Get Back Down to Earth at the 2013

SILVER CITY CLAY FESTIVAL

A Silver City Arts & Cultural District Signature Event

Take a peek at what’s happening on the ground in 2013

PRE-FESTIVAL EVENTS: July 27-August 1

  • CLAY Poker Tournament Fundraiser
  • Adobe & Stone Preservation Workshops with the Silver City Museum
  • Mimbres Sites, Gila Cliff Dwellings, Syzygy Tile Factory, Mining and Labyrinth Tours
  • Ceramic workshops, including Mata Ortiz and Tile-Making
  • Build an Adobe Labyrinth at the Waterworks Building
  • Natural Finishes Workshop, Using Local Clays
  • Opening Night Gala and Exhibition: A Tile & A Vessel

FESTIVAL EVENTS: August 2-4

  • Lectures about Archaeology, Pueblo Cultures, Ceramics, Natural Building and More
  • Panel Discussion by Noted Southwest Archaeologists at Western New Mexico University
  • Various Clay-centric ½ Day Workshops
  • Free Yoga Sessions: Stay Grounded with Yoga
  • Free films featuring Mata Ortiz, Cal-Earth and More
  • Silver City MainStreet First Friday Dance
  • Three Juried Exhibitions (see below)
  • Activities for Children: CLAYground, Free Claymation Films, Re-Create History in Clay and More
  • Silver City Farmer’s Market Mud Pie Contest
  • Artist Awards Brunch at Bear Mountain Lodge

The 2013 Silver City CLAY Festival will host three juried exhibitions!

2013 JURIED EXHIBITIONS

A Tile & A Vessel will focus on a unique pairing: a tile and a vessel. The dynamic between these two clay pieces is intriguing. They must relate, play off of each other, and be unified in some element of design.

ARTISTS! Deadline for Entry: April 30, 2013

See prospectus here

Public PrōJECT recognizes artists and their large-scale clay/mosaic public installations. Outstanding international clay and mosaic installation projects will be exhibited as digital projections in festive outdoor venues.

ARTISTS! Deadline for Entry: May 15, 2013

See prospectus here

Neo-Mimbreño 2013 Vessels will focus on vessels in a Neo-Mimbreño context. Artists will depict a vessel, inspired by the prehistoric Mimbreño culture of the Southwest.

ARTISTS! Deadline for Entry: June 3, 2013

See prospectus here

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