Going to NCECA for the first time, I didn’t really know what to expect. It’s a big event, over 5,000 clay people attend and the hosting city has satellite exhibitions in conjunction with the activities going on at the convention itself, so its a little overwhelming to think about seeing everything. What I learned was that I could make it my own experience, I could choose to listen to lectures and watch demos all day (which I did on a rainy day) or walk the city and hit as many exhibitions as my brain could handle which I did too. And then when I thought I couldn’t handle anymore creative stimulation, I went to exhibition openings happening in the evenings at various gallery spaces too. It was all good stuff, all creative and inspiring and I would definitely go again. The images below range from the competitive K-12 students exhibition, to site specific sculptures at the Botanical Gardens, to the NCECA Biennial exhibit on the Brown University campus to the graduate student exhibit on the RISD Campus- a wide range of styles, techniques and aesthetics, hope you enjoy!
