Grateful for You: A Message from Executive Director Emily Peck

This holiday season, and always, Clay Art Center is so grateful for our amazing community.

Kelsie DaltonNovember 26, 2025Thanksgiving, Grateful, Letter from Executive Director, Annual Appeal, AccessibilityComment

The Clay Art Center Cat Colony

The alleyway behind Clay Art Center is home to a colony of feral cats, who provide amusement and inspiration.

Kelsie DaltonNovember 24, 2025Comment

Clay Art Center Artist Woodfire

Learn more from Naoko Tanikawa and Rose Foley about the Clay Art Center Artists’ recent woodfiring at the Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts.

Kelsie DaltonNovember 20, 2025Comment

Handmade for the Holidays: The Seasonal Spark

Handmade for the Holidays has officially begun! Learn more about participating artists Jenn Pal Conte, Sylvia Arakas-Gutierrez, and Mara Gross and what their work means to them.

Kelsie DaltonNovember 17, 2025Clay Art Center Artists, ArtistsComment

Brian Barry Awarded the SPARC Community Partnership Award

Brian Barry, Community Arts & Offsite Programs Manager, accepted the Community Partnership Award from SPARC in recognition of his dedication to inclusivity and self-expression.

Kelsie DaltonNovember 10, 2025Community ArtsComment

Community Arts Teacher Spotlight | !Artes comunitarias– ¡Enfoque del profesor!

Meet a member of the Community Arts teaching team, Denis Licul | Les presentamos a Denis Licul, una profesora de Artes comunitarias.

Kelsie DaltonNovember 4, 2025Community ArtsComment

Tips & Techniques: Combining Ceramic and Non-Ceramic Elements

Clay Art Center staff members Brian Barry and Regina Farrell-Fagan share their tips and techniques for creating projects that incorporate non-ceramic materials.

Kelsie DaltonOctober 27, 2025Comment

Hand in Hand 2025 - Celebrating Our Community!

Thank YOU for helping to make Hand In Hand 2025 a wonderful success!

Kelsie DaltonOctober 20, 2025Hand In HandComment

Experimentation & Self-Expression: Meet Hand In Hand Honorees

Join us for Hand in Hand 2025, as we celebrate some of the passionate and dedicated students who have been part of our Clay Art Center community for more than 15 years. Meet some of our honorees: Kyoko Takasaki, Vicky Sweet, Sally Spielvogel, and Noriko Tanikawa.

Kelsie DaltonOctober 16, 2025Hand In Hand, HIH25Comment

Achievement & Joy: Meet Hand In Hand Honorees

Join us for Hand in Hand 2025, as we celebrate some of the passionate and dedicated students who have been part of our Clay Art Center community for more than 15 years. Meet some of our honorees - Ellen Salov, Sondra Goldenberg, and Jeffrey Janowicz - below, and keep your eye out for future posts on more of the honorees.

Kelsie DaltonOctober 14, 2025Hand In Hand, Honorees, HIH25Comment

Stories from Community Arts | Historias de Artes Comunitarias

The Community Arts team has been hard at work bringing clay to members of our community of all ages.

Kelsie DaltonOctober 6, 2025Community ArtsComment

A Shared Passion: Carol Chevlowe's Letter to the Community

It is almost time for Clay Art Center’s Annual Benefit and Auction, Hand in Hand! Below, Board Member Carol Chevlowe shares about what Clay Art Center means to her, and how you can help make a difference.

Kelsie DaltonOctober 1, 2025Hand In Hand, HIH25Comment

Creativity & Community: Meet Hand In Hand Honorees

Join us for Hand in Hand 2025, as we celebrate some of the passionate and dedicated students who have been part of our Clay Art Center community for more than 15 years. Meet some of our honorees - Wendy Kaufman, Susan Leifer, Stephanie Mark, and Renie Raiti - below, and keep your eye out for future posts on more of the honorees.

