MASS MOVEMENT: 30-year Retrospective of Bowling Green State University Ceramics
VANDER
626 Haper Ave.
Detroit, MI
March 23 – 28, 2026 (NCECA exhibition)
Organized by John Balistreri, Joan Brown, Jamie Cox, Denny Gerwin, Maya Rumsey, & Megan Thomas

Members Exhibition
Northern Clay Center
Minneapolis, MN
May 2 – 31, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, May 15, 6pm-8pm
Juried by Mike Helke & Makilyn Koep

Taking Shape
Como Park Zoo & Conservatory, Ordway Gardens
St. Paul, MN
Sunday, August 16, 10am-6pm (held in conjunction with JASM’s Obon Festival)
Collaborative public art installation in partnership with Japan America Society of Minnesota (JASM)

Taking Shape | Celebrating 50 Years of the Normandale Japanese Garden
Collective ceramic installation in partnership with Normandale Community College and JASM
Fine Arts Gallery, Normandale Community College
Bloomington, MN
August 24 – October 2, 2026
Collaborative public art installation in partnership with Normandale Community College & JASM
Opening Reception: Wednesday, September 26, 4:30-7pm
Exhibition held in conjunction with the 50th Anniversary of Normandale’s Japanese Garden on Saturday, September 19, 12pm-4pm

Teaching Artists as Timebenders, Panelist
America Craft Connects conference, hosted by the American Craft Council
Moderator: Leia Lewis, Craft Education Fellow at the Center for Craft
Minneapolis, MN
September 5, 2026
Panelists: Ursula Hargens, Nikole Havekost, Elnaz Javani, David King, Juliane Shibata

23rd Annual Ceramics Invitational
Abel Contemporary Gallery
Stoughton, WI
September 25 – November 8, 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, September 25, 5pm-8pm

Metro State Faculty Show
Metropolitan State University Library
Gordon Parks Gallery
645 7th St. E
St. Paul, MN
November 19, 2026 – January 16, 2027
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 19