Membership

• Community with a large group of ceramic artists to tap for advice, information and support.
• Four General Meetings a year, providing an avenue for networking with others.
• A quarterly newsletter: The Clay Chatter.
• Monthly Board Meetings to follow what’s going on across the organization.

Opportunities to participate with others in:

• The annual Spring Pottery Fair traditionally held on the first Saturday of May. The Holiday Fair in December.
• Monthly gallery sales opportunities at the Pendleton Art Center’s Final Friday events within the Clay Alliance Gallery
• Group Shows/Exhibitions:
  • Themed Member Gallery Shows
  • Juried Group Exhibitions
  • Non-juried Group Exhibitions
• Empty Bowls, an international project to raise money for hungry children, held on the first Sunday in November. To date, we’ve raised over $350,000 for Kid’s Cafe, a division of the Freestore Foodbank.
• Creating new events pertaining to clay.
• Workshops, Exploration workshops, led by members in the group, and notices regarding workshop opportunities offered by other organizations.
• Mentoring: Access to members who are willing to advise you in areas of their expertise, with subjects as diverse as clay, glazes, firing, kilns and promoting your craft.
• Committees: Join a committee! Be part of a team of people working toward a common goal.
• CA Website: Information on events, exhibits, interactive calendar, group e-mailer, member gallery, access to archived minutes and reports, and interesting articles.