Events
Our annual national invitational exhibition of utilitarian and decorative ceramics celebrating the holiday season.
We want to take this opportunity to welcome all our members to exhibit their talents and just ask that you bring a piece to the gallery that has been made in the last year.
Featuring botanical sculpture by three local talents: Audrie Sturnan, Joann Oxford and Cheryl Horning
Three potters, Harrison Levenstein, Turiya Gross and Andrew Sartorius, come together in this trio exhibition to explore the enduring relevance of traditional wood firing methods and the intricate relationship between maker, material, nature, and place.
Juried by Lorna Meaden. Morning meals are a cornerstone of our daily routines marking the transition from rest to activity, and the pottery we use during these moments plays a crucial role in setting the tone for the day.
Join us for this specal duo exhibition featuring new utilitarian works by NY artist Alison Palmer and MT artist Sue Tirrell.
A solo exhibition of handbuilt functional pottery by Massachusettes potter, Mary Barringer.
Since prehistory, the horse has fascinated artists. Saratoga Clay Arts Center is thrilled to celebrate the horse in this due exhibition of sculptural works by Michigan artist Jeri Hollister and New York artist Shauna Fahley.
EXHIBITION STATEMENT
My vessels are intrinsically connected to the world that exists in my memories. The surface contains the landscapes I have envisioned, inspired by brief moments. Surfaces ranging from simple geometric surfaces to intricate traditional Goryeo Celadon motifs form my desired visual and tactile textures. My existence between the general and ceramic cultures of Korea and America is my primary source of questions and dilemmas that I present through the hybridization of traditional form and the dynamic surface. Using traditional form allows me to create a canvas to blend traditional imagery with Western glazes to create a familiar landscape that contains the same questions of belonging as a Korean American.
This exhibition is heavily influenced by my love of Goryeo Celadon and Western soda firings. I based the shape of my cups on an Onggi jar, which is used to ferment and age kimchi, Korean chili paste (Gochujang), Korean mung bean paste (Doenjang), soy sauce, and many other food items. The inside of the Onggi contains food, while the outside of the pot’s surface contains the atmosphere of the environment around the jar. Although the outside of the jar might change depending on where it is, the contents will continue fermenting and aging until the time is right to enjoy the food that it contains. Much like how we have a persona for the public, our environment changes how we act and react. But when we return to our home, what we eat in comfort and for pleasure makes us who we are. It is the contrast between what we project outside and what we keep inside that makes us complex and unique.
Our 5th annual national juried exhibition, COLOR POP!💥, curated by California potter and artist Didem Mert. COLOR POP!💥 will feature functional or vessel oriented ceramic works that utilize color theory to express thoughts, ideas, and emotions.
In UNFOLD, the artists will explore the ceramic medium each in their unique way, one by erupting large and small ceramic vessels and creating volume from the inside out, the other by painting with colorful glazes on flat ceramic shapes assembled in surprising configurations. Both convey a similar feeling of fluidity and gestural expression unfolding and conversing with other forces.
Saratoga Clay Arts Center’s Schacht Gallery presents its 12th Annual Members Exhibition. Celebrating 12 years with our clay community, this exhibition will feature ceramic sculpture, utilitarian and decorative works made by current SCAC Members in the past year.
Our annual holiday invitational exhibition of functional and decorative ceramics featuring 22 artists from across the country.
Saratoga Clay Arts Center’s Schacht Gallery presents “Resonance,” a solo exhibition of sculptural wall works by NY artist Sarah Heitmeyer. The exhibition will open on October 7th with an opening reception from 5-7pm and continue through November 11, 2023.
A solo exhibition featuring the sculptural vessels byTexas artist Adam Knoche.
A solo exhibition featuring the functional works of 2022-23 Saratoga Clay Arts Center Artist in Residence Jake Maitland. This body of work provides a brief look into the geology of the local landscape through clay. Functional ceramics made with natural glazes showcase the hidden beauty of a world so often overlooked.
Saratoga Clay Arts Center’s Schacht Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of functional and sculptural works by 2022-23 Artist in Residence Riley Walker, “if it’s not cute, i don’t want it.” The exhibition opens on Saturday, June 17 with an opening reception from 5-7pm and runs through July 10, 2023.
