Community Events

Snow Gnomes at Lion Bridge Brewing Company! Grab a gal pal or your sweetheart and create something during Valentine’s week with us. Participants will create their snow gnome by using pinch pot techniques to assemble their own unique gnome. Put it in the garden in the Spring! Finished projects will measure approximate 4”x4”. Participants will […]

Friday Night with Friends 2025 Friends of the Center, are invited to participate in special programming including the new Friday night with Friends to create in the studio.  These events will be from 6-8pm. Date: Friday, February 21st Time: 6-8pm. Location: the ICCGS Studio

Cabaret for Clay: A Roaring Good Time! A little party never killed nobody...especially when it's for a good cause! Join us at Cabaret for Clay a ritzy 1920s-themed fundraiser benefiting Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio’s Resident Artist Program.  Prepare for an evening of Gatsby-level glamour featuring: Live Cabaret performances by Amy Friedl & the […]

Creative Coffee Our 2025 Friends are invited to participate in special programming including quarterly “Creative Coffee” Saturday. These Saturday mornings are a time for Friends of the Center to bring a piece you recently made and share with the group.  We will have a creative conversation over coffee with our community Date: Saturday, April 5th […]

Spring Steins at Lion Bridge Brewing Company! Participants will start with a 5”-6” blank pre-thrown stein (made by ICCGS’s Resident Artists) to personalize and decorate using clay and glazes. You will add a decorative or functional handle and then decorate the outside of the stein however you like! Participants will then paint their steins using […]

Friday Night with Friends 2025 Friends of the Center, are invited to participate in special programming including the new Friday night with Friends to create in the studio.  These events will be from 6-8pm. Date: Friday, May 2nd Time: 6-8pm. Location: the ICCGS Studio

The 2025 Marion Art Festival Founded in 1992 and held the third Saturday of each May, the Marion Arts Festival offers art of exceptional quality, dishing up a singular and highly anticipated event. Consistently ranked in the top tier of fine art events nationwide, the MAF has been named as being among the Top 25 […]

Spring Potluck and Community Plant Exchange Help us to welcome spring with all of our Community Members and students in our Studio!  Bring along your favorite dish and also bring a plant or cut flowers to exchange with other community members.  They will look fantastic in your handmade vases and pots. Date: Sunday, June 8th, […]

Creative Coffee Our 2025 Friends are invited to participate in special programming including quarterly “Creative Coffee” Saturday. These Saturday mornings are a time for Friends of the Center to bring a piece you recently made and share with the group.  We will have a creative conversation over coffee with our community Date: Saturday, July 19th […]

Friday Night with Friends 2025 Friends of the Center, are invited to participate in special programming including the new Friday night with Friends to create in the studio.  These events will be from 6-8pm. Date: Friday, August 1st Time: 6-8pm. Location: the ICCGS Studio

Welcome Potluck Join us in the studio for an opportunity for the ICCGS community to get to know the ICCGS Resident Artists and Staff.  Each Resident Artist will give a five-minute presentation about their artistic practice. Time: 4-6 pm, with presentations beginning at 4:30pm. Date: Sunday, September 14th Time: 4:00 pm -6:00 pm Location: the […]

Creative Coffee Our 2025 Friends are invited to participate in special programming including quarterly “Creative Coffee” Saturday. These Saturday mornings are a time for Friends of the Center to bring a piece you recently made and share with the group.  We will have a creative conversation over coffee with our community Date: Saturday, October 11th […]

Friday Night with Friends 2025 Friends of the Center, are invited to participate in special programming including the new Friday night with Friends to create in the studio.  These events will be from 6-8pm. Date: Friday, October 18th Time: 6-8pm. Location: the ICCGS Studio

Welcome Potluck Join us for our annual Holiday Mugging Party & Potluck –and ring in the holidays with your favorite Community! Bring a handmade mug to exchange and a dish to share. Stay tuned for more information, as well as when we will put out the sign up sheet for potluck dishes. Date: Sunday, December […]