Good Vibrations

at the Clay Art Center (www.clayartcenter.org) in Port Chester, New York, April 28–June. 

1 Jessica Palmer’s Violet Fields Flower Brick, 6 1/2 in. (17 cm) in height, wheel-thrown porcelain, fired to cone 6 in an electric kiln, 2022.
1 Jessica Palmer’s Violet Fields Flower Brick, 6 1/2 in. (17 cm) in height, wheel-thrown porcelain, fired to cone 6 in an electric kiln, 2022.
2 Polina Nisenbaum’s The Nursery, 10 in. (25 cm) in height, porcelain, velvet underglazes, 2022. Photo: Regina Farrell-Fagan.
2 Polina Nisenbaum’s The Nursery, 10 in. (25 cm) in height, porcelain, velvet underglazes, 2022. Photo: Regina Farrell-Fagan.
3 Julie Buyon’s A Day At The Beach, 81/2 in. (22 cm) in width, cone-6 porcelain, slab built, colored slips, underglaze, 2022.
3 Julie Buyon’s A Day At The Beach, 81/2 in. (22 cm) in width, cone-6 porcelain, slab built, colored slips, underglaze, 2022.

Universal Magnetic: New Works by Terence Hammonds

at Taft Museum of Art (www.taftmuseum.org) in Cincinnati, Ohio, through June 4.

1 Terence Hammonds’ Peace to Us, Collectively, 20 in. (51 cm) in height, porcelain, underglaze transfer, 2022. Photo: Will Jones.
1 Terence Hammonds’ Peace to Us, Collectively, 20 in. (51 cm) in height, porcelain, underglaze transfer, 2022. Photo: Will Jones.
2 Terence Hammonds’ Hold Your Head When the Beat Drops, 19 in. (48 cm) in height, porcelain, underglaze transfer, 2022. Photo: Will Jones.
2 Terence Hammonds’ Hold Your Head When the Beat Drops, 19 in. (48 cm) in height, porcelain, underglaze transfer, 2022. Photo: Will Jones.

 

Entomophagous Dining (Eating Insects)

at the International Museum of Dinnerware Design (www.dinnerwaremuseum.org) in Ann Arbor, Michigan,
April 8–August 26.

1 Linda Lighton’s The Entomophagous Leaf Pile, 17 in. (43 cm) in length, clay, glaze, china paint, 2022–23.
1 Linda Lighton’s The Entomophagous Leaf Pile, 17 in. (43 cm) in length, clay, glaze, china paint, 2022–23.

 

Clay Nowadays

at the Visionaries + Voices Northside Studio (www.visionariesandvoices.com) in Cincinnati, Ohio, through April 7.

1 Tori Lane’s Spider, 14 in. (36 cm) in width, paper clay, beads, 2022. Photo: Marissa Long.
1 Tori Lane’s Spider, 14 in. (36 cm) in width, paper clay, beads, 2022. Photo: Marissa Long.
2 Carl Trunk’s Skull, 6½ in. (17 cm) in height, handbuilt ceramic, raku pit-fire glaze, 2022. Photo: Keith Moggach.
2 Carl Trunk’s Skull, 6½ in. (17 cm) in height, handbuilt ceramic, raku pit-fire glaze, 2022. Photo: Keith Moggach.

3 Raymond Lewis’ Sailboat, 7⅓ in. (18 cm) in height, clay, watercolor, marker, 2021. Photo: Marissa Long.
3 Raymond Lewis’ Sailboat, 7⅓ in. (18 cm) in height, clay, watercolor, marker, 2021. Photo: Marissa Long.
4 Tamisha Williams’ Hunting Squirrel, 11 in. (28 cm) in height, handbuilt ceramic, raku pit-fire glaze, 2022. Photo: Keith Moggach.
4 Tamisha Williams’ Hunting Squirrel, 11 in. (28 cm) in height, handbuilt ceramic, raku pit-fire glaze, 2022. Photo: Keith Moggach.

Crafting Freedom: The Life and Legacy of Free Black Potter Thomas W. Commeraw

at the New-York Historical Society (www.nyhistory.org) in New York, New York, through May 28.

1 Thomas W. Commeraw’s jar, 1797–1819. New-York Historical Society, purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937.822.
1 Thomas W. Commeraw’s jar, 1797–1819. New-York Historical Society, purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937.822.
2 Thomas W. Commeraw’s jug, 1797–1819. New-York Historical Society, purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937.820.
2 Thomas W. Commeraw’s jug, 1797–1819. New-York Historical Society, purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937.820.

Architectonic: Wesley Brown and Bryan Hopkins

at the Saratoga Clay Arts Center (www.saratogaclayarts.org) in Schuylerville, New York, through April 29.

1 Wesley Brown’s jar, 10 in. (25 cm) in width, stoneware, 2022.
1 Wesley Brown’s jar, 10 in. (25 cm) in width, stoneware, 2022.
2 Bryan Hopkins’ bowl, 11 in. (28 cm) in width, porcelain, 2022.
2 Bryan Hopkins’ bowl, 11 in. (28 cm) in width, porcelain, 2022.

Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection

at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (www.arkmfa.org) in Little Rock, Arkansas, April 22, 2023–June 16, 2024. 

1 Peter Pincus’ A Familiar Kind of Riddle, 7 ft. 4 in. (2.3 m) in length, colored porcelain, luster, mounted on wood, 2018. Photo: John Polak Photography. Courtesy of Ferrin Contemporary.
1 Peter Pincus’ A Familiar Kind of Riddle, 7 ft. 4 in. (2.3 m) in length, colored porcelain, luster, mounted on wood, 2018. Photo: John Polak Photography. Courtesy of Ferrin Contemporary.
2 Robert Arneson’s Rat Pot #1, 17 in. (43 cm) in height, glazed stoneware, 1981. 2–4 Photos: Edward C. Robison III.
2 Robert Arneson’s Rat Pot #1, 17 in. (43 cm) in height, glazed stoneware, 1981. 2–4 Photos: Edward C. Robison III.
3 Thomas Spleth’s Vase, 28 in. (71 cm) in height, glazed Kohler vitrified china porcelain, slip cast, white overglaze, 2011. 2–4 Photos: Edward C. Robison III.
3 Thomas Spleth’s Vase, 28 in. (71 cm) in height, glazed Kohler vitrified china porcelain, slip cast, white overglaze, 2011. 2–4 Photos: Edward C. Robison III.
4 Raven Halfmoon’s Do You Practice Your Culture?, 5 ft. 2 in. (1.6 m) in height, stoneware, glaze, 2019. 2–4 Photos: Edward C. Robison III.
4 Raven Halfmoon’s Do You Practice Your Culture?, 5 ft. 2 in. (1.6 m) in height, stoneware, glaze, 2019. 2–4 Photos: Edward C. Robison III.
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