You are invited to the Alberta Potters’ Association 4th Annual Winter Pottery Sale! With over 20 unique and talented potters represented, you’re sure to find a treasure or two ✨

Saturday, November 4, 2023
10am-4pm
3130 16 Street SW, Calgary, AB
Marda Loop Community Association

Invite your friends and family to this special winter sale, just in time for the holidays.

This is a free event, all are welcome!

The Alberta Potters’ Association and Village Brewery invite you to Oktoberfest! The second annual Stein show and sale is just around the corner, showcasing incredibly talented ceramicists and potters from Alberta and beyond.

Come for a beer, leave with a handmade stein (you can even have your beer in your new stein). This show is a juried exhibition representing different categories of steins including: Functional, Sculptural, Student and People’s Choice Steins from potters across the globe.

Application for artist submissions is now closed.
Communication will be made through ArtCall. For more details, visit the ArtCall Stein Show page: APA SteinShow 2023 - ArtCall

Join EV and the APA

The East Village Street Fair (EVSF) is held annually on 
Canada Day - July 01 from 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
(Along 8 AV SE, between 6 ST & 5 ST SE + 5th Street Square).

EV Street Fair is a signature event attracting more than 25,000 visitors, with over 100 vendors, musicians and cultural performances. It’s no wonder we are Calgary’s destination event on Canada Day.

This one of kind event is a chance for all types of businesses and vendors to get exposure with the general public, local East Village businesses, and community leaders. This is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy our great city while having fun and learning all the great ideas, products, and businesses that are in our backyard

The APA’s 2023 show “Teapots” will be hosted by The Naked Leaf in Calgary, AB. Come see works of artists displayed at the tea shop located in Kensington. All work will be available for purchase. Winners selected by our three jurors will be announced at the show. The tea shop will have tea available for purchase as well as tastings available. Whether you like tea or ceramics or both, there is something for you!

Join the APA for our 3rd Annual Christmas Pottery Sale.

Happening November 5th from 10-4pm at the Marda Loop Community Centre.

3130 – 16th Street SW
Calgary, AB T2T 4G7

Come see the ceramic talent from across the province. Our potters have been busy creating new and exciting work for the holiday season. Get a head start on your Christmas shopping.

Registration for the event is now full. Thank you for signing up, and we will see you soon.

Thank you for applying to the juried Alberta Potters' Association PROST! CHEERS! APA Stein show 2022 in collaboration with Village Brewery in Calgary, Alberta. Please apply with any drinking vessel, functional or sculptural, to our stein inspired exhibition. To be considered, work must be minimum 75% ceramic. You may submit up to 5 pieces. A set is considered one piece. Submission fee is non-refundable and per entry.

This is a juried show, please note, works submitted are not guaranteed accepted.

This event will coincide with Oktoberfest on Sept 23rd and 24th 2022. All vessels entered into the show must be for sale. The consignment split for sold items is 30% to the APA and 70% to the artist. Everyone (18+ years) is welcome to attend the event at Village Brewery as it is open to the public.

Application closes August 15th at 11:59pm. Artists will be notified of their acceptance or rejection to the show by August 22nd 2022. Physical items must be mailed or delivered by September 15th.

Coffee and Ceramics is a free meet up for all potters, no membership is required. This is a great way to connect with the clay committee. Next meet up in Spruce Grove is a go June 29 in a park. See our instagram account @albertapottersassociation https://www.instagram.com/albertapottersassociation/ or https://www.instagram.com/coffeeandceramics/ for all the upcoming meet ups. If you’d like to host, this is a great option to meet other ceramic artists! You can host it at a coffee shop, pub, park, your home.

Click on the above title for more information.

Join the APA for our Ceramic Day and AGM. We are hosting a full day of ceramic artists doing demonstrations and artists talks. Join us over zoom starting at 9:00am MST and running all day until 5:00pm MST.

In the middle of the day at 11:00am we will host our AGM where members can come vote on issues, elect new board members and participate in our mug exchange. Last year this worked great getting mugs across the province with zero cost for shipping.

