Clay Club to host art show, Empty Cups fundraiser featuring handmade pieces

Northwest Missouri State University’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts will host its spring art show and sale in conjunction with its Empty Cups fundraiser.

The art show and sale, which features art created by Northwest students, will take place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, April 25, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 26, in the foyer of the Fire Arts Building, located south of the Olive DeLuce Fine Arts Building.

Patrons will find a variety of pottery, cups, bowls, lidded jars and small edition prints.

“It is a great way to support local student artists who are working hard to advance their creative practices,” Veronica Watkins, a Northwest associate professor of art, said. “Our students get to practice marketing, staging and promoting their work in a professional way. For the community, it is an opportunity to purchase artworks at an affordable price and meet the artists in person.”

The Empty Cups fundraiser, hosted by Northwest’s Clay Club, will occur from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, April 24, and Friday, April 25, on the second floor of the J.W. Jones Student Union. The two-day event each winter and spring invites the Northwest community to purchase a handmade ceramic cup, and a portion of the proceeds are donated to the Maryville Ministry Center and Northwest’s Bearcat Food Pantry.

Both events are open to the public.

The Clay Club is an organization for ceramics students at an intermediate or advanced level. It supports ceramics studio events at Northwest and co-curricular activities beyond campus, such as field trips to regional ceramics shows, artist studios and galleries, and symposia and lectures. Clay Club also helps ceramics students with opportunities to sell their work to offset the costs of tuition and art materials.

For more information about Empty Cups or the art show and sale, contact Watkins at watkins@nwmissouri.edu.