Current Exhibits

AMOCA is excited to welcome 4 exhibits to our facility for the spring of 2012! This marks the first time that AMOCA has launched simultanious exhibits. Please join us durring this historic time for the following exhibits:

• kilnopening.edu 2012
  
• kilnopening.edu 2012 (High School)
  
• Big Fish, Small Pot V
  
• Royal Worcester
  

kilnopening.edu 2012

The American Museum of Ceramic Art is proud to present the fourth in its series of shows entitled kilnopening.edu, a biennial exhibition of Southern California college ceramic instructors and their students.

Part of the goal of the kilnopening.edu series of exhibits is to expose the public to the variety and strength of Southern California ceramics programs and encourage the next generation of ceramic artists. Accommodated by AMOCA’s new and expanded space, this year’s kilnopening.edu will feature larger installations and a greater range of ceramics departments than previously possible.Read more here...

kilnopening.edu 2012 (High School)

kilnopening.edu 2012 (High School) is the first every AMOCA high school exhibition, held in conjunction with kilnopening.edu. Teachers were invited to choose three of their most advanced students to submit to a curators’ committee for inclusion in the exhibition. kilnopening.edu 2012 (High School) provides an exhibition opportunity to showcase the contemporary clay work of your students in a professional museum setting. Brian Kohl, artist and member of NCECA, will serve as an honorary judge and award prizes to the top entrants. Read more here...

Big Fish, Small Pot V

This competition was open to artists over the age of 18. All entries are teapots composed primarily of ceramic materials completed by the artist within the last three years. Up to three entries may be submitted by each artist for the single registration price.

This competition is specifically aimed at small teapots. The teapot as a functional item is believed to have originated in China (perhaps the Yixing area) as a personal drinking vessel. As such, teapots were not large. Over time, the
form evolved to suit the desires of the users. This show celebrates the origin and diversity of the teapot. In the spirit of these personal, functional items, all teapots entered in this competition shall not exceed a volume of 16 ounces (approximately 500 mL).

Guangzhen Zhou is a ceramic artist, writer, curator, a member of International Academy of Ceramics, a guest professor of Fudan University-Shanghai Institute of Visual Art, the founder of Chinese Ceramic Art Council USA, and reporter for the Ceramic Art Magazine (Taiwan). He was born in Shanghai, China; he received his Master of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota-Duluth and his Master of Fine Arts degree from San Jose State University, California. Mr. Zhou has had over sixty articles published on Chinese art magazines and Ceramic Monthly magazine of the US. Also, he has published the books American Ceramic Artists Today and Chinese Ceramic Cultural Sites-A Traveler’s Handbook. Read more here...

Royal Worcester

The American Museum of Ceramic Art is pleased to introduce an outstanding, 125-piece collection of Royal Worcester porcelain, owned by Robert and Colette Wilson. These meticulously crafted works represent a portion of a promised gift to AMOCA’s permanent collection. Read more here...