UPCOMING EVENTS

Des Moines Arts Festival
June 27 - 29, 2025
Friday, 11am - 10pm
Saturday, 11am - 10pm
Sunday, 11am - 5pm
Venue: Western Gateway Park, Downtown Des Moines, IA
https://www.desmoinesartsfestival.org/

July 4-6, 2025
Friday, July 4 (10am– 8pm)
Saturday, July 5 (10am – 8pm)
Sunday, July 6 (10am – 6pm)
Venue: Cherry Creek North neighborhood: 2nd Avenue from Clayton to Adams Street, and between 2nd and 3rd Avenues from Detroit to Adams Street
https://cherryarts.org/

Functional Fall: Shake It Up!
Guest Juried by Austin Coudriet & Nikki Lau
September 1st – October 18th, 2025
Venue: Clay Art Center: 40 Beech Street • Port Chester, NY 10573

Salt and pepper shakers have been integral to our daily lives for over 200 years, playing a crucial role in cooking, dining, and the overall food experience. Though often considered ordinary objects, salt and pepper shakers (along with salt cellars or salt pigs) boast a rich history as collectibles, souvenirs of travel, and reflections of design trends. These simple items, intricately intertwined with human history, also serve as silent witnesses to the complexities of colonization. Their contents—salt and pepper—carry stories of trade, exploration, and culture. This Call for Entries invites ceramic artists to create functional salt and pepper shakers or cellars, and encourages them to explore the theme from a variety of perspectives, including function, style, culture, and social significance.

Labor Day Weekend
August 30-31, 2025
Saturday: 10 AM - 6 PM
Sunday: 10 AM - 5 PM
Venue: 4th Street, Bloomington, IN

The Fourth Street Festival of the Arts and Fine Crafts strives to create an atmosphere of appreciation for art as well as an opportunity for artists to showcase their work by presenting a high quality event. We provide an educational environment to create connections with art and artists. Fourth Street prides itself on being admission free and welcoming to all.
https://www.4thstreet.org/

September 5-7, 2025
Venue: St. Louis, Missouri

Friday, September 5 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 6 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, September 7 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Welcome to the 32nd annual Saint Louis Art Fair (SLAF), a nationally juried fine art and fine craft show. SLAF is held in downtown Clayton, Missouri, September 5, 6 & 7, 2025.
http://www.saintlouisartfair.com/

October 31- November 1, 2025
Friday: 4 PM - 9 PM
Saturday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Venue: Monroe County Convention Center, Bloomington, IN

Opening Reception Friday Evening
21 Studio artists living and working in South Central Indiana to exhibit current work
Gifts for the Holidays and Special Occasions!
http://www.localclay.net/

ONGOING
Sign up to take my recorded Teapot Workshop!
Venue: The Ceramic School: ONLINE
$39 for 2.5 hours workshop
https://links.ceramic.school/rebeccalowery
We’re going to dive deep into the basics of throwing a bottle form. This shape is incredibly versatile, whether you’re making bottles, salt and pepper shakers, covered jars, or teapots. What I love about this form is how a simple bulge in the body, narrowing into the neck, can create such a graceful and inviting silhouette. And when you add textures and playful alterations, your pottery really comes to life!
Find out more and register at https://links.ceramic.school/rebeccalowery