Summary: The National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) is having their annual conference in Portland for 2017! So close to Washington, this is a great opportunity to explore the vast possibilities that are available within ceramics! Get registered now!

"As journey’s end for Lewis and Clark in the early 19th century, expedition and discovery have framed our imagination of the Pacific Northwest. As we pass beyond NCECA’s first fifty years, the interconnection of mind, materials, and transformation at the heart of ceramic process, art and education can serve as trail heads to our future. Our creative work in the 21st century increasingly engages with hybrid practices, issues of diversity, notions of community and dynamic change. How will more sustainable models of ceramic art and education continue to evolve? What are the essential competencies and capacities for ceramic artists and educators today and for the future? How can we continue to draw from rich historic traditions while reinvigorating their relevance in rapidly changing global societies? Portland, Oregon, a city of rivers, makers, and entrepreneurs is an ideal vantage point from which to investigate these questions and others. Join us at Future Flux and help transport us to the ways that ceramic art and education will continue to matter."

Location: Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Portland, OR 97232

Website: http://nceca.net/2017-nceca-conference-portland-oregon/