Free event for all to APA members, members are also encouraged to participate in the AGM and Mug exchange. Memberships can be purchased on our website here:

https://www.albertapottersassociation.org/workshopevent-fees/active-member

Not an Albertan resident but want to attend this amazing day? Associate Memberships are available to everyone outside of Alberta that still want to benefit from our events. https://www.albertapottersassociation.org/workshopevent-fees/associate-member

Did you know we also offer student memberships? Learn more here https://www.albertapottersassociation.org/workshopevent-fees/student-membership-free

Zoom link will be emailed to all members prior to the event.

Schedule

9:00AM An artist talk with Jenna Turner www.jennaturner.net

10:00AM All Things Chocolate: So many parallels with clay. Presented by Renu Mathew http://www.renumathew.com

11:00AM Annual General Meeting. Election of board members, presentation of the APA finances, President’s report and the mug exchange! Bring a mug you made to exchange with another attendee; it’s fun.

12:00PM Artist demonstration on layered glazes and narrative imagery with Bronwyn Arundel http://www.arundelstudios.com

1:00PM Working with slips in functional ware with Ken Wilkinson. View Ken and his work on a short documentary of him at The Art of the Mug. And some of Ken’s work can be seen here

2:00PM Artist talk and short video about raku with Leslie Pierson. @lesliepiersonceramics

2:30PM An artist talk about life post-undergrad, master degree and residencies with Adam Lefebvre.

3:30PM A talk about the International Ceramic Fair in Austria with Monika Smith.

4:30PM An artist talk about her process, work, background, and inspirations with Noriko Masuda http://norikomasuda.com

Join us for another great evening of ceramic chit chat in Citadel. @erinbaerceramics is graciously hosting this coffee and ceramics at her home on May 31st at 7pm. DM us on Instagram or send an email to events.albertapotters@gmail.com for the address. ALL WELCOME- no membership or experience needed.

APA membership required. If you are not a current member, please add both workshop fee and membership fee to your cart.

Saturday May 14th -10AM MST

This one hour workshop will cover the basic components of a glaze and how the pieces work together to create different effects. We will cover:

• tips on how to make glaze mixing and application go more smoothly

• application and how it affects the final product

• how different materials can affect a glaze

• best practices when choosing and mixing your own glazes

• a little on health and safety

Nerdy glaze science and chemistry stuff will be presented in approachable and understandable language! It’s ideal for anyone who’s interested in learning to glaze, but has been daunted by some of those online conversations where glaze chemistry nerds start a technical argument, and everyone else gets confused/bored.

(It’s me. I’m one of those nerds.)

If you’re new to ceramics, or have been working for a while using commercial or studio glazes, this is a gentle and approachable explanation to the “Why did THAT happen?” Question. This is an introduction, but links and resources for further self directed learning will be provided. They’re meant to help weed through the questionable and partially accurate resources on the internet.

PRESENTER: Callie Beller is the owner of Diesel Clay, and has been mixing her own glazes since she started in clay 30 years ago. She has a BFA from AUArts, and while other people do sudoku to relax on a Sunday morning, she looks at other people’s Stull charts to help figure out what’s gone wrong (or right).

Zoom link will be emailed upon registration.

Are you stuck? Don’t know where to go next with your work? Have a technical problem you just can’t find an answer too?
Join Monika Smith and her Crit 101 presentation.

What’s a crit? A useful tool used in art colleges to talk about work in progress with peers and an instructor. It’s meant to inspire, figure out, challenge, dig deep and get to the next phase of your clay exploration. Monika is an APA member and graduate of ACAD Ceramics 2008, with honors. She’s had formal and information ‘crits’ at college and beyond and has provided them. If you’ve never had one, take away some tips and ideas for your tool box. Through questions and discussions during this talk and by looking at some very famous ceramics, you can learn some approaches that can help you. This is a participatory and supportive way of looking at ceramics and move from a stuck position, find new ideas that enhance your work and get that help you didn’t know you needed.

Date: March 26 at 10:00 am, via Zoom.

