remained steady. Sean has refined his craft through the constant learning of glass casting techniques and cold-working methods.

Today, Alcala’s original jewelry designs and stunning sculptural artwork can be found at select galleries and art shows throughout the West Coast. Recently, he was selected by the Pence Gallery for their Emerging Artist Award, and he completed his first solo exhibition “Under the Surface” in Davis, California. As a glass artists, he aims to capture the essence of water and help others realize the importance of protecting our oceans and waters for our future generations.

https://cerfplus.org/studio-protector/resources/
https://cerfplus.org/get-relief/apply-for-help/?org=808&lvl=100&ite=3479&lea=6399423&ctr=0&par=1&trk=a185a000021WQ9aAAG

DISASTER RESPONSE

Tornadoes in the Southern Plains to Lower Mississippi Valley

On March 21, 2022 a storm system moved through the Southern Plains, producing dozens of tornadoes, hail, and wind damage. Governor Greg Abbott said that several homes and structures in central Texas were destroyed by heavy winds about 40 miles north of Austin.

The storm system continued to spawn tornadoes and severe weather across the Lower Mississippi Valley and Southeast. Search and rescue teams are combing through neighborhoods in the New Orleans area and have reported that at least one person was killed and thousands lost power.

CERF+ shares your concern for those impacted by the tornadoes and we need your help. If you know craft artists who suffered significant losses as a result of the severe weather, please help us spread the word that they can apply for CERF+’s Emergency Relief grant program.

Questions? Please contact relief@cerfplus.org.
Disaster Recovery Resources for Artists
In addition to our Emergency Relief grant, CERF+’s Studio Protector also has resources to support artists as they begin to assess and re-enter their damaged studios, including:
• Assessing Potential Hazards
• Unsafe Building Conditions to Look Out For
• Salvage DOs + DON’Ts
• Staying Safe During Cleanup
• NCAPER Arts Field Guide to Federal Disaster Relief

The Disaster Distress Helpline (DDH) provides confidential, multilingual crisis counseling and support for anyone in the U.S./territories experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters, including COVID-19. Call 1-800-985-5990 or text “TalkWithUs” to 66746 to reach a trained counselor 24/7, 365-days-a-year.

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation today. Your support directly helps artists through their most difficult times.

Please be safe, and let us know if we can do anything to help.

EXHIBITIONS

NOTE: Some of the dates/activities may no longer be correct, be sure to contact the organizer to confirm.

BERKELEY

TRAX GALLERY

Trax is shuttered for the summer months

We invite you to shop online at https://traxgallery.com or schedule an appt: info@traxgallery.com
Please text us @ 510.914.1303 and leave a message! or call the gallery & leave a message @ 510.540.8729
The Minnesota St. Croix Pottery Tour is in it’s 30th year!
We will be selling our work at Ani Kasten’s studio stop along with 6 others!
The St. Croix Pottery Tour is May 6,7,8th in the lovely St. Croix Valley, MN.

A selection of pots will be available online May 5th @ 10am CMT

To view various artists and their works, visit: minnesotapotters.com.
There are still many beautiful pieces available from the Sprouted Roots exhibition that can be found on our website.
Kari Radasch, Bill Geisinger, Mary Law

TRAX Gallery has five unique Peter Voulkos color lithos
32″ x 24″, 1979, $1000 each, signed, unframed, email for more info.

1812 5th Street, Berkeley, CA  94710
510.540.8729
info@traxgallery.com      www.traxgallery.com

 by appointment –  call: 510.540.8729 or text 510.914.1303

Shimmer
Curated Invitational Exhibition & Regional Juried Exhibition in Two Locations!

April 1 – 30, 2022
Abrams Claghorn Gallery
Curated Invitational Exhibition

April 5 – May 9th, 2022
Laney College’s June Steingart Gallery Regional Juried Exhibition

Curators/Jurors
Robert Abrams, Abrams Claghorn Gallery owner & sculptor
Elizabeth Addison, NCWCA Exhibitions Chair, visual artist

Marienthal Residence

The Geologic Editions and Sculpture represents David Ruth’s singular achievement in cast glass. The series of sculptures is formed of composite patterns of rock and ice taken from Antarctica and the Berkeley Hills. This work is the result of more than thirty years of study and experience that employs melding expression of ideas with the formulation of colored glasses. The Geologic Editions represent a continental collision in deep time using patterns of geology to tell a human and geologic story through light. Please join us for a celebration of this glass sculpture at the Marienthal House.

