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Member Spotlight
Paul Andrew Wandless
“NCECA has given me a chance to give back to the field that has given me so much, and I continue to send students to share ideas and meet people”
Potters of Earth and Sea, 2021
Clay Monoprint; cast earthenware, underglaze, watercolor underglaze, wood frame 16.5”h x 23"w x 2"d. Photo credit: Paul Andrew Wandless
Permanent Collection of Racine Art Museum
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For over half a century, the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) has nurtured a vibrant, inclusive community where creativity, learning, and the ceramic arts flourish. Every exhibition, conference, and educational initiative we undertake is made possible through the generosity of those who believe, as we do, that clay connects us—to each other, to history, and to the future.
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