Feats of Clay
25th Anniversary
1988 - 2012
FRIDAY, MAY 4th, 2012
Welcome to the CNY 'Feats of Clay' website.
Central New York's 'Feats of Clay' was established in 1988 as a means to foster education of the ceramic arts for Syracuse area High Schools. Feats of Clay has grown to include schools from Watertown and the north country to Binghamton and the southern tier as well. This year the teacher juried, ceramics only exhibition begins with an openning reception for the students and their families. It is held at the Ann Felton Multicultural Center Gallery on the campus of Onondaga Community College. The date for this years reception is Wednesday, April 25th from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. A silent auction of teacher ceramic donations and 'Feats of Clay' tee shirts will be available. Works will also be raffled with the drawing being held the day of the event. Raffle tickets are available at each of the participating schools. The donations and tee shirt sales help fund the $550 in student awards and prizes. This years exhibition, titled Cone 25, will feature an outstanding senior award for the 4th year.
A few weeks later, friday, May 4th, the participating schools will converge on the Quad on the OCC campus to compete in the 'Feats of Clay Olympics'. The events include the 'cylinder stack,' the 'no hands throw,' and the mug production.' These events have been student favorites for years. The school that wins the days events are presented with the trophy by the previous years winners. They will house the trophy for the year and add something significant to it.
The event has been hosted by Syracuse University, the Everson Museum of Art and is currently in its 8th year at Onondaga Community College.
'Feats of Clay' is supported by Onondaga Community College, Clayscapes Pottery, The Independent Potters Association and the Syracuse Ceramic Guild.
If you would like your school to participate all you have to do is contact: Peter Valenti at pvalenti@esmschools.org |
