Now in its 80th year, the 2025 Scripps College Ceramic Annual, “In the Hands of the Collector: The Fred Marer and Forrest L. Merrill Collections,” opened on Feb. 1. Curated by Nancy M. Servis, the Annual showcased the history of ceramics on the West Coast and at Scripps.
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Art beyond trauma: 79th Ceramic Annual exhibition reshapes narratives of brownness
The 79th Ceramic Annual at Scripps College’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery explores the theme “The Idea of Feeling Brown.” Curated by Scripps’ Lincoln visiting artist in ceramics Jasmine Baetz, the exhibit features 13 artists who define narratives of brownness beyond trauma through augmented reality and performance experiences, while confronting the challenges BIPOC artists face in navigating the predominantly white ceramics field.
In a time of uncertainty, Scripps junior Annabel Lind finds stability in ceramics
Annabel Lind SC ’22 finds stability while at home making and selling ceramics after her experience in classes at the 5Cs.
Pitzer art professors sew for a cause during COVID-19 surge
Pitzer College art professors Rebekah Myers and Tim Berg have gotten to work sewing and donating masks amid a mask shortage and COVID-19 surge in California.
Framed: ‘The Body, The Object, The Other’ at Craft Contemporary showcases ceramics’ grace and mobility
Art columnist Frances Sutton PO ’21 examines the wonders of the Craft Contemporary museum and its newest ceramics exhibit. “‘The Body, The Object, The Other’ … pushes at the boundaries of what ceramics can be as a craft and as an art,” she writes.