Dear << Test First Name >>,
April brings lots of opportunities for getting involved in the arts scene of Houston.
There is still time to apply for our 4th Annual ClayHouston Award for Texas BIPOC Ceramic Artists! Deadline to apply is 11:59 pm on Thursday, April 7th, 2025. Submitting your work is free and easy. Submit your work here.
Grab your favorite tools and sign up for Christina Orthwein’s Design, Carve, Construct workshop. In this workshop you will design, transfer and carve a custom plaster press mold and then build a 6 sided curved slab mug from that mold. Additionally you will get to make a custom silicone tool to take home with you. Christina Orthwein teaches Photography and Ceramics at Bryn Athyn College in Pennsylvania and has presented at ceramics conferences throughout the United States including at NCECA. Register here by April 10 for an early bird discount! Lunch Included!
Registration is open for our 7th Annual PopUp Market. It will be held at the Scout House in the Heights on May 3rd. This is a great opportunity for you to exhibit and sell your functional pottery, sculptures, and other ceramic artworks directly to the Houston community. It’s also a great time for some Spring cleaning and just in time for Mother’s Day. Register here soon before all booths are taken!
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will host a Guided Tour exclusively for ClayHouston members on April 26th for the exhibition of Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within. This guided tour is a great opportunity to experience this wonderful exhibition and will be led by Elizabeth Essner, Windgate Foundation Associate Curator of Craft. We have a limited number of spaces, reserve yours here.
Another special offer for ClayHouston Members: on April 19th HTXClay is hosting a one day workshop and lecture with Eliza Au. In this workshop, Pattern & Ornamentation, Eliza will be demonstrating how to make a mold and use it to press and build with these unique lattice slabs. Participants will be able to experience building with these lattice slabs to create simple forms. Registration is made through HTXClay but ClayHouston members will receive a very special discount.
Mark down on your calendars, our fun gathering Summer Bash is Saturday, June 21, 2025. Keep an eye for more information soon.
Visual Arts Alliance (VAA) is hosting a special Double Exhibition Tour at the Menil Collection, guided by Arielle Masson, on Wednesday, April 17 at 5:55 p.m. The tour will offer in-depth insights into two powerful and timely exhibitions currently on view at the Menil: Joe Overstreet: Taking Flight and Tacita Dean: Blind Folly. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Eileen Storey at publicity@visualartsalliance.org
Project Row Houses’ (PRH) Floyd Newsum Summer Studios Mentorship + Residency Program is accepting applications for ten undergraduate students for an exclusive opportunity to learn and grow their creative practice in the historic neighborhood of Houston’s Third Ward. Deadline: April 7, 2025. Check their website for more information.
As always, thank you for choosing to be a part of our community. I’m so glad you’re here!
Mara Cavalcanti Reid
ClayHouston President