A special thanks to Kim and Barbara Marienthal for hosting this event!
Get Free Timed Entry Tickets
OR VISIT
https://timefullbyartistdavidruth.eventbrite.com

ABOUT DAVID
David Ruth is a San Francisco Bay Area artist who is internationally known for setting cast glass in architectural spaces. Melding the transcendence of light and the sensitivity of contemporary sculpture and the ancient art of glassmaking. David Ruth’s artworks inspire viewers to see new possibilities in form, color, and imagery. Ruth’s glass sculptures and his architectural glass murals showcase technical prowess and artistic mastery as they use patterns of geology to tell human and time-based stories through the wonder of natural light and the movement of the sun.

ABOUT THE HOUSE
1 Montrose was designed by Robert Ratcliff, of the eminent Berkeley Ratcliff architecture firm. This house was built in 1953 for the owner of Cala Foods. At the time of its construction, it was one of the most luxurious houses built in Berkeley. The house itself was made from a recycled redwood bridge from Sonoma County. It features a great deal of glass; high ceilings with clerestory windows, 8-foot glass doors, and wrap-around windows in all the living areas. The dark redwood walls create an intimate space which is dramatic for glass sculpture viewing.
www.DavidRuth.com
Glass Sculpture Studio | 1135 57th Avenue, Oakland, CA 94621

DAVIS

California Clay Competition Exhibition at The Artery

2nd Friday Art About has returned! Join us.
The 31st Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition CALIFORNIA CLAY COMPETITION 2022
April 29 – May 26, 2022
CCC Opening Weekend Hours: April 29, 10-9
May 1, 10-5
Marguerite BRENNAN Sarah BROWN Sandy CALHOUN Judy CATAMBAY Brigitte CHERTOK Michele COLLIER Naomi STEIN COOPER Kelley DEAN-CROWLEY Sue DeWULF Mari EMORI Linda S FITZ GIBBON Sandy FRANK Geraldine GANUN Diana GREENLEAF Laurie HENNIG Evan HOBART Cathie JAMES-ROBINSON Robin KOZLOFF Liz LAUTER Ren LEE Roy LIZAMA Lee MIDDLEMAN Vince MONTAGUE Carey NATHANSON Cornelia NEVITT Kathie PALLIE Isaiah PHILLIPS Danilo RIBERA HENNIG Karen SANFORD Miki SHIM Marina SMELIK Marcia SMITH Maryann STEINERT – FOLEY Cheryl TALL Melissa WOODBURN Emil YANOS Bev ZERBIB – BERDA
Come to the Artery at 207 G Street, Davis, California.
We are open Monday – Saturday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, Sunday 12:00 – 5:00 pm
In addition to our regular hours, The Artery will be open until 9 pm on 2nd Friday Art About has returned! Join us.

CALLS FOR ENTRY AND OPPORTUNITIES

Calling ACGA Artists!

Get featured on the ACGA website!

We are looking to put a spotlight on our members. A new artist will be featured every month. If you would like to be featured, please send us:
• A short blurb about yourself, your work, your process or anything else you want to say. Try to keep it below 100 words.
• 5-10 images of your work. 400 px across x 600 px high max. 72 dpi. (I can re-size if you’re not sure how)
• Link to your website or social media page

Please send information to :
Emil Yanos
acgamembership@gmail.com
We want to have new artist for June. Postings will be on a first come first served basis.

Restart – Palo Alto art Center

How can we restart and rebuild after pandemic, personal, and community crises? Now more than ever, we crave opportunities for healing, connection, and restoration. And we acknowledge the vital power of art as a tool for promoting resilience, hope, and renewal.

The Palo Alto Art Center invites artists throughout Northern California to submit work for RESTART, an onsite exhibition exploring the theme of healing, resilience, and restoration. This juried show builds on the current Art Center exhibition Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration.

The juror is Patricia Hickson, Emily Hall Tremaine Curator of Contemporary Art at the Wadsworth Atheneum, and there will be $1,000 in prizes for selected artworks.

The deadline for entries is Friday, May 6, and the exhibition runs from June 25-August 20.

Here is the link for more details: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/Departments/Community-Services/Arts-Sciences/Palo-Alto-Art-Center/See-Art/Exhibitions/Upcoming

Visions in Clay

Call for entries.
The San Joaquin Delta College

Deadline June 13.
apply online at: https://www.deltacollege.edu/department/horton-art-gallery

After the Gold Rush

From: Kim Patillo afterthegoldrush1@outlook.com

2021 Show Schedule
Hi Everyone, We were hoping we wouldn’t have to write this notice – AGAIN! – but we’ve just received word from the Pleasant Hill Chamber that they’ve had to cancel the 2021 Art, Wine & Music Festival. After meetings with the County re health protocols for summer events, the County wants vaccine cards, current negative covid test results, thermometer checks, etc., and controlling of the attendees with regards to numbers, distancing, etc. Even a fenced-in event (how DO you fence in an entire downtown area anyway??) would be prohibitive in cost let alone a nightmare to enforce. And no one wants to ‘enforce’ anything at what should be a fun, happy outing. Contra Costa County seems to be one of the most strict in CA when it comes to holding outside events (see the new CDC guidelines below.)

