Exhibitions:

In The Mix

Crimson Laurel Gallery
Bakersville, NC
March 1st -April 30th

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Distilled Essences I

Charlie Cummings Gallery

Gainesville, FL
March 2nd- March 30th

American Pottery Festival Preview Show
Northern Clay Center
Minneapolis, MN
March 14th- April 7th
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NCECA - Red Lodge Clay Center Expo Booth
Houston, TX
March 20-23

NCECA- AMACO booth in vendor hall
Houston, TX
March 20-23

2013 Yunomi Invitational
Akar Design
Iowa City, Iowa
April 19 through May 17th 2013
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Plates and Platters
The Clay Studio
Philadelphia, PA
May 3 through June 2, 2013
Opening Reception: First Friday May 3, 2013 5-9PM

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Workshops, Residencies, etc:

2nd Annual Ceramic Surface Forum 
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts

Gatlinburg, TN

January 5th- 12th

Lecture

The Ohio State University

Columbus, OH

January 14th

Demonstration workshop with the Potters Council

Columbus, OH

January 19th

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Upcoming Workshops/Lectures:

The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
January 14th

Ceramic Arts Daily Presents Video Studio at Relay Recording
Columbus, OH
January 19th
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Workshops focus on integrating surface design with altered wheel-thrown and hand built pottery. Workshops can be hands-on or lecture/demonstration depending on the needs of the participants. Demonstrations include soft throwing, altering, working with foam slump molds, slip decorating, glaze inlay, decorative resists, and stamping.

During the workshop we will discuss aesthetic issues (i.e. proportions, color theory, etc.), defining a conceptual foundation for making functional pottery, and motivation/idea derivation. Lecture topics include historic/contemporary ceramics and professional practices (creating demand through exhibitions and online prescience). Individual or group critiques are optional.

Please contact me at carterpottery(at)gmail(dot)com for scheduling and pricing.

I have lectured or demonstrated at the following institutions:

Appalachian State University, Boone, NC                              Art Center West, Roswell, GA

Canton Clay Works, Canton, CT                                            Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Savannah, GA

Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA                        Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL

Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts, Asheville, NC                   Jacksonville Center for the Arts, Floyd, VA

University of Florida, Gainesville, Fl                                     Gulf Coast State College, Panama City, Fl

The Pottery Workshop, Shanghai, China                               The Pottery Workshop, Jingdezhen, China

Shanghai Institute of Visual Art, Shanghai, China                Waikato Society of Potters, Hamilton, NZ

Wellington Potters Association, Wellington, NZ                      Ernabella Arts Center, Ernabella, AUS

Studio 7, Melbourne, AUS                                                     Canberra Potters Society, Canberra, AUS

Australian National University, Canberra, AUS                     National Art School, Sydney, AUS

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For more information about my work please visit www.carterpottery.com. If you have any questions about my work feel free to email me at ben(at)carterpottery(dot)com.



Please let me know if you plan to visit China. I always enjoy meeting new ceramics people. We would love show you our "southern" hospitality at the Pottery Workshop Shanghai. We have studios and galleries in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Jingdezhen, and Beijing. I would be glad to suggest ceramic-related travel in China.

About Carter Pottery

My passion for clay has been a constant since I first sat at a potter’s wheel in my high school ceramics class. After the first week I naively/proudly declared that I would become an artist. This decision led me to Appalachian State University for a BFA in painting/ceramics and then on to a MFA in ceramics at the University of Florida. The ceramic departments at these schools armed me with the intellectual tools to problem solve everything from aesthetics to glaze chemistry.

Over the years I have been fortunate to be a resident artist at the Canton Clay Works, The Odyssey Center for Ceramic Art, and Anderson Ranch Arts Center. These communities provided me the support I needed to push my work in new and unexpected directions. Along with my time as a production potter at Black Mountain Studios these residencies gave me a safety net to learn the ups and downs of the business of making pottery. In 2004 I opened Carter Pottery and have since been producing work for exhibitions across the United States.

In 2010 I moved to Shanghai, China to be the educational director of the Pottery Workshop Shanghai. Living in a country with a storied ceramic tradition opened my eyes to age-old techniques and cultural practices. The combination of my frequent trips to China’s many ceramic museums, my dedicated group of students in Shanghai, and my interactions with Chinese coworkers taught me new ways of thinking and making on a daily basis.

I have recently moved to Santa Cruz, CA to set up a studio. As I work I am still digesting my time overseas. Traveling has given me a new perspective on visual and material culture. I am slowly coming to understand the impact these experiences have had on me as an artist. I look forward to what the future holds for me as a teacher and a maker.

Click here to read an article about my studio in China that appeared in Ceramics Monthly.

Click here to read an article about my hand building process that appeared in Pottery Making Illustrated.