Clay-Town-Artist-to-be-web1-300x222The Syracuse Ceramic Guild will present its 36th annual Pottery Fair, a one-of- a-kind art show and sale, Aug. 20-21 at Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, 3883 Stone Quarry Rd., Cazenovia.

Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 20, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21. Admission is $5 per person; children 12 and under are free. Pottery Fair features more than 30 ceramic artists who exhibit and sell their original and functional work. Patrons can glaze their own pottery and watch it be fired in a Raku kiln, and children can make their own ceramic pieces to take home.

Refreshments will be for sale. The Cazenovia Community Band will perform Sunday, Aug. 21, at 2 p.m.

For more information, contact Shawn Rommevaux at 315- 751-2529 or smrommev@syr.edu.

Established in 1947, the SCG is a not-for- profit organization of potters dedicated to the promotion of awareness and understanding of the ceramic medium. To support its educational mission, the Guild maintains an active program of workshops, demonstrations and public service activities, in addition to its regular membership meetings. It sponsors well-known potters and ceramic artists for lectures and workshops independently and in conjunction with the Everson Museum of Art, the Syracuse University ceramics program, Onondaga Community College's Graphic Arts Department and other educational institutions.

The Guild also conducts regular juried exhibitions and sales of members’ work and contributes to the acquisition fund for the Everson Museum’s world-class ceramic collection. The Guild is a supporter of the Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, where it hosts the annual Pottery Fair.

By martha

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