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Standard Ceramic’s NCECA Exhibits

February 21, 2018

Use these easy links to read about Standard Ceramic's NCECA Artists Exhibits.

NCECA Exhibits: Chris Cooley and The Cooley Gallery

February 21, 2018

As over 6,000 people stream into Pittsburgh for this year’s NCECA Conference, the scope of interest in the ceramic arts and the diversity of makers, teachers, and collectors will be evident. Standard Ceramic’s NCECA Exhibits will include the work of former Washington Redskins Chris Cooley, a man in whom the power of creativity could not be squelched. This owner of The Cooley Gallery in Leesburg, Virginia returned to an early love after nine years in major league football. His The Cooley Gallery exhibit will showcase his functional pieces.

NCECA Exhibits: University Shipping Containers Shows

February 19, 2018

Enriching the exhibits in the Standard Ceramic facilities will be eight additional shows by university faculty and students. Representing current education in the ceramic arts, eight universities will showcase work in special shipping containers. These “pop-up” spaces will be located in a parking lot adjacent to Standard Ceramic. Visitors can stroll through each structure, viewing the work of noted ceramic educators and their students. Combined with the featured shows, the university exhibits will enrich and complete the NCECA visitor’s experience of the full range of ceramic work in the United States in 2018.