A Place to Create, Connect, and Be Inspired
Clay Art Center in Port Chester, New York, is a nationally recognized 501c3 non-profit dedicated to the advancement and practice of ceramic art. Katherine Choy, a leader of the Newcomb pottery aesthetic, joined by master potter Henry Okamoto, founded the center as a communal studio in 1957. With Choy's untimely death in 1958, Okamoto pursued her legacy for the rest of his life. At one time a lone beacon of clay artistry on the east coast, CAC become a haven for clay artists, many of whom pursued significant careers in ceramics and influenced contemporary ceramic practice.
Today Clay Art Center is the largest and most active ceramic facility in the tri-state area. Each year CAC serves over 12,000 people in-person and virtually with exhibitions, classes, workshops, volunteer opportunities, and exposure to the rich world of handmade ceramic art.
Currently Exhibits:
Liisa Nelson: Dreams Reflecting on human longing, this exhibition of ceramic sculpture, furniture, and tile wall pieces draws on notions of heavens and otherworldly realms, myths and spiritualities of the past, merging these themes with familiar motifs of the digital age & late capitalism.
Jinsik Yoo: Palimpsest The exhibition adapts traditional funerary ritual into a personal mythology to think about complexities of lineage, memory, and belonging.
Josephine Mette Larsen: Doesn't It Feel Warmer Just Knowing the Sun Will Be Out
Resident Artist Solo Exhibition.
31st annual Claymobile Creations Exhibition This exhibition showcases student work from The Clay Studio's community engagement program, the Claymobile.
Start time: 10:00 AM
Please do not park in the spaces in front of the tree mosaic, or the spaces adjacent to Beech Street, as both these areas are permit-only parking.
DETAILS:
DATE: THURDAY, January 30, 2025
Start time: 10:00 AM
LOCATION: Clay Art Center, 40 Beech Street, Port Chester, NY 10573. Phone: (914) 937-2047.
FROM Grand Central Terminal, NYC: Take the Metro-North New Haven Line to the Portchester station. Clay Art Center is a 9 min. walk from the station.
PARKING:
There is a free municipal lot right in front of Clay Art Center, however, please use the center spaces, or the spaces immediately adjacent to the Gallery & Shop to park for free for up to three hours. The parking lot fills up very quickly. There is parking on the street which is also often full. If you don't mind a short walk, there is parking over at Stop n Shop/Petco and in that complex in general.
There is a free municipal lot right in front of Clay Art Center, however, please use the center spaces, or the spaces immediately adjacent to the Gallery & Shop to park for free for up to three hours. The parking lot fills up very quickly. There is parking on the street which is also often full. If you don't mind a short walk, there is parking over at Stop n Shop/Petco and in that complex in general.
Please do not park in the spaces in front of the tree mosaic, or the spaces adjacent to Beech Street, as both these areas are permit-only parking.
SHOW and Tell: 12:30 PM. There is no place to eat lunch on site. Lunch will be on your own OR you can join a group of us at a location to be determined.
NOTES:
- Admission is FREE.
- The Clay Art Center gallery will open at 9.45 am. Pleas do not arrive any earlier than that.
- Drawing stools are permitted.
Please RSVP to Cathy Gutterman at westchester@nycurbansketchers.org
Looking for us?
Call/text: Cathy at (914) 625-0766 or Marianne at (914) 355-6507
