This symposium features a variety of makers who use clay as a part of their artistic practice, including A. Blair Clemo, Del Harrow, Anders Ruhwald, Thomas Schmidt, Kevin Snipes, Colleen Toledano, and Garth Johnson. The symposium is a collection of lectures and live artist demonstrations. Curated by Heather Mae Erickson, Assistant Professor of Art at Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp, the exhibition and symposium explore evolving ideas concerning clay, ranging from traditional and non-traditional functional objects, rapid prototyping, and mixed-media objects and installations.
Watch online here, at the Ìð¹ÏÊÓÆµapp Bardo Arts Center, or at one of our host sites around the country!
Contemporary Clay Symposium Rebroadcast Host Sites
| Host Institution | Contact Person | |
| Angelo State University | Steve Apodoca | Esteban.Apodaca@angelo.edu | 
| Arizona State University | Susan Beiner | Susan.Beiner@asu.edu | 
| Auburn University | Annie Campbell | abc0064@auburn.edu | 
| Battle Ground High School | Tamara Galloes | davisson.tamra@battlegroundps.org | 
| Benington High School | Liz Howe | Elizabeth.howe@svsu.org | 
| Buffalo State | Colleen Toledano | toledanocolleen@gmail.com | 
| California College of the Arts | Edith Garcia Monhet | egarcia@cca.edu | 
| Clemson University | Valerie Zimany | vzimany@clemson.edu | 
| Colorado Mountain College-Aspen | K Rhynus Cesark | kcesark@coloradomtn.edu | 
| Cuesta College | Jarred Pfeiffer | jcpfeiffer@gmail.com | 
| The Ceramic Studio, Dartmouth College | Jennifer S. Swanson | jennifer.s.swanson@dartmouth.edu | 
| East Carolina University | Jim Tisnado | tisnadoj@ecu.edu | 
| Harvard Ceramics | Kathy King | kking@fas.harvard.edu | 
| Iowa Ceramics Center | Ellen Kleckner | ellen@iowaceramicscenters.org | 
| Louisiana State University | Andy Shaw | ashaw@lsu.edu | 
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design | Jana Longacre / Ben Tyterband | jlongacre@massart.edu | 
| Northern Clay Center | Sarah Millfelt | sarahmillfelt@northernclaycenter.org | 
| Northern Clay Center | Amanda Dobbras | amandadobbratz@northernclaycenter.org | 
| Olympic College | Marie Weichman | mweichman@olympic.edu | 
| Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft | Marlene True | marlene@pocosinarts.org | 
| Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota | Lisa Schreiner Truaz | ltruax@smumn.edu | 
| Sierra Nevada College | Sheri Leigh O'Conner | sleigh@sierranevada.edu | 
| Sonoma Community Center Ceramics | Kala Stein | kala@sonomacommunitycenter.org | 
| Swarthmore College | Syd Carpenter | scarpen1@swarthmore.edu | 
| The University of Delaware | Abby Donovan | abbydonovan@me.com | 
| The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | Teri Frame | teriframe@gmail.com | 
| UNC Asheville | Megan Wolfe | mwolfe@unca.edu | 
| University of Dayton | Kyle Phelps | kphelps1@udayton.edu | 
| University of Idaho | MFA Student: Logan Brasher, WCU Alumni | lbrashar@uidaho.edu | 
| University of North Carolina – Charlotte | Thomas Schmidt | schmidtceramics@gmail.com | 
| University of North Georga – Dahlonega | Alex Kraft | alex3dartist@gmail.com | 
| Utah State University | Todd Hayes | todd.hayes@usu.edu | 
| Virginia Commonwealth University | A. Blair Clemo | abclemo@vcu.edu | 
| Wayne State University | Victoria Shaheen | shaheen.victoria@gmail.com | 
| Western Washington University | Ryan Kelly | ryan.kelly@wwu.edu | 
| Youngstown State University | Missy McCormick | mmccormick@ysu.edu | 
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