Apply for OPA + Hokkaido Japan Exhibit

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Deadline to Apply: May 20
Application Late Fee: $40
Jury Date: May 26

2023 High School Scholarship Winners and Honorable Mentions

Thanks to the sponsorship from Chown Hardware, the 2023 OPA High School Scholarship was able to award two $500 scholarships to winning applicants. The work submitted demonstrates outstanding ceramic technique, originality, artistic risk, and craftsmanship.

Winners-

12th Grade Olivia Greenburg's "Fading Coral" from Grant High School

12th Grade Sofia Isaias-Day "La Mezcla del Simbolism" from Corvallis High School

Honorable Mentions-

12th Grade Megan Nguyen's "From The Riverside" from Mountainside High School

11th Grade Ashley Wallwork "Hollow Woods" from Tigard High School

11th Grade Sophie Corey "Flidias" from Liberty High School

Donate to Support the Hokkaido Exhibition

OPA has been invited to participate in the Hokkaido Pottery Society's (HPS) 55th anniversary exhibition in Sapporo, Japan at the end of October, 2023. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of an international, high-level ceramics show. Please learn more and donate on the Hokkaido Exhibition page.

OPA’S 2022 Year in Review

DECEMBER 2022 OPA EXHIBITION “PUSHING BOUNDARIES”

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Artist Talk from the Pushing Boundaries exhibit at Art at the Cave.

FOCUS ON DIVERSITY PANEL DISCUSSION

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Join us in celebrating the ceramic work of Tea Thanhbinh Duong, John Hasegawa, Veronica Arquilevich Guzmán, Lily Liu, Dwayne Sackey, Linda Dalal Sawaya, Anshula Tayal in conversation about the intersection of their cultural roots and clay practice, in conjunction with Focus on Diversity, an exhibit at the Governors Mansion, Salem, OR.

The OPA Clay in Education Program works to bring clay to the public through a variety of making and learning experiences.
Educating, inspiring and transforming lives through clay.

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OPA HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP

The OPA High School Scholarship is open to all high school juniors and seniors living in Oregon and SW Washington and will award $1000 to a student who shows creative and technical excellence in the field of ceramics. Applications are due in March.

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CERAMIC SHOWCASE

Our premiere event located at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. It's the Nation's largest ceramics show and sale, with over 180 clay artists participating in booths and gallery space.

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