2024 Friends of the Center 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, all events are from […]
Very Cherry Holiday Open House Day of schedule: 9am-4pm Art Sale and Open House – Main Studio/ Gallery 10am-2pm FREE Wheel Experience! Step up to a wheel and try your hand pulling up the sides of a vessel! 10am-2pm FREE Community Sculpture Table: Winter Wonderland. Add to our ever changing sculpture throughout the day–add your […]
Join us for the annual tradition--Holiday Mugging party and Potluck. Potluck sign up will be available on November 27th. You will find the sign up sheet on the table outside of the main office. Date: Sunday, December 15th Time: 4-6 pm
The Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass Studio (ICCGS) will be at Lion Bridge Brewing Company! HAND MADE STEINS: Participants will start with a 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 […]
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, January 18th […]
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 […]
Free Demonstration: Von Venhuizen M.F.A Date: Saturday, April 5th Time: 9:30 am- 4pm Description of Demonstration: Von will demonstrate his process for creating large sculptures by assembling wheel-thrown, press-molded, and 3D-formed clay components into striking "trophies." This is a great opportunity to learn how to combine multiple elements to build larger, more dynamic works of art. In addition […]
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 12th […]
This annual Art Market invites regional artists to sell handmade artworks inspired by plants and sustainability. The market will feature a curated selection of unique pottery, original artworks, and prints, all available for purchase at The Cherry Building. The Pots, Plants & Prints Artist Market is hosted by the ICCGS in conjunction with Cedar Rapids […]
Workshop with Linda Lewis: 'Figurative Body' Date: Workshop date: Sunday, April 27th, 9:00 am-4:00 pm Description of Demonstration: Participants will be led through the series of steps to create a figurative body from the waist up. Cost: $65/person Location: Iowa Ceramics Center & Glass Studio, Cedar Rapids, IA Schedule of Events: Morning Workshop: 9:00 am--12:00 pm After some […]
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 […]