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06:00am - 08:00pm Shapeshifters, George Rodriguez - Clay Festival :: Arts & Music
In Shapeshifters, George Rodriguez continues to draw on themes of culture and community. He is exploring historic civilizations, the urban environment, and the monuments we select to represent us. At the opening reception of Shapeshifters and GRACE, George will speak ...
Location Light Art Space
09:00am - 12:00pm Gallery Walk :: Arts & Music
Visit our best galleries and collections and see what’s up-and-coming in the Silver City art scene!https://clayfestival.com/schedule-of-events-2023
Location Downtown Silver City
09:00am - 12:00pm Makers Market :: Arts & Music
Explore the historic Silver City downtown area, admire the beautiful scenery of the Big Ditch, and experience our lively and diverse artistic community!https://clayfestival.com/schedule-of-events-2023
Location Main Street Plaza
10:00am - 04:00pm Master Mata Ortiz Artist Oralia Lόpez to Demonstrate Painting Technique :: Arts & Music
Silver City -- Master artist Oralia Lόpez from Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico will be demonstrating the intricate Mata Ortiz painting technique. Lόpez will demonstrate how she paints the elegant forms, precision designs and beautiful colors that define the famous Mata ...
Location Silver City Museum Annex
10:00am - 03:00pm Printing On Clay: Mary Fischer Workshop :: Arts & Music
Use mason stains and slips to learn several different techniques for printing on clay at this workshop, and learn how to make ceramic ink for use for printing etching plates, linoleum blocks and laser photocopies.Visit our Workshops page for more ...
Location Bear Mountain Lodge
11:00am - 12:30pm "How the West Was Used: Mythicizing the American West" with Johnny D. Boggs :: Arts & Music
Silver City -- Fascination still abounds for the legends and myths surrounding the American West. Early newsprint and dime novels painted elaborate images of outlaws, frontier justice and abundant opportunity for most newcomers. Artists, songwriters and filmmakers continue to mine ...
Location Silco Theater
11:00am - 03:30pm Family Fun ClayFest Activity at Silver City Museum Courtyard :: Arts & Music
Make or Paint Pinch Pots
Location Silver City Museum Courtyard
01:30pm - 03:30pm Silver City Museum Youth Activities: Oralia Lopez :: Arts & Music
In addition to Oralia’s demonstration and sale, children and families are invited to join in the fun and make their own hand-built clay vessels! This activity is free and will take place in the courtyard on the east side of ...
Location Silver City Museum
06:00pm - 08:00pm GRACE: CLAY Festival 2023 National Juried Exhibition :: Arts & Music
GRACE in CLAY is juried by the 2023 Western New Mexico University Visiting Artist George Rodriguez. Opening alongside Shapeshifters, the GRACE in CLAY exhibition features ceramic artwork representative of GRACE. As we seek a just and equitable society with compassion ...
Location Light Art Space
07:30pm Virus Theater - Flight: A Tale From the Dusty Big Top :: Arts & Music
"Flight" invites theater enthusiasts to embark on an extraordinary journey into the world of Victor, a charismatic ringleader whose unwavering ambition drives him to pursue his lifelong dream of running a professional circus. Followed by a small cast of stumbling ...
Location El Sol Theater
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