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Clay Sustains: Vessels of Change

In Clay Sustains: Vessels of Change, eighteen ceramic artists ponder themes of sustainability in their art, focusing their exceptional bodies of work on pressing issues of environmental and cultural change in our time of planetary crisis.

Medium: 
Clay
Aqueduct (2016) by Courtney Mattison. Glazed stoneware and porcelain. 250 x 250 x 50 cm (98 x 98 x 20 in). Courtesy of the artist. Images courtesy Glen McClure for Virginia MOCA.
Dharma Strasser MacColl, Freefall I, 2024, hand-dyed porcelain, mason stains, 102 x 113 in., Courtesy Maybaum Gallery. Courtesy of the artist
Jan 17, 2026 -Apr 5, 2026
Palo Alto Art Center
1313 Newell Rd  
Palo Alto, 
CA 
94303
Printed Dyed and Stitched by Barbara Danzi Exhibit Announcement. Barbara Danzi

Printed, Dyed and Stitched Exhibit of Quilts by Barbara Danzi

The Artists Gallery (TAG)
Oct 28, 2026 -
Nov 20, 2026
Exhibitions + Shows Talks + Conferences
SDPG Fall Patio Show. Ellen Fager

Fall Patio Show

San Diego Potters’ Guild
Nov 14, 2026 -
Nov 15, 2026
Exhibitions + Shows
Laura Andreson, Vessel, 1976. Luster-glazed porcelain. Photo by Denise Kang, courtesy of Craft in America

“The Eternal Quality of Aesthetic Joy”: Laura Andreson and Her Legacy

Craft in America Center
Oct 10, 2026 -
Jan 9, 2027
Exhibitions + Shows Virtual
Welcome Blanket at LAX. Panic Studio Courtesy of Los Angeles World Airports

Welcome Blanket: Stitching Together the Fabric of our Nation

Welcome Blanket
Jan 1, 2025 -
Mar 1, 2027
Exhibitions + Shows
Visitors enjoying Silica / SiO2: Northern California Ceramics. Photo by Daris Jasper

Artist Panel Discussion: Silica / SiO2: Northern California Ceramics

Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History
Sunday, November 8, 2026
Talks + Conferences
A tablescape set with dishware and a woodcut overlay displaying the show's title. Craft Desert

Becoming Heirlooms: Roundtable Discussion

San Diego Public Library
Saturday, November 7, 2026
Talks + Conferences
A tablescape set with dishware and a woodcut overlay displaying the show's title. Craft Desert

Becoming Heirlooms

San Diego Public Library
Aug 25, 2026 -
Nov 7, 2026
Exhibitions + Shows
Susie Ketchum, Crybaby. Handbulit terracotta mask with handmade dice charms. Image: Susie Ketchum, Crybaby. Handbulit terracotta mask with handmade dice charms

Silica / SiO2: Northern California Ceramics

Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, Association of Clay & Glass Artists of California (ACGA)
Sep 4, 2026 -
Jan 3, 2027
Exhibitions + Shows
Marin Postcard Nov 26 show image

Marin Arts & Crafts Show

Artazan
Nov 6, 2026 -
Nov 8, 2026
Exhibitions + Shows Marketplaces + Festivals
Pictured: “Joseph Vaughan with artwork for a war propaganda poster,” National Archives and Records Association. 1946. AMOCA

Fractured Foundations: 250 Years of American History

American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Jun 27, 2026 -
Nov 29, 2026
America's 250th Exhibitions + Shows
Artazan postcard Nov. event image

Artazan Handcraft Market – Nov 14-15, 2026

Artazan
Nov 14, 2026 -
Nov 15, 2026
Celebrations + Gatherings Exhibitions + Shows Marketplaces + Festivals Workshops + Courses
Still from Megumi Naitoh’s Invisible Structure. Stop motion animation, ceramic. 2022. AMOCA

Stop, Drop, + Pose: Clay in Motion

American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Jun 13, 2026 -
Dec 20, 2026
Exhibitions + Shows