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Dear *|FNAME|*,

Welcome to the May Newsletter!

This Spring and Summer, we're all about celebrating community, creativity, and connection! In just a few days, join us for our 6th Annual Pop-Up Market on Sunday, May 5 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm at The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art HQ (2334 Gulf Terminal Dr, Houston, TX 77023, adjacent to the Orange Show monument and Smither Park on Munger Street)! This market will coincide with Smither Park Sundays, a family-friendly event hosted by the Orange Show that includes free live music, activities for kids and adults, and refreshments for sale. Twenty-five of our wonderful ClayHouston members will be selling their functional pottery, sculptures, and other ceramic artworks directly to the Houston community. It’s a great time to buy gifts for upcoming holidays and celebrations, while shopping small and supporting local artists!

On Saturday, May 11, don’t forget to check out the 18th Annual Empty Bowls Houston from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Each year, more than 1,000 unique bowls are created and donated to help raise funds for the Houston Food Bank’s mission to provide food for better lives in Houston and the surrounding counties. For a $25 donation, attendees may choose a bowl and receive a simple soup lunch, enjoy entertainment in the HCCC garden, visit with artist demonstrators and feel good about helping to fill the empty bowls and tummies in Houston. If you would like to donate bowls for this great cause, there’s still time! Bowl donations may be dropped off until May 10 at the Ceramic Store of Houston and Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Please contact Samantha Oldham should you have any questions.

Mark your calendars for June 22 and get ready to kick off the summer season with our fundraising ClayHouston Summer Bash - it’s the perfect occasion to connect with fellow artists and friends! From 1:00 to 3:00 pm, we’ll come together once again at Saint Arnold Brewing Company to support ClayHouston’s mission while celebrating our vibrant clay community with delicious food, door prizes, and a silent auction. Click here for details and to purchase your tickets.

Finally, I’m super excited to reintroduce “Member News” to our newsletter! Have an announcement you'd like to share? Participating in an upcoming event or exhibition? We want to hear from you! Fill out this form for your community news to be added to the newsletter.

Don’t forget to add your events to our Community Calendar, too!

As always, thank you to all of our valued members and supporters. We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events!

Warmly,

Marie-Hélène

MEMBER NEWS

Tracye Wear’s Solo Exhibition: from the garden

Location: Moody Gallery - 2815 Colquitt St, Houston, TX 77098

Exhibition Dates: May 4 - June 15, 2024

Reception for the Artist: Saturday, May 4, 3-5 pm with an Artist Talk at 4 pm

Multiplicity, A Ceramics Exhibition curated by Jeff Forster

If you are a current member and would like to be showcased in the ClayHouston Member Spotlight, please fill out this form and make sure your profile is up-to-date with at least 5 photos of you and/or your work.

REMINDERS

MEMBERS: ACTIVATE YOUR EXISTING ACCOUNT

We have made exciting changes to our membership management software. In order to begin using your updated ClayHouston account, please be sure to activate your account by following these simple steps:

1. Visit www.clayhouston.org/member-sign-in

2. Select “Request Password”

3. Enter the email associated with your ClayHouston account and submit

4. Follow the instructions sent to your email

5. Complete your profile

POSTING ON CLAYHOUSTON COMMUNITY CALENDAR

As a member of ClayHouston, you may request to add local clay events, exhibitions, and opportunities to our public community calendar.

Please keep in mind that each request must be approved by our Communications Chair before it appears on the calendar. Please allow us 2-4 days to approve and post the event.  

For Organizations and/or Studios: Only workshops and special events will be posted on the calendar. We will not post regularly-occurring classes or services, as these can be found by navigating our Local Classes & Services page. Please note that workshops or events that occur over multiple days will only display on the start date. The end date must be specified in the title and/or in the description of the event.

For Individual Members: Events and exhibitions that occur over multiple days will only display on the start date. The end date must be specified in the title and/or in the description of the event.

To add an event, please follow these simple steps:

1. Visit our Member Sign In page to log into your ClayHouston account.

2. Navigate to our Calendar.

3. Click Add New Event.

4. Add your local clay event or opportunity!

Thank you for being a part of ClayHouston! Our hope is that through the calendar feature, we can support you by providing a space to share your business, exhibition, workshop, or opportunity.