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American Museum of Ceramic Art / AMOCA

AMOCA champions the art, history, and creation of ceramics through exhibitions and programming.
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We're currently open to the public Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 11am-4pm, and most weekdays for tours and school groups.

08/28/2026

Happy Birthday to all the Virgos!✨
Virgos are known for being practical, perfectionists, and over thinkers. Do you think that’s true?

Get a sneak peak into AMOCA’s extensive collections with our highlighted pieces, depicting a variety of virgo-esque maidens!

⏰ AMOCA is open every Friday - Sunday from 11am - 4pm
📍 399 N Garey Ave Pomona CA 91767

08/27/2026

A close-up moment from our current exhibition, Togei: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics, of Shigemasa Higashida’s platter. Higashida’s nuances of Kuro-Oribe allow him to push those brilliant turquoise glazes in between. A stillness we can all sit with, especially in this heat wave.

Next time you visit AMOCA, take time to look closely at all these wonderful uses of glaze. We are open Friday through Sunday from 11 AM - 4 PM, no reservation needed.

08/26/2026

On Saturday August 15th, guests who attended our monthly Clay Play learned about the wonderful world of clay animation through our Strata-cut workshop!

In our All-Ages class, attendees learned how to squish, cut, layer and slice with a technique that reveals hidden designs within. Revived in the 80's by David Daniels, strata-cut has gone on to be used in film, music videos on MTV and television like Smiling Friends and PeeWee's playhouse.

✨See what our budding artists created! Like a Rorschach test, different images can be seen through each cut – What did you see? 👀

Don’t miss out on our next CLAY PLAY and see our website for more events:
www.amoca.org/events/

⏰AMOCA is open every Friday - Sunday from 11am - 4pm
📌 399 N Garey Ave Pomona CA 91767

08/25/2026

Take a closer look at work from "Fractured Foundations: 250 Years of American History." Here's Reniel Del Rosario's piece "A Murder, a Mystery, and a Marriage," currently on view at AMOCA.

"Fractured Foundations" coincides with the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. For this exhibition, we invited ceramic artists to reconsider historical events through the lens of contemporary art, challenging historical narratives and offering a fuller perspective on our country.

Del Rosario's piece was inspired by the 47-acre “Philippine Reservation” at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. Developed in collaboration with the War Department, supported by then-President William Howard Taft and the U.S. Military governor of the Philippines, the exhibit was designed to defend the American conquest of the Philippines by portraying Filipinos as primitives, subjects in need of American guidance.

For the living exhibit, six Philippine “villages” were “stocked” with men, women, and children from 40 different tribes. Tribespeople were forced to slaughter and eat dogs daily for visitors. Not used to the cold weather, some died from pneumonia. The exhibit wasn’t a sideshow; the Reservation was visited by 99% of the fair’s 20 million attendees. In 2025, 120 years later, a historical marker acknowledging the atrocity was placed in St. Louis.

Del Rosario’s piece references the collectible and souvenir vessels sold at the fair. According to the artist, the vessels represent “Filipinos being removed from their homes for US amusement, for indigenous flora and fauna left in the vases to rot or decay, confronting the idea of American imperialism using its captives for amusement and entertainment.”

Pictured: Reniel Del Rosario, "A Murder, a Mystery, and a Marriage" (detail), 2026. Ceramic.

08/24/2026

It's a great week to plan a visit to AMOCA! The museum is open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 11am-4pm, and we have wonderful exhibitions for you to explore! Stay awhile -- the museum and studio classroom are air-conditioned ☃

✨This Friday, Saturday, and Sunday the museum galleries and gift shop are open from 11am-4pm. Admission for ages 12 and under is always free, and we offer discounts for Pomona residents, students, seniors, and SNAP recipients.

✨Saturday, August 29 at noon Tōgei curator Hollis Goodall will lead a walk-through of the exhibition at AMOCA; registration is recommended. The walk-through is free with admission; space may be limited.

✨Saturday, August 29 at 1pm, join us for a mug-making workshop in the studio in collaboration with Pull-Up Coffee! Pre-registration is required, and we have just a few seats left! A few weeks later, once your clay coffee mug is fired, we'll reconvene to enjoy a private coffee tasting!

Learn more and plan your visit at www.amoca.org/events or follow the links in our bio.

