For three days in March, Portland will be invaded by more than 5,000 fun-loving ceramicists, as the National Conference of Ceramic Educators comes to town. The range of work is astonishing.
There are hand thrown mugs and pitchers, but also contemporary wall-sized installations using glaze on clay like other artists use paint on canvas, and exquisite porcelain structures that look like they’re made of weightless ribbons.
Brett Binford is co-owner of Mudshark Gallery, Portland Growler Company, and Kept Goods. He’s also the co-founder of Portland’s Eutectic Gallery, which shows a dizzying array of high-quality contemporary ceramic art.
With 85 exhibitions spread throughout Western Oregon, it’s hard to know where to start. We went to Binford for some recommendations for what to see on from March 22-25.
April Baer
/Brett Binford, co-founder of Eutectic Gallery.
April Baer
/"Deacon", Doug Jenk, ceramic with graphite.
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