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City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Debbie Townsend, Communications Coordinator
Phone 952-826-0396 • dtownsend@EdinaMN.gov • EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
‘Claytopia’ Events Coming to Edina Art Center
Edina, Minn., March 15, 2019 – The Edina Art Center will host two gallery exhibitions and two
featured clay artists during “Claytopia,” the annual conference for the National Council of Education
for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA).
The conference, coming to Minneapolis March 27-30, puts the Twin Cities at the heart of the
ceramic arts world.
“The Edina Art Center has had a decades-long tradition of excellence in pottery making and we are
thrilled to have two juried exhibits as a part of the NCECA conference,” said Edina Art Center
General Manager Susan Tarnowski.
In the Margaret Foss Gallery, “OutsideHERS: Potters by Nature” will feature the work of NCECA
artists Lisa Buck, Linda Christianson, Jil Franke and Jan McKeachie Johnson. This exhibition explores
nature as a catalyst for inspired making and sustained studio practice by four women potters in the
St. Croix River Valley.
The Tea Room Gallery hosts “The Natural World in Clay: An Evening Walk,” with 75 luminaria
made by instructors and students leading visitors to the Art Center and the outdoor kilns. The
gallery will feature the work of Edina Art Center teaching artists Brad Benn, Krissy Catt, Siri Silpala
Doan, Danielle Ferndandez, Vanessa Greene and Grace Pass. The exhibition explores relationships
with function, form and glazing techniques. The artists demonstrate their skills as potters and
sculptors with their forms, from fish, to female figures, functional pottery to atmospheric glazing.
Pottery from Art Center instructor artists Erin Gunelson and Sandra Shaughnessy will be highlighted
in the Clark Gift Shop.
A special opening reception featuring all the artists will be 5-9 p.m. March 28 at the Art Center,
4701 W. 64th St. Light refreshments will be served.
All the artwork will be on display through April 5.
For more information, visit EdinaArtCenter.com or call 952-903-5780.
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