The Chamber has asked us to send their sincere apologies to all for any inconvenience, and hope to hold the 2022 show with no restrictions from the County (Covid!!!) Dates will be October 8 & 9, 2022.

We still have spaces available in the Sept. 4 & 5, 2021 Arnold shows now. Please send in your applications if you want to do the show, even if you have to post-date a check for the entry fee (up to August 1).

With regard to the ‘Gifts ‘n Tyme Holiday Faire’ in Napa on Nov. 19 – 21, 2021, We should be at ‘herd immunity’ by late summer and the show is still over 6 months away, and we would expect even more relaxed guidelines when that goal is reached. See www.cdc.gov for the latest updates. Please continue to send in your applications – without entry fees – if you’re interested in doing the show. As well as knowing that the public will be confident enough to attend inside gatherings by November, we need to know that there are enough confident vendors that wish to do it as well.

We’ll be issuing refunds this week to anyone that’s already been accepted into the Pleasant Hill show. Please visit our website: www.afterthegoldrushfestivals.com – or email us if you’d like applications for any show with us. FYI, Kathryn at www.brotherspromotion.com and Mike at www.professionalartistsandcrafters.com have a good line-up of shows scheduled for this year if you’re interested.

On the positive side, we think that ANY festivals that manage to happen this year are going to be great – the public is overdue and anxious to get out there and shop and have fun!

Hang in there, folks. it’s gotta get better from here

Kim & Mark, After the Gold Rush

You can download applications from the website: www.afterthegoldrushfestivals.com or email us & we’ll send you them. Call us at 925-372-8961 anytime.

Let’s meet at the Barn.

https://www.localrootsmakersmarket.com/apply-for-barn-5400

My name is Andrew M. Kontrabecki, I operate a ceramics studio out of the Barn 5400 space in Petaluma.

As a valued creative, we know you have options when it comes to choosing a creative marketplace to showcase your business – which is why we’re so
honored that you’ve chosen us to provide such a platform for your brand. Here, you’ll find everything you need to know about becoming a vendor for an
upcoming Local Roots event at our Barn 5400 venue — from our vendor requirements to our application process.

Let’s Do This
Location: Barn 5400, 5400 Old Redwood Highway N, Petaluma, CA 94954
Dates Recurring
11 am – 5 pm on the first Saturday of each month (weather permitting), from June-December.
6’ Table – $85
Single 10’x10’ Booth – $120
Shared 10’x10’ Booth – $150

SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS

President’s Message

Well it’s been a busy couple months for many members of ACGA Board of Directors as well as many artists. A quick check of the website will reveal to you all of what’s going on these days. NCECA will be held this year in Sacramento. ACGA will have a booth that will represent the work of 16 members. There are also several satellite exhibitions of artist’s work around the greater Bay Area and I encourage you to visit the website for more details.

I’m also happy to announce that we have some wonderful new board members that are bringing energy, expertise and ideas to the board. I would like to welcome them again I look forward to working with them.

So, as another spring begins I feel encouraged and confident by seeing all the good things that are happening at ACGA. As always please reach out to me if you have ideas or questions I’m always interested in knowing what are members are thinking.
With gratitude,

Cheryl

Cheryl Costantini
707 823-0950 potters@sonic.net nichibeipotters.com
Nichibei Shop
@nichibeipotters

ACGA Exhibition News

NCECA Conference: “Fertile Ground”
March 16-19, 2022
Sacramento, CA

The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) will hold its 2022 conference in Sacramento on March 16-19. This is a great opportunity to immerse yourself in all things ceramic — exhibitions, lectures, demos, shopping, and more. The conference will be both live
and virtual.
You must register.
Visit this link for more information: https://nceca.net/2022-sacramento/
Visit this link to register: https://nceca.net/2022-conference-registration-options/

ACGA will host three events in conjunction with the NCECA conference:

ACGA at NCECA Gallery Expo –

An Event Organized by NCECA, SAFE Credit Union Convention Center, 1400 J Street, Sacramento.

An ACGA gallery/sales booth featuring work by 16 ACGA artists in the Resource Hall.
Featured ACGA member makers: @deborah_bridges_sculpture @brunokarkceramics
@emoriceramics @nichibeipotters @lfceramics @sarahgregoryceramics @Maile
Iwanaga’@lynne_meade @bgprodaniuk @barbarasebastianartist @jkingceramics
@pittman8530 @margaretnormanpottery @jane.grimm @theacga @studiojoko

Reception: March 15, 6-8 pm
Mar. 16, 9 am-6 pm / Mar. 17, 9 am-6pm / Mar. 18, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Access to NCECA Gallery Expo will be free and open to the public on Wednesday–Friday of the conference. Other areas of the conference will require registration to enter.