Join us for a stimulating one-hour session with Cara Carter (Chasing Fire Studio) to learn all her tips and tricks about how to sell on Etsy.

Cara has been selling handmade products geared towards fibre artists on Etsy since 2012. In those years, she and her husband have completed over 1,300 sales on Etsy.

Learn not only the basics like setting up the account and creating effective policies but to key components such as using photos that help the item sell.  Learn about fees, coupon codes, shipping, and more!

This is your opportunity to find a new market, engage new customers, and make more sales!

Saturday, February 26, 2022. via zoom

Purchase your ticket on our Membership/Event fee’s page. $5 members. $35 non members. (purchase membership & Event fee) Zoom link will be emailed out once event fee is purchased.

Join us for a day of creative shopping!

This sale features potters from across the province who have been working hard to provide a unique shopping experience for all.

This years sale will be Nov 6th 2021, from 10:00am-3:00pm at the Bridgeland Riverside Community Centre.

COVID protocols will be followed to ensure a safe shopping experience.

Join us for an evening of ceramic chit chat. All are welcome, no membership required.

Bring something you’ve made recently to pass around and share.

We are gathering outside Workshop Studios on Thursday Oct 7th. Outside only because of cover. Bring a chair and a warm layer.

You can park in Workshop’s parking lot at the South end of the building, walk around the outside to the back of the building. Send us a message on instagram If you can’t find us :) Street parking also available.

Join Nick online for this one hour virtual workshop on “What makes good design”.

Nick will discuss the hallmarks of good design and how you can up your ceramic designs.

$5 for APA Members.

$35 for non members. (includes membership)

Register on our website. Zoom link to follow.

https://www.albertapottersassociation.org/workshopevent-fees

Join us for another evening of Coffee and Ceramics!

We will be meeting in person on Tuesday July 27th at Riley Park in Kensington, Calgary. Bring a chair, and a piece of pottery to share!

We are thrilled to be able to meet in the park again after a long break and a few virtual hangs.

Parking at Riley park has a couple options. North side of the park has a lot with paid parking- hopefully free after 6pm. The West side of the park near the playground has street parking. See you in the middle in the green area :)

July 27th

7pm

Riley Park in Kensington.

Join us for another evening of Coffee and Ceramics!
Join us virtually for a stimulating evening of conversation about pots, upcoming shows, exhibitions and happenings. This Friday evening event will kick off our weekend of APA festivities surrounding our AGM on June 12th. Stay tuned for more info regarding the AGM and how to win free things!

Zoom link : https://zoom.us/j/96116152627?pwd=UEYzTGVvRCszdHpvVS9KYko1amFwdz09

See you online!

Coffee and Ceramics will take place on Zoom April10th 2021 at 1PM. Member, Erin Baer will give a short talk on photography and editing of ceramics. Quick question and answer period after.

All interested in this mini free workshop please email president@albertapottersassociation.org your interest - Zoom link will be emailed closer to the event.

Hope to see you there!

Join us virtually after a long winter break to talk pots! We over at the APA have missed these gatherings and are excited to offer a virtual meet up to ensure safety and social connections!

Topic: coffee and ceramics
Time: Mar 4, 2021 07:00 PM Mountain Time

invite a friend for a night of great pot talk.

Grab your furry friend, your fav mug filled with something warm and get cozy - we can’t wait to see you!

After a long break we are once again getting together for a coffee and ceramics! This time in Edworthy Park with coffee in hand! Join us for an evening of chit chat about what the summer had to hold for us potters, what is next for a few of us and if you need that kick in the pants to get back in the studio, we can give you that too.

Please remember to bring a chair or something to sit on as we will occupy some grass. Wearing a mask to the event is recommended (not needed once seated). As always, bring a piece of pottery to share! We can have hand sanitizer on hand.

   Come and join your fellow potters for coffee, tea, and goodies

at our next coffee and ceramics.The date is March, 24. 2020 at 7 pm.. The place is 6287 Penedo Way SE. Bring a mug  and other pot you might want to share.

All are welcome.