Are you a Ceramics Minor, taken a ceramics class, or a freshman anticipating to declare a major in Ceramics? Join us in the Huntington Room on December 4th to learn more about NCECA, the national ceramics conference. Every year, the Ceramics Department brings a group of major and non-major students to the conference to help find their path in navigating what it means to be a working artist in the Ceramics Field. While at NCECA, you get the chance to meet the top residency and graduate programs in the country, learn from master craftspeople, and see the work of established and emerging artists in the field. It's a life changing experience for anybody who goes!

Some information on NCECA:
The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) is a dynamic, 501(c)3 organization that engages and sustains a community for ceramic art, teaching and learning. In addition to deepening knowledge within the field, NCECA expands it by working to cultivate the next generation of ceramic artists and enthusiasts through programing that affects professional artists, K-12 schools, community centers, universities, museums, galleries, businesses, organizations, collectors and enthusiasts of ceramic art. Currently comprised of approximately 4,500 members from the United States and more than 20 foreign countries, NCECA reaches thousands of additional individuals each year through its programs, publications, events, exhibitions and resources.

NCECA cultivates and sustains networks for reflective and creative practice through an annual conference, special interest symposia, and national and regional exhibitions. NCECA’s annual conference features dozens of presenters, demonstrations networking opportunities and exhibitions over three and a half days each spring, each year in a different US city. NCECA’s Board of Directors and special appointees review hundreds of proposals for sessions and exhibitions gathered through open calls for submissions. Sponsored exhibitions include the NCECA Annual, Multicultural Fellowship Exhibition, and the NCECA Juried Student Exhibition. In conjunction with the NCECA-sponsored exhibitions the organization also reviews, sites and promotes nearly 100 concurrent exhibitions in the host region surrounding the annual conference.

NCECA supports learning year-round beyond the conference through media resources that feature accomplished artists at work, a journal that chronicles presentations, and a catalog that documents the three NCECA sponsored exhibitions. Additionally, NCECA fosters inquiry and professional advancement of ceramic arts and artists through annual fellowships that support independent research beyond the academic environment and awards that recognize and support emerging artists and international residency experiences.
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