join us february through march of 2024 in wheeling, west virginia
a ceramics-focused
immersive event
join us in wheeling,
west virginia in 2024
Ceramics Take Over Wheeling is a citywide event that celebrates ceramic artists and clay enthusiasts alike. Various galleries in the “Friendly City” are excited about this partnership; and will be showcasing ceramic art during the months of February and March of 2024.
We invite you to visit Wheeling, West Virginia! Take part in a workshop, an art opening, a pottery throw-down, or visit local eateries and purchase a handmade mug so you can enjoy your morning coffee or favorite beer in it once you return home.
juried exhibitions
earth and fire
February 23 – March 30, 2024
Stifel Fine Arts Center
(Applications are now Closed) We have 221 artists from 38 states enter works for jurying in this 2024 exhibition. There were 104 artists representing 32 states and 109 ceramic works selected.
Earth & Fire is a national juried ceramic exhibition offering $7,000 total in cash prizes. Top prize is $4,000. Juried by Shoji Satake
Shoji Satake is the J. Bernard Schultz Endowed Professor of Art and area head of ceramics at West Virginia University School of Art & Design and Coordinator of the School’s Ceramics in China program. He has taught at Indiana University, Hope College, and Central Michigan University. Shoji has served as one of the Directors-at-Large for the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Board, he was a co/on-site coordinator (NCECA Pittsburgh 2018), and he currently serves in the NCECA Presidential Cycle from 2023-2027. Shoji has conducted workshops, given lectures, and exhibited nationally and internationally.
His most recent activities have been included in the 2017 Whitney Biennial, a group exhibition at Red Lodge Clay Center, a solo exhibition at the Eutectic Gallery, and the Taiwan International Ceramics Biennale. He is a member of the Inter-national Academy of Ceramics, and his residencies have included numerous locales in China, Japan, Canada, and the United States. Shoji in addition to teaching, maintains an active studio practice with studios in West Virginia and Jingdezhen, China.
Stifel Fine Arts Center of Oglebay Institute will be hosting a national exhibition of ceramic art on February 23 till March 30, 2024. This is the second annual exhibition and will be a focal point of Ceramics Take Over Wheeling. We had 162 artists from 34 states enter 307 works for jurying in 2023. There were 78 artists representing 29 states and 99 ceramic works selected.
Click here for the list of accepted artwork from 2023.
Ceramics Take Over Wheeling is a citywide event that will celebrate ceramic artists and clay enthusiasts alike. Various galleries in the “Friendly City” are excited about this partnership; and will be showcasing ceramic art during the months of February and March 2024.
Click here for more information
Opening Reception
Join us from 6:30-8:30pm Friday, February 23 at Stifel Fine Arts Center for the opening reception of Earth & Fire: A National Ceramic Art Exhibition.
Explore the exhibit, discover who the winning artists are, enjoy refreshments, and shop the Pop Up Mug Shop for one-of-a-kind ceramic mugs created by featured artists. We will have a Facebook Live Stream of the awards ceremony starting around 7:15 p.m. on Oglebay Institute's Facebook page.
Register Here Online or call 304-242-7700 to attend the opening reception. RSVPs are appreciated, but not required. All are welcome. Admission is free for the opening reception.
The exhibit is on display through March 30, 2024.
Regular gallery hours are 9am-5pm, Monday through Friday and 10am-4pm, Saturday. Evening hours vary, please call 304-242-7700 for more information. Admission is free.
Congratulations to the 2024 award winners!
1st place: “Love You Carnal” by George Rodriguez Seattle, WA.
2nd place: “Just A Touch” by Esther Shimazu Davis, CA.
3rd place: “One Thousand Wishes” by Jennifer Hagedorn Waynesville, NC.
Merit: “Always on My Mind” by Rickie Barnett Bakersville, NC.
Merit: “Butter Dish” by Matthew Dercole Hartford, CT.
Local Wheeling Ceramic Exhibition
The Gallery at 2265 will be hosting ceramic works by Ken McCollum titled Almost Heaven(1st Place Winner of Earth & Fire 2023). There will be an artist opening reception on February 23rd from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. invitation only. Meet the Artist! Ken McCollum will be at the Gallery 2265 Wheeling WV Saturday February 24th Noon to 3:00pm. The exhibition will continue until March 30, 2024.
2265 Market St, Wheeling, WV 26003
Artworks Around Town will be hosting ceramic works from Jonathan Walsh and Students from Bellaire High School. The show will open with a Gallery Hop on Friday, March 1st, from 5:30 until 8 p.m. in the Centre Market. The event is free and open to the public and is a great opportunity to meet the talented potters. The exhibition will continue until March 30, 2024. Click Here for more information about Artworks Around Town.
2200 Market St, Wheeling, WV 26003
The Gallery at Towngate Theater will be hosting ceramic works by Shoji Satake title Cornucopia.
Click Here for more information.
An inexhaustible store and abundance of ideas from the mind of Shoji Satake. The artist renders three-dimensional ceramic sculptures reminiscent of Asian ink-wash landscape paintings. The ink wash painting is often referred to "as literati painting in which the artists used the literal shapes of the objects only as channels through which they can express their emotions, feelings, and thoughts." The artist places great value on spontaneity thus creating a soul. For the Shoji Satake, the soul represents a cornucopia of creative ideas.
The opening reception will take place on Friday March 1st from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibition will continue until May 19, 2024.
