Morean Center for Clay

🐟✨ We've got a fresh catch coming in!

Get lured to the Morean Center for Clay for Catch of the Day, a playful new exhibition by Nina Samuels that transforms the gallery into a whimsical fish market filled with ceramic treasures inspired by the ocean and its industries.

🎉 Opening Reception: June 13 | 5-9 PM
🗓️ On View: June 13 - July 3
📍 Morean Center for Clay | 420 22nd St. S.

Blending humor, nostalgia, and sharp observation, Samuels invites visitors to explore a Florida souvenir-shop-meets-fish-market experience that reflects on how we package, price, and consume the natural world. From kitschy charm to thoughtful commentary, this exhibition is sure to make a splash 🌊🐠

Come browse the "goods," soak up the nostalgia, and see what’s on the menu. 🎣✨

Summer Camp at the Morean Arts Center starts next week! 🌞 🎨

The first week of summer is a blast of excitement! New campers file into the hallways to meet their teachers, and new creations begin to line the Risser Gallery with camper art. The best part of summer is seeing what comes out of the classrooms each week! Come be part of the fun -

Spots are still open, but camps are filling fast!
🔗 Check out all available camps here:
moreanartscenter.org/camps/

Become a Morean Member:
https://moreanartscenter.org/membership/

This Memorial Day Weekend, the Morean Arts Center is honored to thank those who have served by offering special $5 admission for veterans to the Chihuly Collection.

Veterans are invited to visit and experience the world-renowned collection for just $5 admission on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday of Memorial Day Weekend.

Join us in celebrating creativity, service, and community while exploring the stunning works Chihuly Collection.

Note that the Morean Arts Center, Morean Center for Clay, and Morean Glass Studio will all be closed Monday on Memorial Day.

The Midwest Goodbye by Erica Bleu envelopes the middle gallery in decadent greyscale porcelain. Come linger for a while and enjoy the showcase of artwork that came from her two years in Florida as a Morean artist in residence and current technician. In her show, she emphasizes the certain kindness instilled in the Midwest, where there is always an attempt to hang onto more time spent together.

“Here’s to another reason to gather together and talk a little longer before saying goodbye,” Bleu says.

Bleu's work will be on display now through June 13. Come check it out!

Come join us to put your Head in the Sky and your Feet on the Ground with Charles Morrison's new exhibition. This texture-rich collection of meaningful pieces explores the power of living in a realm without taking on the customs or values of it.

Taking great inspiration from the ancient world and indigenous cultures around the planet, he finds himself working to remind us today of an ancient past.

On view now through May 30!

The Midwest Goodbye by Erica Bleu envelops our gallery in decadent greyscale porcelain, transforming the Morean Center for Clay into a breathtaking world of fine detail and quiet beauty.

📅 May 9
⏰ 5-9 PM
📍 420 22nd St S

Originally from the Midwest, Bleu presents work shaped by her two years in Florida as a Morean artist in residence and current technician; reflecting on the kindness, connection, and community she has found here.

As Bleu shares, “a goodbye is never enough.” Like the beloved Midwest tradition of lingering at the door just a little longer, this exhibition celebrates the conversations, relationships, and moments that make community feel like home 💫

Come gather with us, spend time together, and stay a little longer before saying goodbye.

Join us in celebrating the opening reception of artist-in-residence Charles Morrison at the Morean Center for Clay as he shares his exit exhibition, "Head in the Sky, Feet on the Ground", on May 9 from 5-9pm.

Morrison’s latest body of work reflects on how we can live in the world without fully taking on its customs or values. Inspired by the giraffe; a creature whose head reaches the sky while its feet stay firmly on the earth; he weaves together spiritual ideas, ancient mythology, and contemporary life. Through clay, as well as print, paint, and performance, he explores spiritual questions, hidden aspects of society, and the histories that shape our present.

A graduate of Saint Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Indiana, Morrison began working with clay in 2016 and has exhibited throughout the Midwest before joining the Morean Center for Clay residency in 2024. His work draws deeply from the ancient world and indigenous cultures, inviting us to remember and reflect on an ancient past.

We warmly invite you to experience "Head in the Sky, Feet on the Ground" at the MCC and support Charles as he shares this meaningful culmination of his residency.

Recent kiln unloading of Charles Morrison's work! Can't wait to see it all on display at the Morean Center for Clay next month 🦒 ☁️

You're invited to the stinkiest (and probably cutest) celebration in town! "Happy Birthday Stinky" by Jenny Day is on view until May 2nd 🎂 🦨

Enter a surreal celebration; a birthday party for a skunk, complete with cake, balloons, presents, pizza, and even a dinosaur piñata 🦕🎈

Day’s latest work creates a fantastical landscape filled with an army of friendly creatures, where whimsy softens the weight of the world. While hints of reality linger; through fragments of nature and subtle signs of decay; the playful and mystical take center stage, inviting us to imagine how we adapt, rebuild, and carry on 🌿💫

Photos by Allison Battaglia