Pictured:
Sake vessels on view in Tōgei: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics
Curator Hollis Goodall welcomes guests to Tōgei
Artist in Residence Kristy Moreno leads a workshop in the Studio
Pull-Up Coffee pop up in Downtown Pomona
Exhibition view, Fractured Foundations: 250 Years of American History
Guest exploring Fractured Foundations; foreground: work by Kukuli Velarde

08/22/2026

AMOCA Membership is a great way to support the museum you love, and now's the perfect time to become a museum member!

This summer and fall, Members can take advantage of Member Bonus Days (with advance reservation) and visit the museum on Wednesdays and Thursdays when we're not open to the public.

Plus, Members can visit the museum as often as they like for an entire year, save on guest admission, receive discounts at the museum store, get exclusive invitations, and more! AMOCA membership starts at just $50.

Become a new member or renew your membership today, and get ready for a full year of art and fun at AMOCA!

Learn more about member benefits and purchase or renew your membership online at amoca.org/membership/ or the link in our bio

You can also give us a call at 909-865-3146 or stop by the front desk when you visit to learn more about AMOCA member benefits.

Pictured: Guest exploring Fractured Foundations; Exhibition view of Fractured Foundations; Guests enjoying Tōgei: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics; Exhibition view of Tōgei; Shopper in the AMOCA Store, the Museum Store

08/21/2026

Today is a good day! We are honored to share that the Perenchio Foundation has awarded us a multi-year General Operating Support Grant. The funding will sustain our arts programming and deepen the reach of our work across Los Angeles County.

08/20/2026

Making fall plans? Save the date and nab your ticket for the Whisking Workshop & Tea Ceremony coming up at the museum on Sunday, September 20.

Join scholars Dr. Rebecca Corbett and Dr. Michelle Liu Carriger for an afternoon exploring Japanese tea culture at AMOCA 🍵

During this one-hour event, Corbett and Carriger will share their expertise as scholars and practitioners of chanoyu (Japanese tea ceremony), guiding participants through preparing their own bowl of matcha while introducing the history and practice of the Japanese tea ceremony. Every participant will prepare their own bowl of tea and enjoy a traditional sweet alongside it.

Tickets are just $30 per person and include museum admission; pre-registration is required.

Learn more and register at amoca.org/events/tea-ceremony-with-rebecca-corbett/

Pictured: Rebecca Corbett; Yasukage XIV Katō, Cold Water Vessel, 2007. Collection of Nick Hamatake and Ken Mariash; on view at AMOCA.

08/19/2026

Vessels abound in "Tōgei: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics," and we invite you to take a closer look and explore the distinctive and compelling vases on view in this exhibition.

Geometric and personally expressive, or evocative of natural settings in which plants flourish, these vessels illuminate the synergy of nature, clay, functionality, and fleeting beauty.

Some of these vase forms may appear sculptural, but their shapes and surfaces are always intended to complement plant life. Viewing the array of flower vessels in "Tōgei," we can experience virtually every clay type, glaze type, wheel, coil, slab building, molding, or slip-casting technique practiced today. We can also see clay types or pure-glaze forms that do not contain water and require no user intervention beyond placement.

AMOCA is open for visitors Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 11am-4pm. "Togei: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics" is on view in the Armstrong Gallery through May 30, 2027.

Pictured:

1. L: Rakusai V Takahasi, Wall Vase in the Form of Demon's Club. Shigaraki ware; Stoneware, c. 2019. R: Hiroyuki Wakimoto, Wall Vase. Stoneware, hidasuki straw burn marks, c. 2012. Both collection of Gordon Brodfuehrer.

2. Mihara Ken, Diagonal Walled Vase. Multi fired, unglazed stoneware, c. 2016.
Collection of Priscilla and Nelson Gibbs.

3. Exhibition view, visitors enjoying vases.

4. Yosh*taka Tsuruta, Vase with Mountain Landscape Design (detail). Black clay, white slip. c. 2012. Collection of Priscilla and Nelson Gibbs.

08/17/2026

Tune in to art, wherever you may be! Join us for a virtual artist talk with Artist in Residence Liz Stringer at noon on Tuesday, September 15. Stringer will share about her past practice, recent work, and future directions. There will be an opportunity for Q & A following the presentation.

Learn more and register today at amoca.org/events/artist-talk-with-liz-stringer/ or by following the link in our bio. Registrants will be sent a zoom link to join in the day of the talk.

Pictured: Exhibition view of Liz Stringer’s work, "The Showings"

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399 N Garey Avenue
Pomona, CA
91767

Opening Hours

Friday	11am - 4pm
Saturday	11am - 4pm
Sunday	11am - 4pm

Telephone

(909) 865-3146

Website

http://www.amoca.org/

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