ceramics

Lisa Orr's ceramics lushly blend historical, functional roots with organic, fluid forms that embrace gentle asymmetry. Inspired by nature and intuition, her richly textured and colorfully glazed slip-cast surfaces evoke birds on the wing, coral reefs, and blooming flowers, resulting in work that’s vibrant, emotional, and assured.

The Umbrella Arts Center's Artist-in-Residence program has expanded for 2025/26, and we're pleased to welcome a cohort of five makers and educators to make something unforgettable with our resources and for our community here in Concord. In ceramics, Katie Fee has moved into a studio and begun working and teaching with enthusiasm this month. 

Artwork by Jasmine Chen and Catherine LeComte Lecce, Kyle Johns, featured in concurrent shows through September 2

The Umbrella Visual Arts wraps up this season with two exhibitions featuring artwork by three talented Artists in Residence created during residencies at the Center this year.

On Saturday May 11, 2024, The Umbrella Arts Education Program and The Umbrella Ceramics Studio will host a fun pre-Mothers Day celebration here at 40 Stow Street!

From 11AM-5PM, find a perfect gift at our Community Ceramics Sale, then tour the Allie Kussin Gallery to be inspired by some truly stunning artwork by accomplished ceramic artists.

And from 2PM-4PM, those with little ones are invited to join our instructor-led Free Family Day Drop-In activity making Mothers Day-themed crafts.

On Sunday, March 24, 10:00am - 4:00pm, The Umbrella Ceramics Studio is proud to present a special full-day workshop with internationally renowned ceramic artist Li Hongwei, in association with Pucker Gallery at 240 Newbury Street in Boston, which will host the exhiibtion Li Hongwei: Master of Innovation from March 23-May 5, 2024.

Our newly remodeled Ceramics Studio spaces are coming together ahead of the Fall 2023 semester.

The Ceramics program has seen a huge demand since reopening in 2020, and construction on an expansion of the space has been well underway since early July 2023. The ceramics classrooms and studios have been thoughtfully redesigned to improve facilities, increase capacity, and provide a better overall experiences for students and artists. 

The Umbrella Arts Education Program is excited to announce we are embarking on a significant redesign and expansion of our highly popular Umbrella Ceramics Studio Program.

The program has experienced increased and robust demand since reopening in 2020, with classes reaching maximum capacity within hours of opening registration each semester, and storage space strained for our thriving independent studio community. 

The Umbrella is pleased to welcome our new Ceramics Artist in Residence, Katie Bosley Sabin! Katie is a talented ceramicist who earned her MFA in Ceramics from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln and has previously been a resident at the Archie Bray in Helena, MT, Mudflat Studios in Boston, MA, and Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis, MN. 

Master class ceramics artist and teacher Ben Eberle will lead a two-day workshop at The Umbrella Arts Center this weekend. In doing so he is returning to the place that literally shaped his life and career back when he threw his first pot in an Umbrella art studio as a young teen.