Open Calls for Entry
(All calls will be temporarily closed June 29-July 10 for website maintenance)DEADLINE: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 EDT
Gallery ExpoDEADLINE: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 EDT
Projects SpaceDEADLINE: Wednesday, September 6, 2017 EDT
Student Interests
Emerging ArtistsDEADLINE: Wednesday, September 27, 2017
National Student Juried ExhibitionDEADLINE: Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Awards and Honorary NominationsDEADLINE: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 EDT
Multicultural Fellowships
Regina Brown Undergraduate Student Fellowships
Graduate Student Fellowships
Exhibitions are the bridge between ceramic makers and the viewing public...
NCECA Biennial
Held in odd-numbered years, the NCECA Biennial is the premier international juried exhibition hosted in the United States for the ceramic arts.
NCECA Invitational
The NCECA Invitational is a themed, curated exhibition that features leading edge, large scale and often challenging ceramic art.
Emerging Artists
The NCECA Emerging Artist program is intended to give early career artists, who show exceptional promise, the opportunity to present their work…
Projects Space
NCECA’s Projects Space is a platform for ceramic artists to create and present works during the annual conference that incorporate clay as medium in time-based, performative, relational or site-responsive work.
National Student Juried Exhibition
Held annually, this exhibition showcases undergraduate and graduate student work. The Prospectus is now available and reminders will be sent to schools, and to teacher and student NCECA members at the start of the fall semester.
Awards
& Honoraries
The National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts has advanced the stature and quality of our field by recognizing select individuals for their service, teaching, creative achievement and/ or extraordinary accomplishments through awards of excellence in ceramic art and education.
Special Exhibitions
2013 Earth Moves
Our world is in flux, constantly moving and changing faster than ever. “Earth Moves: Shifts in Ceramic Art and Design” seeks dynamic…
Ecumene
Ecumene: Global Interface in American Ceramics is a national juried exhibition developed and sponsored by NCECA to run concurrently with the…
Uncommon Ground
“Uncommon Ground: Impact and Influence” will showcase the contributions of ceramic innovators, who through their authenticity and originality…
Fellowships & Residencies
Regina Brown
Undergraduate Student
Fellowship
It is a pleasure to announce the 15th Regina Brown Undergraduate Student Fellowship Awards to be presented next spring at our annual conference…
NCECA
Graduate Student
Fellowship
In 2005, NCECA added the NCECA Graduate Student Fellowship Awards to be awarded each spring at the NCECA conference. This is an annual award…
International
Residencies
Intercultural exchange of ideas and methods is critical to evolution of individual artists who through their immersion and experimentation…
“Awareness of the vastly different ways other people use and treat clay. (Studio Artist) I take from 3-6 students to the conference and they come back inspired by the exhibitions The exhibitions are inspiring, well curated and give us a new look at where we have been as well as where we may be going!”2006 Portland Conference Attendee,