New Clay Conference

03/28/2024

We are so excited to finally share with you our 2024 demonstrating artist lineup for New Clay Conference.

Continuing Gloucester Pottery school and New Clay Conference's tradition of supporting Canadian ceramic artists this year all three artists are representing .

This year we are so happy to have and as demonstrating artists. As the event draws closer, we will be sharing so much information about these three talented Canadians. We cannot wait to have these three gems up on stage. Not only are they incredibly talented artists, all three are amazing ceramics educators who have so much information to share.

October 25 to 27th New Clay Conference is back in Ottawa at the Richcraft theater in the Shenkman Arts Center just down the hall from our pottery studio

Early bird and student tickets are available now on our website. You can get to our website through both www.gloucesterpotteryschool.com and www.newclayconference.com

* Yes, we do often include a non-Canadian, or non-Canadian based artists, but we will continue to have the large majority be a representation of the amazing things happening within Canadian ceramics

10/15/2023

A little throwback to the New Clay Conference in 2022. So many great memories. Won’t you join us this year? Less than a week away! Tickets still available.

10/09/2023

Don't miss New Clay Conference October 20-22 2023.

This conference featuring 3 talented Canadians and an equally talented American known for highlighting Canadian Ceramics on his podcast is hosted by Gloucester Pottery School. GPS is a non-profit organization partnered with the city of Ottawa and located in the city of Ottawa's Shenkman Arts center. The school is just down the hall from the theater in which the conference will take place

As a non-profit, the school strives to provide as equitable programming as possible and at the same time paying artists their value. GPS pays our artists demonstrating at the conference above Carfac minimum rates, provides accommodations, meals, travel and all the materials. They intend to continue increasing how we compensate the artists and all school employees as we value their importance to the school and the community.

The ticket sales from this event directly go into the budget for putting on this event, sponsors including Tucker's Pottery Supply and the General Fine Craft help us make this event happen.

Reduced price student tickets are also available. If you would like to attend the conference and are experiencing financial barriers preventing your attendance, please reach out, they are in the process of setting up formalized programs to assist but will address needs this year on a case by case basis and welcome any recommendations based on what you've seen in other programs.

This year's demonstrating artists are:

08/28/2023

Early Bird Tickets are available until August 31st for this year's New Clay Conference October 20-22 2023. $210 plus HST

This conference is hosted by Gloucester Pottery School, GPS is a non-profit organization partnered with the city of Ottawa and located in the city of Ottawa's schenckman Arts center. The school is just down the hall from the theater in which of the conference will take place

This conference is an important part of the annual programming for the school, the school strives to fill the needs of all levels of ceramic education in our region. Offering tons of classes, birthday parties, school groups, one night workshops, visiting artist workshops, kiln firing workshops, exhibitions in our gallery and more.

As a non-profit, the school strives to provide as equitable programming as possible and at the same time paying artists their value. GPS pays our artists demonstrating at the conference above Carfac minimum rates, provides accommodations, meals, travel and all the materials. We intend to continue increasing how we compensate the artists and all school employees as we value their importance to the school and the community.

The ticket sales from this event directly go into the budget for putting on this event, sponsors including Tucker's Pottery Supply and the General Fine Craft help us make this event happen.

Reduced price student tickets are also available. If you would like to attend the conference and are experiencing financial barriers preventing your attendance, please reach out, we are in the process of setting up formalized programs to assist but will address needs this year on a case by case basis and you welcome any recommendations based on what you've seen in other programs.

This year's demonstrating artists are:

08/20/2023

Photos from the 2022 conference. The venue is the exact same for 2023, it's a long way from the curling club we usef the very first year. The richcraft theater is an amazing space, the crew sets up the most incredible audio visual setup for us including an overhead camera that can projected onto the screen in addition to the regular angles from the tech booth. The weekend features a talk on Friday night, 2 days of demonstrations about four incredibly talented artists, artist talks Saturday night and more.

Last year we had a super incredible lineup of artists and can't believe we have another lineup this year hat is equally talented and we are so thrilled to have them.

In 2019 our first year, back before the conference moved to Shenkman Arts center and the Gloucester Pottery School we had


In 2022 we had





This year we are excited to have




Tickets are available now on the Gloucester Pottery schools website. Early bird ticket prices go till August 30th and then they go up. Student ticket prices are available online now as well.

08/20/2023

Early Bird Tickets are available until August 30th for this year's New Clay Conference October 20-22 2023. $210 plus HST. Reduced price student tickets are also available.

This year's demonstrating artists are:

07/26/2023

This year's New Clay Conference October 20-22 in Ottawa

Marina Lopez l is one of this year's emerging artist demonstrating on Saturday.

Also demonstrating over the weekend:


Early bird tickets are available now www.gloucesterpotteryschool.com

07/24/2023

This year's New Clay Conference October 20-22 in Ottawa

We are so excited to have
demonstrating on stage both days!

Also demonstrating over the weekend:


Early bird tickets are available now www.gloucesterpotteryschool.com

05/13/2023