We look forward to your visit!

In Hand, By Hand, Featuring work by:

Jordan King
Judy Miller
Karen Winograde
Jan Schachter
Sara Brown
Miriam Loory Krombach
Lidija Tkalcevic
Bev Zerbib-Berda
Sally Jackson
Nina Else
Janey Wolf
Jane Grimm
Nichibei Potters

Participation in EBCR (East Bay Clay Roots)

A collaboration of numerous East Bay Ceramic galleries and individual artists immediately before and after NCECA in Sacramento.

East Bay Clay Roots Tour
In Hand, By Hand: ACGA at Brushstrokes

745 Page Street, Berkeley
A pre- and post-NCECA sale of work by 13 ACGA artists, in conjunction with the East Bay Clay
Roots (EBCR)
Tour (download a PDF of the tour map)
March 12, 11-5 / March 15, 2-7 pm / March 19, 2-7 pm

Seismic State: California Ceramics

Sparrow Gallery, 1021 R Street, Sacramento
A juried exhibition of work by 42 artists living and working in California today, including several ACGA members
Reception: March 18, 5-9 pm

NCECA

Make plans now to attend the conference!

WEBSITE LIAISON

Remember that if you would like to have your information to appear in the newsletter, you MUST send it to Bonita Cohn at news@acga.net, (Please separate image and text.)

MEMBER NEWS

Miki Shim

Susie Rubenstein
Out of the Round: Transforming the Circle

A one-day demonstration workshop with master potter Susie Rubenstein.
March 5th, 2022
Learn ways to alter your wheel thrown forms with Susie Rubenstein, known for her thrown and altered vessels. Wheel generated forms can be altered, darted, cut, combined with slabs and/or reshaped.Finishing and glazing tips and techniques will be shared.

REGISTER:
clayhandstudios.net
or in person:
660 Van Ness Ave. Fresno, CA 93721
clayhandstudios@gmail.com
Fee: $65
Susie Rubenstein, MFA
Web: susierubenstein.com
Member ACGA, Ceramics Professor, Mt. San Antonio College – retired

Ruby O’Burke

A Book and Two Exhibitions Celebrate the Legacy of Ceramicist Ruby O’Burke

Ruby Baird O’Burke was called “the wizard of glazes in Northern California,” and “the patron
saint of ceramicists” in her day, but outside the still-vibrant workshop she created for ceramic
artists in 1962, her name is little remembered today. This is about to change.

The first major look at Ruby O’Burke’s life and influence will be published as a trade paperback
this March just as Ruby’s Clay Studio & Gallery mounts two exhibitions of work by studio
members. The book and exhibits are all titled ˆRuby’s Legacy: A Community in Clay.”
The book, including ACGA’s Bonita Cohn. Edited by Bay Area author Abby Wasserman—
whose titles include Mary Tuthill Lindheim: Art & Inspiration (2010)—was designed by Oakland designer Lesley Gasparetti. Its 80 color pages feature essays by prominent East Bay ceramic sculptor John Toki, artists Jeanne Friscia and Marnia Johnston of Ruby’s Clay Studio, and editor Wasserman, and includes an extensive illustrated chronology. It functions as a catalog of the two March exhibits and offers a researched, intimate look at the life and wide-reaching influence of O’Burke (1897-1983).

It’s been nearly 40 years since the death of O’Burke, the San Francisco transplant from West Texas who arrived in 1923 and stayed to master a craft and create opportunities for a thousand others to grow and shine. She began studying ceramics in 1940 and was a founding member of the Mills College Ceramics Guild (1942) and the Association of San Francisco Potters (1945), both key organizations in the development of Bay Area ceramics. John Toki juried the larger of the two exhibitions expressly for the March 15-17, 2022 conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) at the Sheraton Hotel in
Sacramento. Jeanne Friscia and the Ruby’s Clay Studio Gallery Committee curated the second exhibit, which will be on display March 10-27 at Ruby’s Clay Studio, 522A Noe Street, San Francisco.

The 80-page trade paperback, Ruby’s Legacy: A Community in Clay, may be ordered from Ruby’s Clay Studio, 522A Noe Street, San Francisco, CA 94114. The cost, including tax, is $20 plus shipping. Contact johnston.marnia@rubysclaystudio.org.
Ruby’s Legacy: A Community in Clay
Published by Ruby’s Clay Studio & Gallery
ISBN 979-8-88589-869-0
ACGA

EXHIBITIONS

NOTE: Some of the dates/activities may no longer be correct, be sure to contact the organizer to confirm.

BERKELEY

SELVIN STUDIOS

Concurrent with NCECA 2022 in Sacramento, artists around the greater Bay Area are opening their studios for the community and conference goers as part of East Bay Clay Roots.

