You are invited to participate in this popular fundraiser by donating and buying cups. The cup sale supports the NCECA Fund for Artistic Development designed to provide opportunities for artistic growth through scholarships, residencies, and programs including the Regina Brown Undergraduate Fellowship. 

The pieces may not exceed 9x9x9 inches. Please indicate a suggested selling price and include your business card in the cup(s) if available.

Please deliver your cup(s) on Wednesday, March 20, and Thursday, March 21, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. to Rooms E10 B-D in the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Each cup will be considered for a “Cups of Merit” Commission Award. The cups will go on sale Friday, March 22, 8:00 a.m. Purchases will be limited to three cups.  The line starts early!

For those not attending the conference, you may ship your cup(s) properly packed, to arrive by Monday, March 18, 2024, addressed to:

NCECA 30th Annual Cup Exhibition & Sale 
Visual Arts Center of Richmond
C/O Jeff Vick
1812 West Main Street
Richmond, VA. 23220

Cups to be shipped should be double-boxed with at least 1” of soft/compressible padding (bubble wrap) around all clay surfaces and a minimum of 12 of shock absorbent packing (shipping peanuts or similar) materials between inner and outer boxes. Only new or nearly new and stable box constructions with sealed edges should be used (6 sheets of cardboard that are not firmly attached along all edges are not an adequate substitute).

NCECA and Visual Arts Center of Richmond are not responsible for any damaged, broken, or lost items.