2118 Market St, Wheeling, WV 26003
Local Potters Storefront Window Display at 1306 event venue starting March 1st. Feature artist are Debbie Joseph, Billie Munn, Robert Joseph, and Pam Frye.
Clientele Art Studio will be hosting ceramic works from Up & Coming and Local artists. The Show will have an artists opening on Friday March 8th starting 7:00pm. Please come out and support these young and talented ceramic artists. Click Here to apply to show your work.
43 15th St, Wheeling, WV 26003
Take a Sip
A ceramic mug exhibition
APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 8, 2024
The Artisan Center Gallery, in partnership with Ceramics Take Over Wheeling, will host a ceramic mug exhibition and sale. Artists are invited to submit up to 5 functional ceramic mugs, cups, tumblers, yunomi, pour-overs, etc. to be featured in this exhibit. Mugs with funky features or design elements are encouraged!
March 8– Deadline for submissions
March 13 – Final notification of accepted entries
March 18 – Deadline for delivery of accepted artwork
March 22 – Exhibit opening
March 30 – Exhibit closes
April 1– Any unsold artwork available for pickup
April 8 – Pickup and return shipping of artwork to be completed by this date
1400 Main St, Wheeling, WV 26003
The Wheeling Artisan Center (1400 Main St, Wheeling, WV 26003) will be spotlighting ceramic artists who sell their work in the shop. Display will be in the lower lobby as you walk into the building and all work is available for purchase. Click Here to see what is available in the shop.
Events and Workshops
Ceramic Workshop with Shoji Satake
February 24, 2024; 10am – 3pm
Stifel Fine Arts Center
1330 National Road Wheeling WV 26003
Register Here Online or call 304-242-7700.
Handbuilding interactive flower sculpture workshop
Spend the day creating unique clay flower sculptures. This is an interactive hands-on workshop. Shoji will demonstrate and the participants will engage in the art of clay flower making which traces its roots in Asia for over 2000+ years. No experience is necessary, only a willingness to learn and get our hands muddy with clay.
Register Here Online or call 304-242-7700.
Raku Firing
Wednesday, February 28; 12-5pm
Stifel Fine Arts Center
1330 National Road Wheeling WV 26003
Join us and watch ceramic artist Rick Morgan conduct a Raku Firing on the grounds of the Stifel Fine Arts Center.
The Raku technique involves taking glazed ceramics from the kiln while they are still glowing red hot and placing them in a material that would be able to catch fire, such as sawdust or newspaper. This technique is used to starve the piece of oxygen, which creates a myriad of colors within the glaze.
Free.
Register Here Online or call 304-242-7700. RSVPs are appreciated, but not required. All are welcome. Come anytime between 12-5pm to observe this fascinating process.
Ceramic Workshop with Ken McCollum
March 9 & 10, 2024 ; 10am – 4pm
Saturday & Sunday Stifel Fine Arts Center
1330 National Road Wheeling WV 26003
Register Here Online or call 304-242-7700.
This two-day workshop with Ken McCollum (1st Place winner of Earth and Fire Exhibition 2023) will be demonstrating how he makes his wall clocks or wall hanging platters. Day one will be creating your own plaster mold that you will take home and use any time after the workshop. Then you will be shown how to form clay using a plaster mold and leave them to dry for day two. Second day will be finishing and decorating your platter by learning the carving and dot technique that Ken uses to finish his pieces. (Limit 12)
Ken McCollum's creative ceramic art work is a process of review and renew. He enjoys creating pieces that are traditional forms with contemporary images incised through a black underglaze, revealing design patterns of images which reflect the content of that particular piece. He has also more recently moved toward a technique of using dotted underglazes on cone 3 stoneware. He develops repetitive layered images using a color dot pattern which created a strong visual dynamic.
Ken received an MFA degree from Edinboro University and taught ceramics and sculpture at Muskingum College for most of his career. He has exhibited his work in regional juried exhibits, universities such as Ohio University and Rio Grande University, at the NCECA Conference, and in the Zanesville Museum of Art.
Register Here Online or call 304-242-7700.
Easter Glaze & Sip at Clientele Art Studio.
Ready to spring into the season with a creative flourish?
Join us for an Easter Glaze & Sip hosted by Be Kind Ceramics!
This event will take place at Clientele Art Studio on March 16th at 1pm.
For $30, you'll receive a ceramic bunny and all the paints you need to fashion your own personalized Easter decorations.
Afterwards, Be Kind Ceramics will carefully fire your creations in the kiln, ensuring they're ready for pickup within two weeks following the event.
Click HERE to sign up and get more information.
“Soup or Bowl” at The Soup Kitchen of Greater Wheeling
March 16, 2024 ; 1pm
Soup Kitchen of Greater Wheeling (1610 Eoff St., Wheeling, WV 26003)
Patrons will have a choice of soup and will be able to have it served in a traditional paper bowl or purchase a ceramic bowl made and designed by a potter.
The hand-crafted bowls will cost from $20 to $30 each, and the bowl of soup comes with them. The dinner also includes cornbread, a drink and dessert.
Proceeds from the event will go toward funding the meals provided by the Soup Kitchen through the spring and summer.
Since 1982, the Soup Kitchen has provided warm meals and companionship as a non-profit inter-faith ministry incorporated with the State of West Virginia. The mission is to feed the hungry. We serve a delicious hot lunch (meat, starch, vegetables, bread, beverage, and dessert). We also offer a meal to go for the evening.
For more information, call 304-233-2992