Exciting lineup of events and learning opportunities for Fall 2025 at Clay Art Center
Port Chester – July 2025
Fall Events & Programming at Clay Art Center
40 Beech Street,
Port Chester, NY 10573
Clay Art Center offers an exciting lineup of events and learning opportunities for Fall 2025, including exhibitions, opening receptions, the annual benefit and auction, and ceramics classes for both adults and youth
Functional Fall: Shake It Up
Exhibition Dates: September 1 – Oct 18, 2025
Opening Reception: Saturday, September 6, 2025, 5–7:00 PM
Juried by Austin Coudriet & Nikki Lau, this exhibition explores the overlooked design and cultural history of salt and pepper shakers and cellars. The third annual “Functional Fall” Call for Entry invites artists to explore themes of function, design, trade, and colonial impact through ceramics.Â
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Hispanic Heritage Month Featured Artist – Fernando Martinez
Exhibition Dates: September 15 – October 15, 2025
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Celebrating Argentine artist and Port Chester resident Fernando Martinez, this online and in-shop exhibition features collage-inspired ceramics that blend woodfired aesthetics with gas-firing techniques. Fernando is a 2025 Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artist and Port Chester local.
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Hand In Hand Annual Benefit
Event Date: Oct 18, 2025, 4–6:00 PM
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Clay Art Center’s exciting annual fundraising event features a ceramic auction, onsite and online, spotlighting exceptional work donated by artists and supporters. Celebrates Clay Art Center’s community and mission. Tickets are on sale August 14, 2025.
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Weekly Clay Classes for Adults and Youth: Fall Session A
Opportunities to learn the potter’s wheel, sculpture, and handbuilding in clay for adults and youth in weekly scheduled classes. Concurrent with weekly classes are opportunities to take specialized one-day and two-day workshops with visiting artists, local artists, and Clay Art Center Instructors.Â
Member Only Registration begins Wednesday, August 6 (join or renew your membership today)
General Registration begins Friday, August 8
40 Beech Street,Port Chester, NY 10573
www.clayartcenter.org
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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.