Selvin Studios will have an exhibit and open studio featuring the works of Nancy Selvin, Liza Riddle, and Mark Goudy.

Works on view:
Saturday, March 12, 11-5
Tuesday, March 15, 2-7
Saturday, March 19, 2-7 and by appointment…
The NCECA Collectors Tour will also be stopping at Selvin Studios
Selvin Studios is located at 745 Page Street, Berkeley California 94710.

TRAX GALLERY

Our next exhibition at TRAX gallery in Berkeley, CA is “Men in Black”

TRAX Gallery has five unique Peter Voulkos color lithos
32″ x 24″, 1979, $1000 each, signed, unframed, email for more info.

1812 5th Street, Berkeley, CA  94710
510.540.8729
info@traxgallery.com      www.traxgallery.com

 by appointment –  call: 510.540.8729 or text 510.914.1303

CROCKETT

EPPERSON GALLERY OF CERAMIC ART

Tap Roots: Ceramic Artist Educators of Northern California.

March 11 to April 10, 2022.
The gallery is open from 11am to 6pm, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Opening reception: March 12. 4pm to 6pm.

Groundswell: The Next Wave.
March 11 to April 10.
The gallery is open from 11am to 6pm, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Opening reception: March 12. 4pm to 6pm.
Featuring Julie Clements, Malia Landis, Francoise LeClerc, Vince Montague, Yana Payusova,
Margaret Realica, Maryann Steinert Foley, Daniel Stingle, Monica Van den Dool and Wesley T Wright.

Friday – Sunday, 11AM – 5PM
Anytime by Appointment – 510.787.2925.
Epperson Gallery of Ceramic Art, 1400 Pomona Street, Crockett, CA • 510.787.2915

Safety Precautions in place, Masks Required!
Private Appointments available upon request

www.eppersongallery.com

FOLSOM
Harris Center for the Arts Bank of America Gallery

This is the Anthropocene is a concurrent exhibition with the 2022 NCECA Conference in
Sacramento, curated by Cynthia Siegel and Jenni Ward and hosted by the Harris Center for
the Arts Bank of America Gallery in Folsom CA. Artists included in the exhibit are Cynthia Siegel,
Shannon Sullivan, Jenni Ward, Susan Whitmore and Wesley Wright.

About the exhibit:
The Anthropocene is defined as the current geological age during which human activity has been the dominant influence on the climate and the environment. The artists in this exhibition have created artworks for contemplation and discussion relevant to this concept, planting motivational seeds for growth into actionable ways to repair our planet.

February 11 – March 27, 2022
Reception for the artists:
March 17th 2022, 6:30-8:30pm
Harris Center for the Arts | Bank of America Gallery
Folsom Lake College, 10 College Parkway, Folsom CA
Gallery Hours: 12-4 Tuesday-Thursday

POMONA

AMOCA – The American Museum of Ceramic Art
info@amoca.org, or call (909) 865-3146.

The Museum is Open!
After over a year of virtual programming, the American Museum of Ceramic Art is open again!

Connected Spaces
Pictured: two works included in the exhibition Connected Spaces. Pictured left: Michael F. Rohde, Heart (detail), 2016. Tapestry: wool, silk, natural dyes. 36 x 32 inches. Photo by Andrew Neuhart. Pictured right: Cheryl Ann Thomas, Gold Cipher, 2020. Porcelain. 34.5 x 17 x 15 inches.

March at AMOCA
Peter Callas: An Enduring Legacy and Elaine Henry’s 50 Bowls, 50 Plates, 50 Woodfires!
Presenting nearly 50 ceramic sculptures and woven tapestries by the California-based artists, Connected Spaces: Cheryl Ann Thomas + Michael F Rohde opens this month at AMOCA. Curated by Jo Lauria, this exhibition debuts a collaborative body of work created by the two artists during the shutdown of 2020. Thomas captures Rohde’s inspired tapestries in her signature microcoil forms, and Rohde interprets Thomas’s new translucent sculptures in woven form.

Join the artists and curator on March 12 at 4 PM for a gallery walk. A reception follows.

All Exhibitions on View:
Visit Friday–Sunday, 11 AM–4 PM by purchasing tickets online.
Connected Spaces: Cheryl Ann Thomas + Michael Rohde
March 12, 2022–August 21, 2022
Connected Spaces presents nearly 50 artworks by California-based artists Michael F. Rohde and Cheryl Ann Thomas. This assembly of ceramic sculptures and woven tapestries is focused on a recent series created by the artists through a year-long artistic exchange in 2020-2021. The exhibition will also include pieces by both artists beyond the series to provide context.

Connected Spaces: Cheryl Ann Thomas + Michael F. Rohde is curated by Jo Lauria, Adjunct Curator.