Kelsie DaltonSeptember 30, 2025Hand In Hand, Honorees, HIH25Comment

Fernando Martinez On Identity and Inspiration | Fernando Martinez sobre identidad e inspiración

Fernando Martinez, Clay Art Center’s Hispanic Heritage Month Featured Artist and a Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artist, discusses the intersection between culture, identity, and inspiration.

Kelsie DaltonSeptember 23, 2025Hispanic Heritage MonthComment

Welcoming The Newest Clay Art Center Board Members

A warm welcome to the five new members of the Clay Art Center Board of Directors!

Kelsie DaltonSeptember 23, 2025Comment

Shaking It Up: Functional Fall Artists

This year’s Functional Fall exhibition, Shake It Up, considers our mealtime companions, salt and pepper shakers and pigs. Three exhibiting artists - Jeanne Carreau, Chai Alilharder, and Madison Berry - share more about their work.

Kelsie DaltonSeptember 18, 2025Exhibition, Pottery, Ceramics, Handmade, Salt and Pepper, Salt ShakerComment

Dedication & Passion: Meet Hand In Hand Honorees

Join us for Hand in Hand 2025, as we celebrate some of the passionate and dedicated students who have been part of our Clay Art Center community for more than 15 years. Meet some of our honorees - Susie Gans, Karen Cohen, and Dale Oberlander - below, and keep your eye out for future posts on more of the honorees.

Kelsie DaltonSeptember 15, 2025Hand In Hand, Honorees, HIH25Comment

Community Arts Teacher Spotlight | !Artes comunitarias– ¡Enfoque del profesor!

Meet a member of the Community Arts teaching team, Emily Maldonado | Les presentamos a Emily Maldonado, un profesor de Artes comunitarias.

Kelsie DaltonSeptember 8, 2025Comment

Learning in Action: Clay and STEAM | Aprendizaje en acción: arcilla y STEAM

Working with clay builds resilience, sparks creative problem solving, and gives students the opportunity to explore their creativity and the world around them.

Kelsie DaltonSeptember 3, 2025Community Arts, STEMComment

Enhancing Our Community Through Clay

This past week, the new planters for outside the Don Bosco Community Center were unveiled in a ribbon cutting ceremony. The planters were created by Community Arts students at Don Bosco, led by Artist-in-Residence Evelyn Mtika.

Kelsie DaltonAugust 28, 2025Comment

Clay Dish

Clay Art Center’s Blog

The alleyway behind Clay Art Center is home to a colony of feral cats, who provide amusement and inspiration.

Brian Barry, Community Arts & Offsite Programs Manager, accepted the Community Partnership Award from SPARC in recognition of his dedication to inclusivity and self-expression.

Meet a member of the Community Arts teaching team, Denis Licul | Les presentamos a Denis Licul, una profesora de Artes comunitarias.

Thank YOU for helping to make Hand In Hand 2025 a wonderful success!

Join us for Hand in Hand 2025, as we celebrate some of the passionate and dedicated students who have been part of our Clay Art Center community for more than 15 years. Meet some of our honorees: Kyoko Takasaki, Vicky Sweet, Sally Spielvogel, and Noriko Tanikawa.

The Community Arts team has been hard at work bringing clay to members of our community of all ages.

It is almost time for Clay Art Center’s Annual Benefit and Auction, Hand in Hand! Below, Board Member Carol Chevlowe shares about what Clay Art Center means to her, and how you can help make a difference.

A warm welcome to the five new members of the Clay Art Center Board of Directors!

This year’s Functional Fall exhibition, Shake It Up, considers our mealtime companions, salt and pepper shakers and pigs. Three exhibiting artists - Jeanne Carreau, Chai Alilharder, and Madison Berry - share more about their work.

Meet a member of the Community Arts teaching team, Emily Maldonado | Les presentamos a Emily Maldonado, un profesor de Artes comunitarias.

This past week, the new planters for outside the Don Bosco Community Center were unveiled in a ribbon cutting ceremony. The planters were created by Community Arts students at Don Bosco, led by Artist-in-Residence Evelyn Mtika.

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