Feats of Clay 2024 Regional Competition

The Art League of Lincoln is rekindling the Feats of Clay Art Show and Competition in West Placer County, CA. This show celebrates the rich history in clay competitions and was formerly held at the Gladding-McBean Clay Manufacturing Company in Lincoln, CA. The 2024 Feats of Clay Competition is a regional ceramic competition open to work made primarily of mud-type clay, including both 3-D and wall art.

The competition will be showcased at 580 Sixth Street, Lincoln, California, in an art gallery inside a replica bee hive kiln from June 13 to July 7, 2024. The exhibit will be juried by renowned ceramicist and Arts Educator Linda Fitz Gibbon, an Art Professor at Cosumnes River College, Sacramento. The Art League is open Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. A reception will be held Friday, June 14th from 7 to 8:30 p.m., with a VIP First Look preview from 6 to 7 p.m.

Entry fee is $40. Digital images of artwork must be submitted through the Art CaFe online submission system. Submissions must include 1-3 images. All artwork must be delivered in person on Sunday, June 9th (noon-3 p.m.) or Monday, June 10th (noon-3 p.m.) to the gallery location. Artwork must be gallery-ready to install, and if wall art, must include integral wire for hanging. The Art League will provide pedestals. Work that is not for sale may be submitted. Artists will be notified of acceptance by June 6th. Artwork may be picked up on Sunday, July 7th (3-5 p.m.) or Monday, July 8th (3-6 p.m.). There will be $5,000 in cash prizes awarded, including 1st place ($600), 2nd place ($400), 3rd place ($200), Honorable Mentions (2 at $100 each), People's Choice ($200), Founders Award ($150), Merit Awards ($1,000 total), and Purchase Awards ($1,000 total).