The Artists of Mettlach
September 1, 2018–July 31, 2022
A selection of works from the Robert D. and Colette D. Wilson Villeroy and Boch Mettlach Collection, featuring original research on notable artists involved in the production of these historical works.

Ashwini Bhat: IMPRINTED, Assembling California
January 8, 2022–May 1, 2022
Since 2016, AMOCA has partnered with the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at Scripps College to produce exhibitions of works by the guest curators of the Scripps College Ceramic Annual. In January of 2022, curator Ashwini Bhat will curate On Fire: Contemporary Trailblazers for the 77th Scripps College Ceramic Annual. Opening earlier in the month in the Vault Gallery at AMOCA, the exhibition Ashwini Bhat: IMPRINTED, Assembling California will debut a new body of work comprising sculptures, photographs, and a video work that are based in direct experiences with the California landscape.

Peter Callas: An Enduring Legacy
February 12, 2022–July 24, 2022
399 N Garey Ave
Museum: 909.865.3146
Studio: 909.622.0464

SAN RAFAEL

Falkirk Cultural Center
1408 Mission Ave, San Rafael, CA 94901

R’Evolution
March 11th- April 15th
The Terra Linda Ceramic Artists is pleased to present its Member’s show hosted by the Falkirk Cultural Center. 1:00-4:30pm  – Tuesdays-Fridays and 10:00-2:00pm Saturdays.

Opening Reception/Art Walk -March 11, 5-8pm and Closing Reception-April 15, 5-8pm.

Our show runs in conjunction with and, as a satellite venue for NCECA Fertile Ground Exhibit.

This juried member’s show presents figurative and non figurative works by 20+ artists, including several from ACGA. Each artist presents their interpretation of the theme R’Evolution, a compound word that offers exciting opportunities in clay. Juror: Antonia Lawson.

Additional info:
www.falkirkculturalcenter.org
www.terralindaceramicartists.com

CALLS FOR ENTRY AND OPPORTUNITIES

Deadline April 1. The Pence Gallery announces that its annual Emerging Artist Award is now open for application via www.callforentry.org. This award supports the creation of new work open for application via www.callforentry.org. This award supports the creation of new work by emerging artists in California and the opportunity to share that work through an exhibit.

Artists must use the award to further their work in a significant direction, and may work in any medium (this includes video and sound). The award may be used for education, travel, materials, or living expenses related to your work. ‘Emerging’ is defined as an artist who is early in their art career, with solid studies in art, and exhibit experience in group shows, but not an extensive solo exhibit history. Selected artists must also give a talk on their work as part of the award, and this can be virtual.

This award is under-written by donors James R. and Suzette M. Smith, and offers an award of $3000 and a solo exhibit at the Pence in 2022. Applications must include a CV, an Artist Statement, and 7-15 jpgs or video clips, via www.callforentry.org by 9 PM PST on April 1, 2021. The application fee is $30 ($25 for Pence members).

The winner will be announced by April 26th. For any questions, contact penceartdirector@sbcglobal.net.

Deadline May 6. RESTART – Palo Alto Art Center
How can we restart and rebuild after pandemic, personal, and community crises? Now more than ever, we crave opportunities for healing, connection, and restoration. And we acknowledge the vital power of art as a tool for promoting resilience, hope, and renewal.

The Palo Alto Art Center invites artists throughout Northern California to submit work for RESTART, an onsite exhibition exploring the theme of healing, resilience, and restoration. This juried show builds on the current Art Center exhibition Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration.

The juror is Patricia Hickson, Emily Hall Tremaine Curator of Contemporary Art at the Wadsworth Atheneum, and there will be $1,000 in prizes for selected artworks. The deadline for entries is Friday, May 6, and the exhibition runs from June 25-August 20.

Here is the link for more details: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/Departments/Community-
Services/Arts-Sciences/Palo-Alto-Art-Center/See-Art/Exhibitions/Upcoming/Juried-
Exhibition-Call-for-Entries

After the Gold Rush

From: Kim Patillo afterthegoldrush1@outlook.com

2021 Show Schedule
Hi Everyone, We were hoping we wouldn’t have to write this notice – AGAIN! – but we’ve just received word from the Pleasant Hill Chamber that they’ve had to cancel the 2021 Art, Wine & Music Festival. After meetings with the County re health protocols for summer events, the County wants vaccine cards, current negative covid test results, thermometer checks, etc., and controlling of the attendees with regards to numbers, distancing, etc. Even a fenced-in event (how DO you fence in an entire downtown area anyway??) would be prohibitive in cost let alone a nightmare to enforce. And no one wants to ‘enforce’ anything at what should be a fun, happy outing. Contra Costa County seems to be one of the most strict in CA when it comes to holding outside events (see the new CDC guidelines below.)

The Chamber has asked us to send their sincere apologies to all for any inconvenience, and hope to hold the 2022 show with no restrictions from the County (Covid!!!) Dates will be October 8 & 9, 2022.

