Ceramics News

Baker City - The Crossroads Art Center in Baker City, Oregon provides a welcoming atmosphere for people who want to actively participate in the arts, whether taking a class or admiring the display of new art.

Baker City - On July 6, the Crossroads Art Center in Baker City, Oregon proudly hosted a First Friday open art show featuring the Missoula Art Museum’s traveling exhibition of contemporary ceramics “Persistence in Clay: Contemporary Ceramics in Montana”.

Lima - Although the famous Nazca lines and the citadel of Machu Picchu are the best internationally known cultural expressions of ancient Peru, there are plenty of other archaeological treasures many of which can be viewed at the Larco Museum in Lima.

Iasi - "Ceramics Fair Cucuteni 5000" is an annual event held in Iasi for the past 28 years, but the pottery making tradition in Romania dates back thousands of years to a mysterious people archaeologists named "Cucuteni".

Francisco and Casilda Figueiredo of Portugal are part of a dying breed. The couple makes traditional ornamental ceramic penises.

Lifetime Brands, along with the FDA, has issued a recall on two of its stoneware dinnerware product lines due to exceeding allowed recommended levels of lead and/or cadmium. The products are sold nationwide at retail outlets and online.