Material Remembrance explores the human desire for storytelling through fiber art, featuring work by Cameron Taylor-Brown and Aneesa Shami Zizzo.

Both artists create abstracted imagery referencing historic places and personal memory using textile materials, showing deep commitment to their craft and the mastery of technique that speaks to the breadth of their experiences.

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Stop, Drop, + Pose: Clay in Motion traces the evolution of clay as a time-based medium, from one of the earliest efforts in The Sculptor’s Nightmare (1908) to early television and experimental theater, to contemporary artists pushing the material into new territories of video, performance, and moving image.

While early animation popularized clay’s elasticity, today’s artists investigate its fragility, resistance, and intimacy.

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In Conversation: Saturday, April 11th at 2pm
Sarah Amos

Reception: 3-5:30pm

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In Conversation: Saturday, April 11th, 2pm
Julia Couzens

Reception 3-5:30pm

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Los Angeles Basketry Guild and Misti Washington Gourd & Basket Guild proudly present a special class with Marsha Orr in the San Diego Area.

Using round reed and a variety of other materials, such as jute, sisal and twine, if desired, students will learn weaving and design techniques including triple-twining and chase weave and will use a bisque-fired pottery piece for the core of their basket.

Class in San Diego Area
(El Cajon, CA 92021)

Sunday, April 26, 2026 – 9:00am-4:00pm
~LIMITED TO 10 STUDENTS ~

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In this hands-on workshop, led by AMOCA Artist in Residence Bianca MacPherson, students will explore the intersection of personal reference, conceptual thinking, and large-scale handbuilding in clay.

Using their own ideas, experiences, and visual references as a foundation, participants will investigate abstraction as a personal code or visual language.

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In-person and online talk with scholar Lorne Platt on the evolution of skateboarding environments in suburban developments. Platt’s studies focus on urban history, city planning, and cultural geography.

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In-person and online talk by Todd Huber, skateboard historian and founder of the International Skateboarding Hall of Fame on the DIY origins of the skateboard.

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Abe Dubin, exhibition advisor to Vehicles of Expression will discuss his artistic evolution ranging from illustration to performance, and how he views skateboarding as a world of pure imagination.

4/30/26, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

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Join us in the gallery for a fun and informative panel discussion with artists Bianca McPherson, Kristy Moreno, Maxwell Henderson, and Yoon Hwang, the artists behind the exhibition AIR 2026: Compulsion.

Gain firsthand insights about how the inspiration, concept, and process works for these creative individuals. Our moderated panel will take place in the exhibition gallery and will be followed by time for Q&A, where you’ll have the opportunity to pose your own questions to the artists.

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Tōgei: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics explores Japan’s ceramic tradition and traces its evolution from functional wares to modern artistic expression.

This will be the first exhibition in half a century of modern and contemporary Japanese ceramics in eastern Los Angeles County, providing a rare chance for many to see the range of this unique facet within modern and contemporary ceramic art.

Exhibition Curator: Hollis Goodall

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Learn to make your own soft sculptures with artist Reniel Del Rosario.

Inspired by work on view in the Vault exhibition The Store of Sturtevant’s The Store of Claes Oldenburg, you’ll make your own foodie-inspired soft sculpture keychain of a hamburger, pie slice, or ice cream cone.

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Join us every third Saturday, March-October 2026, for our monthly docent-led tours of Pond Farm Pottery.

Immerse yourself in the inspiring story of Marguerite Wildenhain, internationally-renowned ceramicist, at her home and studio. The first woman to graduate from the Bauhaus as a Master Potter, Marguerite taught hundreds of students over 30 years in the traditions of the Bauhaus. Pond Farm is now a National Historic Landmark.

Reservations are required. Private tours are available.

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• Pond Farm Pottery, located in Austin Creek State Recreation Area in rural Guerneville, California, was the home and studio of Bauhaus-trained ceramicist Marguerite Wildenhain. For decades, Wildenhain taught summer sessions of up to 24 students, focusing on form and function, while addressing each student’s development as an artist. Wildenhain created a vast body of work of wheel thrown pieces and sculpture over her years at Pond Farm. She also authored 3 books, traveled extensively, and presented seminars, lectures, and exhibitions across the United States.

In December 2023, Pond Farm was designated as a National Historic Landmark (NHL). Today, docent-led tours bring Wildenhain’s story to life as visitors tour the grounds. The Barn Studio remains unchanged, its wheels and upstairs gallery a part of each tour. One imagines the energy, trepidation, and excitement of working under a Master Potter with high standards and equally high expectations of every student.

Now, every summer, six artists are selected for the Artist in Residence program. Surrounded by giant redwood, eucalyptus, and pines, guest artists reflect and develop ideas, finding their creative muse.

Arts in the Parks, a California State Parks initiative, brings 4th graders to experience how nature and art are inseparable. Led by docents, students hear Wildenhain’s story and create on site, linking history with their present selves.

Pond Farm is managed by volunteers from Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods.

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Founded in 2009 by Steve Dilley, MFA, The Veterans Art Project (VETART) began as a single ceramics class at Grossmont College and has grown into a nationally recognized arts-based wellness and workforce development organization serving veterans, active-duty service members, spouses, dependents, and caregivers. Rooted in the belief that creative practice builds resilience, belonging, and purpose, VETART offers free, hands-on training in ceramics, glass casting, bronze casting, painting, drawing, and storytelling.

What began as a community-based studio program has evolved into a multi-partner ecosystem collaborating with museums, universities, Vet Centers, the VA, and community organizations across Southern California and beyond. Today, VETART is the only Department of War SkillBridge-approved arts training site in the nation, preparing transitioning service members for careers in the creative economy while strengthening social connection and emotional wellness.

Through deep arts engagement, exhibitions, and public programming, VETART transforms military experience into creative leadership—building community, restoring purpose, and advancing opportunity through the arts.

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