Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Clay Art Center!

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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Clay Art Center! | ¡Celebra el Mes de la Herencia Hispana con Clay Art Center!

This fall, Clay Art Center is proud to announce a variety of ways to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at our studio:
  • Port Chester-based artist Fernando Martinez is Clay Art Center’s Hispanic Heritage Month Featured Artist. Recently, Fernando’s work was selected as one of 20 finalists in the 2025 Ceramics Monthly “Emerging Artists” edition. Stop by the gallery between September 15-October 15 to view Fernando’s work.
  • Join us on Tuesday, October 7th from 5:00-6:00 PM for an artist talk in our gallery to hear Fernando Martinez speak about his work. Register to attend through our website: https://www.clayartcenter.org/artist-talks-lectures/artist-talk-with-fernando-martinez-torn-together
  • Clay Art Center offers FREE studio tours on Wednesdays at 11:30 am. Learn about our history and visit our exhibitions, artist studios, and kiln rooms. For Hispanic Heritage month, we’re excited to launch free studio tours in Spanish by appointment year-round! To schedule a tour in Spanish or arrange a group tour, email [email protected].
  • On Tuesday, September 23rd 1:30-3:30 and 3:30-5:30 pm, Clay Art Center is hosting two free, one-time classes for Hispanic Heritage Month! Sign up for one of two family-friendly handbuilding classes. Children must be 6 years or older to attend.

We hope to see you around the studio to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!

Este otoño, Clay Art Center se enorgullece de anunciar una variedad de formas de celebrar el Mes de la Herencia Hispana en nuestro estudio:
  • El artista Fernando Martínez, residente de Port Chester, es el Artista Destacado del Clay Art Center en el Mes de la Herencia Hispana. Recientemente, su obra fue seleccionada como una de las 20 finalistas de la edición 2025 de “Artistas Emergentes” de Ceramics Monthly. Visite la galería del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre para ver su obra.
    Acompáñenos el martes 7 de octubre de 5:00 a 6:00 PM para una charla con Fernando Martinez en nuestra galería. Regístrese en el sitio web: https://www.clayartcenter.org/artist-talks-lectures/artist-talk-with-fernando-martinez-torn-together
  • El Clay Art Center ofrece visitas guiadas GRATUITAS a los estudios los miércoles a las 11:30 am. Conozca nuestra historia y visite nuestras exposiciones, estudios de artistas y salas de horno. Con motivo del Mes de la Herencia Hispana, ¡nos complace anunciar visitas guiadas gratuitas en español con cita previa durante todo el año! Para programar una visita en español o para organizar una visita en grupo, envíe un correo electrónico a [email protected].
  • El martes 23 de septiembre, de 1:30 a 3:30 PM o de 3:30 a 5:30 PM, Clay Art Center ofrece dos clases gratuitas y únicas para celebrar el Mes de la Herencia Hispana. Inscríbase en una de las dos clases de construcción a mano para toda la familia. Los niños deben tener 6 años o más para asistir.
¡Esperamos verlos en el estudio para celebrar el Mes de la Herencia Hispana!
About Clay Art Center

The Clay Art Center, founded in 1957 by Katherine Choy and Henry Okamoto and located in Port Chester, New York, is a nationally recognized non-profit center for the advancement of the ceramic arts. Its facilities are unique by providing artists with studio space, offering year-round clay classes and workshops in wheel throwing, pottery, sculpture and handbuilding for adults and children, thereby serving the Westchester and Connecticut communities. Its gallery is solely dedicated to exhibiting ceramics of emerging and established talents. Clay Art Center also offers outreach programs in the community to reach under served children and adults in Westchester County. Mon-Sat 10am – 4pm and by appt.