Sculpture Space NYC Center For Ceramic Arts is proud to announce its upcoming exhibition “Rethinking Plastic: Returning to Clay” showcasing a diverse collection of works from members of the Académie Internationale de la Céramique (also known as the International Academy of Ceramics or IAC).
Rethinking Plastic: Returning to Clay
June 19 - July 18 2026
Reception: Friday, June 19th 6pm-8pm
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday: 2pm-8pm
Sculpture Space NYC Center For Ceramic Arts is proud to announce its upcoming exhibition “Rethinking Plastic: Returning to Clay” showcasing a diverse collection of works from members of the Académie Internationale de la Céramique (also known as the International Academy of Ceramics or IAC).
Running from June 19 through July 18, 2026, the exhibition marks the SSNYC-CCA’s ongoing commitment to supporting both local and international ceramic artists. Rethinking Plastic: Returning to Clay is a collective reflection on material, memory and responsibility. The upcoming showcase features 28 ceramics artists. Though functional, sculptural and installation works, participating artists explore the idea of clay replacing plastic.
Rethinking Plastic: Returning to Clay presents ceramic work that creates mindfulness about the environmental footprint that the abuse of plastic is creating on our planet and the need to reduce plastic pollution by living with less plastic and more clay. Given free range to interpret the theme in the broadest possible terms participating artists present a full spectrum of work that relates to the concept of Clay Replacing Plastic literally, figuratively, metaphorically and politically in funcional, sculptural and installation formats.
Jurors: Judith Schwartz (USA), Monika Gass (Germany), Phyllis Kidder Sullivan (USA)
Invited Artists: Peter Callas, Chris Gustin, Elaine Olafson Henry, Randy Johnston, and Lee Middleman.
Juried Artists: Ivan Albreht, Antoinette Badenhorist, Susan Beiner, Ray Chen, Holly Hanessian, Steve Hilton, Linda Lighton, Silvia Nagy, Shoji Stake, Kala Stein, Madhvi Subrahmanian, and Judit Varga.
International Artists (Digital): Wisam Al-Samad, Ciprian Aricuiu, Sandra Ban, Cesar Forero, Roberta Griffeth, Heidi Mckenzie, Johanna Rytkölä, Ivan Skubin, Advil Writer and Bin Zhao.
The Académie Internationale de la Céramique (International Academy of Ceramics or IAC) is a non-governmental organization representing the interests of ceramics professionals. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, it serves as the only worldwide association dedicated to the medium of clay.
Sculpture Space NYC- Center for Ceramic Art is a non-profit 501(3) (C) dedicated to promoting contemporary visual art focusing on the research and exploration of three -dimensional work with an emphasis towards ceramics. SSNYC-CCA‘s mission is to stimulate creativity, new ideas and collaboration in ceramics-based investigations. Artists, designers and craftspeople of all backgrounds converge in this center to experiment, learn, make, reflect and grow artistically.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Saturday: 2pm-8pm
info@sculpturespacenyc.com