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Clay + Tech

11.02.2026

In a State of Flux: A Decade of Experiments with Luster

In the second of two features, Uriel Caspi moves from luster’s history to his own practice, where the unpredictable glaze becomes a way to explore bodies, nature, and technology.

Clay + Tech

10.15.2026

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From Alchemy to Art: A Brief History of Luster

Ceramic artist Uriel Caspi traces the history of luster, the technique revered for its divine spark, from 9th-century Iraq to the contemporary studio.

Melissa Stern: Some Assembly Required

Opening October 10 at 68 Prince Street Gallery, Stern's new sculptures bring together clay, salvaged objects, wire, plastic, glass, and more, assembling the absurdities and tenderness of human life.

Events

09.22.2026

Adil Writer ceramic art congress ceramic art exhibition ceramic artist residency ceramic artists ceramic biennale ceramic conference 2026 ceramic sculpture ceramics nonprofit ceramics travel Chinese ceramic artists Chinese porcelain clay and culture contemporary ceramics dragon kiln Esther Beck global ceramics network Heritage and Innovation IAC Congress IAC Congress 2026 IAC General Assembly IAC International Residency Exhibition IAC members IAC New Members Exhibition international academy of ceramics international ceramics community Jacqueline Schapiro Jingdezhen Ceramic University Museum Jingdezhen ceramics Jingdezhen China Jingdezhen International Ceramic Art Biennale Jingdezhen porcelain Jørgen Haarstad kaolin mining Kolkata Congress 2028 MoCA/NY Museum of Ceramic Art New York nelson lim Oriol Calvo Vergés Piet Stockmans porcelain city porcelain heritage Rick Rodgers Sanbao residency Shoji Satake studio ceramics Tajimi Congress 2030 Taoxichuan Taoxichuan Art Museum

IAC Jingdezhen Congress 2026: Five Members Reflect

More than 550 participants gathered in Jingdezhen, China, for one of the International Academy of Ceramics' most successful Congresses. MoCA/NY asked IAC members for their thoughts and reflections.

72 Hours

09.16.2026

American Arts and Crafts Amherst art travel Arts and Crafts Movement Asparagus Valley Pottery Trail Berkshires ceramic art ceramic destinations Ceramics Clark Art Institute contemporary ceramics Cummington CWD map decorative arts Deerfield Dog Bar Pottery Emily Dickinson Museum Fall Hilltown Open Studio Tour Ferrin Contemporary functional pottery Hilltown 6 Pottery Tour Hilltowns Historic Deerfield Isabel Twanmo Kadri Pärnamets Leslie Ferrin Mark Shapiro Mary Barringer MASS MoCA Maya Machin Memorial Hall Museum MoCA/NY Montague Bookmill New England travel North Adams Northampton PINCH Pinch Pottery Pioneer Valley pottery Project Art road trip salt firing Sam Taylor Sergei Isupov Shay Ye Shelburne Falls Smith College Museum of Art Stephen Earp Stonepool Pottery studio pottery studio visits travel guide Western Massachusetts Williamstown wood firing wood-fired stoneware Worthington

72 Hours in Western Massachusetts

Three Days on a Ceramic Road Trip: Winding Through Mill Towns, Studios, and Museums Across Scenic Western Massachusetts

Exhibitions

09.10.2026

american museum of ceramic art AMOCA Bizen ware ceramic arts ceramic catalog ceramic glaze techniques contemporary Japanese ceramics contemporary Japanese sculpture Eastern Los Angeles ceramics exhibition flower vessel functional ware Hagi ware Higashida Shigemasa Hollis Goodall ikebana incense box Isezaki Jun Iwamura En Japan ceramic tradition Japanese ceramic sculpture Japanese ceramics exhibition Japanese pottery Japanese tea ceremony ceramics Japanese women ceramic artists Kako Katsumi kōgo Mihara Ken Mishimia Kimiyo Miwa Kyūsetsu XIII Miwa Kyūwa X Mori Tadashi Mori Tadasi museum exhibition Southern California non-functional ceramics objet Okumura Hiromi Oribe glaze Shigaraki ware Shimizu Keiichi Sōdeisha stoneware Suzuki Gorō Takahashi Rakusai IV Takahirō Kondō Tanba ware tea bowl Tōgei Wakimoto Hiroyuki Yagi Kazuo Yasunaga Masaomi Yoshitaka Tsuruta Yukiya Izumita

Tōgei: True to Clay, Free with Form

Over one hundred works at the American Museum of Ceramic Art trace the full range of contemporary Japanese ceramics, marking the first major survey of the field in eastern Los Angeles County in fifty years.

Clay + Tech

09.01.2026

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Nicolas Touron on the Craft of 3D Printing

A ceramicist guides us through the technical layers of 3D printing and the modular worlds this technology makes possible

Lava Glazes: The Science of Surprise

Through years of experiments with chemistry and texture, ceramicist Maria Loram explores the space between control and chance, revealing the secrets behind the craters.