For over 15 years, Heath Ceramics has partnered with Japanese master potter Akio Nukaga. Forms of Family marks the first Los Angeles exhibition featuring Akio alongside his daughter, ceramic artist Ayano Shioya, celebrating two generations of artists united by family, shared practice, and a lifelong dedication to clay.

Events

Show Opening
Friday, July 24
5–7pm
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Artist Talk, Demonstration & Book Signing
Saturday, July 25
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Join curator Hollis Goodal on a walk-through of Tōgei: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics. Goodall will talk about the exhibition, share details about the collection, and discuss how the concept came to a realization. Tōgei explores Japan’s ceramic tradition and its evolution from functional wares to modern artistic expression.

Space is limited and registration is strongly suggested.

Tōgei is on view at AMOCA June 13, 2026 – January 3, 2027.

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Join us at the museum for an afternoon of poetry with translator Naoko Fujimoto in conjunction with our exhibition Tōgei: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics.

Fujimoto will lead a translation workshop at 2pm, guiding participants in creating their own English translation of a waka poem. No knowledge of Japanese is necessary, just bring your curiosity. At 3pm, Fujimoto will read in the gallery.

Pre-registration is required for the 2pm workshop; walk-ups are welcome for the 3pm reading.

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Becoming Heirlooms examines the extrafunctional power of craft and art objects, not merely as artifacts, but as tools for gathering, witnessing, and remembrance.

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Please join us to celebrate the launch of our newest publication, Handwork: Handcrafted Objects that Made America; a visually stunning, deeply inspiring celebration of America’s spirit through ordinary, surprising, and overlooked handcrafted objects spanning more than 250 years.

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Celebrate the artistry of cowboy crafts and contemporary Hawaiian fiber arts during this free, all-ages drop-in program inspired by our current exhibitions.

Explore hands-on activities that connect leatherwork, metalwork, knotting, weaving, and storytelling through making. Create your own knotted keepsake, experiment with embossed metal designs.

No experience necessary—families and visitors of all ages are welcome to create, explore, and connect through craft.

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Bit and spur makers Wilson Capron and Ernie Marsh and saddlemakers Carol Gessell and John Willemsma, artists featured in Cowboy Craft: Traditional Art of the West, will present on the history and intricacies of their highly specialized practices.

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Craft in America is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit arts organization founded in 2004 with the mission to promote and advance original handcrafted work through programs in all media. The Peabody Award-winning, Emmy-nominated Craft in America documentary series first aired nationally on PBS in 2007 and has produced over 35 hour-long episodes to date. These programs are filled with artists, techniques, and stories from diverse cultures, blending history with living practice.

In addition to the series, Craft in America’s organizational efforts include its extensive website, a YouTube channel, multi-disciplinary educator guides that adhere to national standards, and the Craft in America Center in Los Angeles, which presents exhibitions, talks by artists and scholars, workshops, and K-12 school tours. All of Craft in America’s multimedia educational content is provided to the public at no charge.

Our Mission

To promote and advance original handcrafted work through programs in all media.

Our Goals

To document the importance of handmade objects and the artists who make them.

To provide a gateway to discover, explore and experience craft.

To celebrate our nation’s cultures through craft.

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One day workshop with Mary Price, The Wanderlust Weaver!

Learn continuous spiral weave for smooth shaping, decorative triple twine arrows in seagrass, a wired lattice overlay for added sparkle and texture, seagrass-wrapped handles, and a distinctively crafted rim.

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Workshop includes two projects in one day with Mary Price, The Wanderlust Weaver!

Learn starting spokes on a wood base, continuous over under weave, how to create a folded matchstick rim, double triple twine with a focus on shaping, four rod wale and a traditional lashed rim.

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One day workshop with Mary Price, The Wanderlust Weaver!

Learn triple twine with a step up, basic over under weave, double triple twine, 4 rod wale using yarn, and a traditional lashed rim. Color options will be given in class.

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Artazan Handcraft Market brings together a thoughtfully curated collection of artists, and makers for a three-day celebration of handcraft. Explore exhibits featuring ceramics, jewelry, textiles, fine art, woodwork, home décor, specialty foods, and more.

Inspired by the spirit of traditional artisan markets, Artazan offers an opportunity to discover beautiful work, connect with the people who create it, and experience handcraft in all its forms in a vibrant and welcoming marketplace.

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Workshop includes two projects in one day with Mary Price, The Wanderlust Weaver!

Learn twining, basic over under weave, four rod wale with a step up, start-stop weave, triple twining, rickrack overlay design, lashing, and more.

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The San Diego Pottery Tour is a cooperative effort by a group of ceramists and potters in San Diego, California to promote the ceramic arts through an annual open studio tour that takes place in early December each year. The Tour is now in its 19th year.

Starting with only three potters in its first year, the 2026  San Diego Pottery Tour features seventeen open studio locations around San Diego. Including invited local and national artists, about 50 ceramist will be presenting new work in clay during the two-day weekend this year, with demonstrations at some of the studios.

A map of the host studios is available on the website, with GPS links for driving directions. The San Diego Pottery Tour is free and self-guided, and attendees can visit the studios in any order.

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California Fibers: The Languages of Fiber, invites viewers to consider fiber as a form of communication—one that speaks through structure, material, and process.

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