Saturday, April 30 – Sunday, May 1 10 am – 4pm Alexander Majors Barn & Grounds 8201 State Line Road, Kansas City, Missouri We are inside, booth #88 Full of creatives who are experts at their craft, this indie craft fair is the Midwest’s celebration of the handmade movement.  Founded in 2011, The Strawberry Swing has…

We are currently prepping this space on 2011 Baltimore to be a pop-up shop and salon style gallery for contemporary ceramics (and other art forms) for March First Friday and NCECA 2016, partnering with Cerbera Gallery and The Nevica Project from Chicago. It will be exhibiting work from contemporary ceramic artists including: Mariko Brown, Jane Shallenbarger, Chandra…

As part of her residence at the International Ceramics Studio (ICS) in Kecskemét, Hungary, Melanie Sherman had the unique opportunity of learning translucent porcelain techniques from George Timock. She worked with the most translucent Hungarian porcelain, used by the porcelain manufacturer Herend. At the ICS she also studied plaster models, mold making, casting, china-paints, and lusters with…

Melanie Sherman will participate in Red-Hot Shop, a ceramic exhibition at Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, as part of NCECA 2016 “CENTRAL SHUTTLE ROUTE” Red-Hot Shop will feature intimately scaled, affordable works by local and national artists. The semi-annual Hot Shop has inspired a broad audience of collectors and a new generation of buyers. Featuring pieces by Daniel…

The ceramic exhibition at Belger Crane Yard can be visited from March 16th to March 19th.It is part of the NCECA “NORTH SHUTTLE ROUTE” (NCECA Exhibition: Across the Table, Across the Land) Home Base is an exhibition of Red Star Studios Members including Al King, Nancy Bean, Kelly Finn, Margi Posten, Beth Parker, Mary Kay…

Belger Craneyard (former Red Star Studios) celebrates eighteen years of its Studio Membership program, ranging from hobbyists to professional artists, that enriches the studio community by bringing a variety of life experiences together, through the Home Base ceramic exhibition, in the context of NCECA 2016. Beyond providing access to equipment and a place to work, Red…

Sexy Pots February 5 through February 28, 2016 Bonovitz Space What is a sexy pot? Voluptuous vessels, subtly suggestive curves, and sumptuous glazes make a viewer want to reach out and touch a beautiful work of ceramic art. This exhibition will explore a range of vessels that evoke feelings of desire during the season of love and Valentine’s Day. The exhibition will feature the work of Martha Grover, Jennifer Martin, Kristin Muller, and Melanie Sherman. - See more at: http://www.theclaystudio.org/exhibition/sexy-pots-2015-2015#sthash.3cNlT7ok.dpuf

February 5 through February 28, 2016 Bonovitz Space What are sexy pots?  Voluptuous vessels, subtly suggestive curves, and sumptuous glazes make a viewer want to reach out and touch a beautiful work of ceramic art.  This exhibition will explore a range of vessels that evoke feelings of desire during the season of love and Valentine’s…

Every Semester: Collecting KCAI Ceramics 1995 – 2015 Belger Arts Center – 2100 Walnut St. – Kansas City, MO 64108 “Every Semester: Collecting KCAI Ceramics 1995 – 2015” celebrates two decades of the Kansas City Art Institute ceramics department as told by 14 regional collectors who acquired student works, often through the popular end-of-semester exhibitions.…

Corset Platter for Sexy Pots, opening at The Clay Studio on February 5th, 2016

I am getting ready for a show in Philadelphia, first Friday in February, at The Clay Studio: “SEXY POTS” I china-painted my last big platter I brought back from Jingdezhen, China. What a great way to end this platter series; my corset series has been pretty popular! I love drawing them and adding patterns, decals,…

Curated by DAN ANDERSON OPENING RECEPTION: Friday November 20th, 2015 from 6:00 to 9:00pm REESEgallery 3410 Wisconsin Street Saint Louis, MO 63118 www.thereesegallery.com ruthannreese@gmail.com 314.954.7638                   Guest curator and professor emeritus at Southern Illinois University in ceramics, Dan Anderson, brings his vision to the upcoming exhibit DECALCOMANIA at Reese Gallery.  In this…

October 2, 2015 through January 23, 2016 Belger Crane Yard || Red Star Studios 2011 Tracy Ave Kansas City, MO 64108 Contact Information: 816.474.7316 gallery@redstarstudios.org www.RedStarStudios.org

Opening Reception: Friday November 20th 6pm to 9pm End of Run: Wednesday, January 20th, 2016 Artist/Curator Talk: Saturday November 28th or Saturday December 5th An exhibit at Reese Gallery curated by Dan Anderson Guest curator and professor emeritus at Southern Illinois University in ceramics, Dan Anderson, brings his vision to the upcoming exhibit “Decalcomania” at…