Silica / SiO2: Northern California Ceramics
Calling all ceramic artists and lovers of clay creations! This exhibition will honor the deep legacy of ceramic art in Santa Cruz County and the broader Northern California, while celebrating the new community of ceramists producing amazing work.
Photo: Stan Welsh, Smile, 2025. Clay and glaze with gold luster glaze, 32 x 18 x 12"
September 4, 2026-January 3, 2027
2nd Floor
Solari Gallery
Call to entry for this exhibition is March 15-May 1, 2026
In collaboration with the Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California (ACGA), Silica / SiO2: Northern California Ceramics highlights the vitality of contemporary ceramics in California. The exhibition is open to all California-based ceramic artists working in clay, featuring a limited number of invited Bay Area ceramic artists alongside works selected through an open application process.
The call for entries will be open from March 15 to May 1. Submissions will be juried by Stan Welsh, a respected ceramic artist and former professor at San José State University.
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