About Us

Mission Statement

The Ceramics Center 's mission is to promote understanding, appreciation and professional development in the ceramic arts.  The Center's founding organization, Iowa Art Works, Inc., is dedicated to providing a place where ceramics, creativity and community meet.

The Ceramics Center is organized and operated by Iowa Artworks, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization supported by earned income, grants, private contributions and memberships.

Core Programs

 

The Ceramics Center offers facilities and a wide variety of programs in both Clay
and Warm Glass – for all ages and ability levels. While the Center is open to all,
its primary focus is to serve three major constituencies:

 

Artists – The Center maintains a vibrant Artist Residency Program, as well as studio space, equipment and master classes for serious amateur and professional artists.

Adults – Classes, workshops and seminars for interested adults

Youth – Supplemental art experiences for K-12 students, including classes, camps and outreach programs in the Cedar Rapids Schools

 

Staff

Ben Jensen -- Director -- bjensen@theceramicscenter.org

 

Board of Directors

Jane Nelson – Vice Chair
Teresa Childers – Vice Chair
Kit Weston - Secretary
Amy Kilpatrick – Treasurer
Helga Mayhew - Volunteer Coordinator
Tony Balik
John Beckelman
Martha Hedberg-Latta

 

Artists in Residence

Ashley Fulton
April Woolsey
Andrea Degneau
Gary Webb
Nicole Greene
 

Instructors

Ashley Fulton
Laura Dostal
Jeff Rinderknecht
Ben Jensen
Nicole Greene
Teresa Childers
Nathaneil Wyckoff
Kristin Wyckoff

Advisory Board

Lynda Black-Smith
Arts Facilitator/Consultant
Cedar Rapids Community School District
Cedar Rapids , IA
 
David Chadima
Senior Consultant for Placement Programs, ACT
Cedar Rapids , IA
 
David Crane
Professor of Ceramic Art
Virginia Tech University
Blacksburg , VA
 
Doug Hanson
Professor, Ceramics
Cornell College ,
Mt. Vernon , IA
 
Clary Illian
Studio Potter, Educator
Author, A Potter's Workbook
Ely , IA
 
Bunny McBride
Professor, Ceramics
Coordinator, Studio Division and Head, Ceramics Area
University of Iowa
Iowa City , IA
 
Tim Pfiffner
President and Founding Partner of Great Lakes Clay and Supply Co.
Carpentersville , IL
 
JoAnn Schnabel
Professor of Art, Ceramics
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls , IA
 
Candace Wong
Marketing and Communications Consultant
Cedar Rapids , IA

 

 

 

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