Annual High School Ceramics Exhibition

Since 2014, AMOCA has hosted an annual juried exhibition showcasing the remarkable talents of high school students studying the ceramic arts. Since 2020, the exhibition has been held virtually and will continue online this coming year. All high school students in the U.S. are eligible to apply. 

Applications for the 2024 High School Ceramics Exhibition are now closed. Details about the application process are below, for reference; check back in early 2025 for information about next year’s exhibition.

• Entrants must be currently enrolled in high school in the United States
• Applications are free 
• Artists can submit up to different 3 artworks with up to 2 images per piece
• Teachers may submit on students’ behalf but must provide email addresses for the student entrant(s)
• Work submitted for consideration must be at least 60% ceramic. Works may be made using air dry clay, oven-baked clay, or claymation video
• All applications must be submitted through Submittable during the month of March

Questions? We’re here to help! Email our Education Manager Chinelo Ufondu at education@amoca.org.

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2024 Annual High School Ceramics Exhibition

The 2024 Annual High School Ceramics Exhibition premiered on Saturday, May 4, 2024.

2024 High School Ceramics Exhibition

Past Exhibitions

• 2024: 101 students from 52 schools in 17 states
• 2023: 109 students from 67 schools in 13 states, plus Washington, DC
• 2022: 99 students from 50 cities in 16 states
• 2021: 100 finalists from 38 schools in 17 states
• 2020: 74 finalists from 27 schools. A digital-only exhibition and accompanying online awards ceremony (AMOCA was closed, as were all museums in LA County, to support efforts to contain the COVID pandemic)
• 2019: 85 finalists from 19 schools. AMOCA committed to hosting this program annually in an exhibition gallery, and mounted this exhibition in the Julianne and David Armstrong Gallery.
• 2015-2018: Images from these exhibitions, held in Education Hall and the Studio Artists Gallery, are not yet available.
• 2014: The first exhibition in this program, titled Emerging Artists: High School Exhibition, presented 75 works from 25 schools.

I’ve had students participate in [the high school ceramics exhibition] over the years, and I’ve had a couple get honorable mentions…it’s such a great thing to be able to participate in…. I’ve been able to share [the online high school exhibitions] with my classes and show them the work that other high school students around the country and around our county make. It’s been a great resource for me.

Mike Flower, Ceramics Teacher, Crescenta Valley High School

This program is generously funded provided, in part, through grants from Ruth and Joseph C. Reed Foundation for the Arts, and the DEW Foundation.