Enriching Lives Through the Ceramic Arts

Carbondale Clay Center is a non-profit community arts center that offers clay classes for adults, children, and families, outreach programs with local organizations, ceramic studio space rentals, long term artist residency program, as well as ceramic gallery & retail spaces.


IN THE GALLERY

 

PAIRINGS

Celebrating Handmade Ceramics & Handcrafted Beverages

On display in the CCC Gallery
April 22nd - June 7th, 2024

First Friday Beverage Reception Event
June 7th | 6-8PM

CCC’s annual Pairings event celebrates the beverage in collaboration with local businesses by hosting an outdoor tasting room during June’s First Friday. Any purchase from the exhibition is redeemable for a beverage of your choice during the event!

Exhibition generously sponsored by:



EVENTS & WORKSHOPS

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CALL FOR ENTRY

CLAY NATIONAL XVIII: THE HANDLE

JURIED BY SANAM EMAMI

Clay National is a national exhibition of ceramic art held annually at the Carbondale Clay Center Gallery in Carbondale, CO. Each year CCC’s selected juror(s) develop a theme for the exhibition, invite a handful of contemporary ceramic artists who emulate the theme, and choose about 25-30 works (scale dependent) from the jury pool.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Application & $25 Entry Fee by: June 3, 2024, 5 PM MST

Notification of acceptance by email: June 17, 2024

Accepted work delivered to CCC Gallery by: August 19, 2024

AWARDS

Best in Show: $500
Staff Selection: $250
People’s Choice: $100


OUR SUPPORTERS

Thank you to these individuals, businesses, and foundations for their continued vital support for CCC.

 
 

Ted Behar MD & Julia Behar | Hilary Brock | Alan McClain | Larry Cohen | Lori Dresner | Vera & Joseph Dresner Foundation | Bert Furmansky MD & Dyana Furmansky | Leslieann Gallagher | Claire & Larry Green | Mary Griffith | Katherine (Donie) Hubbard | Gail Mathieson | Frank McGuirk & Linda Huntsman | Rosemarie Lavender | Becka Louden & The Louden Family Foundation | Ernest & Wilma Martens Foundation | Paul Mersky | Jeannine Packel | Susan Proctor | Daniel & Bryna Perlman | Noah Pollack | Sara Ransford | Leslie Resnick | Kat Rich | Desiree Rothschild | Adam Rudd | Bob Sommerfeld | Cate Tallmadge | Cheryl Wyly