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This artist is chosen for making work of the highest quality and interest as well as for setting an example for ceramic artists by embracing current trends in technology, studio, marketing, and/or community-focused practices. 14 New Products Each year, new and improved products and technology allow artists using clay to work smarter, faster, and more creatively. 16 Events 16 Red Handed Symposium, Nashville, Tennessee 17 Parcours Céramique Carougeois, Carouge and 8 Geneva, Switzerland 17 San Angelo National Ceramics Competition, San Angelo, Texas 18 Muscle Memory Symposium, Kecskemét, Hungary 19 Ceramics Triennial 2018, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands 19 Ceramic Art London, London, England 20 Celebration Symposium, Kecskemét, Hungary 21 Polish Pottery Festival, Boleslawiec, Poland 21 Sydney Craft Week, Sydney, Australia 22 Latvia International Ceramics Biennale, Daugavpils, Latvia 23 WNC Pottery Festival, Dillsboro, North Carolina 23 Southern Crossings Pottery Festival, Louisville, Kentucky 24 International Ceramics Festival 2017 Mino, Mino, Japan 25 The Faenza Prize, Faenza, Italy 25 NCECA, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 26 Indian Ceramics Triennale: Breaking Ground, Jaipur, India 27 To Do in 2019 20 Start filling your calendar now with events you won’t want to miss next year. 28 Pottery Tours Find a pottery tour near you with this helpful map of events across the country. 30 Transitions: Who Went Where A new job or promotion is always an exciting life event. Keep track of recent appoint- ments at ceramics institutions, colleges, universities, and museums. 32 Short-Term Resident Artists Residencies, no matter the length, offer artists a unique time and place to focus on their work. See who the short-term resident artists are at arts centers and universities this year. 23 cover: Deb Schwartzkopf working at Rat City Studios in Seattle, Washington. Photo: Jayme Verfaillie. 4 ceramic arts 2019 | Yearbook and Annual Buyers Guide 40 Awards 40 Jerome Ceramic Artist Project Grant 41 Artist Initiative Grant 41 The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards 42 Future Lights Competition 43 2017 Career Development Grants for Individuals 2018 National Sports Museum Basil Sellers Creative Arts Fellowship 43 26 43 Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award 44 The Warren MacKenzie Advancement Award 45 2018 NCECA Outstanding Achievement Award 45 Pollock-Krasner Grant 46 Clunes Ceramic Award 47 2018 Individual Artist Award 47 United States Artists Fellowship 48 Woman’s Hour Craft Prize 48 Drink Dine Design South Australian Emerging Designer Award 49 Pescatore National Tableware Exhibition 2018 49 Nasher Prize 50 British Ceramics Biennial Awards 50 2019 McKnight Artist Fellowship for Ceramic Artists 51 Institutional Grants and Awards 51 National Endowment for the Arts Grants 52 Icons Remembered Each year, the clay community loses members who have had a significant impact on the lives and careers of many. 56 Color Trends and Recipes For artists who pay attention to trends for wholesale orders—or just to keep up with 41 what’s current—we interpret the most respected sources on color into glaze combinations. 58 Recent Books Need a good read that will motivate you in the studio? Take a look at these titles, ranging in content from how-tos to history. 61 Buyers Guide: Geographic Locator Looking to invest in serious equipment or just need that perfect brush? This guide will help you find the right source for all your studio needs, online or close to home. 70 Buyers Guide: Company Directory Listings Full contact information and descriptions of the manufacturers and suppliers serving ceramic artists and studios. 80 Index to Advertisers 46 ceramic arts 2019 | Yearbook and Annual Buyers Guide 5 From the Hobbyist to the Professional... Make it a NIDEC-SHIMPO NIDEC-SHIMPO Pottery Wheels In NIDEC-SHIMPO’s family of potters wheels, from the SHIMPO ASPIRE and the SHIMPO VL-Lite, to the SHIMPO RK and SHIMPO VL-Whisper series, there is a wheel for you. 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Accomplishing the seemingly insur- hometown) and set up a studio has shaped my studio practice and mountable task of establishing a home and studio has given me interactions with my community. Having a studio and home that courage. It has taught me to break down big projects into action- I can depend on and invest in has changed how I use my energy. able steps, steps small enough to be made in an afternoon. Eventu- Previously, I moved regularly for my education, jobs, and artist ally, these lead to noticeable change and lasting momentum.