We still have spaces available in the Sept. 4 & 5, 2021 Arnold shows now. Please send in your applications if you want to do the show, even if you have to post-date a check for the entry fee (up to August 1).

With regard to the ‘Gifts ‘n Tyme Holiday Faire’ in Napa on Nov. 19 – 21, 2021, We should be at ‘herd immunity’ by late summer and the show is still over 6 months away, and we would expect even more relaxed guidelines when that goal is reached. See www.cdc.gov for the latest updates. Please continue to send in your applications – without entry fees – if you’re interested in doing the show. As well as knowing that the public will be confident enough to attend inside gatherings by November, we need to know that there are enough confident vendors that wish to do it as well.

We’ll be issuing refunds this week to anyone that’s already been accepted into the Pleasant Hill show. Please visit our website: www.afterthegoldrushfestivals.com – or email us if you’d like applications for any show with us. FYI, Kathryn at www.brotherspromotion.com and Mike at www.professionalartistsandcrafters.com have a good line-up of shows scheduled for this year if you’re interested.

On the positive side, we think that ANY festivals that manage to happen this year are going to be great – the public is overdue and anxious to get out there and shop and have fun!

Hang in there, folks. it’s gotta get better from here

Kim & Mark, After the Gold Rush

You can download applications from the website: www.afterthegoldrushfestivals.com or email us & we’ll send you them. Call us at 925-372-8961 anytime.

DONATE

In conjunction with NCECA 2022 The Pence Gallery in Davis CA is mounting an exhibition honoring the Legacy of Viola Frey, the creativity she unleashed and the women artists she encouraged. This CCA(C) exhibition will include current faculty and grads with an emphasis on the inventiveness Viola fostered that thrives today in CCA’s ceramic program. I am asking you to make a contributions of $100 to the Pence Gallery to support this historic exhibition and accompanying catalog but any amount is invaluable. Your donation is tax deductible: Pence is a 501c3 Non Profit Organization. You will be acknowledged as a contributor in the catalog and in the exhibition.

Please leave a note when you donate that your gift is intended to support the CCA/NCECA exhibit.
https://pencegallery.z2systems.com/np/clients/pencegallery/donation.jsp
or mail your contribution to
Pence Gallery, 212 ‘D’ Street, Davis CA 95616
Thanks for your support,
Nancy Selvin

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President’s Message

Ahh, what a year it has been!

The board met monthly via Zoom, and although it was efficient and has opened the door to more board participation from members not in the Bay area, I think we all miss the monthly in person gatherings. The exhibitions committee put together some great shows, and it was just fabulous to be able to gather again in Palo Alto for the Clay and Glass Festival. I have spoken to many artists who had a very successful year despite the pandemic, and others who struggled.
I imagine we all wander the halls of both optimism and doubt. There has been so much lost, and so much gained in these past two years, it’s pretty mind boggling!

Still, I remain optimistic and grateful. Grateful that I have made pots for a living for so long and still have buckets of ideas and excitement for the pots yet to be made, and optimistic for the future of craft and the profound meaning offered therein.

In trying times, craft and art doggedly bubble to the surface. To a troubled world, their voice is solid. They are, in both the act of creating, and in the finished piece itself, a nod to life and hope and better days to come.

Wishing you all a happy, healthy and creative New Year.

Cheryl Costantini

Cheryl

707 823-0950 potters@sonic.net nichibeipotters.com
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ACGA Exhibition News

ACGA has a variety of exhibitions scheduled for NCECA this year. Here is a quick rundown:

A booth at Gallery EXPO in the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center, Sacramento – with 17 ACGA artists participating from March 16-19. This booth is the inspiration of Mari Emori – and she will give us the details in the next newsletter.

An exhibition at Sparrow Gallery in Sacramento, “Seismic State: Ceramics of California”. Juried by Beth Ann Gerstein, Executive Director of AMOCA in Pomona, CA, it will showcase approximately 40 juried and invited ceramic artists from all over CA.

Participation in EBCR (East Bay Clay Roots) – a collaboration of numerous East Bay Ceramic galleries and individual artists immediately before and after NCECA in Sacramento. ACGA’s location will be at Brushstrokes Studio, 745 Page Street, Berkeley. Details and the application for that will be out shortly.

Jan Schachter janschachter@gmail.com

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Dear friends,
It is time for me to sage my studio and get ready for a new year of wonderful pottery. I bought my sage stick at East West Bookstore on Castro Street. They also sell them at Whole Foods grocery store. The sage ceremony is below.
Best, Barbara

Every year as the year ends I do a studio cleaning ritual so I can start the new year with purpose and good energy. My ceramic artist friend, Bea Wax introduced me to the American Indian tradition called Smudging by giving me a sage smudge stick. You clean your studio and then light the smudge stick till it smokes and walk around the perimeter of your studio, giving special attention to corners and places behind doors. Have ready a fireproof
receptacle such as a shell, glass or ceramic dish to put the smudge stick in when you’re finished and make sure your smudge stick is out
before leaving the studio.

