Left to Right: Austen Brantley, Marissa Childers, Kate Strachan, Simon Levin, Deshun Peoples, Jing Huang, and Heidi McKay Casto

Supporting education
and innovation.

The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts advances creation, teaching and learning through clay in the contemporary world.

Ceramic art connects us to physical and cognitive experiences that foster environments of cultural equity, diversity, access, and inclusion.

NCECA will convene and engage people who care about ceramic art and education to cultivate learning, leadership, and excellence throughout the field. Building on transformative relationships regionally, nationally, and globally, NCECA will expand awareness of and deepen appreciation for the vitality and vibrancy of ceramic art, teaching and learning within our technologically influenced world.

NCECA promotes and improves the ceramic arts through education, community-building, research and creative inspiration, offering programs, events and publications to support the field and communities in which we work. NCECA’s broad interests are shaped by artists, students, individual and corporate patrons, gallery owners, museum curators, and providers of ceramic arts-related products and services. As a dynamic, member-driven organization, NCECA is flexible in its program development, international in its perspective and responsive to the changing needs of its constituency.

Materials for Learning


Education

NCECA is committed to:

• Advancing creativity, imagination, and innovation in ceramic art and education.
• Fostering equity, diversity, access, inclusion, and respect.
• Leading through service with honesty, integrity, and transparency.


Education happens within the context of a larger community. Our approach extends beyond the school to help ensure students have the necessary support to do their best learning.

Opportunities for Growth

“It was so much fun! Just what I needed to fill my heart back up with kindness and hugs. Thanks for all of the hard work by @nceca, the board, the staff and volunteers.”

— Carly Slade, 2022 Emerging Artist