Welcome to the Ceramic Arts Yearbook 2015! This publication, supplied as a supplement to all Ceramics Monthly and Pottery Making Illustrated subscribers, looks back over the past year and highlights the clay events and people that have made news in the ceramic art field. Ceramic Arts 2015 also looks to future and includes information about must-see events and the latest color trends for next year.
We hope that Ceramic Arts 2015 serves as a resource you’ll want to read right away and also keep on hand both for its timeliness and its timelessness. Be sure to drop us a line and tell us what you think—we’d love to hear.
—Jessica Knapp, Editor, Ceramics Monthly, and Holly Goring, Editor, Pottery Making Illustrated.
On the cover: Michael Strand’s Bowls Around the Town: Holland project, 2014. Various chefs in the Netherlands are using the bowl pictured here to create meals at home. They’re recording the recipes in the book (left) that travels with the bowl in the 1930’s picnic basket that serves as a carrying case.
Ceramic Artist of the Year: Michael Strand. Chosen by the editorial staff of Ceramics Monthly and Pottery Making Illustrated, the Ceramic Artist of the Year receives a $1000 cash award and a $500 purchase award
New Products
Year in Review: Events related to studio ceramics from around the world.
Transitions: Who Went Where. Keeping track of staffing changes at ceramics institutions, colleges, universities, and museums.
Awards: Here is a rundown of several who received recognition this year.
Resident Artists
Icons Remembered
Recent Books
To Do in 2015
Color Trends 2015
Ceramic Arts 2015 Geographic Locator. This handy guide will tell you who sells what, and where they are.
Ceramic Arts 2015 Company Listings. Full contact information and descriptions of the manufacturers and suppliers serving ceramic studios.