On New Year’s day I go to the studio and make at least one new piece of work to start the new year with purpose and good energy. Have a wonderful, happy new year filled with creative energy.
Barbara

Barbara Brown
1225 Manzano Way
Sunnyvale, Ca 94089
Home 408 736-3889 Cell 408 482-9459
bbrown3@webtv.net
www.barbarabrownclayart.com

WEBSITE LIAISON

Remember that if you would like to have your information to appear in the newsletter, you MUST send it to Bonita Cohn at news@acga.net, (Please separate image and text.)

MEMBER NEWS

Lee Middleman

Lee was awarded a silver prize in the 2021 Shanghai International Ceramics Woodfire Festival held in December. Lee hopes to return to China for more working conferences and exhibitions in 2022/23.

Vicki Gunter

Due to Omicron breakthrough cases, and in the interest of safe family & friend visits, NCWCA decided to cancel this reception.
NCWCA’s Women Artist Collaboration – Composing the Future ll

The DiNapoli Gallery, SJSU King Library
150 E San Fernando St, San Jose, CA 95112
Artists’ Talk – Sunday, January 6, 7-8pm
Online via Zoom, details: www.ncwca.org

Diana Greenleaf

Diana’s Ceramic Sculpture, “Flying is a Stretch” is selected as a Finalist, designating her piece was in the top 25 out of 500 entries. Please follow the link to enjoy the virtual show. Her flying cats can be viewed in the Action Gallery.

https://www.RedBluffArtGallery.com/catsanddogs.htm

Swanica Ligtenberg

Swanica is one of the 36 winners chosen for 2022 ICAN Wall Calenders: Surface Decoration October 2022.

Mimi Abers

Abers has work consisting of kiln-cast glass (below) and clay sculptures on view through January 16 at
Gallery Route One in Pt Reyes Station.

Vince Montague

Montague is involved in ACCI’s A Place at the Table, featuring individual table settings by regional ceramic artists. Organized by ACCI Ceramic Artists, Kathy Kearns and Vince Montague and juried by Bay Area Artist and Writer, Maria Porges. This exhibition explores the concept of “place” and the artists’ visual connection between food and ceramics.

The exhibition is generously supported by the Julia Terr Fund for Ceramic Arts under the auspices of the Community Foundation of Sonoma.The Julia Terr Fund will underwrite the cost of the entry fee for all participants (one entry per person) and provide three cash awards to the best place-settings in the exhibition of $300, $200 and $100.

This support will allow access to those artists who are working locally and want to show their work during the the NCECA 2022 conference. We encourage all artists to apply, from students to professionals, especially those artists who are underrepresented and who identify as such.
—
vincemontague.com

Michael Dickenson

Michael has been working over the last few months to open a new space: Dickinson Glass Studio and Showroom, in Sebastopol. They have just announced that “we’re fully open, an operation, and have released class registration for glass flameworking classes in the North Bay. It’s a beautiful space that I’m excited to share more of: as a gallery, working studio, and teaching space. I also have other local artists featured here and plan to host events / would love to feature even more of a variety of artists in the gallery.”

Website: https://www.dickinsonglass.com
Class Registration: https://www.dickinsonglass.com/classregistration

EXHIBITIONS

NOTE: Some of the dates/activities may no longer be correct, be sure to contact the organizer to confirm.

ALBANY

ABRAMS CLAGHORN GALLERY
“One Nest” investigates balancing what is good for human beings with what is beneficial for other species and the planet – our one nest, our only home, and a shared one. Recognizing that all life and ecosystems on our planet are deeply intertwined, we share these impressions in clay, ink and light. We believe in art as agency for change. Artists, historically, have been both witnesses and the raw material for envisioning the future in challenging and critical times. These ARE critical times. It is critical that we do our art. It is critical to make the peaceful revolutionary changes that allow the world to repair. Look closer with us.
Video Tour: https://abramsclaghornshop.com/collections/one-nest-earthworks

VIDEO TOUR: https://abramsclaghornshop.com/collections/one-nest-earthworks

1251 Solano Avenue, Albany, CA 94706
Tuesday – Sunday | 10-6pm and by appointment

BERKELEY

TRAX GALLERY

TRAX Gallery has five unique Peter Voulkos color lithos
32″ x 24″, 1979, $1000 each, signed, unframed, email for more info.

1812 5th Street, Berkeley, CA  94710
510.540.8729
info@traxgallery.com      www.traxgallery.com

 by appointment –  call: 510.540.8729 or text 510.914.1303

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