Oregon
Convention Center On MAX Light Rail line
777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Portland, Oregon Directions and Transportation
April 30th, May 1st, and 2nd
2010 -- Free event admission
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Doors open 10-9 Friday
and Saturday, 10-5 on Sunday
(Opening Events, Friday 5 - 9 PM)
The nations largest show and sale of pottery, sculpture, garden art, home accessories and other works in clay exhibited in 150+ booths!
This
year's show has new features to delight, inspire and educate.
LARGE GALLERY featuring the
finest work of professional ceramic artists from Oregon and southwest
Washington.
LOBBY - This year our lobby display will have an Animal Theme.
INTERIORS DISPLAY Beautiful
ceramic objects displayed in designer home environments.
$50 Gift Certificates to be given away throughout the Showcase weekend. Three each on Friday and Saturday and two on Sunday. The
certificates may be redeem for $50 off any pottery purchase at showcase.
LIVE MUSIC Music for your enjoyment on
the main stage, Friday
7-9pm .
DEMONSTRATIONS Nationally
recognized potters demonstrate their clay techniques each day
OREGON WINE TASTING A selection
of Oregon wines will be available for tasting.
CLAY AREA FOR ADULTS Potters’
wheels and tables for hand building with experienced teachers are available for grown-up
visitors to Showcase.
CHILDREN'S CLAY PLAY AREA
Lots of supervised fun for clay-loving kids.
EDUCATIONAL DISPLAYS Schools
and colleges will present information about ceramics programs
available in our area.
HIGH SCHOOL CERAMIC ARTS GALLERY
ENTRANCE INSTALLATION - This
year our entrance installation will focus on Music for the
Garden
SCULPTURE GARDEN displaying fine sculpture from premiere Northwest Artists
150+ booths of diverse, spectacular ceramic objects for the home, garden and office
Group booth displaying work from 18 emerging artists
Central Sales, Holding Area and Package Pick-up Assistance
"Dawn Singer"
Penelope Dews OPA Best of Show Awared 2009
and Poster Award 2009
From the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Craft Portland, Oregon
Carol Lebreton
"Flight of Fancy" 2009 Second Place (tied)
Samuel Hoffman
"Cloud Hidden Whereabouts Unknown" 2009 Second Place (tied)
Wally Schwab
"Covered Compote" 2009 Third Place
Sarah Swink
"Nest" 2009 New Member Award
Hiroshi Ogawa
"Untitled" 2009 Bennet Welsh Award for Decoration
Jim Stephens 2009 Best Booth
The Oregon Potters Association is a 501(c) (3) organization