The American Art Pottery Association will be holding their upcoming annual convention from April 21st – 25th in Cleveland, Ohio. An art pottery auction and two-day art pottery show and sale will be the highlights of the upcoming convention, as the organization returns to its Ohio roots for this 30th annual event.
The Friday, April 23 auction will begin at 5:30 P.M., with a preview starting at 3:30 P.M. This will be a live and online auction with 350 lots of art pottery. Greg Belhorn will be the auctioneer. To view an online catalog of the items, visit Belhorn Auction Services. A book signing event by authors of pottery books will be held during the preview. Admission to the preview and auction is free.
The convention’s art pottery show and sale will be held on Saturday, April 24 and Sunday, April 25, featuring 45 dealers from around the country offering vintage American and European art pottery, along with contemporary art pottery. The hours are Saturday Noon – 5:00 P.M. and Sunday 11:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Other convention activities will include seminars by noted speakers and guided tours. Seminars will include an in-depth look at Pewabic and luster pottery, a discussion of the unique metal-clad pottery of Charles Clewell from Canton, Ohio, an introduction to the decorative arts collections of the Cleveland Museum of Art, and an overview of renowned ceramists who have won the Charles Fergus Binns Medal from Alfred University.
Tours will highlight the newly installed decorative arts and ceramics galleries at the Cleveland Museum of Art, the pottery collections of the Western Reserve Historical Society and Cowan Pottery Museum, and Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, one of the finest examples of Tudor Revival architecture in America.
For further details visit the American Art Pottery Association.
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