FIRED/ON, our 4th annual national juried exhibition, curated by Vermont potter and artist Jessica Putnam-Phillips. This exhibition will feature functional or vessel oriented ceramic works that explore the myriad of expressions that come from the use of decals and image transfers – basically all that is FIRED/ON.
BUILT: Wesley Brown & Bryan Hopkins, a duo exhibition showcasing two artists who are pushing the material to its limits – exerting force, pushing the clay as far is it will go - all to achieve pieces that are refined and expressive, with sculptural and functional vessels being the result.
Abstract/Organic: Chip McKenny & Cherie Horning - showcasing two contrasting sensibilities in clay, the exhibition will feature exquisite abstract vessels by Chip McKenny and expressive organic sculptures by Cherie Horning.
Celebrating 11 years with our clay community, this exhibition will feature ceramic sculpture, utilitarian and decorative works made by current SCAC Members in the past year.
Our annual holiday invitational exhibition of functional and decorative ceramics featuring 18 artists from across the country.
A duo exhibition featuring functional pottery by Taylor Sijan and Mike Stumbras.
A solo exhibition featuring the luscious functional porcelain pottery of Mississippi clay artist Matt Long, running August 27 - October 1, 2022, with an opening reception on Saturday, August 27, 5-7pm. The artist will also be giving a 1-day demonstration workshop on Saturday, August 27 from 10am - 4:30pm.
Featuring work by Saratoga Clay Arts Center 2021-22 Artist-in-Residence Lyndee Deal, In the Groove is a solo exhibition that explores ideas of body image through functional wares that often take up more space than necessary.
Guest curated by Gerald Brown, Thee Architects is an exhibition highlighting works by artists analyzing the meta/physical implications architecture has on its inhabitants.
A national juried exhibition curated by Philadelphia potter and artist Kevin Snipes, seeking tactile voices in clay. That is, utilitarian works that not only function well in our daily lives, but also use decoration, narrative imagery, words, and/or form to give the works a glimpse into the passionate mind of the maker. Whether quietly stated, in your face, or smoke and mirrors, the works in this exhibition will give an inclusive look at diverse voices in the activation of utilitarian clay.
A duo exhibition featuring the playfully narrative functional and sculptural works of Robin Whiteman and Lynne Hobaica.
It's that time of the year when the Saratoga Clay Arts Center invites their Members to submit their best current work for our Annual Members Exhibition. This is our 10th Members Exhibition, so we are doing something special….
CLAYFEST, a national invitational exhibition celebrating the holiday season with a compilation of incredible functional pots and decorative works by twenty-two established clay artists from across the country. The exhibition opens on Saturday, November 20 with a public opening from 5-8pm.
When Saratoga Clay Arts Center opened 10 years ago, we launched our Schacht Gallery with a tribute to Toshiko Takaezu (1922 - 2011). For our 10th anniversary exhibition, we will continue our homage to Toshiko by showcasing a selection of artists who worked directly with her throughout her career – her apprentices.
A duo exhibition featuring utilitarian ceramic works by Maryland potter Matt Hyleck and New York potter Brenda Quinn. The Center will also be hosting two 1-day hands on workshops with the artists during the opening weekend, August 22-23.
Saratoga Clay Arts Center’s Schacht Gallery presents a solo exhibition featuring the abstract organic sculpture of SCAC 2020-21 Artist-in-Resident Paige O’Toole. The exhibition opens Saturday, July 24 with a reception from 5-7pm and runs through August 21, 20121.
Saratoga Clay Arts Center’s Schacht Gallery presents a solo exhibition featuring the abstract organic sculpture and utilitarian works of SCAC 2020-21 Artist-in-Resident Mark Tarabula. The exhibition opens Saturday, June 12 with a reception from 5-7pm and runs through July 17, 20121.
Saratoga Clay Arts Center’s Schacht Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition featuring the sculptural works of Michigan artist Mark Chatterley, May 1 through June 12th, with an opening reception on Saturday May 1 from 5-7pm.
